And in the way that only music bands can do it’s bye-bye B-52s hello Idaho.
The New Wave pioneers are calling time on 46 years of their out there arty pop this year with a tour of the States.
All of which will go down especially well in trippy California and their homestead of Georgia although they won’t be playing Idaho.
They have once before near state capital Boisey.
Love getaway
But no sleight intended, the great outdoorsy state (pop 1.5m) is the getaway state of their song and their imagination.
The B-52s are, of course, known for their escapism, their other biggest hit the impossibility catchy Love Shack.
The love getaway down the Atlanta Highway.
And I can vouch that even in their 70s now Fred, Kate and the gang can still get you up bopping.
I’ve got my jukebox money
As I, and others, can testify to when they brought the house down at one of our American Travel Fair lunches, in Denver.
Of course, it felt particularly apt, here in Colorado, in the shadow of the Rockies which it shares with private Idaho.
Idaho is, in truth, as dramatic and remote as in the B-52s’ imagination.
Footsteps of Lewis and Clark
And Lewis and Clark, of expeditionary fame.
Both of whom found it is as variable as anywhere on the great American landmass.
And take in Twin Falls where you’ll witness Shoshone Falls, dubbed as the ‘Niagara of the West’ whose waterfalls stands 45 feet taller than the eastern wonder.
Channel your inner trekker on the Northwest Scenic Byway to Coeur d’Alene.
Where sun and moon risings are recommended experiences on your itinerary.
The lunar thing is not by accident…
Out of this world
For an otherworldly experience visit Craters of the Moon National Monument.
As you drive up, you will be greeted by an ocean of lava flows – it feels like walking on the moon!
You won’t be walking of course across the Great American West… you’ll have yourself a car as big as a whale.
Something to think on when we say bye-bye B-52s, hello Idaho.
