After a wet July 4th thunderstorm rolled through the woods hood, I stepped outside and found a quiet spectacle unfolding on the forest floor: a handful of tall, shaggy mushrooms rising out of the pine needles and damp soil. These were Shaggy Ink Caps — Coprinus comatus — also known as Lawyer’s Wig.
From Wikipedia: “Payette Lake is a natural lake in the western United States, located in west central Idaho at McCall. Formed by glacial activity, it is situated in the upper drainage basin of the Payette River, which drains into the Snake River.” A natural wonder and true gem.
Central Washington, U.S.A. is a region of contrasts, where sweeping wheat fields give way to rugged desert bluffs, and train trestles stand as silent witnesses to humans interaction with these lands. The massive Snake and Columbia river basins and the thousands of smaller rivers, creeks and streams that feed them, have carved out the basalt … More Between Scablands, Wheat Fields and Waterways
Meet Barr Quarton: A Master of Hand-Forged Knives and Tools Based in McCall, Idaho Barr Quarton and Barr Custom Knives and Barr Specialty Tools respectively, has been working with tool steel since 1977. Barr has learned from some of the best bladesmiths and blacksmiths in the country. He even had the opportunity to apprentice with … More Forged In Fire – Pounded With Steel – Shaped By A Master’s Touch
A year ago, I was in Manhattan to see the Book of Mormon. I’ve now seen the Broadway show twice, and I cannot emphasize enough how fantastic the show is. It was a joy to see it at its home theatre on Broadway, the Eugene O’Neill Theatre.While in NYC we mostly walked and walked some … More Chelsea Market – New York City
Northern California is home to the largest remaining contiguous old growth coastal redwood forest on Earth. Forward thinking conservationists under the banner of “Save the Redwoods League” purchased land from the Pacific Lumber Company in 1921 and dedicated the ground to the State of California which created the Humboldt Redwoods State Park.On a road trip … More Find an Old Growth Forest
A bright path appearsDark forest surrounding meOne step at a time
Idaho was once described by early surveyors as a “geographic monstrosity”. The pictures below speak to that statement, but as pictures often do, they may fall just short. I mention the “geographic monstrosity” description because these images were captured at what is essentially Idaho’s only North South State highway chokepoint, White Bird summit on Highway … More Rainbows On The Salmon Breaks
Radical Earth 