We love visiting our neighboring state of Idaho and I was fortunate to get to write about weekend getaways in the Gem State for Trivago’s blog. An excerpt: After an afternoon of cycling along the 25-mile Boise River Greenbelt, I’m sitting on the patio outside Fork, a hip eatery in downtown Boise. Riding beside the …
The boys and I are on the move. For the next three or four weeks we are traveling around southern Utah and northern Arizona. I won’t tell you where we are until after we’ve left, and I’m sure our Internet access will be spotty (I hope!), but you can follow behind us here, on Facebook …
Take a walk back in time with me. Back to April of 2012. We were in Idaho Falls for a fly-tying convention. The boys and I were itching for a field trip, so we drove about 1.5 hours west to Craters of the Moon. It had been at least 10 years since I last visited …
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And now you know what the back of a peacock looks like. Despite my protestations about not liking zoos, I often go to them. Case in point, we went to two zoos on our trip last week (or was it the week before?). The second zoo was in Idaho Falls. It’s a little zoo, with …
Want to take a look around Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, but just can’t get away right now? There are webcams all over both Yellowstone and Grand Teton that give you a glimpse of what’s going on in the parks. (Obviously these don’t work at night because it is too dark to see anything!) …
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Winter starting to get you down? Ready to hit the rivers? Here’s a little piece about a really cool flyfishing shop on the Clearwater River in Idaho to get you thinking about spring and fishing! An updated cut of this film won the Bronze Trout award in Winston Rods online film competition. You can watch …
Rodeo is the iconic sport of the West. Buckin broncos, cowboys roping calves, horses weaving in and out of barrelsthey all spring to mind when one thinks about the Old West. Rodeo is uniquely American, and specifically, western Americana. Rooted in our countrys past, but thoroughly modern, rodeo links western traditions with contemporary sport. Buckin’ …
We love hot springs! We love them so much that we plan our road trips around places where we can soak in hot water. Maybe it’s because winters are long and cold here in Montana, but there is nothing better than hopping in a hot pool after cross-country skiing, building snow forts, or sledding through …
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