Stoll'n Moments

"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 the area around Wall...

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

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 stayed at the cabin...

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

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

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

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

One of my favorite springtime adventures involves a multi-day drive on the Owyhee Uplands Backcountry Byway (aka, Mud Flat Road). I usually drive this 100 mi...

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 times than I can recal...

In April 2019 I created a new website to replace the one that had become painfully outdated.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 particularly intere...