A Marvel in the South Hills Story and photos by Michael Stubbs Is it my imagination, or do these cones of volcanic tuff look like traditional Native American animal-skin homes? Perhaps I have been deceived by my own expectations. I … Continue reading
Secluded but Not Forgotten Story and photos by John J. O’Hagan As I travel up Mountain Cove Road into the Boise foothills, a cemetery suddenly looms to my left on a desolate hillside. Its brooding presence demands a closer look. … Continue reading
Where Nature and Humans Get Fancy By Alice H. Dunn When we clear Malad Summit on our way home from Utah and drop into Marsh Valley, my husband says, “I wonder if The Lady on the Mountain has shown up … Continue reading
Bliss for a Butterfly Guy By Les Tanner Photos by Susannah Newsome It was 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 3, 2019, when I bid goodbye to Jimmy the cat, promising to be back by dark (I’m not sure he believed … Continue reading
How a Vandalized Memorial Brought Idahoans Together By Dan Prinzing In 2017, I was taken aback when a national reporter covering an attack on the Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial asked if that act of hate represented who and … Continue reading
An Idaho Idyll Story and Photos by Peter Zheutlin The first and only time I had previously been in Idaho was nearly a half century ago. Coincidentally, I had then traversed the state across its narrow panhandle, as the novelist … Continue reading
A Grave Problem Story and Photos by Clell G. Ballard This story is offered free in its entirety for the first part of July. Camas County has a problem with dying. You see, even though the county is as large … Continue reading
In Owyhee County Story and Photos by Merri Melde As my cowboy boots scuffed along the pioneer town’s boardwalk and I peered into replicas of an old hotel, assay office, blacksmith shop, post office, school room, and jail, the present … Continue reading
And Other Amazements Story and Photos by Mary Terra-Berns Behind the glass, thousands of tiny pieces of bamboo strung together with linen thread by an unknown artist create a raglan-sleeved jacket with a diamond pattern. I’ve never seen anything like … Continue reading
This Time, with a Little Help By Khaliela Wright I sat back in my chair and smiled at Bruce across the top of my wine glass. Outside, a spring squall was whipping up white-capped waves on Lake Coeur d’Alene. Inside, … Continue reading
