Mon, Jan 17
01.18.05
We left the hotel about 10:30 and decided to have breakfast at the Black Bear Diner on the way out of town. About 11:30 we were on the road again (with another piece of their coconut cream pie), looking for Route 20 to take us to Boise. 55mph is kinda slow when there is so little traffic on the road. Around 2pm or so Brenda saw a herd of something off to the left, so we turned around and headed back. They were a little spooked by us, but there were so many of them we were able to get the video camera out and record their journey up a little butte as they moved on. We drove another quarter mile or so and got a bit more video. Another half-hour or so down the road we saw a bald eagle dining at a deer carcass on the side of the road, and got some digital and 35mm shots of it. Once in Boise, we chose the Holiday Inn over the Holiday Inn Express with regrets. We did not have wireless access and no king beds available (gosh we are getting spoiled!). Had an Amazing dinner at the Cottonwood Grille in Boise Brenda had the best trout we have eaten, and Harlan had a pretty good NY Strip with some great potato casserole. Brenda had a green salad with a great dressing, and Harlan had some really good venison chili. For dessert we shared a Crème Brule, which the chef has won awards for. Harlan did not lick the bowl, but was tempted