Today's featured article at Menshealth.com listed the "Best 100 Cities for Men" in the U.S. And I feel like I have to stand up for my city a little here! Boise scored a overall rank of 24th out of 100. Not bad... But I truly stand firm in that it should at least be inside the top 10! Bold you think?! Here's my top 10 of why Boise should be in Menshealth Top 10:
1. Camel's Back: sure it's a popular waterbag to most people, but here it's a park!
2. The Foothills: somewhere between Mt. Everest and the Sahara God decided to just make something 'average'... nevertheless they're infested with bike trails, jogging routes, hiking trails and a beautiful view of the treasure valley at sunset that make them undeniably top 10 worthy.
3. Downtown: Known to the locals as "BoDo". yah, we're cool like that. Urban enough to be called a downtown, yet still convenient enough to ride your bike right out of the Foothills (#2 above), down eight street, park, and grab anything from pizza and a cold beer, to sushi, to fine wines and cheese.
4. Boiselife.org : Want to know, find, serve, enjoy Boise to it's fullest? Through this site you can about find it all!
5. Zoo Boise: lions, and tigers, and bears ohhh my! sure I've never been there, but it's cool we have one! just got a new giraffe I heard
6. Greenbelt: This winding stretch of pavement provides over 20 miles of paved paths, connecting 12 parks and a golf course along the river. c'mon!
7. CoffeeShops: we're no Seattle, that's for sure. But want something original? Within minutes you'll find Big City, Dawson Taylor, Flying M, Lucy's and Tomas Hammer.... take that S*Bucks!
8. NorthFace Store: sure it's new, but it's right downtown and it's fantastic! Pick up something totally-ridiculously-awesome and head right around the corner to #1,#2,#3, or #7!!!
9. The Knitting Factory: Wanna take a break from all the outdoors stuff B-town offers? This tiny concert house packs a BIG punch! grab a cold draft from the lounge and stand so close to your favorite band you'll think your on stage!
10. Bogus: It's less than an hour to the top, and your on to Freshies in the PowPow! (or maybe sketchies in the slushslush) but this year has been great for snow, so it makes the list!
Have any YOU think should be added to the list? let me know
2 comments:
These are all very true. Except, let's be honest, top 10 might still be pushing it. The northface store really does up its quality. I'm hoping to come in the next month or so to visit. You really should take a weekend come here.
dude. Goldy's.
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