Farley Hits the Pac Northwest, Day Eight -- My birthday, and Boise

This morning we got up and, after six days of Facebook birthday wishes, it was FINALLY my birthday.  

Birthday gift from Marc:  A shirt to match our van.

We headed on toward Boise.  We got there in the early afternoon and picnicked by the rose gardens and went to the zoo.  Next we headed downtown for a birthday beer and some Basque food.  I’ve been told that Boise has the largest Basque population outside Iberia, or something like that.  We wandered downtown and then headed north on the Sawtooth Scenic Byway toward Ketchum and spent another night in a rest area.

Washington may have Walla Wallas,
but they're not "Onion Country."

My new friend in Butterflies in Bloom at the Boise Zoo.
Super-cool little area filled with flowers and butterlies.

Butterfly smorgasbord.

Human smorgasboard at the Basque
appetizer buffet.

Boise's capitol.

Boise rose garden as the sun set.