Hiking in the Sawtooths, ID
Mike backpacked for three days in the Sawtooth Mountains. The group began and ended the trip at JoAn and Ralph's beautiful cabin in Stanley, ID.
Biking in Boise
We stopped off in Boise to see Nancy Nuerenberg (who couldn't make it to Vegas for birthday weekend). Fun time biking and golfing!
Golfing in Coeur d’Alene, ID
Two glorious days of golf at the Coeur d'Alene resort for Mike's birthday.
Snowmobiling in the Black Hills, SD
The Black Hills of South Dakota were chilly with snow flurries. Fortunately our snowmobile had heated seats, heated handlebars and heated hand holds for the back seat. It also had a built in GPS! We [...]
Idaho Falls
We pulled over in a field of jumpy grasshoppers to snap photos of a crop duster with quite the aerial skills. In a few seconds, the pilot dropped spray from maybe 5 ft., then climbed [...]
Coeur d’Alene
Home to the native American Coeur d'Alene tribe, and a beautiful city in Idaho.
Craters of the Moon in Arco, Idaho
Looking out over the flat expanse of Arco, Idaho, it's understandable why it's been used for nuclear reactor experimentation. Any slip ups would render uninhabitable a plain that is already devoid of trees or towns. [...]
Warming up in Boise
Boise wasn't exactly a planned stop. We had to borrow a plane seat from our amazing friends at Western Aircraft. Since it was nice weather, we hung out for a while. Nice city, accessibly sized [...]
Golfing in Coeur D’Alene
Wow! A golf course that offers free5 minute massages. Morning starts with a complimentary golfershuttle on Lake Coeur D'Alene. Nice boat, right? It's a fine wooden Stan-Craft, made right here in Idaho. This golf course is so well [...]
Smack in the middle of Idaho
Tamarack is a failed ski/golf resort in central Idaho.Per locals, the ski runs are located on the east sideof the mountain, where they get warm and icy early.Despite celebrity exposure (Shawn White and AndreAgassi were guests), the [...]
Horsing around in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Welcome to Coeur d'Alene Resort, where you can walk the world's longest floating boardwalk. Here are the stats: 12 ft. wide, 3,300 ft. long, made of over 16,000 cedar logs. Then the cowgirls (me [...]
An unconventional Anniversary!
Per Hallmark, the traditional gift for 5th anniversary is wood. Never thought we'd actually pick up firearms! We found ourselves in Boise ID shooting skeet. "Skeet" are clay discs flung at high speed from a [...]