The Road to Boise

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The Road to Boise

This morning we left Dog Bark Park truly invigorated and confident. We now had to focus on getting some mileage in and hopefully end up near Boise.

The farmland soon began to vanish and was replaced with more hills, then mountains. We have driven a lot of roads, but we had never driven the stretch of road between Lewiston Idaho and Boise. It was beautiful. We loved it. So much to stop and see here too.

Osprey
At one point we spotted a nest with a family of osprey.

While I admired the clever way they made an old pole into a home and seemed to nonchalantly hang out in it, I sort of felt bad that their entire life was so open and exposed to the public. Sort of like those people who choose to write blogs.......

The Heat
We were surprised how hot it was outside. The dashboard reading in our car was reporting 105 degrees!

I couldn't believe what I was seeing when the temperature climbed to 108! I started to wonder: Would all of our household items in the trunk survive a trip to Mexico with temperatures around 108? I have toothpaste back there, a computer monitor, and what about that souvenir ice sculpture of two swans with touching beaks? I hope that is holding up ok...

We decided to turn off the AC and roll down the windows to see how long we could last in 108 degree temperature.

I can't quite remember, did I turn the Air Conditioning back on before we turned the camera off for this picture or after...

River
Some people go to great lengths to get near a rushing river on a hot day. They'll make reservations, elbow their way through crowds, set up all sorts of equipment and chairs. The beauty of a road trip is sometimes you just find the perfect spot on the side of the road and just linger there until you are ready to move on.

45th Parallel
We made it to the 45th Parallel! This is the half-way point between the North Pole and the Equator. Our destination in Mexico is at the 19TH parallel. We gotta lot of driving to do.

There was one moment of panic when Nicki began walking into the 44th parallel without me. I was just trying to take a picture while standing in the 45th parallel and then off she goes into the 44th parallel without me!

I was really experiencing some separation anxiety. I've seen enough Twilight Zones to know that you don't want to mess around with this sort of thing.

Chairlift
We spotted this sign while driving.

That's sounds fun, a chairlift up the mountain for some scenic views. One of the two of us really wanted to do it, but the other one was pretty freaked out about taking a chairlift up the mountain.

We we did it anyway, the views were spectacular.

Ok, you are probably dying to know which one of us was freaked out of the chairlift and which one was not. Well, I don't really want to divulge that information. But if it helps, you might be able to draw your conclusion with the help of a couple more pictures.

Boise
It was a big day, lots of driving, lots of heat, and quite frankly - we are still extremely tired from all the work we did in Washington: selling things, throwing things away, and moving out of our house. We are BEAT.

Now we have reached Boise. This is a big city and I have high expectations. We are tired, hot, and need plenty of rest and relaxation.

Boise delivered.