Jerry Painter

When I woke up last Saturday morning, it was lightly snowing outside my window. My plan for the day was to go hiking at Craters of the Moon National Monument

When I woke up last Saturday morning, it was lightly snowing outside my window. My plan for the day was to go hiking at Craters of the Moon National Monument

I told my sweetheart my plans and she chuckled. “You don't have a tag for turkeys, so what are you going to do if you see one?”

So my flimsy “reason” for riding my bike down the South Fork of the Snake River Road last week was to find some wild turkeys.

For some reason whenever I start searching through movie streaming services lately, I get a lot of recommendations to watch a pile of juicy zombie movies.

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Last week’s motivation to get outside was twofold: rocks and beavers.

The first visit of the season to Harriman State Park is like those infrequent visits with an old friend: Catch up on what’s new and enjoy all the things you

The first visit of the season to Harriman State Park is like those infrequent visits with an old friend: Catch up on what’s new and enjoy all the things you

From an old snapshot found on the refrigerator, Julie and Jerry Painter pose for a photo in the Cirque of the Towers in the Wind River Range of Wyoming during a backpacking trip several years ago. Courtesy Jerry Painter