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Night Time Sledding — Feb 5

I was itching for some yoga, Dan was not quite itching as strongly as me, but he was a willing participant.  I found a place online called Heartstream Yoga and Donna’s bio looked varied and eclectic and so it was a go.  The studio was located near the Fred Meyer’s and off we went. 

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Exploring Haute Provence — Oct 12

A rainy evening in Provence. I am sure after a hot and dry summer, the earth is just soaking up all the rain right now and rejoicing. Back at home in Oregon, it has been in the 80’s and simply not letting summer go. If I wasn’t in France, I’d be a tad envious now.

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Owyhee Canyon — Boise to Jordan Valley

The Basque Hotel, not to be missed. You simply haven’t lived, until you have been at the Basque Hotel. And I lay here late at night, so happy to be in a comfortable bed.  Where is the Basque Hotel you ask? France or Spain, in the Pyrenees?  No actually, it’s in the town of Jordan Valley (JV),

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Pillars of Rome and JV — Jun 16

I am at the Basque Hotel tonight and it is already feeling like home.

We woke up and asked the Shell attendant about the internet cafe in JV, and he directed us to JV Cafe. We went over to the café thinking we would order something light to eat to justify our use of the internet and catch up on email.

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Coffeepot Crater & Birch Creek — Jun 17

We are in Caldwell, Idaho – about 30 miles outside of Boise. I am sitting here wondering if I can find enough superlatives and adjectives to do our day and the scenery we steeped ourselves in, justice. But I will give it my best shot.

If we moved to JV,

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