Idaho

Samantha visits this precarious landmark, 48 feet high and balancing on a skinny base.

PortMoresby sets out on a closer-to-home-than-usual trip of a lifetime, a first visit to Yellowstone National Park, with her Montana-born pal, Deb, as guide.

Samantha takes us to Dierkes Lake, near Twin Falls, one of her favorite places.

On the Snake River, near Twin Falls, Shoshone is actually higher and wider than Niagara, and may make better viewing without all the attractions.

Samantha reports on Twin Falls, Idaho's waterfront park, popular with visitors and residents for picnics, boating, hiking and more.

A beautiful sunset from the Idaho Panhandle.

Beautiful Lake Couer d'Alene is, if anything, even more beautiful during the winter.

Every fall and early winter, hundreds of bald eagles gather around the shores of Lake Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

Happy Holidays, everyone!

The first time I ever saw bear grass was while hiking in Idaho's panhandle some years ago.  I was standing in a field of lovely white blooming plants that resembled grass and didn't know what type of plant it was.  It was bear grass, not...

As we drive north from Twin Falls, through black lava fields, farms and sage, I take in the majestic mountains ahead as they emerge from the clouds.  It’s easy to see why this area had a special place in ‘Papa’ Hemingway’s...

This is the time of year when those of us who love to hike have our eyes gazing to the tops of the mountains, longing to get up to those high passes.  But there's still a lot of snow and ice up there, at least in Western Canada and the Pacific...