It was a beautiful September weekend and two unexpected phone calls alerted us to the fact that we were going to have visitors. One daughter and son-in-law, five-year grandson and a three-year old granddaughter arriving from Nevada and a daughter and nine-year-old...
Last year’s spring blog in 2022 was titled “Hello Spring”. This year there is a sign making the rounds on facebook saying, “Spring keeps arriving, but then it storms out!” One day is sunny and sixty degrees and the next day is in the thirties or forties with...
Imagine the peace and quiet of the mountains. The most pronounced noise permeating the quietness is the rustle of the fall leaves in the breeze blowing down the canyon and the flowing of the Salmon River. The fall colors of the aspen and cottonwoods are...
After losing our border collie, Kami due to cancer, I started looking for another border collie. It was May and the time for my husband to set a up his summer camp in the mountains was drawing near. I wanted a dog that soon for a sense of security and peace of mind,...
Spring is near, oh, so near, I can see the signs, oh, so clear. The grass is peeking up through the snow, As we watch the signs of winter go. The rays of the sun kiss the ground, As colorful signs of spring appear all around. The robins are here, seeking their food,...
There is a legend of a stagecoach robbery that went awry. The story is told that four robbers robbed a stagecoach of gold. west of Birch Creek in Lemhi County, Idaho. Two got shot, but two got away and were later apprehended. When the two robbers were about to be...
Times around the campfire are as old as our nation, reminding me of verse two from Battle Hymn of the Republic, “I have seen Him in the watchfires of a hundred circling camps”. Stars never seemed so bright or plentiful and it is easy to wonder about the One who hung...
Metal detecting for us started about 30 years ago when an ATV buddy bought a metal detector. We would load up the 4-wheelers, metal detectors and drive about 1 hour from our home to a mountain area that at one time was home to three major mining towns which...
These past two years have left their mark on many of us; shopping for the joy of finding a special bargain and fast trips to a store for one or two items. Choices have been shifted and molded into new ways. Preparations for a camping trip have morphed into a new way...
Is there one outdoor activity that bridges across the years between grandparents to grandchildren, creating an adventure to ignite the imagination of all ages? The answer is yes Metal detecting is the answer! Our first memorable adventure of metal detecting was after...