Buttoning Up Boise Time

Our time has come to an end in Boise town. Another two months that just blew by. I thought I would be able to share so much history of Boise with you and I never had the time to research.

Here are a few statistics of our time: Days in Boise: 65 Breakfasts served at our house: 50 at least. Miles chauffeuring:??? Pictures taken: 253 Number of Visitors: 5 Miles Hiked: 270ish rain or shine. Blisters so far: 1

There is so much to see and do in Idaho especially if you like the outdoors. There are so many trails to hike and bike, I don’t think you can ever experience them all. Instead we found our favorites and hiked pieces of it on different days.

Our last big hike was the elusive tower on top of one of the mountains using the homestead trail to get to the lucky peak trail system. It was a 14 mile out and back with a 3,000 foot elevation climb, then back down. Loved it! It felt like you could see the entire Treasure Valley along with Lucky Peak Lake. Pictures could not do justice to what your eyes were really seeing. Amazing!

As I mentioned in the last blog, Shakespeare in the Park is a big event in Boise during the summer. Seats are booked way in advance. Fortunately, they have a couple areas you can just bring your chairs or blanket to sit on.

If you love music, it’s everywhere. Downtown on Wednesday there is music in the square by the Grove Hotel. There are concerts on Bogus Mountain, which is a ski slope in the winter. There are mountain bike trails if you are not interested in the music. The botanical gardens has concerts. Music is in the Boise air.

One of the lakes such as McCall, a couple hours from Boise; or Stanley, near Sun Valley in the Sawtooth Mountains are beautiful day trips or weekend trips to see the beauty in this vast land called Idaho.

Guests coming to visit were always a highlight for us. We loved discovering and experiencing new areas with our loved ones. Thanks Dave, for coming to visit us our last week there. We loved our time with you. The art work on the wall is from our artist, Rosie.

And, when you feel like just relaxing, there’s nothing better than a trip to one of the libraries. Yes, I have an Idaho library card. I don’t have a California or an Oklahoma one. Isn’t that odd?

If you love art, there are art galleries or art project, such as glass blowing to experience when visiting.

Church – we did have a church we attended in Boise called Eastwind Community in Surprise Valley. The pastor and his wife were our neighbors. If that isn’t enough coincidence, Jeremy, the pastor, is the best friend of our brother-in-law Bryan (who lives in Atlanta, Georgia). I love how God does these things we call coincidences, don’t you?

We are popping the top on this time celebrating the wonderful blessings of family and friends in Idaho.

We have walked many miles. And now we have closed out our time in Boise. We have enjoyed all the wonderful people we came in contact with. I know we just scraped the surface of what Boise and the state of Idaho has to offer. I see why so many are moving here. A great piece of Americana. Thank you for walking and reading through this journey with us.

Blessings, and can’t wait to share our next place with you. Jay and Kelly