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South Loggers Pond Place is not really much of a street. It runs along the River Quarry Apartments and doesn't have anything else on it. It runs behind several businesses, such as the Springhill Suites and the Super Valu employees credit union. But it dead ends on both sides, one side into a culdesac and the other into the back parking lot for the hotel. The area is nice, though, and pretty quiet, except for the geese and ducks that live on the pond in the apartment complex!

East Pennsylvania St. connects Boise Ave. and Parkcenter Blvd and is a quiet, residential street. There are a lot of apartments on this street, mostly smaller, privately owned ones. Towards Boise Ave, where there once stood a trailer park, there is now an empty lot that looks as though it has been prepared for a housing development, but nothing has been put there yet. Also at the Boise Ave. end, there is a small office park consisting of doctors, dentists and other practices. It's a very nice, quiet street and was pleasant to live on.

Apple is a fairly short street, intersecting Burgeson St., Boise Ave. and Parkcenter Blvd. On it's south side, it runs through several neighborhoods with single family housing and apartments alike. It crosses Boise Ave. right next to Timberline High School and continues through a shopping area. It passes by fast food restaurants and stores such as Albertsons and Walgreens until it ends at Parkcenter Blvd. It is always clean and is well lit at night.

Boise Avenue is an interesting street, as it spans a good portion of the east side of Boise. On it's west end, Boise Ave. runs along the outside of Boise State University and you can find both student housing and family housing. As it moves east, it goes through many different neighborhoods, some nicer than others and then cuts through a shopping area. There are typical stores and fast food restaurants, as well as an elementary school and a high school and then it continues north through some more housing areas. It passes by the newly developed Bown Crossing area and some upper scale neighborhoods until it comes to an end by the Boise River and a more rural area.

East Parkcenter Blvd. is a very pretty, tree-lined street that carries the bulk of the traffic through the southeast side of Boise. There is a very nice bike path that runs along the side of the street and there is access to the Greenbelt at several junctures off of Parkcenter. In the past year or so, they've developed the Bown Crossing area at the end of Parkcenter, so it's created a bit more traffic than there used to be, but it has still maintained most of it's charm.

Meridian is a suburb of Boise and is growing larger every day. There is a lot of convenient shopping nearby, as well as tons of restaurants. There are a lot of nice city parks, so it's family friendly. My only real complaint is that the traffic gets worse every year. I don't think they planned for the population growth we've seen when they first developed Meridian and its surrounding areas.

Boise is a beautiful city with a fabulous variety of activities for active people. In the summer, you can raft the Boise River, walk or bike ride on the Greenbelt that runs the length of the city along the river, or hike in the foothills. All of these activities are within minutes from any part of town and are very easily accessed. There are many parks for relaxing, a zoo, and a soon to be built aquarium. In the winter, Bogus Basin ski resort is just outside of town with downhill skiing, cross country skiing and a tubing hill. Boise is a great place to raise children and enjoy a quality, active life.