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Sawtooth Oct 27, 2010 10:05 PM

Boise, Idaho ~ Where Autumn is Always in Vogue
 
Boise, October 2010.




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The previous photos were all taken in park and greenbelt areas near downtown along the Boise River.







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Views from Table Rock

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Looking south over areas of SE Boise and over the airport towards the great wide open and Snake River Canyon and the Owyhee's. The city and metro spread west from where I took this picture. zoooooooooom


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Looking up at the top of the Boise Ridge above the city where the evergreen tree line begins.

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October full moon over Boise, from Crescent Rim above Ann Morrison Park. The moon was rising and the sun still setting so I had some day light to work with.
Crescent Rim on the lower Boise Bench is an ancient river terrace rising about 50 feet from the bottom of the valley where downtown and the river are located. There is another ancient river bench~terrace that rises to I-84 and the airport.

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Les Bois! The woods between the Greenbelt and Boise River, just over one mile upstream from downtown.

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Downtown


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A few examples of how Boise shows support for National Breast Cancer Month


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I'm interested to see stickers regarding Prez Obama's job start to shop up on poles

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'Sup

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Showing compassion

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City of Trees

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Time to see some wildlife along the Boise River and Greenbelt. This area is around a mile from 8th Street at the river downtown, and close to Boise State.




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Toward the center of this photo, and the top of the Cottonwood Trees I spotted a Bald Eagle. Eagles winter along the Boise River through the city and also in several protected natural sanctuaries.

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Around the bend toward the West Parkcenter Bridge is an island in the river.
This wild little family is basically living right in the center of the city.



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The Old Idaho Penitentiary Historical Site

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Downtown



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Graffiti Boise style, part of a city arts project in a parking garage downtown.



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Julia Davis Park, downtown between Boise State and city center.

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Gene Harris Bandshell, named for, of course Gene Harris the Jazz musician who lived and died in Boise. There is a Jazz festival each year in Boise to commemorate the impact he had on the local music scene. http://www.geneharris.org/
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Putting on a show for the Great Heron, Boise River


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Various photos along the Boise River Greenbelt, and several city parks in the downtown area.

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Hiding out in Kathryn Albertson Park, close to one mile west of downtown along the greenbelt.
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The cooler weather we have had the past few days has really kicked the colors into high gear, the woods along the river are starting to peak so I will post some updates later in this thread, Boise is known for having long Autumn seasons.




Links to previous threads I have posted this year:
BoiseSummer
BoiseSpring

Shawn Oct 28, 2010 12:37 AM

I never miss a Sawtooth Boise thread! Fall in Boise looks pristine; the Boise River is such an enviable asset to the city, and those aspen trees with thier brilliant yellow foliage are almost as beautiful as New England's maples ;)

And, if I may add, screw college football, screw the BCS. Boise State should without question be playing for the Championship this year (yet again), but we all know that won't happen. What a shameful joke college football has become.

stepper77 Oct 28, 2010 1:16 AM

Beautiful fall colors. Love the mix of city and nature. Great photos, thanks!

SouthByMidwest Oct 28, 2010 6:07 AM

There's a lot more to see there than blue football turf. Great mix of architecture there. The poster mentions about a lot of old buildings going down in the 70s like they did most everywhere, but it looks like there are still some good ones.

The area around Boise is absolutely gorgeous. The city itself might remind one of Austin before it grew as big as it did.

Thanks for sharing. I don't know if I've seen a Boise thread on here before.

Danny Oct 28, 2010 9:46 AM

Wonderful landscape, wonderful colours! Congratulations for your pics!

I´ve enjoyed watching them!

Boise, beautiful place to live in, I´m sure.

Thanks a lot!

Greetings from Madrid, Spain!:banana:

diskojoe Oct 28, 2010 5:52 PM

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WOW! You should give people nature tours. I know people that would pay big money to get to see eagles

Visualize Oct 29, 2010 12:22 AM

Some really great pictures in there. Thanks for the artistry.

Sawtooth Oct 29, 2010 5:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawn (Post 5033336)
I never miss a Sawtooth Boise thread! Fall in Boise looks pristine; the Boise River is such an enviable asset to the city, and those aspen trees with thier brilliant yellow foliage are almost as beautiful as New England's maples ;)

And, if I may add, screw college football, screw the BCS. Boise State should without question be playing for the Championship this year (yet again), but we all know that won't happen. What a shameful joke college football has become.


Thanks Shawn. I guess it is obvious from my threads that I really love the river, it is like a wildlife corridor right in the city.


I agree about the college football, I don't really pay very much attention anymore.

Ayreonaut Oct 29, 2010 6:02 PM

Nice stuff. It looks like Boise is situated in a very nice area.

cdp6204 Oct 29, 2010 10:02 PM

So Homesick now!
 
Thank goodness I'll be back for the BSU game next weekend!

CyberEric Oct 29, 2010 10:23 PM

Wonderful shots of Boise, fall is wonderful there. You did a nice job of capturing it.

ChrisLA Oct 29, 2010 11:18 PM

Boise is just a beautiful little city, love the autumn colors for sure.

Robert Pence Oct 30, 2010 9:35 AM

Gorgeous work! Boise looks like a pleasant, comfortable city, and the surrounding countryside is magnificent. Thanks for sharing these!

CaliforniaKid Oct 31, 2010 12:16 AM

The people of Boise are some of the nicest people on the planet too...

Thanks again for the pics saw!!

Evo5Boise Oct 31, 2010 8:06 AM

Sawtooth, you do an amazing job at representing this city on this forum (not to take away from anybody else). What an awesome thread that not only captivates the beauty of the city, but the nature that it holds around it. What other city of it's size has white bald Eagles and wild deer on its door step? Probably not too many!

Oh, and go Boise State Broncos. So amazing how many people recognize the blue turf. Love it or hate it, you know of it!!! And that is/was the entire goal. ;)

Northernlad Nov 1, 2010 2:37 PM

Beautiful pictures Sawtooth. Boise is certainly unique.

Sawtooth Nov 1, 2010 11:56 PM

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WOW! You should give people nature tours. I know people that would pay big money to get to see eagles


Send them my way! A good number of eagles winter along the river in the city during winter, so they are easier to spot in the cold months moreso than summer. During summer most of them are up in the forests and mountains.

Cottonwood Nov 2, 2010 10:20 PM

Smashing Thread! Boise is full of wild things.

Flamesrule Nov 3, 2010 12:21 AM

Great photos. Boise is such a beautiful city.

Jarrod Nov 3, 2010 3:19 PM

Very impressed! I haven't really seen any pictures of Boise before. Seems like a really cool city!


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