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Originally Posted by edale
Glad to see Boise getting this tower. Off-topic, but why are the foothills near downtown so barren? It's strange to see a mountainous area with zero trees and minimal vegetation at all.
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sorry, I didn't see this until mhays' response.
he's right, Boise is considered semi-arid, getting less than 12 inches of rain per year on average. however, the city is right on the edge of a mediterranean climate zone in the mountains that get much more precipitation.
it doesn't take long to get from downtown into national forest.
Sawtooth has a lot of pictures from the top of the ridge. looking north, it's pretty much forest, while south is sagebrush desert and canyons.
here's a pic from Mores Mountain above Boise looking north/northeast:
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