Sunday Post #344

 

The Sunday Post is hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated reviewer book blog, and is a post to recap my bookish and non-bookish things from the last week. I'm also linking up to The Sunday Salon hosted by Deb Nance @Readerbuzz.

Happy Sunday!

I hope everyone had a nice holiday!

I'm getting this up late because I worked the holiday and then went to my sister's for dinner and then watched the fireworks they do over the lake by their house. It was an amazing show!

I've been a bit MIA because we took a road trip from Northern California to Idaho, Grand Tetons in Wyoming and then ending in Montana at my daughter's place. It is a 13.5 hour drive by car to my daughter's house without stops. On the way we stopped in Twin Falls, Idaho to see Shoshone Falls, the "Niagara Falls of the West". You'd have never known they were there because it was flat all around and a very desert-y part of Idaho. The falls were low, but still pretty. Earlier in the year or depending on rainfall (photo below) all that rock there would be overflowing with water.

Shoshone Falls. Twin Falls, Idaho

From there we drove to Idaho Falls and spent the night, got up the next morning and traveled to Jackson, Wyoming and went white water rafting on the Snake River with class 2 and 3 rapids. It was so much fun! The highlight of our trip. A family of six and a couple from England were in the boat with us. The kids cracked us up! The guide (seen in the back middle with the oars) put the kids up in the front and they got soaked every time we hit rapids. We were all wearing wetsuits, so this wasn't too bad, but their reactions were hilarious! They loved it. 

My husband and I are at the back right. I'm in the green rain slicker. 

You can see it got pretty crazy in spots. We purchased the photos and a video taken by the rafting company and it was worth the money! Lewis & Clark River Expeditions is the company and I recommend them if you're ever considering white water rafting in the area.

This is the scenery in a calm spot on the lake. It was so gorgeous!

After we finished we went back to Jackson and had lunch downtown. Such a cute town in a beautiful setting. 

A ski lift you can ride up to the top in summer. We wanted to do this but just didn't have the time. It's steeper than it looks!

My parting shot of the Grand Tetons as we made our way to Montana.

It rained most of the time we were there, but I didn't mind it. We watched movies and did puzzles, went bowling, had friends over for dinner and went to the lodge for Mingo (Music Bingo) which was a lot of fun.

Pepper (my daughter's cat) puzzle kitty. My daughter was almost done with this puzzle when we got there and of course Pepper is laying on the area where the last pieces go! 

View from my daughter's back yard. The wildflowers were everywhere and so pretty!

It was such a beautiful trip! I'm happy to be home over the holiday, though. I don't like traveling over the holidays if I can help it, and I need some rest!

1000 Piece Puzzle Completed in Montana: Wildflower Farm by Werkshoppe

Puzzle 33 of 2026

500 Piece Puzzle Completed: Waterlilies by Sunset Magazine

Puzzle 34 of 2026

Peanut puzzle kitty. He wants a lot of attention we we come back from a trip.

Two weeks worth of reading (I didn't post last week):

Keep Them Close by David Ellis-5 Stars

Storm Tide by Paul Doiron-4 Stars

In Case I Go Missing by R.N. Swann-4 Stars

The Safe Room by Lisa Unger-3 Stars

The Plea (Eddie Flynn #2) by Steve Cavanagh-4.5 Stars

Thirteen  (Eddie Flynn #3) by Steve Cavanagh-5 Stars

Kill All Wizards by Jedediah Berry-4 Stars

We listened to The Plea on our trip out and then Thirteen on our way back. Both are Eddie Flynn and both were sooo good! If you're a fan of smart legal thriller I highly recommend the series! 

Received:

Keep Them Close by David Ellis

The Exquisite Torment of Loving Your Enemy by Brigitte Knightley

Unpredictable Magic by Faith Hunter

Thank you to G.P. Putnam's Sons and Ace/Berkley!

How was your week?