Look! a Boise Post!

Yes, we know its been a few days since the last post. The kids are pretty wiped out in the evenings, and writing is not on the top of their bedtime lists. So I am writing just to keep the hundreds of you still reading this up to date. We arrived in Boise, Idaho after one night in Ogden, Utah (that is the picture with all the blue sky in it). Boise is hot and dry, baked like a totally chip left on the dash of the car. So we decided the best thing to do was hike in it. Granny J took us up a hilltop on the edge of town (2 miles up??). We were supposed to go to the old, old penitentiary after, but we were so exhausted from the heat that we bagged it (plus, avoiding jails may be a good habit for Harry to start. Just kidding). The next day, even hotter, we floated the Boise river. The water was very cold but felt great in the heat. We do not have any pics of that because Harry would have gotten the camera wet. We were, by far, the loudest people on the river. A quick tour of Boise State’s stadium with the blue turf (while I met with a professor at BSU about their film program), a walk through Freak Alley, an alleyway downtown covered with graffiti), Game nights, a dinner with Scott, Amy and John and we are all caught up. Today Amy took Addie and Scott took Harry. This is the first day in 2 weeks I have been more than 20 feet away from the kids. It’s exhilarating. Addie has promised to write more later....









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  1. Meaghann SchulteJuly 15, 2019 at 8:15 AM

    FUN! Great to see BJ in the pics and to hear you're getting some Brian time. Making great memories Brian, love the posts.

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  2. marijayeJuly 15, 2019 at 8:39 AM

    Last time I went rafting in Montana I think I legitimately was borderline hypothermic, very glad you Larsons run warm with that cold water splashing on you!

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  3. UnknownJuly 16, 2019 at 9:48 AM

    Thanks for the update Brian. I was itching for more!

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  4. LoriJuly 16, 2019 at 7:47 PM

    Glad we didn’t miss any posts while we were out of town for a couple days! On our roughly 500 mile round trip all in NY we managed to spot license plates from 35 states- and we were in the Adirondaks. We are dying to know if you’ve captured all 50 on your journey.

    Harry, we were with our Albany friends that we spent New Years Eve with. They said hello and want to know if you’re in for next year!

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