Chinook Salmon: A Traveler’s Tail
How do the dams along the Lower Snake and Columbia River affect the Chinook Salmon population?

Salmon play a hugely important role in Idaho’s ecosystem. There are several different species that inhabit the rivers of Idaho, but one in particular stands out. The Chinook salmon is […]

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A Look into the Granola Girl

What are the characteristics which define a “granola girl?” Is it unshaved armpits and legs? Wearing Birkenstocks or Chacos  all seasons of the year? Shopping exclusively in Patagonia? Depending on […]

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The Ultimate Hide and Seek Champion
Discover the history, the evidence and a wide range of Bigfoot opinions from believers and skeptics.  

You’ve seen them on bumper stickers and postcards, in movies and TV series, video games, roadside attractions, museums, even in advertising for insurance commercials; an immensely tall, shaggy, slightly hunched, […]

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The Pacific Northwest: An Author’s Paradise
How does the Pacific Northwest influence local literary enthusiasts?

A woman’s home office is enveloped in books, articles, and scraps of paper from the floor to the ceiling. Literary awards and promotional posters line her walls, framing her in […]

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Philosophy of the Crop

It’s August, and smoke fills the air, like a hazy, diaphanous sheet.   While in the era of Zoom, wildfires were at a record high, charring the Pacific Northwest. We see […]

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Pacific Northwest Roadtrip

The Pacific Northwest is notorious for its geographic beauty, hiking trails, National Parks, and granola culture. But what about attractions and things to go do and see? What are other […]