October 21, 2017 The second part of our day sent us to Rexburg for lunch. We chose Frontier Pies, which could use a dining room makeover but the food is awesome. http://www.frontierpies.com/ 460 W 4th S, Rexburg, ID 83440 Then we went to Florence’s Candies where we discovered they were having a sale ½ off … More Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center
October 21, 2017 We (Jenny, Shanna, Cheryl, Regina, and Katrina) started the day at 8:00 a.m. by loading up the car and heading for Yellowstone. I had thought it would be good to do a few things such as stopping at Bear World and the Wolf Discovery center to find out what they were like … More Yellowstone Bear World
Hi world, this is Poppy. Poppy is my 1992 Jeep Cherokee Laredo. I’ve had her for about 4-5 years now. I bought her as a second car when her first owners, some friends of mine, were leaving the state and needed to sell her in a hurry because the person who had been planning to … More Cars for birders review #2: elderly Jeep Cherokees
When Jenny and I went birding together in August we got into an extended discussion of cars and how they affect the experience of birding. So we thought it might be fun to review different cars we’ve driven from that perspective. That’s not your typical car review, we know, but if you’re here reading this … More Cars for birders: the debut review (Volvo C70)
Another adventure with Melinda. Out to Rockland, up Big Canyon, down Knox Canyon, through Arbon Valley, over to Pocatello via Old Bannock County Hwy. Then a small trip down past Arimo. This time the bird photos did not happen because all of the birds were tiny and fast. Abandoned 1 Abandoned 2 A view A … More Time Travel: June 16, 2016
Birding with Melinda in Idaho: Wolverine Canyon, Scout Mountain, and Hawkins Reservoir and many farmlands in between. This was so much fun. We practiced birding by ear a lot and I tried to take pictures of the many, many, mountain bluebirds, non successfully. The failure of this camera to take pictures of bluebirds was one … More Time Travel: June 18 & 19 2016
Steer Wrestling: This is how you do it featuring Kolbey Hughes 10/7/2017 Spanish Fork National College Rodeo, Idaho State University (https://www.facebook.com/ISURodeoTeam/) rodeo team member 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14
This was another chilly rodeo in the evening though the daytime slack was lovely. A full moon made an appearance through the clouds on the first night. Jessica brought Joey & Rachel by during slack and we got to hang out and watch a lot of roping. This is the last rodeo of the season. More … More Spanish Fork Rodeo
Logan is only 30 minutes away from the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. I went to bed early and then was out of the hotel by 7:00 a.m. This time I was not going to miss the early morning light. I spent almost 4 hours at the refuge, it was a gorgeous day. Morning grebes … More Oct 1 2017: Back at Bear River Refuge
September 29 & 30 The drive down was deceptively lovely, warm, and sunny. Beautiful Logan Fairgrounds I love this photo. The person on the left is one of the pickup men who assist riders from their bucking horse/bull. The person on the left is one of the competitors. But what I like the most is … More Logan Rodeo
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