Idaho

Home to the native American Coeur d'Alene tribe, and a beautiful city in 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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Mike and Rainier Investment buddy Jim Ridgeway put on a STELLAR performance to take 1st place in the AMPT (Auto Machinists Pension Trust) tournament in Sun Valley amidst 40 contestants. Cheers! Playoffs! Official Rulings!! The [...]

Nothing like playing with the kids to bring out your inner 10 year old!!!

Our first official passenger on the plane was precious cargo. We gave Gunther the puppy the red carpet treatment. Gunther is a black mouthed cur, and will be the newest member of the household for [...]

We needed one more chair for our condo in Vegas...Mike thought this one would be PERFECT.