{"id":1046,"date":"2008-04-06T17:40:05","date_gmt":"2008-04-07T00:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rnsmith.com\/?p=1046"},"modified":"2008-04-06T17:42:37","modified_gmt":"2008-04-07T00:42:37","slug":"hooper-springs-soda-springs-idaho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rnsmith.com\/?p=1046","title":{"rendered":"Hooper Springs, Soda Springs, Idaho"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While Perry&#8217;s family were in Soda Springs, we made a stop at Hooper Springs, a carbonated water spring just north of town. These are some pictures from this stop.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc019670561.jpg\"><div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rnsmith.com\\\/?p=1046\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1046 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.rnsmith.com\/?attachment_id=1047'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01967056.jpg?fit=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01967056.jpg?w=796&amp;ssl=1 796w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01967056.jpg?resize=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01967056.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"1047\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rnsmith.com\/?attachment_id=1047\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01967056.jpg?fit=796%2C597&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"796,597\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Hooper Springs Gazebo\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;This gazebo was in place when we first moved to Soda Springs in 1951 &amp;#8230; so I think it&amp;#8217;s been there for at least 60 years.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Hooper Springs Gazebo&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01967056.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01967056.jpg?fit=604%2C453&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1047'>\n\t\t\t\tHooper Springs Gazebo\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.rnsmith.com\/?attachment_id=1048'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01968057.jpg?fit=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01968057.jpg?w=796&amp;ssl=1 796w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01968057.jpg?resize=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01968057.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"1048\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rnsmith.com\/?attachment_id=1048\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01968057.jpg?fit=796%2C597&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"796,597\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Filling Up Water Bottles\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;The kids brought empty soda bottles (mostly empty Sprite bottles) to fill up with soda water. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Filling Up Water Bottles&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01968057.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01968057.jpg?fit=604%2C453&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1048'>\n\t\t\t\tFilling Up Water Bottles\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.rnsmith.com\/?attachment_id=1049'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01969058.jpg?fit=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01969058.jpg?w=796&amp;ssl=1 796w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01969058.jpg?resize=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01969058.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"1049\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rnsmith.com\/?attachment_id=1049\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01969058.jpg?fit=796%2C597&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"796,597\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tastey, Isn&amp;#8217;t It!\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Logan reacted fairly strongly to the taste. The carbonated spring tastes like club soda that has had a nail rusting away in it for several weeks. For a number of years a bottling company packaged flavored soda water and sold it for health benefits. The company finally went bankrupt.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Tastey&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01969058.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01969058.jpg?fit=604%2C453&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1049'>\n\t\t\t\tTastey\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.rnsmith.com\/?attachment_id=1050'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01970059.jpg?fit=112%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01970059.jpg?w=796&amp;ssl=1 796w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01970059.jpg?resize=112%2C150&amp;ssl=1 112w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01970059.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" data-attachment-id=\"1050\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rnsmith.com\/?attachment_id=1050\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01970059.jpg?fit=796%2C1061&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"796,1061\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mindy Watching the Process\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Mindy knew full well what the water from the spring tasted like. She was busy egging the kids on.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Mindy&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01970059.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01970059.jpg?fit=604%2C805&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1050'>\n\t\t\t\tMindy\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.rnsmith.com\/?attachment_id=1051'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01971060.jpg?fit=112%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01971060.jpg?w=796&amp;ssl=1 796w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01971060.jpg?resize=112%2C150&amp;ssl=1 112w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01971060.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" data-attachment-id=\"1051\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rnsmith.com\/?attachment_id=1051\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01971060.jpg?fit=796%2C1061&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"796,1061\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Zach Thinks It&amp;#8217;s OK\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Some people, regardless of how it tastes, happily announce their liking for the water, just to pull someone else&amp;#8217;s chain. Zach was no exception.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Zach&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01971060.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01971060.jpg?fit=604%2C805&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1051'>\n\t\t\t\tZach\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.rnsmith.com\/?attachment_id=1052'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01972061.jpg?fit=112%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01972061.jpg?w=796&amp;ssl=1 796w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01972061.jpg?resize=112%2C150&amp;ssl=1 112w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01972061.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" data-attachment-id=\"1052\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rnsmith.com\/?attachment_id=1052\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01972061.jpg?fit=796%2C1061&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"796,1061\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Zach Teasing\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Zach got quite a kick out of his sister&amp;#8217;s reaction to the Hooper Springs water.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Zach&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01972061.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rnsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/dsc01972061.jpg?fit=604%2C805&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1052'>\n\t\t\t\tZach\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The photo gallery is a new feature in WordPress version 2.5. I&#8217;ve posted and deleted and posted this set of pictures working out how the gallery feature works. I still don&#8217;t have all the process understood, it seems. If you click on a picture, the text associated with the picture will show. Click again, and a full-sized picture will be displayed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Perry&#8217;s family were in Soda Springs, we made a stop at Hooper Springs, a carbonated water spring just north of town. These are some pictures from this stop. The photo gallery is a new feature in WordPress version 2.5. I&#8217;ve posted and deleted and posted this set of pictures working out how the gallery &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnsmith.com\/?p=1046\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Hooper Springs, Soda Springs, Idaho<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"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":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[102,101,103,69],"class_list":["post-1046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","tag-family","tag-hooper-springs","tag-perry","tag-soda-springs"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pnKxs-gS","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rnsmith.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rnsmith.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rnsmith.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rnsmith.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rnsmith.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1046"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rnsmith.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1046\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rnsmith.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rnsmith.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rnsmith.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}