The Swans’ Resurgence Sparks Research Story and Photos by Paige Miller On a late May morning in the heart of Bear Lake Valley, I sat in the passenger seat of a pickup truck while a U.S. Fish and
Deer Catch-and-Release Story and Photos by Kris Millgate “Yes! Did you get that?” “Get what?” “That deer.” “What deer?” “The one in the net.” “Where?” I say, lifting my head. “Put your head down. The deer can’t see
Why Were They There? Story and Photo by Joseph Zahnle Once a year in the mid-2010s, when my wife and I took the beautiful drive from Orofino to Grangeville, we’d see deer on Highway 12. Both deer and
To the Rescue Again By Peter D. McQuade If you frequent Boise’s Ridge to Rivers trails, you just might encounter Bob. He’s the one who’ll stop at some quiet spot and just stand there, silently watching and listening
Lettuce Alone Story and Photos by Joseph Zahnle In northern Idaho, if you have a vegetable garden, there’s a good chance raccoons will show up to raid it. The critters can scale fences to get in, and then
A Drawback of Daydreams By Diana Hooley I like to hike Chase’s hill above his house and the Snake River, near my place outside Hammett. The road is a steady incline, cut at an angle across the face
Story and Photos by Joseph Zahnle When my wife Barbara and I lived in Orofino, from 2010 to 2015, we frequently saw animals dead on the road. It seemed whitetail deer, raccoons, and squirrels were always getting struck
An Awesome Winter Spectacle at the Lake By Ray Harwood To many bird-watchers, the bald eagle carries a mystical aura, similar to the mythical thunder bird or phoenix of antiquity. I recollect seeing only a handful of the
Dancing in the Yard Story and Photos by Joseph Zahnle When my wife Barbara and I lived in Orofino from 2010 to 2015, our house on a hill in the woods about a mile from town was a
And Can Fly By Susan Hatch I wake the way you do when you’ve gone to sleep in a place you’ve never been before. I look out the second-story window from the pitch blackness of our mountain cabin
