Western Shopping in Star Valley

Here in Star Valley, shopping is a somewhat complicated. We do have a small grocery store nearby in Thayne. There are also two more in Alpine and Afton, but none of them carry many of the brands we use. Because of this we typically drive, once a month, to Idaho Falls as it is the nearest Walmart, (a one way distance of about 100 miles).
Its a pretty drive first to Alpine, then past Pallisades Lake, and finally down the Snake River Canyon to the Snake River plain. The plain formed as the Yellowstone hot spot burned its way through the North American plate as the plate moved west.
 Lava flows dominate the plains landscape, except for the ever present potato fields, ( potato's are really cheap here). Produce stands also are opening up right now and the price of locally grown Idaho cherries has dropped to two dollars a pound in one store so its time to stock up. We are both waiting for the flood of fresh peaches and even plan to can some this year for our winter travels.

In Idaho Falls we fill our prescriptions and do all the big city stuff, ( sixty thousand people), Besides Walmart, there are several chain grocery stores including our favorite, Fred Meyers. Fred Meyers stores are kind of a western institution, that have just about everything one would need including bikes, (I finally bought a bike). Lowes and Home Depot are also present along with all the major chains.
The rivers are still too high and muddy to fish, (the mountains had a major winter storm last week), and so its still a good time to do our shopping, golfing, and making jewelry for the next shows. Hopefully they will clear up by mid July. Clear skies