The only thing that has marred our stay here has been the smoke from nearby forest fires. We are in the Treasure Valley and it has held smoke from various fires across Idaho for the past couple of months. Some days, the temperature was 10 degrees cooler than forecasted due to the smoke keeping the sun from beating down upon us. We happen to prefer cooler temps, but the smoke was not the best trade-off! On a couple of days we could actually smell smoke, but usually it was just a heavy haze across the valley.
Since my last post we've seen a variety of interesting sites...
We did our own personal walking tour of downtown which included a visit to the state capitol building. Originally started in 1905, the building underwent major restoration for 2.5 years and reopened in 2010. It is full of marble from all over the world. A beautiful building, with a good display of state historical information.
Interior of the Capitol dome |
Floor of the Capitol dome room |
Capitol of Idaho |
We walked a good portion of the North End neighborhood, which boasts some lovely old houses on tree-lined streets.
A cute house in Boise's North End |
Quinoa-Chickpea Pilaf |
We've been told Idaho is full of natural geothermal hot springs. We checked out the one at Pine Flats campground during our Scenic Byway tour. It was a perfect setting for a soak and a picnic on the South fork of the Payette River.
Soaking in Pine Flats Hot Springs |
South fork of the Payette River at Pine Flats Hot Springs |
During this drive we saw little pockets of the leaves turning; fall is here!
We also took a dirt Nordic ski trail and tried out 4-wheel drive on our truck; it worked like a champ!
Early next week we'll head a little South and East, closer to the mountains for a little more nature and a little less big city.
You're vegan RVers?? WOO HOO!
ReplyDeleteWe have friends in Boise, but we've not yet made it that far north. We just barely nudged into Utah this season.
Well...not vegan, just vegan friendly!
DeleteBoise has turned out to be a great place to start full timing. We'll be slowly making our way into Utah as we head to San Diego for the holidays. We LOVE Utah...fabulous landscapes and hiking. AZ after the New Year...hope to see you on the road some day. Lisa
Love the look of your vegan recipe, but could not get it to "come up".... so sad.... We are new vegans (3 mos.) and would love the recipe~
ReplyDeleteHi Nan, I am new at using Google Drive to store and share my recipes and did not know that I had to make it "public"! I have just changed the settings and it should now be available to all. Thanks for reading! Lisa
DeleteHi and welcome to full time RVing in your Montana! Al mentioned your blog on his blog yesterday!
ReplyDeleteWe also took early retirement, almost 5 months ago, in our Montana fifth wheel. (On our second one now,it is a 3400.)
Idaho is a beautiful state to enjoy!
Happy Trails,
Kathy & Grant
Birdingrvers.com
OOPS, I meant 5 YEARS ago! It just feels like 5 months! tee hee hee
ReplyDeleteKathy
Hi Kathy, Thanks for reading! Glad you are a fellow Montanan! I sure hope we see you on the road to share Montana stories with :-).
DeleteWe will head to our next campground today. We are still in the early stages at this of course, and feel a little anxiety about the move. I am sure it will eventually feel normal.
Take care,
Lisa