I forgot to write about Boise, which was a surprisingly nice place. For example, there is an Anne Frank Memorial, which opened in 2002 after a traveling exhibition about Anne Frank sparked an outpouring of local interest. Granted, it has been defaced twice by neo-Nazis, but still, it’s there.
Boise also has the Freak Alley Gallery, which also started in 2002 with a single graffiti work. It now extends through the city block and the artwork changes every year.
Beyond Boise, the landscape is beautiful: I’d had no idea that Idaho had desert. This is the Jordan Valley.
Next: really, the Grand Tetons.