Feeling Blue

I'm not a huge fan of college football. I occasionally check the scores to
see how Purdue did, but that's about it. However, out west there's a
school that breaks from tradition by using Blue grass on it's field. No,
not Kentucky bluegrass (and not really grass, but artificial turf), but
Blue...Grass. Boise State has artificial Blue turf on it's field. Most
fields are green. Either real grass, or artificial green grass. No, Boise
State's field is BLUE! Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get inside the
stadium, but I was able to get a few shots from the corners. Wow!
That's pretty much all I can say. It's BLUE! While we were in Boise, I
read an article in the newspaper that said that the Mountain West
Conference (their athletic conference of which schools like Wyoming
and Colorado State are also members) ruled that Boise State can no
longer wear their all Blue uniforms at home. The must wear Blue
jerseys with white pants. Apparently, they've won 95% of their home
games over the last few years because the Blue/Blue on a Blue field
was giving them an unfair advantage(?)

Did I mention the field is BLUE?

Coffee in Boise

We had every intention of doing our usual grab everything and drive
out of town quickly, heading to our next destination. However, Lynn's
sister Kristi, called ahead to Thomas Hammer Coffee in downtown Boise
and bought us a credit for coffee. Good coffee, friendly baristas...I give
it a good review.






Since we went downtown, and away from the highway, we also decided to grab
some breakfast. Tripadvisor (which I trust emphatically) suggested Goldy's as
a great place to eat. I have been eating bad, institutional quiche for so long on
the Ice, I had almost forgotten what good quiche tasted like. Really tasty and
good coffee too. I thought the folks at Thomas Hammer were a bit friendlier,
but overall, a good experience at Goldy's as well.

I'm sure there are dozens more good (and not so good) coffee places we didn't
visit in Boise, but these two represented the city well. Maybe we'll hit the others
next time.

Boise

I have to say that I really like Boise. People might think, isn't that
where they grow the potatoes? But Boise is a fairly cosmopolitan
place. Reminds me a bit of Madison, Wisconsin without the lakes.
Lots of cool little shopping areas, a vibrant downtown, the state
capitol. We only got to spend the night, but it's definitely a place
that would be fun to re-visit and spend some time.