En Route to Conquering Idaho’s Forty-Four High Points Story and Photos by Alice Schenk In this installment of an occasional series, the author tags four more peaks in a quest to stand atop each high point in Idaho’s forty-four counties. … Continue reading
Like a Bird Dog on Point Story and Photos by Alice Schenk Wayne and I had left our Rupert home early, hoping to beat the storm we knew would blow through later on that Labor Day in 2020. But as … Continue reading
Stunned by Gifts and the Giving Story and Photos by Alice Schenk “Dad, Mom, there are some big birds out on the front lawn,” one of the Gentry children said to her parents on the sixth day of Christmas in … Continue reading
Navigating South Selkirk Crest Story and Photos by Alice Schenk In “Highpointing the Forty-Four,” (IDAHO magazine, March 2020), Alice Schenk described several climbs in a continuing effort to reach the tallest peak in each of Idaho’s forty-four counties. In this … Continue reading
Our Annual “Great Adventure” Story and Photos by Alice Schenk On May 28, 2009, my husband Wayne and I packed a picnic lunch and hiked into Lake Cleveland before the road opened. Cleveland is an alpine lake in Cassia County’s Albion … Continue reading
A Quest to Reach the Tallest Peak in Each Idaho County Story and Photos by Alice Schenk Before the wind came whistling through the day and winter blanketed the landscape, I reached my high point number twelve. My goal is … Continue reading
In the Albany Mountains Story and Photos by Alice Schenk On a bluebird day in mid-November 2018, we stepped from the pickup, donned our hiking boots, hats, and backpacks, adjusted our trekking poles, and headed down the road toward the … Continue reading
Revivified in Island Park Story and Photos by Alice Schenk The sparkle of possibility shone upon the day as Wayne and I headed out on our rented snowmobile, which I had nicknamed Betsy. We were at Island Park in the … Continue reading
Three Decades of Triathlons By Alice Schenk This would be my thirtieth Spudman, and as in all the others before it, I intended to bring home a trophy. If you finish in the top three in your division at Spudman, … Continue reading
And the Mountains Oblige By Alice Schenk We pull into the trailhead at dusk, planning to set up camp for a 5 a.m. start on a climb up Donaldson Peak (the eighth-highest in Idaho at 12,023 feet) and Mount Church … Continue reading
