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The Solar Eclipse occurred as scheduled in Idaho (8/21/2017 11:30 local time). The eclipse from our viewing point was remarkable. Our cabin in Stanley was almost dead-center : 100% eclipse and under the full shadow 99.83% (i.e., viewing time well over 2+ minutes). More importantly, the Lubeck’s were able to host friends that live at […] On this summer day in the Sawtooth Wilderness dawn is transforming to sunrise. Sunlight is hitting the rock crags that give Snowyside Peak (10,661 ft) its signature profile
[…] Elk Creek, Valley Creek, Stanley Lake Creek and Stanley Creek just west of our cabin converge on Memorial Day Weekend. Original size: 30″ by 70.” Note: the fence line was built by a volunteer group led by my friend Ed Cannady. Memorial Day 2017. Is it simply an extended weekend or a day to […] Fishook Creek – Mt. Heyburn far left, Horstmann Peak center, and Thompson Peak far right. I travelled into the backcountry in the middle-of-winter. I ventured into my own backyard and got run over by what felt like a bus driven by gorilla appearing from out of nowhere. I was bounced, if not kicked, to […] The Sawtooths from Goat Creek. The Lubeck cabin is situated in the trees center-right. Saturday February 11th, 2017 – Stanley, Idaho The Travel Ban continues into its 4th day. Avalanches and the threat thereof, keeps all roads out of Stanley closed and subsequently unable to reach the next towns – Challis to the east, […] It is February 2017. I live in a Federal Republic in a country called The United States of America. At present the various branches of government are getting [sic., at whole new levels] to prove/disprove, test, validate/re-validate, and educate themselves and others as to their roles and authority in how we operate as a […] The view from the top of Lubeck Ridge. Lubeck Ridge (as the sun starts to set) from the driveway of our house.
It is 2:45 PM on January 28th – the day before the […] The Sawtooth Mountain Range was first characterized as America’s Alps in the early 1900’s. With 52 named peaks over 10,000 feet in a range that spans 45 miles in length and 20 miles in width. The designation is a fair one. I have reached the summit of many of the named peaks. I […]
The prospect of a natural disaster is something of which the media feasts. A weather related event that can be predicted, anticipated, tracked and analyzed – can fill an entire programming period for days on end. Hurricanes and Typhoons used to be the only weather events named. In the 21st century […] The film The Light Between Oceans could quickly and easily be classified as a tear-jerker Chick Flick sponsored by Kleenex brand tissues. This characterization would be selling the film, its source novel, and its potential audience short, very short. This is a story about making very… no.., extremely tough choices so as to benefit […] |
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