Fire in the Sky
Five year’s of serving as a Volunteer and Religious Services Coordinator for the Idaho Department of Corrections was coming to an end. A new career in special education was going … Read More
Catching Up to Myself on Chateau Rock
It’s at the end of the map that I find the end of myself. Such are the moments in my life when I truly know where I am in this … Read More
Discovering the Selway River Trail
An inmate stepped into my office and quietly said, “So, I hear you’re a bit of an outdoorsman. A hiker?” He had my attention. “Yeah,” I said. “I run The … Read More
Are You Afraid of Snakes?
I’m really excited about our hike on the Selway River coming up next week. I’ve heard a lot of good things about that area, and it’s somewhere I have not … Read More
Heating up on the Cold Springs Trail
Click here to see the Cold Springs Trail Photo Album The Cold Springs Trail is the kind of trail I imagine when I think of hiking through the forest. Dappled … Read More
Marching Into Spring on the Westridge Trail
The Clearwater Trekkers have been on both the Westridge Trail and Merry’s Bay Trail before, so it seemed a fitting way to open the 2017 hiking season by doing them … Read More
Up, Up, Up the Downriver Trail
The Downriver Trail provides an impressive view of the Lochsa River and surrounding mountain ridges, which is nice since we were looking at that view for five hours while we … Read More
Morning Mist on the Clearwater – Just a Simple Drive to Work
Morning mist on the water has always been a favorite of mine, and this morning light on the Clearwater River as I drove to work yesterday was simply too … Read More
Who Hid A 124,000 Acre Playground Next Door? Discovering new places and new ideas with the Lewiston Park and Rec Hiking Club
It’s one of those areas on the map that you start to think you know because you drive by it at 65 mph every day on your way to somewhere … Read More