Sunday, I spent a couple of hours in Esther Simplot and Veteran's Parks. Here's the tour and some background info.
Parks and Rec is slowly doing work on Esther Simplot Park. Part of the plan is to dig a canal to connect the lower pond with the two no-name middle ponds, so one can paddle from one to the other. I think this is the most insanely great part of the proposal and something that no other city has to the best of my knowledge. The first pic shows a well that has been dug to monitor the ground water level. If the level is too low, then the canal project is off. Keep your fingers crossed everybody.
Parks and Rec also said another 18,000 yards of topsoil will be hauled in next month from something going on at the Willow Lane complex. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong about this.
Pictures 4, 5 and 6 are the new foot bridges in the wooded area of Veteran's Park.
Here's my route, I started and ended at Idaho River Sports at 31st and Pleasanton.
4: Southern bridge, Farmer's Union Canal return channel, Veteran's Park
5: Northern bridges, Farmer's Union Canal return channel, Veteran's Park
6: A different angle.
7: Never noticed this view before. Sawtooth, you should get this shot with your telephoto, before leaf out. Downtown Boise is a little over a mile away as the crow flies.
8: Due to the sun angle, my shadow prevented me from getting the text on this sign.
9: WaterFront District again.
10: The rapids at the head of the Farmer's Union Canal that will be terraformed into one of the whitewater park features
^Note: the rubble makes any kind of floating, wading, fishing extremely unsafe at any flow level
The rubble is from a dam that washed out in the big flood of 1910, or so, more on this later. Stay tuned!
11: Different angle
12:Same location, Farmer's Union Canal head waters.