idaho is beautiful

it is immediately apparent when you get to idaho that it is gorgeous.  gorgeous in a way that's really different from what i'm used to - rugged mountains with evergreens and scrub brush everywhere, punctuated by aspen trees whose leaves have turned a perfect fall yellow.

this is the view from the parking lot outside jenny's apartment.  so basically this is what she sees every day when she leaves her house.  i couldn't believe it.

this is just behind the building where jenny teaches at her new school, so this is what she sees out of her classroom window.

this is redfish lake, probably 30 miles north of where jenny lives in ketchum.  we embarked on a little drive northward on monday to see some of the more remote parts of the state.  note that i said "more" remote parts, since she lives in a relatively remote place, from my perspective:

and it is really fall there...in atlanta it is pretending to be fall, but hasn't quite gotten there yet.  fall is pretty, and it was nice to experience it for a weekend.

[photo credit: lily!]

the weather this weekend was perfect - blue skies, crisp but not too cold.  idaho did not disappoint, and for that i am very grateful.