Day 2.... No Hotel to be found.... who knew:)

Well Day 2 has finally come to an end. We drove about 440 miles, which took us about 11 1/2 hrs, about 110 more miles than we planned to drive in a day. The reason: NO HOTELS BEYOND IDAHO FALLS! Well let me re-state that, no hotels we wanted to stay at. Last night Josh had gotten online to see where hotels were located for the next 300 miles or so. He found that there was very little beyond Idaho Falls except for a small hotel in DuBois, Idaho called Crossroads Hotel. He called and they stated they had openings but recommended a reservation as a rodeo would be in town for the weekend and they would be filled Fri/Sat. SOOO Josh thought since the days driving was going so well we should get to DuBois and assumed we would stay there. Well we did and we DID NOT stay there! Check out the pics of the now famous (to the Hurt Family) over sized chicken coup motel! Even Grandpa was like Josh...... no way I would rather sleep under a tree! Too FUNNY:) Well beyond that our day started out about 4am, after one of the worst hotel experiences ever! The walls were paper thin and I think the all girls slumber party was on both sides of us! The Kackels, prank knocks on the door at 1am, and the screaming from Fluffy fingers (for all you Office Fans) was enough for us to ward off Motel 6's for life! Lets just say no one except Grandpa (who is completely deaf!) was well rested today! So as we entered onto the highway it was still dark outside except for the bright shining moon. Joshua proudly stated, "Look daddy, our own night light!" He is so creative:) We traveled through Salt Lake City and to much sadness we were unable to see our friends the Subkahna's. The timing just did not work out. Josh and I both stated that we think we drove through some of the most beautiful country.... oh I think I have forgotten to state where we are: Dillion, Montana. Well I hope you all enjoy the pictures. Josh almost crashed trying to get them as he was trying to take pics driving the trailer (which can only go about 55mph) down the highway! Have a great night all and we will update again tomorrow. Much Love 3J's & Grandpa:)