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[Randy@Tacoma]

MORE PICS OF BOISE!!!!

Regardless of my belief of those hills, I DO like Boise.... And Id like to see more artwork in the form of photography! PLEASE!!! :-)

[Boisefan]

ill try, ive been really busy lately, so not much time for pics....

[pdxheel]

Boise looks like a great place! Is it considered a liberal or conservative city? I know Idaho is very conservative, but what about Boise.

[Boisefan]

Boise is somewhat liberal, it has the only openly lesbian in the state legislature, but its Metro as a whole is still conservative, but Boise is more liberal than people think

[Randy@Tacoma]

Everyone has been saying that. I really find it hard to believe, but I guess after millions of people telling me that Boise is better than I think, Ill guess Ill reconsider (remember Im from Seattle, and I think "liberal" Boise compares nothing with liberal Seattle, let alone "conservative" Seattle). None-the-less, I just had friend of a friend move over to Boise. He's gay and in a relationship with a cute Argentenian guy. LOL. I guess Boise just got two people that are minorities, gays and ethnic minorities.... LOL... Anyways, kudos to Boise.... I like tolerance! Anyway,


PICTURES!!!!




Quick question, would you say it is more liberal than Spokane?

Edited by Randy@Tacoma, 27 July 2006 - 12:21 AM.

[Boisefan]

I couldn't say, as i have never been to Spokane, but it is definatly MUCH more liberal than the area that i moved from(suburbs in Tennessee's Williamson County, i don't even think that there is a democratic party there....)

[Boisefan]

sorry, thats the only good one that i have got, but i will get more, i promise

[RestedTraveler]

Here's one of which I'm fond:



Photo credited to Jason Abbot.

[ZachariahDaMan]

Wow, that shot is beautiful

[Boysee Boi]

Here's a few pics of Boise taken October 1st.  I did not take these, I'm just borrowing them to show here.  Hope you enjoy.

















East End










Downtown / North End

Edited by Boysee Boi, 31 October 2006 - 10:50 PM.

[Boysee Boi]

Thought I should give credit where credit was due. Pics were taken by "Sawtooth" from forum.skyscraperpage.com.  He has a knack for capturing the beauty of Boise.

[jimthemanincda]

Courtesy of Boise Convention & Visitor's Bureau

[RestedTraveler]

Surely one of y'all out in Boise has a camera and access to the internet so you can post photos on photobucket or flickr or something and then include them on U.P. ?

WHERE ARE THE PICS?

[colin]

I'm in Boise now, so I'll have pictures in a couple of days.
Keep checking back!

[colin]

As promised (finally downloaded, cropped and uploaded them), 3 days in Boise:
I really liked Boise. Tons of stuff to do, beautiful weather, gorgeous parks, on the river, very nice people, beautiful Downtown area with lots of activity, nice neighborhoods just off Downtown, etc. They also have one of the coolest Downtown libraries I've seen. And the Downtown area was nice and active, but had, for the most part, kept mostly locally-owned businesses in (no chains) except for a couple of areas where they seemed to be clustered. I could keep going on about why I liked it so much.

View of city from mountains (Bogus Basin Road):



Every Wednesday after 5 in the summer, Boise has "Alive After Five," a series of free, outdoor concerts around Downtown with beer, food and general good times.



Downtown (looking north from train depot):


New mixed-use building going up on Idaho Street:


8th Street (block of restaurants and cafes):


Idaho Street (block of shops and restaurants):


South 8th Street Historic District (shops, restaurants, bars, condos, movie theater and even a hotel):

[colin]

More pictures (because of the photo limit):
Looking south from capitol:


Boise Centre:


Potato-themed gift shop:


The beautiful train depot:


There were strangely two weddings at the Boise depot when I went up there (Thursday afternoon):


Gardens in front of the depot:



The amazing Boise Greenbelt along the river:


The tubing season opens in early June:


Public rose garden Downtown:






World Center for Birds of Prey:
Idaho has the largest number of nesting raptors (birds of prey like owls, eagles, hawks, falcons, etc) in the country.



West of Boise at Eagle Island State Park (yes, a waterslide!):


Boiseans take a lot of pride that Boise State won the Fiesta Bowl last year:


A fun Thursday night at Boise State:

[jimthemanincda]

Thanks for the pics Colin.  Hope you enjoyed your trip to Boise.  It really is a great city.

I'll have some pictures of my hometown of Coeur d'Alene, in northern Idaho, posted in a few days.

[cheeriokid61]

Wow, Boise has a really pretty downtown.

[UrbanXplorer]

Randy@Tacoma, on May 6 2006, 08:15 PM, said:

Boise's got alot going for it. Its a sunbelt city, its a state capitol, and its got an extremely low crime rate. Therefore, its economy is BOOMING! Its expected to grow by like 30% or so. I do think Boise is a nice city, but I will disagree with the comment made about the beautiful skyline; I think those hills look ugly as all get out, but then again, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, right?

What?  Sunbelt city?  Just where is the sunbelt, then?  I live in Tallahassee, Florida, and I always thought that the 'Sunbelt' extended along the Southern tier of states:  Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and So. Cal.  Am I missing something?