National Wildlife Federation Challenges YOU to be out there, everyday in 2010! “Go play outside” was a common phrase in my household growing up. The weather didn’t matter. Snow, sun, brisk temperatures, outdoors is where we were supposed to be. I think it was mostly to get us kids out of my mom’s hair, but [...]
Pack it in. Pack it out. Walking through the forest, tree branches reach above my head creating a canopy of greens and golden hues, sunlight trickles through splattering soft pine needles beneath me. Peace overwhelms my soul, and I inhale deeply. I bend down to capture the fragrance of wild rose. At my feet I [...]
Backcountry bacon and eggs; can’t be beat on the trail! There’s nothing like starting your day surrounded by Nature’s beauty and enjoying a delicious hot breakfast before setting foot to earth.
In doing research for a paper I came across some quotes that made an impact on my thoughts and really touched me. I thought I would share them. To waste, to destroy our natural resources, to skin and exhaust the land instead of using it so as to increase its usefulness, will result in undermining [...]
The time has come to celebrate our wildlife! When: March 16 – 20 You ask why is this post going up midway through the week? I say because it’s not too late to get involved and celebrate! What is National Wildlife Week? It is a time to take notice of the beauty around us and [...]
Snow has piled up outside, threatening to keep us from venturing outdoors. Now spring is tentatively peaking its head out, like a timid deer. Most of our winter activities are still in full swing, but my mind is wandering to warmer temperatures. This poses the question to me, as it does every turn of the [...]
Idaho is home to 9.3 million acres of roadless wilderness. (“ICL Latest Updates”) This wilderness is home to countless wildlife, flora and pristine waterways. Idaho’s roadless areas provide Idahoans and other outdoors enthusiasts with endless amounts of recreation. More than 400,000 acres will soon be opened up, losing their protection to full forest uses, including [...]
Autumn has begun to set upon us turning the outdoors into a new world. Leaves are shedding their greens for hues of golds and reds. Slowly they’ll fall to the ground and temperatures will begin to drop. Fortunately, this does not signal the end of hiking season. Fall is my favorite time of year to [...]