A DAY IN BOISE, IDAHO
Reflection, Rumination & Rhetoric from the Road
The day begins with a glorious sunrise…
…viewed from my room in Hotel Renegade, which opened in June and whose name perfectly suits my nature.
Blue Collar Coffee Co. inside Renegade is as fine as anywhere in town, as is The Highlander rooftop bar (to be revisited at sunset)…
Breakfast was supposed to be at…
…but on a Sunday morning it was like a clogged artery.
However, next a.m….
…easy-peasy, their grill’d cheese (and bacon of course) with a cup of tomato basil soup.
Back to Sunday—and Cathedral of the Rockies (Methodist-Episcopalian, all faiths welcome)…
Thereafter, The Chocolate Bar (for supplies)…
And then an open-air art museum…
Sunset from the Renegade’s rooftop bar…
Renewal (symbolized by the snake’s shedding of skin)… and the sun’s reflection on downtown and beyond.
At dusk, a jaunt through Old Boise (The Basque Block)…
…for elk loin at The Brickyard…
…followed by a stroll around this clean, compact and convivial town.
And finally, a nightcap (Nonino amaro) and jazz at…
