| Page Views: 3,073 Last Visit to Boise: - | Boise...City of trees according to the French. by crazyk - last update: Jul 8, 2005 |
Welcome to Boise, a city with a population of about 185,000 and counting.
One of the fastest growing metro areas in the United States, which means more traffic and strip malls, but we have finally hit it big with our first PF Chang's opening sometime in the fall of 2005.
The reason for the name "Boise", goes back to when the 19th century French Canadian fur trappers were struggling to get across the owyhee desert, they eventually found an oasis by the now known Boise river.
The trappers used the words "les bois!" aggressively and then the name stuck.
Now, anytime any French people are in Boise and say "les bois!", they are probably at a strip mall next to a wal-mart where they plant trees in the medians of the parking lot.
Well, enjoy your trip here and check out our capital building, it's neat. |
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| Pros: | "Usually sunny and dry, mountains are close." | | Cons: | "Area going through explosive growth and not prepared for it." | | In A Nutshell: | "Nice downtown with the outdoors minutes away." |
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cpiers47 Mon Jun 1, 2009 04:21 UTC
Thanks for the tips! I'm heading to Boise just for a night and look forward to seeing the city. | SLLiew Mon May 5, 2008 15:27 UTC
Enjoyed wandering through your tops and pics of Boise. Cheers from Penang island, SL | BillNJ Sun Apr 20, 2008 23:43 UTC
Dude, your Boise page is hilarious! Seriously, your tips are insightful and interesting -- and are also some of the funniest that I have read on VT. Best from NJ, Bill | A32 Sun Sep 23, 2007 01:43 UTC
Ummm... Hangings? |
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