morethanspuds

2011-07-23T13:19:00.001-07:00

Alice Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness.

Seriously.

It's this beautiful...and more.

Rooster & Hen

2011-05-21T10:42:00.000-07:00

We spotted this blue grouse dancing for his lady while up in the Smoky Mountains of the Sawtooth Range. This fancy fellow made me wish Robert had feathers...

Cow & Calf

2011-05-20T13:17:00.000-07:00

I caught them nibbling willows

on the Salmon River in the Sawtooth Range.

I bet they're glad spring is coming!

I am too.

Shoshone Falls

2011-05-20T13:10:00.000-07:00

Located on the mighty Snake River, just East of Twin Falls, is Shoshone Falls -- also known as The Niagara of the West.

The cascade is not as wide as Niagara Falls but it boasts a bigger drop -- and best of all, you don't have to mingle with thousands of other people while trying to catch a glimpse of it!

Due to spring run off in this mountainous state, the Snake River is running higher than high and the water show was spectacular.

Wish you could have seen it for yourselves!

Big Country

2011-05-19T12:37:00.000-07:00

I woke up in a 1973 VW Bus this morning.

This is what I saw when I looked out the window --

the unforgettable and lonesome Lemhi Valley, in the middle of May.

Idaho Smudged

2011-05-08T18:33:00.000-07:00

I made this picture while up on Gibson Jack with RW this evening. The rain was finely misting, all around, and the mountains were caped in low, white clouds. It was a romantic hike. My hands were numb and I couldn't get my camera to focus because I couldn't properly grab the focus ring! So I just shot smudges instead. It's dreamy. Idaho is dreamy. I think the result is appropriate.

I mean really, if Idaho can look this good out of focus, just imagine what you're missing when it's in focus!

Mountain Water

2011-02-08T21:44:00.000-08:00

A bit of Rocky Mountain water managed to get caught in the cold.

This is City Creek actual with a righteous spring source just up the mountain.

Across the Street

2011-02-08T20:47:00.000-08:00

This is my front yard.

Pretty, huh?

Oh give me a home...

2011-01-17T06:58:00.000-08:00

North American Pronghorn

Spotted on I-15 between Idaho Falls and Blackfoot.

The View From Up Top

2010-09-09T21:23:00.000-07:00

Looking East and down into Pocatello from atop the mountains on the West edge of town...during golden hour. Gosh. I love this state.

From The Road

2010-08-25T09:10:00.000-07:00

Looking down at Wallace, in the silver valley.

[Idaho Panhandle]

Come on in!

2010-08-16T19:27:00.000-07:00

The water's fine!

A calm stretch on the North Fork of the Payette River between Boise and McCall, Idaho.

Just around the next bend.

2010-08-16T19:10:00.000-07:00

The Snake River Valley, just around the bend from Pocatello, prepares for a thunder bumper.

2010-07-28T20:16:00.000-07:00

Great blue heron feathers found at 24 Mile Reservoir on the upper Portneuf River while trout fishing on a windy day.

The Sound of Mountain Water:

2010-07-25T16:26:00.000-07:00

Backside of Pebble Creek, at the top of Pebble Creek Road.

WARNING: Getting here takes tough tires and a few creek crossings in your truck. Pack a spare AND a camera. It's beautiful.

Southfork

2010-07-25T16:19:00.000-07:00

(click to enlarge)

The South fork of the hallowed Snake River drifting away under the summer light.

Good fishing.

Good water;

holy water from the roots of the Tetons and beyond.

Behold.

Idaho.

Locals call it Southfork.

Everyone else calls it a destination.

How true.

City of Rocks

2010-07-12T10:36:00.000-07:00

Located in the Southeast corner of Idaho, near the Utah border.

Granite paradise.

2010-07-05T16:46:00.001-07:00

Kicking back as the sun goes down:

2010-06-27T10:46:00.000-07:00

The view from Pebble Creek Ski Resort.

See the written word here.

Home

2010-05-03T21:40:00.000-07:00

With the sage and a mountain view;

spring winds and the scent of rain...

There's simply no place like Idaho.

Amidst the Dust, Sweat and Blood

2010-04-10T22:51:00.001-07:00

Looking West

2010-04-10T22:43:00.000-07:00

IMAGE TAKEN WHILE STANDING AT THE HEART OF THE

GILBERT RANCH, INKOM, IDAHO

Miss Lacey Gilbert

2010-04-10T22:39:00.000-07:00

MY FAVORITE IDAHOAN COWGIRL

Broken Wheels in the West

2010-03-05T11:55:00.000-08:00

I was driving to Idaho Falls when I came upon seven horses in a ditch, blanketed and hitched to a fence line. A wheel blowout on I-15 gave need for unloading horses on the side of the highway, for safety reasons.

These guys were shocked when I pulled over in my skirt, heels and Honda Civic. They assured me that everything was alright and help was on the way. I told them I was glad and then asked if I could photograph them. There would have been no such doing elsewhere. I'd have been shy. I'd have been scared for my well being, perhaps. But I'm not afraid of Idaho cowboys. They're the salt of the earth and these two were glad to let me photograph their cowponies and their rig.

JUST ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE.

Classic:

2010-03-05T11:29:00.000-08:00

2010-01-08T14:34:00.000-08:00

i didn't expect it

when i moved here

out of the heat of the southwest

i always have yearned for the

great northern plains

for those long stretches of flat gold

and a living sky

but the longer

i call the mountains home

the smaller the chance

i'll ever leave

At the heart of Old Town:

2009-10-15T11:41:00.000-07:00

Big Snowy

2009-09-30T20:43:00.001-07:00

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2009-07-26T15:13:00.000-07:00

FALLS CREEK

SOUTH FORK OF THE SNAKE RIVER, IDAHO

ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE TETONS

[WHERE A GIRL CAN CATCH RAINBOWS AND CUTTHROAT THE SIZE OF HER ARM

ON A FLY]

2009-07-20T00:06:00.001-07:00

spring fed creeks.

conifer forest.

ferns by the wayside.

where else but idaho?

2009-07-20T00:05:00.000-07:00

2009-06-23T22:29:00.001-07:00

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2009-06-17T10:55:00.000-07:00

High Schol Rodeo Finals, Pocatello

And the crazy thing is that not only were these kids incredible horsemen and horsewomen, 90% of them (easily) were honor students and double or triple lettering in sports at their respective high schools. And most of them had full ride scholarships to universities all over the West. There's the future of ranching America -- awesome wranglers and bright people.

2009-06-15T14:15:00.000-07:00

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