Surprise, Surprise Story and Photos by Brush Bash In the forty years I’ve lived in the Idaho Falls area, I’ve often worked and played in the vicinity of the extinct volcanoes North and South Menan Butte. I’ve driven
Not Exactly Fun, but Inspiring Story and Photos by Michelle B. Coates Sometime during the last forty years, I let myself get out of shape. I blame that on two major surgeries and a decision that eating out
I guess you could say I’ve never been much of an explorer, at least in the traditional sense of the word. I do like to explore new experiences on my own, such as creating a home network, troubleshooting IT issues, or developing new photography techniques through watching YouTube videos and then practicing.
But sadly, even though I’ve lived in Idaho pretty much my entire life, I never really got into being outdoors. Don’t get me wrong—I love the smell of a campfire, or the aroma in the woods after a rainstorm. It’s just that hiking was never fun to me. Before I took up photographing Idaho as a hobby, I actually dreaded hikes, which struck me as tedious. But now I enjoy capturing the beauty of, say, a hike in the Driggs area, or a climb up Menan Buttes. Lately, I’ve come to regard each new outing as another opportunity to explore my home state.
