After a morning ride on the Boise River Greenbelt, I swung through the Westside Drive In for their world-famous ice cream potato - a "baked potato" made out of vanilla ice cream, cocoa powder, whipped cream, with chocolate syrup and Oreo and peanut crumbles.
September 8, 2023 Another work assignment brought another opportunity - 15 miles round trip, from downtown out to the West Greenbelt bridge and back. August 6, 2020 Another work assignment gave me another shot at this wonderful trail. Want to return. July 16, 2020 When a work assignment sent me to Boise, ID, I took... Continue Reading →
The day before my ride along the Boise River Greenbelt, I fueled up at a Basque restaurant on Boise's Basque Block. In town for a professional conference, I attended a mid-day walking tour of the city's Basque architecture and history. The lamb grinder features tender slices of roasted lamb leg served on a French baguette... Continue Reading →
A solo ride this morning, south to the Snake River and back, through green fields and morning mist.
August 14, 2023 Another work trip to Rexburg brought another opportunity to ride on the north side of town. October 8, 2022 Today work brought me back to Rexburg and again two friends were kind enough to take me along on one of their regular rides--53 miles past potato fields, through quaint hollows, along the... Continue Reading →
Today I rode 35 miles off the southeast corner of Rexburg, Idaho, with two new friends who were kind enough to take me along on one of their regular rides. The morning was absolutely beautiful--55 degrees at 6:30 a.m. with sweeping vistas of the surrounding country illuminated by radiant rays of light filtering through fluffy,... Continue Reading →
Another day, another work assignment in Idaho, and a chance to ride the rim trail along the Snake River Canyon. The city of Twin Falls features two waterfalls along the Snake River--Shoshone Falls and Perrine Coulee Falls. I rode from Perrine to Shoshone at sunrise and then looped back through town. The ride at the... Continue Reading →
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