USA ID McCall 2000JUL08 001  I jumped in the motorcar and traveled 107 miles (173 kilometers) North of Boise to the town of  McCall . : 2000, Idaho, July, McCall, North America, USA  USA ID McCall 2000JUL08 002  July 8th, 2000 It takes 2 hours on a good Summers day to do the journey, but at least 3 hours in Winter to do the same trip. : 2000, Idaho, July, McCall, North America, USA  USA ID McCall 2000JUL08 003  McCall was named after Tom McCall and a group of homesteader families who arrived in the area in about 1891. : 2000, Idaho, July, McCall, North America, USA  USA ID McCall 2000JUL08 004  When the group first saw the frozen, snow-covered Payette Lake, they thought it was a huge meadow. Imagine their surprise when the lake surfaced! : 2000, Idaho, July, McCall, North America, USA  USA ID McCall 2000JUL08 005  McCall has evolved as a getaway for the folks from Boise. : 2000, Idaho, July, McCall, North America, USA  USA ID McCall 2000JUL08 006  Two of my good friends, Blouse (Tom) & MJ (Mary Jo), have this "cabin" not even 2 minutes from the Payette Lake. : 2000, Idaho, July, McCall, North America, USA 
USA ID McCall 2000JUL08 007  The front of the house with it's huge porch. : 2000, Idaho, July, McCall, North America, USA  USA ID McCall 2000JUL08 008  Up the side of the house ..... : 2000, Idaho, July, McCall, North America, USA  USA ID McCall 2000JUL08 009  ..... to the back. : 2000, Idaho, July, McCall, North America, USA  USA ID McCall 2000JUL08 010  Around the back to the side entrance of the front porch. : 2000, Idaho, July, McCall, North America, USA  USA ID McCall 2000JUL08 011  On the front porch you can see the log cabin next door or ..... : 2000, Idaho, July, McCall, North America, USA  USA ID McCall 2000JUL08 012  ..... back down the driveway. : 2000, Idaho, July, McCall, North America, USA 
USA ID McCall 2000JUL08 013  The house is surrounded by trees and foliage. : 2000, Idaho, July, McCall, North America, USA  USA ID McCall 2000JUL08 014  Imagine how all this will look in the winter. : 2000, Idaho, July, McCall, North America, USA  USA ID McCall 2000JUL08 015  Tom & Mary Jo's 3 year old son Cameron. : 2000, Idaho, July, McCall, North America, USA  USA ID McCall 2000JUL08 016  On the back porch is a great 6 man hot tub. : 2000, Idaho, July, McCall, North America, USA  USA ID McCall 2000JUL08 017  We went up for the weekend to install some trim work and this, by far, is the best way to finish the day. : 2000, Idaho, July, McCall, North America, USA  USA ID McCall 2000JUL08 018  Sitting in the hot tub with a ice cold beer in the middle of a forest. What more could you want? : 2000, Idaho, July, McCall, North America, USA 
USA ID McCall 2000JUL08 019  Hopefully all those bubble aren't coming from Tom! : 2000, Idaho, July, McCall, North America, USA  USA ID McCall 2000JUL08 020  The view for the lounge room looking doe towards the front driveway. : 2000, Idaho, July, McCall, North America, USA  USA ID McCall 2000JUL08 021  From the lounge to the dining room/kitchen. : 2000, Idaho, July, McCall, North America, USA  USA ID McCall 2000JUL08 022  MJ keeping up with Cameron. : 2000, Idaho, July, McCall, North America, USA  USA ID McCall 2000JUL08 023  I'll try and get a better panorama shot in the future. : 2000, Idaho, July, McCall, North America, USA