Hi. This is my first blog post. I’m not sure why i’m doing this except that maybe I’m a little tired of posting on IG and feeling like the algorithm isn’t what it used to be. I also think it’s nice to give context to photographs rather than just posting them willy nilly. I’m not an avid writer but maybe this is good practice. Who knows, perhaps something good will come of it.
Part 1
There weren’t a lot of opportunities for photographs on the way there because we drove 7.5 hours or so straight to Boise and didn’t wanna drive in the dark that much as we left kinda late. Only stops for our baby and bathroom breaks. We really wanted to get past Meacham and the Blues in case of snow during daylight but it turned out to be a breeze. Honestly traveling with an infant is 5 times harder and slower. Simply because you have to bring so many things to accommodate him.
In the future I would love to stop and get some shots around this area. The mountainous terrain is beautiful.
Rest area. iphone 15 pro. Right outside Baker City, Oregon.
After this it was night time driving all the way. Not my favorite. But even after years of driving, I’m finally learning that snacks really help you stay awake. Not sure why it took me that long to figure out. We arrived around 8pm because of the time difference.
Our second night we went out and roamed downtown. A lot of Christmas happenings. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to photograph everything or just enjoy it. I did the latter.
To our surprise we found a taco stand nearby after having a couple drinks at a very christmas-fied bar. My partner, Sarita, is from Boise and per her experience, Boise has always been a very white dominant populated area. She was often one of the few if not only person of color in any place she visited. However twenty years later it seems that there’s been an increasing number of Latinos moving here. Our guess was due to the ranching immigrant that lived around the area and their kids moving into town. Boise is known as one of the fastest growing cities in the USA so it makes sense.
He was literally dancing because he just got his tacos.
Taco stand Boise downtown. Panasonic Lumix LX100II.
There was a vibrant club scene nearby and everyone was happy for some very good tacos. We gave them 8/10. I regretted not getting my own instead of sharing with her.
That’s it for now! Come back for part 2 soon!