Never too old to travel!
Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty. John Ruskin On this day — April 22, 2020 — we celebrate 50 years of Earth Day. And the tempo with which we interact with Mother Earth speaks to our own sense of how we like to interface with the earth as we […]
Read More…Whenever we travel beside a stream, stillness is usually not attainable. The flow of the water, duck paddling along, or the rustle of trees nearby keep life moving. But on this day in 2013, we stopped along the Lewis and Clark Trail, Highway 12, for a brief moment . . . just to take in […]
Read More…A stop at an Idaho tourist information rest area near Post Falls, Idaho, changed the course of our day. We thought we’d go into Coeur d’Alene, walk around the lake, eat at the resort, and take in the beauty of this city of blue waters. But the lady at the tourist information center brought out […]
Read More…If you believe the huge sign hovering over the escalator at the Boise airport, you’d think this is just the City of Trees. And it may well be. But Boise may also be known as the City of Food! We had no idea what two Southern food lovers would find in this Idaho capital city. […]
Read More…It was almost closing time at the Old Idaho Penitentiary when I arrived in Boise after working in Idaho City, but this landmark I’d seen from the Idaho Botanical Gardens next door was on my list of must-see destinations. One of four Territorial Prisons open in the U. S. today and designated a National Historic […]
Read More…As work in Idaho schools comes to an end this year, we wanted to wrap up our series on the Inland Northwest with a few posts on some of our favorite places to see and eat in Boise, McCall, and Idaho City. And what would make a better start on this journey than a place […]
Read More…Pushing back from the table at Goldy’s in Boise, Idaho, where we devoured a bountiful breakfast on our snowy day off wasn’t easy. After all, the coffee was warm, and the server kept pouring! (Read more about Goldy’s here.) But the urge to explore downtown Boise kicked in, and we found ourselves on Idaho Street […]
Read More…Only a month ago, we had a couple of days in Boise, Idaho, with no plans. So we decided to head up to McCall to see the resort we’d heard so much about. On the morning of our departure, however, Mother Nature showered Boise with snow, and there were times when we questioned the sanity […]
Read More…Whenever I think of Coeur d’Alene now, I think of the color blue, a color that defines this lovely town built on a dreamy blue lake in the middle of Idaho, a state known for its forest greens and soft brown fields of grain. Looming large over the downtown area is The Coeur d’Alene, a […]
Read More…Although I’ve traveled to many states and most recently worked in the state of Idaho, I was unfamiliar with an agricultural area known as The Palouse. But when a colleague told me of a route that would take me through this scenic area, I jumped at the chance to see on the ground what I […]
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