Courtyard Tree

A red maple tree in the courtyard of the Boise Castle on Warm Springs Ave.

Boise

A view of downtown from Castle Rock Reserve Park.

Red Leaves

Here is the last of the pictures from my walk in Kathryn Albertson Park last Sunday.  The tree on the left I think is an autumn purple ash, Fraxinus americana, but what ever it is it had great colors that day.

Park Pond

More fall colors in the park.

Walk in the Park

Park path

Fall Colors

Walk in Albertsons Park.  The maple and sumac trees showing good color.

Elm Street

Roosevelt Market, Elm Street, and autumn leaves.  Not one elm tree on Elm Street.

Egyptian Theatre

The oldest movie theatre in town opening in 1927 and still showing movies

City Bikes

Bicycles downtown

Sunflowers

Walked down to the downtown city market and got a few snapshots in.

fencing

Neighbors new white picket fence

Rubber Rabbitbrush

Ericameria nauseosa

Water Fall

Over the weekend I went over to Malad Gorge for the 21st annual Thousand Springs Festival of the Arts and while there took some pictures of the gorge.  

Malad Gorge

The Malad Gorge unit of Idaho's Thousand Springs State Park from the foot bridge over the gorge and river.

Table Rock

Rain yesterday and low clouds today. 

Window Washer

Washing windows at the downtown Borah post office.

10th and Idaho

On Saturday I went downtown to the farmers market and took a few pics on my way back home.  This is the corner of 10th Street and Idaho Street.

Garden Gate

Back home from my travels and starting taking pictures around here again.   Starting off with a garden gate that is not too far.

Berries

Newport

Newport, Oregon

Stairs

Stairs and I-84 from the Mosier Tunnels.

Tunnel

Historic Columbia River Highway Trail - Mosier_Twin_Tunnels_Hike .   Always wanted to stop and hike the trail and this year I was able too.  This is between the two tunnels.

South Falls

Trip pictures from Silver Falls State Park, outside of Silverton, Oregon.  Hiked the trail that went behind the falls which can be seen here.

Oneonta Creek

A popular hiking trail up the canyon.  To get there you have to climb over a boulder and a log jam.  A lot of people make the effort but it seemed too dangerous and difficult for my old bones.

Manzanita Beach

Went for a walk on Manzanita Beach, Oregon at low tide. 

Trillium Lake

Just got back from a week vacation and now posting a few of the travel pictures.  This is Trillium Lake at the mid-morning with Mount Hood in the background.

Old House

An old house on 14th and State streets

Pink Rose

A rose from the rose garden in Julia Davis Park.

Yellow House

The big house on Warm Springs that use to be gray.

Playgound

Sunrise

Sunrise over the foothills with Table Rock on the right.

Construction

They started hammering at 7:00 in the morning. 

Morning Walk

Just a snap shoot from my morning walk.

Fanci-Freez

Long time drive inn.  Dip cones and burgers yum

Gazebo

Rose garden in the park and a gazebo for relaxing while viewing the flowers.

Path

Part of the greenbelt on an old railroad right of way.

The Connector

The connector or I-184 connects downtown to the interstate, I-84, on the south side of town.

Logger Creek

The wilds of Logger Creek. within town.  Not a creek at all but a channel dug to float logs to a mill in the early days of Boise hence the name Logger.  Now it is great for ducks and other wildlife.

More Flowers

Black-eyed Susan at sunset. 

Blackberries

It is wild blackberry season here but it was not a good year.  Few berries and mostly small some have dried up before they had a chance to ripen.

Fishing

Fishing on the Boise River and still in town

Clematis

Tree Down

Tree blown over in a wind storm the other night.  The tree came down in someones back yard missing the house but taking out power line to the house.  No one was hurt just a big mess to clean up.

Zinnias

Zinnias in the park

Geese

Geese and sprinklers in the park

Greenbelt

Greenbelt at the Capital Blvd. bridge where the path go under the roadway.

Roosevelt Market

Falling Apart

A couple of chimneys that have seen better days.  

Payette River