You deeply inhale the crispest mountain air you’ve ever encountered. Sweeping the panoramic mountainside with your goggled eyes, you notice crystalline sparkles gleaming from the miles and miles of snow. The air is frigid and cool, yet the sun shines brightly around you, letting just enough warmth in to fuel you for what’s about to [...]
Getting-Out
The creaking of wooden floors can almost compete with the volume of the many conversations simultaneously taking place in the old Bruneau Legion Hall. A welcoming smell of leather, scented candles and fresh baked goods fills every room. The walls are nearly bursting with crafty vendors and eager shoppers – it’s a familiar scene to [...]
Rupert’s Garden Cents Straw Maze Standing at the entrance of the Haunted Straw Maze in Rupert, Idaho, the 30-foot pyramid, slides, bridges and corn pit belie the magnitude of the haunted maze laid out behind it. With unlimited straw bales from Southern Idaho’s grain fields, an industrial loader and one man’s vision, this is officially [...]
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Gary Fisk’s Antique Farm Equipment Demo
This Saturday (October 22nd) starting at 11:00 am – Paul resident Gary Fisk will be hosting a big antique farm equipment demonstration. On display will be a restored and operational 1940′s McCormick 1-row corn chopper, 1940′s old style hay loader, 1950 stationary thrashing machine (using authentic wheat bundles), 3 styles of 1-row beet diggers and [...]
“Once you put your boots on, you’re going all the way.” -Kim Frandsen Like packing dynamite into a hole, Kim Frandsen settles himself down on the back of his bronc. Keeping a wary eye on the head of his horse, he knows it’s the most dangerous part of the ride. Seconds later the gate swings [...]
Mickey Cockerham grew up hunting birds in the fields near his home in Fairfield, Idaho. Now, several decades later, he’s dedicated to keeping that tradition alive for the next generations of hunters. Cockerham is the owner of Western Spirit Inc., which encompasses two vast Idaho Fish & Game licensed shooting preserves in Southern Idaho – [...]
When Magic Valley Astronomical Society created a star party on top of Pomerelle Mountain Ski Resort in Southern Idaho, they brought star gazing to new heights. The 8,000-foot elevation atop Pomerelle creates a “sweet spot” for star gazers, says Chris Anderson, Faulkner planetarium specialist at College of Southern Idaho. “Visibility of stars is clearer at [...]
Looking for a fun family activity after the 4th of July weekend? After you’ve finished the last hot dog and lit the last firecracker, grab the kids and your friends and head to Castleford, Idaho, for the Castleford Classics Motor Jamboree, July 16-17 at Jean’s Park. If some good old fashioned “not so clean” family [...]
“C.A.S.T. for Kids” (Catch a Special Thrill), is celebrating its 20th anniversary July 16, 2011, at the Walcott State Park, giving children with disabilities and their families an opportunity to “Leave their troubles behind.” A day devoted to fishing in the waters of southern Idaho’s Snake River, children can either experience the great outdoors fishing [...]
It’s the middle of summer, kids are bored, I’m restless and my husband desperately needs some R & R. The budget being tight has me wondering what kind of special outing we can really pull off. Then I remember a friend talking about an incredible place on the Snake River in the “middle of nowhere.” [...]
