Opinion Editor Robert Ehlert of the Idaho Statesman admits he’s gushing when he writes about his 2nd summer in Idaho:
Warning: I am going to gush about living here with the force of the Payette River rapids above Horseshoe Bend in
the Boise National Forest. We’re talking the level of gushing whitewater from Smiths Ferry to Banks and beyond. You will just have to endure this Class IV rapid of praise and humor a guy who has begun to inhale Idaho. Two summers ago I was finding my way around and getting acclimated to dealing with dusk at 10 p.m. and living with the temptation of Goody’s confections that beckoned from my above-garage apartment in Hyde Park. Last summer my wife and I were coming off a bumpy health crisis and were just glad to be here, taking short Foothills walks, venturing out on bike rides up to the Bench and contemplating the spectacle of folks on ice blocks navigating Simplot Hill beneath that majestic sky and flag. This year, we were ready, and the charms of spring and summer came like nonstop ripples kissing the banks of the Boise and the shores of Quinn’s Pond.
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Question: What about Idaho summers makes you gush?
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