http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Idaho/Boise/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Idaho , Boise en-us Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:25:59 BST Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:25:59 BST We arose early in excited anticipation of getting home to our wives and families. If a teleporting device was available we would make use of it with cost being no object we would have to purchase lithium crystals. But there isn't.We had a walkabout in moab and were able to leave in the early afternoon. Lively debates ensued as to the route home but we heard there was some possibility of http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Idaho/Boise/blog-333455.html Hey thereWe are now in cascade idahobut it started a few days agocar b got to kelowna friday night late had a few beers with buddy dan and made very intricate plans to ride saturday morning.Saturday morning comes and we aren't moving very quickly due to the few beers we had friday night so......breakfast it is.car b has a great ride with buddy dan though concluding with sheer drops off a roc http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Idaho/Boise/blog-331762.html Hi all.We made it to Boise Idaho today not a very long drive about 3.5 hours but we did stop at the Snake River and took some pictures and enjoyed one of the stops along the Oregon trail.Weather has been in the mid 80s everyday which makes for great driving.Included are some pictures of our travels so far.Love to all.The Perrys http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Idaho/Boise/blog-324413.html Yesterday we went on a tour of the Filer area. The Hooleys are great tour guides I must admit. We went and hiked around a local rock formation. Next we saw a local alligator and fish farm. The alligators were huge I believe they grow them until they are pretty large then sell the meat at a local restaurant. We also visited a local spring and fish hatchery. We were able to walk around and http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Idaho/Boise/blog-323678.html Today started out as another cold day of riding nothing new though looking at the trend this last week. I did not hit any rain today which was a nice change. The scenery was very nice today especially around the Salt Lake City area. Going up toward Idaho things get a little more sparse and barren but it is still a decent drive. It was nearly all interstate today as I needed to make some g http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Idaho/Boise/blog-323677.html The day in Pendleton dawned bright and sunny andthe Super 8 motel had a hearty breakfast waiting for us.We met a woman who had cruised into Tauranga last October and then talked with a woman from Denver about wonderful NZ was.Makes you feel very proud to be a Kiwi so far from home in Eastern OregonFirst stop for the day was an Indian reservation down the road on I 84.The Indians have got it rig http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Idaho/Boise/blog-319946.html http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Idaho/Boise/blog-297159.html This is the most suspenseful part of any journey getting to the beginning. Somehow airplanes don't feel like travel it's more like a time machine that whisks me through time and space. I can never get my head around time zone changes and distances when I'm in an airplane. I'll feel much more comfortable when I'm on the ground in Marrakech and I can start my journey by land. This blog is mostly http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Idaho/Boise/blog-285507.html Ben and I will both be turning 21 when we returnSam December 5thBen December 12thSo we're trying the countdown feature. You could consider it a rough countdown to our estimated return as well.Sam's 21st.....................................Ben's 21stSam Ben http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Idaho/Boise/blog-283960.html Traveling away from 'home' is so seemingly surreal that I don't believe it to have settled in quite yet. Rest stops are no stranger the freeway has seen me before. The impact of what we have started is there but as much as faith is the evidence of the unseen I believe the first notes played to passing city folk will bring a solid punch to the gut and mind.After a last meal in Boise to send o http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Idaho/Boise/blog-283386.html I had a great time off..I had almost three weeks off from April 10th through the 28th.I spent a few days in Boise with friends watching the BillyGoats play some went four wheeling with a bunch of coworkersI'll add pics later and going to the Komyozan Dojo to practice Aikido. I needed some alone time and my Aikido Sensei teacher suggested I visit Leslie Gulch which is in Oregon but it's o http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Idaho/Boise/blog-276746.html Last weekend we did a road trip to Boise Idaho where Jason grew up and I lived for the bulk of my twenties. I have always had mixed feelings about going to Boise since moving away in 2003 but this time I fell a little bit back in love with it again. Even though it was just as cold as Seattle and rainy there is something about Boise that tugs at my heart.Last weekend we spent time with Jaso http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Idaho/Boise/blog-262555.html Our first leg of the trip is complete. Tony and I set out this morning from Seattle on a beautiful day the 1st day of Spring. We headed over Snoqualmie Pass and said goodbye to the snow and ski area. Then we drove southeast for awhile until we arrived in Oregon. Most of the drive today was in Oregon and we saw some beautiful and desolate land there. Much of our trip was over the original Oreg http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Idaho/Boise/blog-258236.html I flew home in February to attend the Winter Count primitive skills conference in Maricopa Arizona. I had an amazing time sleeping in my tent in a warm Arizona winter 65 degrees is heaven compared to the average at work of 20 degrees during the day.I had a few coworkers to keep me company at Winter Count but I wouldn't have been lonely had they not been there. Everyone at Winter Count was v http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Idaho/Boise/blog-257158.html Hey this is Brooke getting ready to go with mom to the country of large warriors and skinny poets. I guess I have to dress up my luggage also so it wont get lost. Cant wait to leave. 7 days to launch time. http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Idaho/Boise/blog-249739.html 070925 Boise IDI wanted to drop some stuff off at Base in Idaho so I could sleep in the back of my truck while I was in Colorado because it was getting cold. It being a two day drive to Denver from Portland Irsquod have to stop anyway and Boise is about halfway in between. I figured Irsquod stop in for a night and then be on my wayhellipit didnrsquot happen that way.I stopped in and http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Idaho/Boise/blog-209613.html Obfuscator writes 110 Miles of dirt and gravel roads. I can see why prior to the Interstate system it took people forever to get anywhere in this country. Even with tires and cars that are far more dependable and safe you can only drive so fast on roads like that particularly when these roads are at 16 grade and curve sharply to hug cliff faces. Onaxthiel woke up at about 530 when a neigh http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Idaho/Boise/blog-208941.html After the Slocum's Grand Tour of Boise complete with homemade tacos we played Phase 10 card game. Both Craig's girls are very sweet and even look like the Craig we knew long ago. To prove it Cathie pulled out meticulously kept photo albums which showed our young families together...great memories Said our goodbyes this morning and headed for McCall ID via hiway 55 the Payette River Scenic http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Idaho/Boise/blog-201663.html Oh the drive through eastern OR is just as we had remembered it...sagebrush covered hills. That sums it up. We did learn from our mistakes on Day 1 and ate in a city park in Hines we thought we were in Burns. Did the driver switch and forged ahead to Meredian just outside Boise. Once there we resumed a friendship with the Slocums that began at COP in Stockton. Their daughter Cheryl Rebecca http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Idaho/Boise/blog-201261.html Ok here are some pictures I never got around to posting. I hope you all like them. http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Idaho/Boise/blog-189010.html We arrived in Boise late last night. The aunt had beds ready and we crashed out. The drive was a long one we caught the 720 ferry out of Bremerton Seattle at 820 and we were on the road. The ferry gave us and specifically Little Z a nice wake up time to run around before sitting in the truck for hours. Kennewick was the lunch stop. Towing a trailer for the first time makes for nervous par http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Idaho/Boise/blog-167138.html Hello everybody hallo iedereenIt's our last night before arriving in Portland OR. We will be off line for a week or so because of no internet. We are staying over in Boise ID for the night. Tomorrow it's gonna be another 400 and something miles of driving to do. In the past days we have made up some time by driving 5 to 600 miles a day. Once in Portland we will have put about 2900 miles on the r http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Idaho/Boise/blog-138464.html So my flight leaves in the morning and I am so ready for this to begin One year in the making and it is finally here Europe here we come http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Idaho/Boise/blog-65931.html February 1986My father was working for an Exxonaffiliate in Colombia and he was transferred to Boise ID. I know of all places we get shipped to Boise. Everyone always makes a weird face when I mentioned I lived there. I really donrsquot have much of an opinion of it as I was very young I just have very vague childhood memories. My mom says she liked it a lot it was a nice quiet town. It http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Idaho/Boise/blog-45392.html I thought I should blog Boise a bit lest my readers elsewhere be under the impression that nothing exciting happens here. I quickly pulled out of my postFrance funk and have been thoroughly enjoying my time at home before I set off again. My days are full of riding my bike along the Boise River and visiting friends. My evenings are booked with going out for one more drink with friends I wonrsqu http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Idaho/Boise/blog-17766.html If you want to read in English skip down to the bottom of the blog. Itrsquos not a translation but I did break out of the French eventually. Et oui je suis rentre encore une fois aux States. La premire semaine il faut dire que jrsquotais trs dpayse mais pas comme avant. Chaque fois que je pars de la France est un peu plus facile probablement parce que je suis de plus en plus rassur http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Idaho/Boise/blog-17005.html