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Wheat Country: Day One

September 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment

When Ann and I returned from our June trip to Idaho, Washington, and Oregon we drove from our last stop in Tacoma to Spokane, most of it on US Highway 2.  To get there we took a jog off Interstate 90 near Ellensburg and drove north to Leavenworth, WA, just to [...]

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At the Zoo

August 7th, 2009 · No Comments

One of the must-do’s in Boise is a trip to the zoo; located in the Julia Davis park near downtown.  Our summer visit to Boise took us to the zoo early to avoid the heat and to see my favorites, the Siberian tigers.  Since their enclosure is located near the back of the compound we [...]

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Idaho Falls

August 1st, 2009 · No Comments

At 486 feet above the waters of the Snake River, the Perrine Bridge is the highest bridge in the state of Idaho and the only man-made structure in the US where Base jumping is allowed year-round without a permit.  The jumpers often refer to it as Potato Bridge.

The heat was oppressive and nearly 100 degrees!  [...]

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