Yep, look it up. Chesterfield Idaho.... a ghost town in Caribou County.
There really wasn't a modern town or building of any kind ....just a couple of ranches. We stayed at a nearby Dude Ranch.
There IS a Chesterfield Historical Town Site, with an old school, church, little store buildings and some houses. The kids had fun walking around them. We didn't get to go inside because they didn't open until the next weekend. (Bummer!) Fortunately, I had been there before. .....when I was a teenager, our Stake went up to Chesterfield and did service for youth conference. I remember getting very, very car sick.
Incidentally, I got very, very car sick on the way there this time too. :(
The kids had a blast though, they got to ride horses. Ellie was so happy because they have gentle tame horses(NOT LIKE GRANDPA'S) that she could ride all by herself. I had a little heart attack, but I let them, and they and I will probably will never forget it. :)
Barry was disappointed I didn't take any pictures of them AI'ing the cows. (Ha! I didn't think he'd want me to ...and there were some great picture opportunity!) Barry teaches an Artificial Insemination for Livestock Class at the college. One of his students taking his class wanted to put his new-found knowledge to the test, and AI their family's ranch heifers. We came along so Barry could supervise.
It was great to see such a supportive family, they built a whole setup(corrals, runs, chuts) for the boy, just so he could do it.(They were still doing some last minute welding when we drove up ; ) It was fun to watch this young man try over and over again, to get the job done right, while his brothers all stood around and watched, teased ...but encouraged him. He has 10 siblings and from the looks of things most of them are older brothers.
Some of the settlement.
Ellie found a path........
James left the path........Don't leave the path James...
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