Jumpers

106. The official documented high temperature in Boise yesterday was 106 degrees. The previous record on July 18th was 103, set in 2003. Now you know in case it comes up in some sort of trivial pursuit game in the future. Our best strategy to beat the heat was to swim at the Boise River. This place has fun written all over it. One of the most popular things to do in Boise in the summertime is to float the river. As you can see, it's a favorite summertime activity.



If you don't have tubes or rafts or any of the other floating equipment, floating the river can be somewhat pricey. So we tend to jump into the river instead. Not only is it free, it's a blast. Becka and I have done it several so far this summer, but yesterday, Eric did it for the first time. There's two spots we mainly jump from. First is a concrete pump right beside the river. It's eight or nine feet high. Here's Eric jumping off. I think it was his second or third jump of the day.



Also, there is a bridge that crosses the river used by bikers and pedestrians. The bridge is a lot more fun to jump off. The jump from the bridge into the water is about 12 feet or so. Not real high, but high enough to make it fun. Here's Eric's second jump off the bridge. You can see Becka jump in shortly after Eric, just in case.



Eric jumped several times throughout the day, drawing praise from spectators and other jumpers each time. He was beaming with pride by the time he was done.

Timo also worked up the courage to jump off the concrete pump. However, I wasn't ready with my camera (because I was convinced he wouldn't do it). Timo was too nervous to make the leap again so unfortunately I have no evidence. What I do have, is a picture of Timo jumping off a little grassy hill.



Next time, I will be camera ready.