Category: Idaho
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Idahome: Chasing Dinosaurs
Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can’t remember who we are or why we’re here. Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees White sturgeon are native to the Snake River and many waterways on the Pacific. The Snake is a river that makes its way from the…
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The Promise of Time
April 15th, 2014 We set out on a new chapter in our lives six years ago today. Wes joined the United States Air Force and left for Lackland, AFB and Basic Training on the 14th, and started his six-year contract on tax day. It was emotional. It was challenging knowing that we wouldn’t be able…
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Kokanee on the Fly
Every fisherman has their favorite time of year. For some their favorite time of year is that one week they take off work to go to a special place, one they’ve planned their whole year around. Sometimes it’s a local camping trip or an extended adventure to a far-flung place they’ve never been. For me,…
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On the Fly: Learning to Fish…Again
The Meaning of Lifelong Learning Anyone who has grown up spin fishing and made the transition to fly fishing knows how different and difficult it can be. You literally have to learn a skill that you learned as a child all over again. This has been my biggest struggle. It has also been a struggle…
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Summer Rafting: Tents & Paddles
Fishing & Rafting The past two weeks have been a learning process, but more about that in my next post! For this Throwback Thursday, it is only fitting that I share one of our many “learning experiences” in the wild and on the water. Summer of 2016 was eventful for us. After finishing my masters…
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Adventure Buddies: A Letter to Our Pup
Happy Birthday to Our Little Adventurer Dear Bella, This is your second birthday. You are officially a teenager. Because of this coming-of-age, your humans would like to reflect on your puppyhood, your adventures, and the exciting years to come. So, here goes… Bella, we spent a very long time looking for you. About 15 years…
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Fly Fishing: Expectations & Realities
Those Aren’t “Wind” Knots… I am not an expert fly fisherman, nor will I ever claim to be. I started fly fishing a year and a half ago, and I have struggled, triumphed, gotten angry, celebrated, cursed, caught fish, and lost a lot of fish. Growing up spin fishing and bass fishing, I always looked…
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Outdoor Adventure Program Mountain Home, Idaho Whitewater rafting isn’t something I ever thought I would enjoy. I was wrong. To fully understand my relationship with whitewater rafting, you have to first understand that I grew up fishing and boating on lakes in a bass boat, with a motor. I am completely comfortable on water that…
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Where is the Trail? This is something we kept asking ourselves once we made it to the end of the maintained trail and set out on the footpath that leads up the mountain. This is also when maps and research pay off. My biggest piece of advice to anyone making their way into the backcountry…
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Backpacking: The Uphill Battle
Just One More Ridgeline This week we are prepping to take our first backpacking trip of the year into the Sawtooth National Forest. Yes, we are late getting up into the mountains this year, but that’s life! Our first extended backpacking trip last summer with family and friends was breathtaking, and immediately had us hooked. That…
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