In the early 1900s, as southern Idaho pioneers built the area we now call home, “Up at dawn and down at dusk,” was more than just a saying – it was a way of life. Children would be rousted from their slumber to help work in the fields, plowing, planting, harvesting and whatever needed to [...]
Tag: Farm & Ranch
At the Wells Summit shipping corrals, the sun peeks lazily over the Dollarhide Mountains, spying on the morning’s bustling activity and illuminating the vibrant quaking aspen leaves. Silhouettes against the dawn sky, the cowboys have once again beat the sun out of bed as they gather cattle off the Sawtooth National Forest north of Fairfield, Idaho. Since [...]
Lyle Masters’ passion for auctioneering and the responsibility he feels to give back to his community are deeply intertwined. Ever since he began his auction career in 1959 he has volunteered his time, doing what he does best: talking up bidders and giving folks a good time. Masters and his company, Masters Auction Service, are [...]
Many in their mid-20s pine for adventure ala Mad Men, while clinging to modern perks like Wi-Fi, sonic toothbrushes and deeply urban penthouse apartments. That isn’t the life Adam Miller, 25, ever envisioned for himself, opting instead to spend winters working on a ranch owned and operated by his in-laws and summers in the expansive [...]
Nestled among sage garnished hills, beneath the wide-open western skies of Albion, lies the Chatburn Ranch – and a lesson in American cowboying history. Each morning as the sun ascends, shedding rays of light across the isolated rangeland, the Chatburn family has long since started the day. Ranch life is more than a job; it’s [...]
It was a beautiful day in Fairfield, except for one thing – summer was over. All the cattle had been gathered off the Bennett Mountains and trucked to Paul for the winter. The last cutting of hay had been bailed and stacked. Another storybook summer had passed and it was time for me to go [...]
