To see in color is a delight for the eye but to see in black and white is a delight for the soul ~ Andri Cauldwell
The simplicity of black and white is the complexity of the extraordinary ~ Vikrmn
The beauty of the world in black and white is a whisper to the heart and a call to the soul ~ Anonymous
With black and white, what you get is a timeless capture that doesn’t lean on colors but the pure essence of the subject ~ Anonymous
Savor your journeys, near or far, real or imagined
It is the time you have spent on your rose that makes her so important ~ Antoine De Saint-Exupery
Truths and roses have thorns about them ~ Henry David Thoreau
The rose is a rose from the time it is a seed to the time it dies. Within it, at all times, it contains its whole potential. It seems to be constantly in the process of change: Yet at each state, at each moment, it is perfectly all right as it is ~ Paulo Coelho
If the rose puzzled its mind over the question of how it grew, it would not have been the miracle that it is ~ J. B. Yeats
Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Savor your journeys… real, imagined or virtual, near or far
Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
On my return from Yellowstone National Park, I stopped in Boise for several days. It’s always great fun to return to familiar places and also to discover something new. The Green Belt and Rose Garden are favorites and I visited each every day.
My favorite restaurants include:
A favorite bookstore:
Rediscovered Bookshop, located on popular 8th Street (restaurant row, closed to traffic) is a marvelous book store to visit. The staff are very helpful and knowledgeable. I always buy several books (decided many years ago to always buy at least one book in a bookstore when I visit ~ as I love to browse bookstores). It’s a small shop but definitely worth a visit.
Future blogs will have photos of the spectacular Boise Greenbelt and the beautiful Rose Garden.
Savor your journeys… real, imagined or virtual, near or far
Waterfalls are exciting because they have power, they have rainbows, they have songs, and they have boldness and craziness! ~ Mehmet Murat Ildan
I’ve always wanted to visit Yellowstone National Park and finally got there. It is spectacular and I understand why people make more than one visit and/or stay for longer than a few days. I planned to travel prior to Memorial Weekend and waited until the snow season was over (though there was snow on the ground in the higher elevations).
My route from western Washington started with the I-90, stopping in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. I had time to visit a favorite book store (“The Well Read Moose”) before heading to Butte, Montana to break up the drive. Leaving Butte, I went over Homestake Pass (6,329 feet, the Continental Divide) and then local Montana highways to West Yellowstone.
Yellowstone National Park has 5 entrances. I chose the West Entrance as the town is very close to the park. My favorite part was the Canyon area. And I mentally made a note to return to see more of the northern part of the park. Should you travel to this area, definitely check online or guide books for valuable information.
West Yellowstone has a fabulous Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center. And while I saw magnificent bison in the park, I am glad I visited the Discovery Center to see the wolves and bears.
Leaving the park, I traveled via the South Exit, noting that the restaurant at Grant Village was closed but would open Memorial Weekend. The South Exit took me to the gorgeous Grand Teton National Park. It was an easy drive to Jackson, then over the Teton Pass (connecting Wyoming and Idaho, 8,432 feet; very steep, 10% grade but very beautiful) towards Idaho Falls.
I stopped in Idaho Falls to break up my trip as I headed to Boise. The falls and the Japanese garden are quite stunning and there is a nice green belt to walk along.
It was terrific revisiting Boise as I love the Rose Garden, Green Belt and the downtown area.
My last stop was Hood River, on the Columbia. Beautiful, windy area.
Below are some favorite photos. I will have additional posts with information about the areas, including favorite restaurants, and more photos.
Would I go back to Yellowstone? Most definitely … it is a treasure and should be on everyone’s travel list!
Savor your journeys, near or far, real or imagined
I would love to live like a river flows, carried by the surprise of its own unfolding ~ John O’Donohue
The river moves, but it follows a path. When it tires of one journey, it rubs through some rock to forge a new way. Hard work, but that’s its nature ~ Kekla Magoon
A dream is like a river ever changing as it flows and a dreamer’s just a vessel that must follow where it goes ~ Garth Brooks
I understand that everything is connected, that all roads meet, and that all rivers flow into the same sea ~ Paulo Coelho
When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy ~ Rumi
A river has many curves, but it always reaches the ocean ~ Donald L. Hicks
The link will take you to an overview of my recent road trip from western Washington to Boise, Idaho:
Road Trip ~ Western Washington to Boise ~ Photos
No rose without a thorn ~ French Proverb
It is the time you have spent on your rose that makes her so important ~ Antoine De Saint-Exupery
Truths and roses have thorns about them ~ Henry David Thoreau
The rose is a rose from the time it is a seed to the time it dies. Within it, at all times, it contains its whole potential. It seems to be constantly in the process of change: Yet at each state, at each moment, it is perfectly all right as it is ~ Paulo Coelho
If the rose puzzled its mind over the question of how it grew, it would not have been the miracle that it is ~ J. B. Yeats
Road Trip ~ Western Washington to Boise ~ Photos
Journeys with Eileen Diane 