Move Slowly, Observe Closely Stories and Photos by Austin Reich Welcome back, friend,” I whisper. There’s no reason to think the great blue heron in front of me is the same one from last year, but I know
And a Lion, Too By Ray Brooks I saw my first Idaho black bear at about age ten, while driving up a narrow dirt road near Ketchum with my mother. The bear was turning over rocks and pieces
In Pursuit of the Rainbow Stallion By John M. Larsen I never saw my father in a worse state of frustration than when he rode into our base camp in a cloud of desert dust on his horse
Wildlife Edges Closer Story and Photos by Larry Cohen About ten yards down the side trail I spotted her as she looked for bits of food in the winter terrain. I slowed down so she would have little
A Privilege to Witness By Rachel Moore Photos by Michael Creger, Jr. and Rachel Moore Imagine driving down a snow-covered road in southeastern Idaho when out of nowhere a big 4×4 buck steps in front of the vehicle.
A Bejeweled Invader Story and Photos by John Shewey Mom might have been the first hummingbird feeder in Saint Anthony. We moved there from California in 1970, a time when providing sugar water in glass feeders for bedazzling
Invitations to Soar Story and Photos by Melinda Stiles Each winter my husband and I leave our beloved, frozen Idaho and migrate to the warmth of Arizona. Each spring I am rabid for our return. By April I
Ups and Downs on the Long Road By Les Tanner Take a look at this,” Randy said, taking out his phone and scrolling through its contents until he came to the frame he wanted. He turned the phone
Or Not, Sometimes By David E. Metcalf I pulled the box trap back from the hole. Would it be a dead gopher or a pile of dirt? If you own any land or live next to a vacant
Land of Sudden Sightings By Linden Bateman Every March since 2016, the author has written a story for this magazine in honor of Idaho Day on March 4, for which he introduced the legislation in 2014 as an
