A Deep Hot Water Study By Rob Podgorney This story is offered free in its entirety. For millions of years, the earth’s crust has moved over the volcanic Yellowstone hotspot, altering the landscapes of Oregon, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. … Continue reading
A Slow Reveal Story and Photo by Diana Hooley The corner of earth I’ve lived on in Owyhee County for more than forty years is in the desert, south and west of Hammett. The word “desert” is oft-abused as metaphor. … Continue reading
In Praise of Watery Nature Story and Photos by Melody McKinney As a dedicated traveler, I’ve enjoyed the views from Missouri to Illinois to Colorado, among many other states, but I’ve never fallen more in love with Nature’s scenery than … Continue reading
“Solving for Pattern” By Maija Baehr This story is offered free in its entirety for the first part of April. Sitting as tall as I could, I bounced my knees up and down nervously as I watched the wilderness whiz … Continue reading
Do Plants Communicate? By Shiva WhiteHawk Last fall, I hiked into the Snake River Plain northeast of my home in Twin Falls and stood surrounded by sagebrush as far as the eye could see. Silence reigned, and I felt isolated. … Continue reading
In the Wake of the Wind Story and Photos by Bruce Bash If you live in southeast Idaho and you want to see the Night Tracks, you have to be lucky. Lucky enough to have a day of wind that … Continue reading
Under, Around, and Before Dworshak Dam By Richard Thorum In August 2017, when I took a job as a park ranger at Dworshak Dam south of Lewiston, I’d never journeyed in Idaho north of Boise. I grew up on the … Continue reading
And the Fiftieth Earth Day By Veronika Vazhnik On a balmy summer afternoon, the foothills trails are dry and dusty, and I enjoy every step on the gravel and sand, along with the conversation with my fellow runners. It was … Continue reading
Tracing the Origins of Contemporary Idaho Story and Photos by Max Jenkins For a long time, I didn’t understand why the terrain varied so widely throughout much of Idaho. This mystery arose in my boyhood, after our family moved to … Continue reading
Connecting Children to Nature By Mike Turnlund When I began my first year teaching at a small rural high school in Idaho’s scenic panhandle—surrounded by forests and water and mountains—it was a shock to realize that many of my students … Continue reading
