One of the most rewarding things about living in Idaho is the hidden gems. While many people associate Idaho with potatoes, Idaho is also known as the Gem State. Largely attributable to the rich mining industry, this moniker could also reflect the many hidden gems that can find on a daily basis in Idaho. The [...]
Getting-Out
From skiing to skimming, boarding to bottoming out, Pomerelle Resort’s 2nd annual Slush Cup Pond Skim is becoming a rite of passage for many skiers and snowboarders to celebrate a great season of winter sports and usher in the coming of spring. True to its name, The Slush Cup Pond Skim challenges the ability of [...]
There are two sure signs of spring’s arrival in southern Idaho: sporadic rain showers and the revving of engines at Gooding, Idaho’s SoHo Raceway Park (formerly High Desert Speedway). Both are conducive to some first-rate mud bogging, however, the latter also provides an energizing arena for spectators and a wide variety of motor sport competition. [...]
Friendly chatter amongst the participants of Sweet Inspiration’s monthly cooking class in Gooding, Idaho adds a welcoming atmosphere within the food and wine specialty store’s brick-adorned storefront. Each month Sweet Inspiration offers themed culinary instruction aimed at inspiring inventive and zesty uses for everyday ingredients. Garnishing February’s class was the versatile, yet often overlooked in [...]
Billowing evergreens silhouetted against the soft glow from layers of freshly acquired snow crystals is a panorama often anticipated by skiers when embarking upon their adventure. However, each year in Bellevue, Idaho, such opulent scenery is traded for the hind view of a four-legged stead. The sport is dubbed “ski-joring” and incorporates two teammates: one [...]
Air borne with nothing but snow and an 8,000 foot decent to the valley below, ski and boarding competitors practice jumps, grabs, kicks and spins as they get ready for Pomerelle’s Big Trick Competition, Saturday, February 11, 2012. Dealing with up to 7 feet of snow fall, grooming crews faced one of its biggest challenges [...]
Stepping out on each month’s first Friday becomes a lively event when those steps are taken into Twin Falls’ historic downtown. Twangy strains rolling from the worn stings of an old country guitar and vibrant window displays are but a few of many attractions likely to welcome ‘First Friday’ guests. Such festivities in the downtown [...]
The holidays are like no other time of year. All at once, we get caught up in a whirlwind of activity…parties, shopping, decorating. We eat a little more, play a little harder, and shop a little longer. For residents of Southern Idaho, the holidays are also a time that even in the midst of all [...]
