Spent some time out with friends this morning visiting the Spirit of Boise hot air balloon festival, then on to breakfast and the Boise Downtown Farmers Market. We had a great morning of fun filled photography… Hope you enjoy and are having a great weekend.
Just wanted to say happy Labor Day and to remind you of a classic Boise event coming up next weekend. Art in the Part will be held in Julia Davis Park here in Boise over the weekend of September 10th – 12th. While you’re there make sure to visit my good friend Josh Udesen of Tightline Studio. Josh is an artist in every sense of the word from his paintings, to pencil drawings, to his ability to throw the prettiest fly line around. He is a 2011 Patagonia featured artist. Patagonia will be releasing a number of shirts and different gear that will feature some awesome fish paintings by Josh. The item of special note is the 2011 World Trout Initiative T-shirt. Go buy a painting from him next weekend before he’s super famous and you can’t afford one. :-) Enjoy your long weekend and be safe out there.
This past week we were counted among the fortunate that had the privilege of spending 81 miles on the Main Salmon River. This Idaho River is rich in history. The banks are littered with old cabins and every rapid has a story of trials and hardships for those that paved the way and tamed this great river.
The flows were fantastic, the river was peaceful, and I got some much needed R&R. All play and no photography isn’t right, so of course the camera accompanied me on this journey. I now have the good fortune to be able share the photos of a very remote place. This has to be one of my favorite rivers for a late season float. The relaxing water and remote location really make a trip to remember…
Spent the evening with a super fun couple: Allow me to introduce Donny (the Don) and Krista to you all. We met up in Boise’s North End. After a little neighborhood time and a walk with the dogs through Camel’s Back Park and the foot hills we migrated to the Hyde Park Pub for a quick photo (where they had their first date) and a cold one. Talk about an evening well spent.
Donny and Krista, thank you for the wonderful evening (and for introducing us to buffalo chips). We had such a great time. The photos from this evening are going to be fantastic, but you don’t have to take my word for it because here’s your sneak peek…. P.S. that last photo is MY favorite (I think it needs to be your Christmas card). Congratulations, we are excited for you two.
There are few things in life that can be as healing and as nurturing as spending time with nature. In just a few short days I have the good fortune to be spending a week on the Main Salmon River. We will float 84miles from Corn Creek (near Salmon Idaho) to Vinegar Creek (near Riggins, Idaho). On the river, time moves slower. The river has no place to be and it can not be rushed, pushed, scheduled, or put on any agenda. Camera will be in tow and I can not wait… And because no post is complete without a photos:
This photo was made on the Snake River in the summer of 2007. The river burned on both sides for most of the 40 mile stretch of river that is typically floated (Battle Creek Complex and Poe Cabin fires). We ended up having to take a jet boat back to the dam because of the take out was on fire and access had been restricted to fire crew only.
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” – Henry David Thoreau
