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We left Lake City for our next destination, Craters of the Moon National Monument in Idaho. It took a couple of long, hot days of driving with brief overnights before we arrived in Arco, Idaho.
Arco: America's first nuclear powered city and site of the first nuclear power plant. Yippee! Chris toured the now idle plant, but with warning signs of possible radiation and asbestos exposure, I opted out. Duh. I'm probably still glowing from all of the breast cancer scans last year. The monument covers a vast area of volcanic aftermath. Quite impressive. Much like areas of Mt. St. Helen's.
Arco also has an interesting feature. Every highschool class since 1920 has painted their year of graduation on the hills above town. Can you find yours?
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