Sunday morning in McCall is a quiet, but pleasant, affair. Ours began at the Market where I used my latest store loyalty card and saved a few more dollars! (I think I've become a free-loader!) With time to spare, we made our way to the lake in the early morning sun and parked outside a gift shop. As we exited the car, the shop opened and we felt a gravitational urge to call in and look around. The owner made and sold mosaics and leaded glass pieces, as well as running classes in a trendy studio overlooking the lake.
Before leaving, Pat bought a small piece of blue leaded glass to hang in 'the house'. It has to be said that this lakeside holiday spot is a real find and sitting outside 'Mountain Java' on a sunny day, overlooking the vast lake and surrounding mountains, isn't a bad way to while away an hour or so! The sun got hotter and we hooked-up with our car again and drove out of McCall, following the contour of the Payette River and its beautiful river valley. The scenery was a play-back of our journey from Missoula yesterday with fast flowing white-water and dense forest everywhere.
By midday Boise popped-up and we found 'The Modern Hotel', our base for the next two nights. This place was a 'Travelodge', but it has been transformed into a chic 'European-style' hotel with modern minimalist rooms. Not to waste the afternoon (now both sunny and hot!) we took a stroll from 13th to 8th and Main, to encounter yet another "Father's Day Classic Car Show"!
The streets had been closed-off and we wandered about with the rest of Boise, through a collection of exotic motors, chatting to their owners as we progressed.
Finally, we hung around for the prize-giving.....the overall winner receiving a hand-decorated guitar, and the remainder taking home commemorative blankets! Before dinner, we cooled off at the hotel and then walked a few blocks to a great brewery/distillery/eatery where we enjoyed a great meal. As we left we encountered the mobile bar.....a cycle powered bar, steered by a young lady and powered by up to ten peddled-powered pub crawlers. Apparently, the owner is currently seeking to have the mobile bar's license extended so that the 'peddlers' can drink as they progress between bars! Only in America!! We heard a lot of music during today's walkabout in Downtown Boise, but this track seemed particularly appropriate.......
Before leaving, Pat bought a small piece of blue leaded glass to hang in 'the house'. It has to be said that this lakeside holiday spot is a real find and sitting outside 'Mountain Java' on a sunny day, overlooking the vast lake and surrounding mountains, isn't a bad way to while away an hour or so! The sun got hotter and we hooked-up with our car again and drove out of McCall, following the contour of the Payette River and its beautiful river valley. The scenery was a play-back of our journey from Missoula yesterday with fast flowing white-water and dense forest everywhere. 
By midday Boise popped-up and we found 'The Modern Hotel', our base for the next two nights. This place was a 'Travelodge', but it has been transformed into a chic 'European-style' hotel with modern minimalist rooms. Not to waste the afternoon (now both sunny and hot!) we took a stroll from 13th to 8th and Main, to encounter yet another "Father's Day Classic Car Show"! 
The streets had been closed-off and we wandered about with the rest of Boise, through a collection of exotic motors, chatting to their owners as we progressed.
Finally, we hung around for the prize-giving.....the overall winner receiving a hand-decorated guitar, and the remainder taking home commemorative blankets! Before dinner, we cooled off at the hotel and then walked a few blocks to a great brewery/distillery/eatery where we enjoyed a great meal. As we left we encountered the mobile bar.....a cycle powered bar, steered by a young lady and powered by up to ten peddled-powered pub crawlers. Apparently, the owner is currently seeking to have the mobile bar's license extended so that the 'peddlers' can drink as they progress between bars! Only in America!! We heard a lot of music during today's walkabout in Downtown Boise, but this track seemed particularly appropriate.......
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