Quick Tour of Boise

Every day I find more reasons why I love living in Idaho.

Today Billy and I decided to go downtown and tour a little bit of historical Boise.

The weather was sunny and crisp with trees blossoming all around us.

It was beautiful.

I thought I'd share some of what we saw.

The capital buidling

This building has recently been renovated, and it was incredible to walk the halls where the state government is run. There is so much history in that building, and I imagined all the goings on over the last century.

I actually laid on the floor and looked up the dome to take this picture. My photography does not do justice to such great architecture.

These were seats for invited quests to view the Senate proceedings.

Downtown

There are many old houses that are, what I call, "plantation like". The neighborhoods are beautiful in the summer and fall when the old, giant trees are filled with leaves.

Old Downtown building.

NEW Downtown building

There are MANY different denominations of churchs downtown with buildings that are old and ornate.

I think I was buggin' this guy.

After we finished touring downtown we decided to go up into the foothills and do some hiking. There are trails by the hundreds around here with streams, ponds and lakes
that provide a variety of wildlife.

This stream ran along side the trail we were walking on.

The holes in the side of the hill are where birds nest. The dirt is soft so it's easy for them to peck out the right size hole.

Our last stop was this pond at the end of the trail where we were serenaded by some beautiful black birds with red wings. It was a full day with lots of walking.

It was fun.