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First Winter After The Wapiti 2024 Fire

The Wapiti Fire of 2024 consumed over 129 thousand acres of the Sawtooth National Forest in Idaho.

As the lighten created, wind driven fire progressed, my house and the entire town of Stanley were in line to be its victim. A last chance backfire was started by the firefighters of the United States Forest […]

Shooting Star on Display in Goat Creek

The Shooting Star is one of the early blooming wildflowers in the high elevations of the Rocky Mountains of Idaho.  It reaches its peak in the last weeks of June each year.  This year is no different.

The Shooting Star is part of the primrose family. This species is named Primula jeffreyi.  The […]

Take Me to the River – Idaho in the Fall-time

Take me to the River and wash me in the colors of fall-time in Idaho.  From the towns of Stanley to Ketchum, the mountains and river drainages contained within can be magical. For the last two weeks of September and first two of October, I would suggest another word to explain the experience  […]