Picture of the Week – Second Week of October 2008 The second week of October 2008 in southern Idaho brought a strong cold front and much cooler weather. Just 1 week ago I was chest deep in the waters of
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Catch a Train to Portland? Seattle? Ogden, Utah?
I looked into taking a train from Boise to Seattle about two months ago. Much to my dismay, there are no passenger trains that run through Southern Idaho. None! But that could all change in the future…I said “Could”. Signed,
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The Mighty Elmore County Douglas Fir
On a recent trip to the mountain north of Mountain Home, I began wondering what kind of pine trees I was seeing. I saw some that I knew were Lodgepole Pines and a few Ponderosa Pines but didn’t know what
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Fall Colors Appear Highway 20, Idaho
Fall colors are starting to work themselves down from the high country. We even see trees and ground cover starting their fall transformation right here on the valley floor around Mountain Home. With the rain on Saturday I figured a
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Like Skiing? Buy Your Own Idaho Resort
Winter is fast approaching that means the ski season will be upon us in no time. For “avid skiers” that means waxing those bottoms, sharpening those edges and watching the weather and ski reports. For those “extremely avid and extremely
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What does fishing mean to local businesses
Fishing is big business but not just Cabela’s, REI or Big 5 Sporting Goods stores. Attracting fishermen to a city can increase business and in some cases attract big money. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game conducted a survey
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