Boise to Bogus and Back

We've been "tripping" again.

This time it was up to the mountain,

Bogus Basin Mountain,

 to see the ski area.

~click for info. here~

It's a short trip from downtown Boise 

to the top.

But OH!, what a ride!!!!

Switchbacks, hairpins turns, and a looping road.

The views were breathtaking.

There wasn't any snow-pack. 

Not even a trace of snow at the top. 

Just my reflection, 

as proof we made it to the top.

There wasn't much to do at the top of the mountain, 

so we headed back down.

This is when it got pretty interesting!

Towards the bottom of the mountain

 we saw a HUGE American flag.

This flag really caught our eye

because it's the biggest flag

 I have EVER seen.

Then we saw the estate.

Let's back up a bit.

Boise is located in the high desert.

Everyone is on an irrigation system.

That's why we have green lawns.

We are even on an irrigation system!

(But that's another whole different story

 for sometime later)

So, when we saw this massive hill, 

full of green grass,

we knew something is going on! 

It's the Simplot  Estate.

JR Simplot was the billionaire 

who founded the company

that supplies all the McDonald's their french fries.

JR Simplot was in the potato business.

~click for more info here~

OK... back to this huge, green lawn.

Tom and I were kind a
joking around about who mows 

this massive lawn.

When all of a sudden....

here were several guys mowing this estate!

Two of the guys were mowing by HAND!

You can see them off to the right,

 on the hill. 

Those two specks.

Those are the guys mowing the lawn, by hand!

Here's some more information about this mansion.

Very interesting!

~click here~

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"My Father's house has many rooms,

if that weren't so, would I have told you

that I'm going there

to prepare a place for you?"

John 14:2