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
Four Decades of Fit Older Folk By Alice Schenk I teach a free fitness class for the College of Southern Idaho in the small town of Rupert. We meet three days a week in the Civic Gym attached to City … Continue reading
Running Down a Dream By Alice Schenk In last month’s issue of IDAHO magazine, Alice Schenk described her 2012 solo run of the Sawtooth Relay. This month, she recounts repeating the feat in 2013. June 8, 2013 In the heart … Continue reading
Running Solo in the Sawtooth Relay By Alice Schenk If you can’t fly, run; if you can’t run, walk; if you can’t walk, crawl; but by all means keep moving. —Martin Luther King Jr. I check in at midnight on … Continue reading
Negotiating a Ridgeline Story and Photos by Alice Schenk May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.—Edward Abbey In the spring of 2012, I joined … Continue reading
A Courageous Dreamer Battles Acrophobia to Scale Idaho’s Tallest Peaks By Alice Schenk I’m a fan of the old saying, “Dreams always come a size too big, so we can grow into them.” And it did take me a while … Continue reading
A Lochsa River Adventure By Alice Schenk Photos by Becky Dowdle The instructions I received before rafting northern Idaho’s Lochsa River in June were straightforward: when you go overboard, hang onto your paddle and if the boat is gone, swim … Continue reading
