{"id":914,"date":"2019-06-24T13:48:06","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T17:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/larrykooper.com\/?p=914"},"modified":"2019-06-24T13:48:06","modified_gmt":"2019-06-24T17:48:06","slug":"day-33-driven-the-backroads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/larrykooper.com\/index.php\/2019\/06\/24\/day-33-driven-the-backroads\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 33: Driven the backroads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Boise, ID to Winnemucca, NV<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another beautiful day! Took a car tour of Boise. First stop the Boise Depot, a Spanish-style railroad station. The Union Pacific knew how to build beautiful stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Boise Depot, Boise<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Next stop the Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial. They have a statue by Greg Stone of Anne, but I don\u2019t like it. They made her look undignified. Her foot is on a chair, her body twisted, and one hand is very awkwardly behind her back. Not appropriate for a symbol of resistance to fascism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anne Frank statue, Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial, Boise<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

“The sculptor, Greg Stone, from Northampton, Massachusetts, cast Anne as if she were pulling back an imaginary curtain and gazing out a window from the family’s attic hiding place.” Source<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It still makes her look awkward and contorted. I would be surprised if no one had objected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Downtown, there were a lot of people on the streets even though it was Sunday. I also saw a lot of bicyclists. Boise seems a very civilized, and vibrant, town. Went up to Camel\u2019s Back Park, in the North End neighborhood. Seems like a great neighborhood, with some lively stores on 13th St.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Left Boise for Winnemucca, NV, a long drive through mostly desolate country. First I passed through Idaho’s wine grape growing region. Then into Oregon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At the Idaho-Oregon border. Windy and desolate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Gas station, Jordan Valley, OR <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I crossed into Pacific Time and gained another hour, and soon after crossed into Nevada. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Where\u2019s the casino? Found it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Say When Casino, McDermitt, NV, steps from the state line <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I have a fondness for Nevada. The anything-goes atmosphere, the 24-hour culture. The deserts and lonely roads. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally arrived at Winnemucca. The city is named for a Chief Winnemucca (1820-1882) of the Paiute tribe, who at one time lived in this area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Town House Motel (the place I stayed), Winnemucca, NV<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Winnemucca, NV<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Winnemucca is a treasure house of great signs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sign, Winnemucca, NV<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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An abandoned piece of the Humboldt River, Winnemucca<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The “abandoned piece” of the river (I don’t know the geographic name for it) is just below the blue dot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Humboldt River, main channel, Winnemucca<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nevada has a different feel from the other Western states. The feel is hustle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the country that inspired “Willin’.”
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