Boise, Idaho. Our new, most favorite place in the US. Sorry Lake Tahoe... this place has so much more to offer.
Shannon and I vacationed in Boise (pronounced "boy-see" by the natives)over the May 5th weekend. We flew out Thursday night and left Sunday afternoon. Each night we fought going to sleep too early, and made ourselves get-up at 6:30 to start our fun-filled days.
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Day 1 - outside our hotel. There are 300 days of sunshine in this small town. We consumed 3 of them.
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This is a typical view from the roads. Mountains in view against a brilliant blue sky.
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Here we are at Bittercreek Alehouse early on Friday night.
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After a tasty beverage at Bittercreek, we headed out into the Boise streets to check out the sites. Even though we never ate here... I wanted to get a picture of us out and about.
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Here is the grand Boise Capitol.
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Shannon decided to catch a picture of me all happy after my microbrew.
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Day 2 - Saturday morning, we woke up at 6:30 to start our day. Unbeknownst to Shannon, I had pre-arranged a half-day excursion doing one of our most favorite pastimes in one of our most favorite airplanes - flying in the C-180. As if that couldn't be enough to make us blissfully happy - we were going to flying up into the mountains to a place called Stanley, ID - a tiny little mountain town with a little grass strip in the wilderness. This is our ride. Shannon having found out about this scenic ride about 30 minutes prior.
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Here is our seasoned pilot and mountain guide (not to mention wildlife guru), Gene Mussler. He was not only friendly and easy-going... he knew these mountains well, and it showed.
Gene has been flying in the Idaho mountains since 1990 and also has a C-206. He had a great safety record and very reasonable rates. If you are in the Boise-area, we HIGHLY recommend his services. Sawtooth Flying Service, 208-342-7888. The flying here is like no other that we've experienced. In a few more pictures... you'll know exactly why.
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Kandi and Shannon - right before we strap in.
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