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 [...]
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Idaho is a fly fisherman’s paradise. This great state has it all from small freestone, pocket-water streams to raging rivers, warm-water reservoirs to alpine lakes, and meandering meadow streams to ultra-technical spring creeks. You can pretty much pick your passion and go with it. That’s what I love about this state. For someone who is [...]
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 [...]
Christmas is a brief time when childhood wishes become more than just imagination. I love the rich religious significance of Christmas but I also enjoy the magical childlike fantasy. My adult children are still told, “Those that don’t believe, don’t receive.” Just because they grow up doesn’t mean the magic of Santa has to vanish. [...]
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 [...]
The backyard was sunlit in the early morning, falling into shade in the early afternoon; you could hear the distant swing sets and the children laughing while they played. Those children were probably very close to my age at the time, yet I knew that in this backyard I had it better. The greenhouse was [...]
