“I stopped in Atomic City back in the late 1980s while on a long driving vacation - Route 20 from Oregon to Chicago, then Route 66 back to California on the oldest roads available. The Roadside Attractions book suggested Atomic City as an interesting place to visit. I bought some groceries and beer and asked if I could park overnight - it was way "between seasons" for snow mobile racing, the popular sport at the time, and hunting - so there was no problem. The town population was two - the bar owner (also postmaster, head cook, and mayor.) Her husband was a Deputy Sheriff and also did the dishes. They invited me over for a steak dinner with fresh garden vegetables (and some famous Idaho potatoes...) and we sat around talking until midnight. Not a lot to do in a tiny town in the middle of the Idaho High Desert! I have not passed that way since then, don't even know if the same couple own the bar, but it sure was a memorable evening!”
“I stopped in Atomic City back in the late 1980s while on a long driving vacation - Route 20 from Oregon to Chicago, then Route 66 back to California on the oldest roads available. The Roadside Attractions book suggested Atomic City as an interesting place to visit.
I bought some groceries and beer and asked if I could park overnight - it was way "between seasons" for snow mobile racing, the popular sport at the time, and hunting - so there was no problem. The town population was two - the bar owner (also postmaster, head cook, and mayor.) Her husband was a Deputy Sheriff and also did the dishes. They invited me over for a steak dinner with fresh garden vegetables (and some famous Idaho potatoes...) and we sat around talking until midnight.
Not a lot to do in a tiny town in the middle of the Idaho High Desert! I have not passed that way since then, don't even know if the same couple own the bar, but it sure was a memorable evening!”