Snowmobiling in Island Park

Back in 2019, we went snowmobiling in Island Park. It was our first time ever.

It was not too cold and we had fun so we decided to do it again this year. We drove up to my sister's house in Rexburg and stayed with them for Saturday and Sunday night.

On Saturday evening, Scott and I and my sister and her husband went cross-country skiing at the local golf course which I really enjoyed and we saw a beautiful sunset too. Then we went out to eat. That was a lot of fun. I also enjoyed attending their ward on Sunday and having a big family dinner when the college students arrived.

Then on Monday we drove up to Island Park and rented a couple of snowmobiles. It was unfortunately MUCH colder this time around--below zero with the wind chill. When you're on the sled going 30+mph, you definitely feel it. Fortunately we had something this time that we didn't have last time--a warming hut.

That morning, before we got there, I was worried about where we would hang out when we weren't on the sleds or cross-country skiing and I told Scott we needed some kind of lodge. So Scott asked the rental place about a staging area where people rest when they're not out and the guy told us about the warming hut that was a few miles away. It was an inspired question because if we hadn't had the warming hut on such a cold day, we would have been totally miserable.

After we turned in the snowmobiles, we headed home, stopping in Pocatello for some dinner at Cafe Rio. It was a long day but I think everyone enjoyed it.

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