Mountain Home to Boise (Day OFf)

Today, I was able to give my body a day off due to my trip leader responsibility of driving the van. It was a short 44 mile ride for the riders as they took the Interstate for the majority of the day. Once I got into Boise, I quickly unloaded the van and took Elvis (the van) to the shop for some tender love and care. While in the area, I found a great dive bar that offered a great deal on burgers and were willing to give our group a $50 gift card.

We walked around town a lot during the afternoon to gain some idea of the city. I saw the bike path which I knew was something that I wanted to take advantage of. I checked out some restaurants, found more donations for the breakfasts and just people watched around town.

So later on in the day, we brought a group of 20 who were into the idea of a good fun night at the bar. Luckily, they had great happy hour prices along with some horseshoes in the back. We had a fun round robin with everyone having a partner, as we socialized for a long time. On the way back, I was able to hitch a ride from a nice lady who was just going down State Street. She dropped us off along the way to our church, thanks again for the ride.

As I woke up the next morning, I got out to Hyde Park by just randomly welcoming through town. It was a real nice historical district part of town where I was able to talk with some locals while enjoying a great place to read. I caught up on the some phone calls and went back to the church for some breakfast. Breakfast consisted of my typical day off meal with eggs, tomatoes & avocado. The meal of a champion!

In the afternoon, I went for a bike ride along the path called the Belt Parkway. It was a real nice trail along the river that offered some great views of the scenery and bumps along the way. I caught up with a local biker who gave me some info on the area and even inspired me to tackle a nice pass up ahead. From the end of the bike trail, we biked up to two separate reservoirs that were full of boaters. It was beautiful and a fun tough hill in the dry heat of the day. I was treated by a Powerade on the top of the Summit, I said, "thanks again for the treat after kicking me up the hill!"

Tomorrow should be a great ride, thanks again Boise for a great time!