Northwest, Rockies, & Badlands: Good recovery day in Boise

It was going to hit 100 again today. To maximize recovery, I got up an hour later, had good breakfast at 7:00, did 45 minutes of yoga with 8 others in our group, then headed out into downtown Boise by 9:30. Nice green space runs through the city along the Boise river. Walking, and cycling trails throughout with interesting specimen plantings I'm not acquainted with. The Boise Art Museum along the greenway has a collection of glass and ceramics, paintings and sculptures but I really wanted to visit the Idaho Historical museum next door to get a flavor of how Boise came to be. Too bad it was closed for renovations. Plan B. Move forward to downtown, check out the urban vibe.

Downtown is really bustling. Several new projects going up. Large projects. Mixture of contemporary buildings, mid century buildings, nicely maintained tree lined streets using said trees for shade on my walk. I strolled past many cafes, restaurants, bagel shops, bars, and the like. Many non-chain stores but again many of the usual suspects (P F Changs, Ruth's Chris...) you'd see in every other city. Popped into a shop for an iced tea and pound cake, another bagel shop for a sandwich, and stopped back in to Georges Cycles for another look around to see if there was something I missed on my trip there at the end of yesterday's ride.

Back to my room by 2:00 as it was beginning to get "scorchy". Picked up tip from staff on cleaning Camelback bladder and water bottles. Efferdent. Works like a charm. Now what do I do with a box of 96 Efferdent minty tabs? I'll probably offer them up at next rout rap. Not an exciting day, yet I feel like a million bucks. Only 53 miles to Mountain Home tomorrow but it's going to be warm with some moderate climbing. My legs are ready, and I'm interested to see what Idaho has to offer.