Everywhere you look, life is an adventure.
Learning of an Idaho woman’s attack by a mule deer reminded me of a startling experience I had on a recent evening stroll. It was after sundown, and dark. Instead of talking about our kids or the social order, we were silent. Block after block we walked. About half way through our route as […]
There were two hunters. Both were Montanans. They had gone hunting together in the woods. Soon they found themselves lost in the woods. “Shoot into the air so the rescuers can find us,” one said to the other. “Okay,” said the other, and shot into the air. After awhile, they were still lost and no […]
Sunday morning started out favorably as I woke up to find a blurry picture of myself on the front page of the Daily Interlake. We had attended the Mountain Man Rendezvous on Saturday in search of trapping and skinning demonstrations. None of those activities were to be found, but we did try our skills at […]
No sooner did we plant our butts down on the wooden bleachers did a bucking bronco, determined to throw his rider, jerk his way toward the fence that separated us from the arena. The rodeo had started off with riveting edge of your seat action and I was captivated. “You don’t even have your camera […]
Nestled beneath I-90 in the panhandle of northern Idaho about 40 miles west of St. Regis, Montana, is the town of Wallace. Every building in the business district of Wallace, Idaho is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is the only city in the United States to have this distinction. […]
A Moment of Terror on the Route of the Hiawatha – Dark, Cold Tunnels! Suddenly everything went dark. A sense of unease came over me. It was cold and I could barely see. I was afraid and wanted to stop but I had to keep moving for fear that someone would run in to me. […]
The Route of the Hiawatha is the “Crown Jewel” of the Rails to Trails System. With that said, the Hiawatha lived up to its reputation as a spectacular bike ride through the rugged Bitterroot Mountains of Idaho and Montana. After a pleasant stay in historic Wallace, Idaho, we drove out of town 20 miles on […]
On Wednesday, a 57 year old man who was hiking with his wife in Yellowstone National Park’s backcountry was killed by a grizzly bear. Considering that we go hiking in grizzly country ourselves, David remarked that no one had called to ask if he was the victim. Someone once asked him, “Did you ever notice […]
It was a fabulous Fourth of July weekend cycling the celebrated “Route of the Hiawatha” high amongst the peaks of the Bitterroot Mountains bordering Idaho and Montana. Following a portion of the historic route of the Last Transcontinental Railroad, it traverses scenic mountain landscapes with snowy peaks. Considered the “Crown Jewel” of the Rail to […]
Hiking to Avalanche Lake in Glacier National Park has become an annual event. The trail is at lower elevations on the west side of the Going to the Sun Road which means the snow melts sooner making it accessible much earlier than trails at higher elevations in the park. As this is one of […]
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