One of the Usual Suspects
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 Service Read More…
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 flower’s common Read More…
The Finch’s are usually the first family of birds to welcome us back to the cabin in Stanley. These birds are called Cassin’s Finch. The male is noted by its Red head, the female is noted by is brownish body and yellow face. They are named after John Cassin the former Curator Philadelphia Academy of Read More…