Boise, ID

The swimming pool at Nampa’s Lakeview Park is a favorite for cooling off on a hot summer afternoon. One hundred degrees was forecast for the high, with temps cooling later in the week, and I spent the first half of the day arguing with myself about taking the kids out there. It’s not that I [...]

Growing up in Western Oregon, summertime meant berry picking time. No sooner had my sister and I finished school and planned to enjoy sleeping in on lazy summer mornings than my mom would rouse us out of our comfy beds, pile us into the car along with a stack of berry boxes, and haul us [...]

August 7th thru the 10th Boisean’s returned again and again to the Flicks off the corner of Capital and Front Street to enjoy the variety of films this festival offers.
While many of the main features seemed to focus around the late journalist Hunter S. Thompson, the festival offered a wide range of movies. I was fortunate enough to catch the tail end of the festival, jumping at the chance to view a series of short films. Film shorts are fantastic because they offer a wide range of talent, acting, and story telling all in a neat, not too tedious, packaging. Films are short enough that if one absolutely hates the story they can rest easy knowing it will be over very shortly and there’s more to come.

I believe Sandy Point used to be called rocky point, until a while back when sand was brought in to make it a little bit more foot friendly. The sand its self still remains a bit gravely and thick, meaning its not quite Long Beach in southern California, but it serves its purpose. A large shallow lake area reaches out from the sand towards a rock wall that sits along side the Highway. In the center of the far side of the lake protrudes a huge fountain. Beside the sandy beach is a large grassy area complete with mature trees, picnic tables, and barbeque stands. Towering above the park is a huge green lettered message insisting, “Keep our Forests Green.” People spread out on blankets and towels below enjoying lunch and meandering down to the water to cool off.

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On the first and third Tuesday morning and Wednesday afternoon of each month, the Deerflat National Wildlife Refuge hosts a story, craft, and snack time called “Reading at the Refuge” free of charge for kids at the visitors’ center. On July’s first Tuesday I decided it was time to revisit the Refuge. It’s been awhile [...]

Call it Murphy’s Law or just bad luck, but it seems to have become an annual tradition in our family that we plan to attend the Canyon County Fair, decide which day to go, get the kids all excited, and then have things go wrong all day before we can actually get out the door. [...]

This is a wonderful aspect of Camel’s Back. One has enough space to spread out and enjoy a game or is near enough to enjoy the company of others. Visitors feel free to spread out and take a nap under a tree or chase their children down the hill for which the park is named after. From the top one can enjoy the view of the whole city or revel in their ability to scale the steep sandy face. It’s the home of parties, and the Hyde Park Street Fair, as well as an afternoon snack. It’s a great location for those that are looking for a fun place to take their kids or a place to take a hike.

Ten Mile Campground on Highway 21 lies between rivers and strange cartoonish conifers that resemble trees that could be found in a Dr. Seuss story book.

My most recent visit was one of the best so far. The museum began with a dramatic entrance, taking the opportunity to allow guests to tactilely explore the one of a kind exhibit inspired by the question “What is worth protecting?” A creation that first debuted in New York City, this sculpture encourages one to explore what others believed was important to protect.
Beyond the web of the entrance hall the American Cockroach, an exhibition of the artistic vision of Catherine Chalmers infested the main headlining rooms of BAM. Her work was a combination of living material sketches, impressive sculptures, film, and photographic exploration that delivered a changeable emotional impact. While one is first challenged to reevaluate their aversions to these pesky creatures they are comparatively forced to view their own feelings of torture and execution.