Dirt-y Secrets: Welcome to the beautiful, busy garden season
By Ranel Hanson
Reader Columnist
“I’ve got sunshine on a cloudy day. When it’s cold outside, I’ve got the month of May.” — Smokey Robinson
If you are a gardener …
Tagged: outdoors
Living and recreating responsibly in bear country
By Karissa Huntsman
Reader Contributor
If you live and recreate in North Idaho, you’re in bear country. As the seasons are changing, bears are emerging from hibernation, and are active …
From ice to mud to frozen mud and back again
By Rose Olson
Reader Staff
The official start of spring may be the end of March, but I feel like Earth Day is when the springtime vibes are finally on …
On the elk’s terms
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
I nearly failed hunter’s ed.
At least, that’s what it felt like at the time, as a 9-year-old girl who accidentally let her finger slide …
The magic of the high country
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
This time of year, I gather with a group of friends and we make our annual pilgrimage to the mountains. With everything we need to …
Winter motorized rec. proposed alternative: An environmental apocalypse
By Paul Sieracki
By Reader Contributor
The North Zone Winter Recreation proposal — developed by a “collaboration” of pro-motorized recreation groups — will severely impact endangered, candidate and sensitive species …
Hot take on Earth Day
By Kelsey Maxwell
Reader Contributor
My childhood “wild place” was nowhere near extraordinary by an outdoor enthusiasts’ standard. It was a truly tiny strip of forest between my best friend’s …
The extraordinary and brief life of Bob Marshall
By Ed Ohlweiler
Reader Contributor
Just who was this luminary comet of a man? This figure whose heart failed at the young age of 38 and yet at different times …
Voices in the Wilderness: Getting lost in familiar places
By Diane Newcomer
Reader Contributor
In September of 1960, my husband and I, with our two baby boys, moved to a ranch on Lightning Creek Road. My husband got us …
Voices in the Wilderness: Exploring our wild backyard whenever we can
By Rebecca Sanchez
Reader Contributor
My father grew up in a town on the outskirts of Zurich, Switzerland with his sister and five brothers. The lucky boy had the Alps …
Happy Monday! There’s plenty to do this week including: the a Live Comedy Show, Timberfest, Sandpoint Ren Faire, a New Old Time Chautauqua, and more! See the full list of events in the 
