Stoll'n Moments

It all started with a bear. And an old cottonwood that had clearly seen better days.

Long before there was an official Ridge to Rivers Trail System, I spent much of my leisure time hiking, running, and biking in the Boise...

I was infected with an ear worm early this morning. I had the television on in the background while stretching before a run. A commercial...

One day I will hopefully look back on this time and think of it as just a distant memory. In the meantime, as April came around, it was...

"The mountains are calling and I must go." I'm no John Muir but I too feel the call. My wife and I often visit the Wallowa Mountains and...

I am fascinated by cairns. Throughout the history of Homo sapiens, there is evidence that humans have created stacks or piles of rocks...

In late June 2019, my wife and I had the opportunity to spend a week at a beautiful cabin in the woods near Camp Sherman, Oregon. We have...

Every spring, snowmelt inundates much of the area bordered by Highway 20 on the north and the Bennett Mountain foothills on the south to...

I firmly believe that one of the best ways to improve your photography skills and boost your motivation is to take a photography...

This Photo of the Week features an invader that is taking over large swaths of the foothills above Boise. The culprit is Centaurea...

Making eye-catching photographs on a consistent basis requires regular exercise. When I started working for the EPA a few years back, I...

One of my favorite springtime adventures involves a multi-day drive on the Owyhee Uplands Backcountry Byway (aka, Mud Flat Road). I...

Though I have lived in Idaho for the better part of my life, and have visited Shoshone Falls on the Snake River (near Twin Falls) more...

In April 2019 I created a new website to replace the one that had become painfully outdated. At that time, I decided to add a blog. I was...