Boise & Lucky Peak Reconnections

Cale and Kimmy

Boise seems to be out in Idaho's high desert, but when you come over the bluff from the East on I-84, you can tell it is the "City of the Trees." Here is where we made wonderful reconnections: First, after a liesurely coffee run with my son Cale, Layli and I dined with he and his girlfriend Kim, and then we wandered around Boise's old train depot park.

 Cale is now expediting blood processing and testing in St. Al's lab running a bunch of multi-level computer tracking programs to keep it under control while Kim's passion for the care of animals continues, working at a Cat Vet clinic. She's keeping her ears tuned for later animal science opportunities at a progressive animal park.

We stayed at the wonderful, spacious home of Sue and Steve, who are thriving in a mature and well-kept neighborhood suburb of west Boise. They've done some skillful remodeling already with flooring and even floor plan modifications, and have progressed far in setting up landscaping to achieve a comforting patio and back yard evening "hang out" space.

The big smiles came when Steve hooked up their smooth and powerful boat behind his Ford diesel, and moved it effortlessly up to Lucky Peak Reservoir. As pictures there show, we explored the nooks & crannies under the bright blue Idaho skies, occasionally taking "cool down dips" into the waters. We quietly "thrummed" into alcoves, pushed fast and smoothly across open waters, then didn't hesitate to drop anchor and laze a bit.

 Steve's 351 Ford-powered boat was set up perfectly for the job, (though we decided to keep the water skis dry that day). Pizza & Steve's custom smoothies in the patio (joined by Cale and Kim) again made this "boating Sunday" wind down perfectly. Thank you, Sue and Steve, you guys were easy to be with, and the conversations great. Sue, thanks for the hundreds of laughs, hikes and memories as our kids Cale, Nic and Stacy grew up exploring the mountains and hot springs of Blaine County during the Wood River Valley boom days of the 1990s.

Love ya Sue and Steve! Catchya back through the lower 48.