Today is our last day in Idaho. Tonight we head off to the Oregon coast with all of Krista's immediate family - D&Y, the kids, and the kids' parents. Looking back at the last two weeks, there are a few more things I would like to mention about the potato state.There is a great specialty store in this area called D&B. I'm not quite sure what the "D" and "B" stand for. Is it "Dirt & Barbwire"? Or is it "Dust & Barley"? All I know is that the place has very cool stuff for ranchers. The picture to the left is us in a D&B store trying out some cowboy hats and playing up the part. Casey actually found a steel feed bucket filled with cow hooves on sale for 99 cents each. I'm not quite sure what you do with cow hooves and I don't really want to know. But I am pretty sure that ranchers know what to do with them.
My father-in-law is actively involved in the tech industry in Boise. Yes, there is a booming tech industry in Boise. And he was commenting to me about how the Treasure Valley, as this area is called, doesn't have a high-tech name yet. The San Jose area is called Silicon Valley. The Portland area is called Silicon Forest. After some serious thought, I now proclaim the Boise area as Silicon Canyon. Here's my line of reasoning, valley was already taken and there are some gorgeous deep canyons surrounding Boise that should get their due. Please feel free to share your idea of an appropriate name, but mine is Silicon C-A-N-Y-O-N.
As a final tribute to our last 2 weeks in Idaho, this is my ode to Idaho.
O' Idaho, you brought me good weather
A lazy river that at times wasn't so lazy
A comfy bed that was light as a feather
And a family that really isn't that crazy
O' Idaho, you gave me rest before our long trip
A new smell that I didn't recognize ... hay
A love of little kids that will keep me hip
And, finally, a love of Idaho that I can not slay
1 comment:
Silicon CanNot! I don't want to be Silicon anything!
Enjoy your trip, you two. I shall look very forward to following your adventures right here.
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