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 [...]
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An old adage speculates that those who can’t do, teach. However, this saying is in no way applicable to David Weber. A rock climbing enthusiast and teacher of math and sciences at Shoshone High School for 20 years, he never lets his teaching get in the way of his doing. When the district moved its [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
Whenever I have a photo shoot in the Hailey, Shoshone or Gooding area I always take the back roads. For me that means taking the old Dietrich Hwy (hwy 26) from the Rupert area. Once I hit Shoshone (and if I’m Hailey bound) its a straight shot north to Hailey. I often stop especially if [...]
A decorated front entry gives off a good first impression and welcomes guests. Fall is the perfect time to add color to your entry with corn stalks, autumn flowers and berry garlands. This Halloween, make an entrance with touches of autumn that feature artfully placed pumpkins, gourds and fall leaves. You don’t need a large [...]
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 – [...]
The vast region known as Craters of the Moon encompasses three quarters of a million acres of lava flows, sagebrush, rolling hills and a few surprises. Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, located along Highway 20/26/93, 18 miles southwest of Arco and 24 miles northeast of Carey, offers visitors a chance to summit [...]









