The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-07-19
MOTOR TRIP TO
HEISE HOT SPRINGS
Pleasant Resort Easily
Reached Over Good
Highways

Heise Hot Springs, east of Rigby,
is proving to be quite a popular re-
sort for Blackfooters and Sunday
pleasure seekers of other surround
ing communities.
Roads to the springs are in con-
dition that does not make motoring
difficult, and cars loaded win VS.
itors string to the resort from all
directions nearly al day on Sundays.
Blackfoot people will find the
drive pleasant one by going by way
of Rigby. The route is few miles
greater distance than by taking the
popular foot hill road, hat seven
miles of new grade on thai high
way as yet uncrowned, makes
dusty ride and hard pull on car,
so in the end, time and energy is
saved by going to Rigby and then
directly east. Out of Rigby the road
for about ten miles is crowned with
a good river bed gravel that makes
dri, ing easy and riding comfortable.
Where the gravel runs out a good
earth road begins, that winds in and
out along the river. Just at this
time of the season that drive is re-
freshing with its natural beauty. AT
intervals one rides very close to the
river bank and finds pleasure in
thinking of the promise of Success
that body of water holds out to the
vast valley whose inhabitants depend
upon it's contents for irrigati "a.
Wild roses grow in profusion, on
both sides of the drive, in places.
Recent rains have kept them fresh
ened from dust and their perfume is
very fragrant. Clusters of screaming
scarlet Indian Paint brushes are~not
uncommon. Natural willows and
trees coax, with their inviting shade
and gentle murmuring rustic, to
qassers by to park their cars and
rest awhile, if they like, on natures
carpet of green grass below their
boughs.
Heise Springs lies across Snake
river just at the base of small
mountain, fifteen miles east of Rigby
and is made accessible by two ferry
boats, both in operation most of the
season. The lower ferry shortens
the route mile or SO and is the
narrower crossing of the two, but
after one crosses, a mountain road
must be taken that can be travelled
with ease if car breaks are good.
Travellers must watch for approach.
ing cars in order to make passing
possible by stopping at a convenient
place.
When one reaches the summit of
the climb it is we'll worth taking
little time to look down into the
valley. All over can be seen little
tributaries of the Snake glistening
between wealth of green Cotton
woods. Over the summit, at the base
of the hill is the inviting pool where
bathing and swimming is good sport
Fine camp grounds are close at hand
with plenty of shade and picnic din
ners can be fully enjoyed there.
During the course of the day Sun
day several Blackfoot families mo-
tored to the resort for picnic din
ner and a splash in the pool. Among
them were Mr. and Mrs. Van Caps,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Caps, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. G. Stone and son, ].
N. Mosier, Miss Jessie Lloyd,
Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff Rhodes and fami-
ly, Mrs. George Locey, Misses Marion
Chubbuck and Beatrice Bloomquist,
Morgan Johnston, Mr. and Mrs. ia
cob Neff, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Neff
and family, Mrs. l.. P. Batway and
her son and his family, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. G. knight and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Gushwa, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Heatley and daughters, Mabel
and Lillian Christensen, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Thompson, Elwood
Graves and ia n1i1v