by Ryan Howe | May 1, 2008 | Getting-Out
In the 1800s, Southern Idaho was a major thoroughfare for emigrants headed toward Oregon and California in search of land and gold. Our rich pioneer history is still intact as hundreds of miles of authentic emigrant routes can be mapped across this region. Today,...
by Jason Lugo | May 1, 2008 | Moments
Every spring the waters swell behind every damn along the snake river. About 10 miles up-river from my house is the Minadoka Damn. There are numerous spillways that come alive when they’re opened up to regulate water levels. I was fishing for spawning trout at...
by Ryan Howe | Jul 1, 2007 | Features
The Snake River is the lifeblood of southern Idaho. It provides irrigation for farmland and hydroelectricity for power. Its natural beauty, wildlife and recreation add to the quality of life of everyone living in southern Idaho. Some have a more intimate connection...
by Lisa Dayley | Jul 1, 2007 | In Business
Then, it happened, it started raining flapjacks! Yes sir, that old cyclone had whirled around those forest fires, wheat, milk and egg and now it all came falling out of the sky! From Charlotte Armstrong’s “The Legend of Cowboy Tom.” Charlotte Armstrong had writer’s...
by Jason Lugo | May 1, 2007 | Moments
This shot was taken off my back deck (in Declo, Idaho) August 15th 2006. All night that evening we had the most amazing lightning show. The strange thing about it was there wasn’t any thunder or wind. The bolts must have been hitting so far away we never really...
