A Light Show on Independence Day Story and Photos by Matt Demke “Hey, do you have anything going on the next couple of days?” “Where are you taking me now?” Most of the backpacking adventures my cousin Tristyn
Training for a 30k Run Story and photos by Kimberly Shepard A chilly wind that traveled through the early July air brought billowing clouds of fog with it. I stood looking skeptically at a muddy path that led
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
Idylls in the Canyon By Chris Carlson In 2018, Caxton Press of Caldwell published Chris Carlson’s book, Hells Heroes: How an unlikely alliance saved Idaho’s Hells Canyon. Several months later, Chris died of cancer at the family home
It’s Not Like the Pictures Story and Photos by Maddie Bradshaw We drove around in the dark for what felt like hours. All the campsites were filled with people. It was around midnight when we realized we might
For a Trails Hero Story and Photos by Diana Hooley When Carolyn Calomeni hikes, she dons her superhero costume, a floppy hat and sneakers. At sixty-two, mild-mannered Carolyn may seem more Clark Kent than Superman. Her appearance is
In Another Time Story and Photos by Margaret Fuller After a family pack trip in early August 1971, I stayed up at our cabin in the Sawtooth Valley with the kids for a week. I wanted to go
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.
The Forgotten Lodes Story and photos by Ray Brooks “Rush for Boyle Mountain!” never became a slogan in big-city newspapers in the 1880s. The one-time mining area never enjoyed a post office, and it suffers from going almost
In Big Creek Country By Karlene Bayok Edwards It stormed the last night of our ten-day backpack trip. Although we didn’t get wet, we watched black thunderheads pouring out rain and lightning flashing above the mountains, the same
