The Oregon Trail....

We arrived in Boise around noon on Saturday. My first stop was to get a haircut.
There I found out the bad news when I asked the Barber if there was a Card Room in town. There is no poker in Idaho and I wouldn’t be able to play until I reached Bend, Oregon sometime tomorrow. After my trim, we drove by the Boise State University Broncos Football stadium where a big game was going to take place later today.

We decided to do a sightseeing drive around Boise. It is known as the City of the Trees.

Both Caren and I appreciated the beauty of the city. After driving a slow circle around the city we came back to near where we started the tour. After passing countless Chinese Buffets I decided to stop in and enjoy one. With the exception of a couple of bean burritos from Taco Bell, we haven’t eaten out on this road trip at all. So it was a very enjoyable meal for me.

Most of the afternoon was spent at Border’s bookstore reading poker books. I did buy John Vorhaus’ new book Killer Poker Online 2. It is an interesting read. It is not so much strategy as it is about his philosophy and “ways of looking” at online play.

After showering in the RV, we went back downtown to explore the greenbelt of Boise. There is a strip of green, parks, and paths that follow the river about 25 miles. It was unique to be downtown in a metro area of a half-million people and to see a guy fly-fishing in the river within a few blocks of the city center. Apparently, in the summer we would have seen people floating on inner tubes!

We viewed an interesting Ann Frank memorial, and walked over the bridge behind it.

We walked through a beautiful park and pokey the dog enjoyed running back and forth with a game we play with him. The game consists of Caren and I getting about 50 yards from each other. One of us calls to him, and he runs at full speed to that person. After running to and circling the one who called he waits for a moment for the other to call him. Then he runs at full speed back to circle the other. This can go on 12-15 times until he is exhausted and plops down on the grass.

The evening found us driving to the Oregon border to spend the night at the Ontario, Oregon Super Wal-Mart parking lot in our RV. Tomorrow, we drive across the middle of Oregon and are planning on spending the night in Bend, Oregon.