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The Central Foothills:
Private Land with a Public Heart |
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Ten miles of trails. A dozen trail heads. Wildflowers. Wildlife. And
wonderful views.
All within minutes of downtown Boise.
To learn how tightly
woven the Central Foothills
are to the lives of Boiseans, just
listen:
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"You
feel you're a little ways away from
a city because of the access to those trails..."
Dave Peterson, teacher and avid Central Foothills mountain biker |
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"It's
quiet and it's peaceful and that's what I need. It's like medicine."
Sally
Andelich, has lived at the base of the central foothills for 27
years |
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"It's
a great place to go if you need time to think and reflect . . .
Yea, I agree. Whenever I'd get mad at Abby when we were little,
if I'd just
go on a little hike it just fixed everything."
Lindsay
and Abby Batten, have hiked the Central Foothills
since they
were two years old. |
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"For
the greater good of this entire community, hopefully we can come
together and create some open spaces and trails for future generations."
Stacy Bower, Central Foothills runner and
former Hillside Jr. High track star. |
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"And
the kids have named all their runs [in the Foothills]. We've got
the Cowboy Loop, the Lollipop Loop, the Dragon Run, we've got the
Snake, we have the Widowmaker Run . . . "
Manual Enrico,
P.E. teacher and coach at Hillside Jr. High |
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get to see foxes nursing their pups, great-horned owls, red-tailed
hawks, all the spring wildflowers . . ." Joanie Fauci, has
lived near the central foothills for 13 years |
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"I
like the foothills the way they are
right now. They're perfect."
Christina
Connolly, currently training in the central foothills for the Boise
High track team. |
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