Well, I just couldn't do it. I just couldn't stay trapped inside another day even though the air quality warnings said I shouldn't leave the house. It was either risk a reaction or go crazy so I doubled up on my medicines, put on my Vogmask and headed out into the smoke filled air to …
Idaho is on fire right now, which isn't unusual but it is seriously affecting my ability to function. Hopefully the rain that is predicted to fall over the next few days will help extinguish the wildfires and clear the air. Until then, I'm left with no choice but to stay inside as much as possible. …
As you probably know by now, we live near the Snake river, which is aptly named because it winds its way through the Greater Yellowstone area and across Idaho like a serpent. It provides some of the best fishing in the world, not to mention some of the most beautiful views. Needless to say, we …
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I've been hesitant to post more pictures from our "backyard" here, mostly because I hate to rub it in that just up the road from us is literal paradise. That is if you like pristine, alpine forests and mountain views that seem to be pulled right out of a Bob Ross painting. I mean, I …
It's that time of the year when we start planning our summer camping trips. We are a little more than an hour from the gates of Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks but we've never actually camped inside the borders of the parks themselves and I don't think we ever will. Why? Well, last July …
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