Virginia Hutchins
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You've waited years for this canyon-rim trail. What's a few more weeks?
TWIN FALLS — Excitement is intense as Twin Falls gets ready to close the final, long-lamented gap on its canyon-rim trail map. → Read More
New 'Geology Underfoot' book explores 23 southern Idaho sites
TWIN FALLS — It’s easy to love at first glance the dramatic, spring-fed Box Canyon, with its amphitheater of high, sheer walls at its head. But you’ll get something deeper → Read More
Idaho's new endemic crossbill species draws serious birders to South Hills
HANSEN — Expect to see a lot more birders with binoculars prowling the campgrounds of the South Hills and the Albion Mountains, listening for a colorful bird with a highly → Read More
Where to see the South Hills hummingbird spectacle
HANSEN — This spot in the South Hills is no secret, but its allure never fades — not for the hummingbirds tanking up on free fuel, and not for their → Read More
In Duck Hunt Season, Fish and Game Patrols Popular Stretch of Snake River
HAGERMAN • A tiny, distant flutter on the surface of the Snake River tells Clint Rogers where he’ll find the men he’s looking for. → Read More
5 Reasons to Visit Thousand Springs State Park in Winter
HAGERMAN • Maybe you’ve fished Crystal Lake, shopped the arts festival at Ritter Island and seen the wagon ruts on the Kelton Trail. But the incredible variety at Thousand Springs → Read More
5 Reasons to Visit Lake Walcott State Park in Winter
ACEQUIA • On a sunny winter morning, the calls of ducks and geese might be the only sounds in Lake Walcott State Park — until ice cracks on the reservoir → Read More
BLOG: Free Skiing, a Bird Count and the Snow Ranger's Goodbye
It worked on me. → Read More
Magic Mountain to Open Early with Plentiful Snow
HANSEN • After three years of late starts to their ski season, Magic Mountain Resort’s owners sounded almost giddy as they anticipated a Saturday, Dec. 5, opening. → Read More
BLOG: Winter Adventure and a New Walleye Limit
For me, winter started on Saturday — with five miles of cross-country skiing on South Hills trails. → Read More
Kayak Competitor Outbids Centennial Park Concessionaire
TWIN FALLS • A Twin Falls scuba diving instructor and his wife outbid the competition for a concessionaire lease to rent kayaks, canoes and paddleboards beside the Snake River in → Read More
Castle Rocks to Keep Easy Permit Process for Climbing Routes
ALMO • Rock climbing route developers will get what they wanted: the return of an expedited permit process for new fixed routes up the rock faces at Castle Rocks State → Read More
Hagerman Bird Festival Makes Comeback
HAGERMAN | Good news for birders arrived this week: The Hagerman Bird Festival — which sold out its inaugural run in February 2014 but didn't make an appearance in 2015 → Read More