{"id":2156,"date":"2019-09-23T02:22:25","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T09:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/?p=2156"},"modified":"2019-09-14T17:36:39","modified_gmt":"2019-09-15T00:36:39","slug":"sand-dune-in-idaho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/23\/sand-dune-in-idaho\/","title":{"rendered":"Sand Dune in Idaho?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bruneau State Park in Idaho says it has the tallest single-structure sand dune in North America rising 470 feet above the surrounding dessert&#8230;we had to check it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1846\" data-attachment-id=\"2198\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/23\/sand-dune-in-idaho\/z-bruneau-sand-dunes-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/z-Bruneau-Sand-Dunes-1.jpg?fit=2000%2C1846&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1846\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G935U&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1568128182&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000265957446809&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"z-Bruneau-Sand-Dunes-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/z-Bruneau-Sand-Dunes-1.jpg?fit=300%2C277&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/z-Bruneau-Sand-Dunes-1.jpg?fit=525%2C484&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/z-Bruneau-Sand-Dunes-1.jpg?fit=525%2C484\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/z-Bruneau-Sand-Dunes-1.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/z-Bruneau-Sand-Dunes-1.jpg?resize=300%2C277&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/z-Bruneau-Sand-Dunes-1.jpg?resize=768%2C709&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/z-Bruneau-Sand-Dunes-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C945&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/z-Bruneau-Sand-Dunes-1.jpg?w=1575 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Yup, that&#8217;s it&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Huh&#8230;not sure it was worth the 30 mile drive out of our way. But, we did enjoy the detour drive through the beautiful farm valley along the Snake River which we would have missed.  It is funny how one thing leads you to another when you have no plan and a full tank of diesel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1717\" data-attachment-id=\"2197\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/23\/sand-dune-in-idaho\/z-bruneau-sand-dunes-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/z-Bruneau-Sand-Dunes-4.jpg?fit=2000%2C1717&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1717\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/23\/sand-dune-in-idaho\/z-bruneau-sand-dunes-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/z-Bruneau-Sand-Dunes-5.jpg?fit=1887%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1887,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G935U&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1568121683&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000545851528384&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"z-Bruneau-Sand-Dunes-5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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966w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/z-Bruneau-Sand-Dunes-5.jpg?w=1050 1050w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/z-Bruneau-Sand-Dunes-5.jpg?w=1575 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Miles of fields&#8230;grass, potatoes and beets.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1878\" data-attachment-id=\"2200\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/23\/sand-dune-in-idaho\/z-bruneau-sand-dunes-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/z-Bruneau-Sand-Dunes-3.jpg?fit=2000%2C1878&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1878\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/z-Bruneau-Sand-Dunes-3.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/z-Bruneau-Sand-Dunes-3.jpg?resize=300%2C282&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/z-Bruneau-Sand-Dunes-3.jpg?resize=768%2C721&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/z-Bruneau-Sand-Dunes-3.jpg?resize=1024%2C962&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/z-Bruneau-Sand-Dunes-3.jpg?w=1575 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>The farm equipment out here is huge&#8230;we moved over and let him come on by.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1981\" 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768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/z-Bruneau-Sand-Dunes-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C1014&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/z-Bruneau-Sand-Dunes-2.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/z-Bruneau-Sand-Dunes-2.jpg?w=1575 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>The mighty Snake River&#8230;I am glad we didn&#8217;t have to caulk the Wee Rover and float it across like the people on the Oregon Trail.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bruneau State Park in Idaho says it has the tallest single-structure sand dune in North America rising 470 feet above the surrounding dessert&#8230;we had to check it out. Huh&#8230;not sure it was worth the 30 mile drive out of our way. But, we did enjoy the detour drive through the beautiful farm valley along the &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/23\/sand-dune-in-idaho\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Sand Dune in Idaho?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[317,315,316],"class_list":["post-2156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","tag-bruneau-state-park","tag-idaho","tag-sand-dune"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9ImxW-yM","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2156"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2204,"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2156\/revisions\/2204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}