Bill Schiess, EastIdahoNews.com If there is one rock that appeals to hardcore rockhounds and those that dabble with picking up a few “pocket” rocks; crystals…
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Bill Schiess, EastIdahoNews.com The only thing singing louder than the birds on my hike last Friday was Palisades Creek as it cascaded over its rocky…
Photos: Bill Schiess | EastIdahoNews.com A loud and angry “keee, keee” switched my attention from photographing some ducks as a pair of northern harriers appeared…
Bill Schiess, EastIdahoNews.com In late December several Great gray owls showed up around the Rexburg area, but soon disappeared back into the mountains. Then in…
Bill Schiess, EastIdahoNews.com A friend called me and asked; “How is the weather up there in Rexburg?” “It is still and clear,” I answered. “I…
Photos: Bill Schiess | EastIdahoNews.com The Texas Slough that runs through Burton, west of Rexburg, has become a waterfowl runway as hundreds of swans and…
Bill Schiess, EastIdahoNews.com “What a way to spend Halloween,” said Brandon Christensen, my grandson, said as he iced a nice cutthroat. “This is the first…
Photos: Bill Schiess | EastIdahoNews.com “If you don’t like the weather in Idaho, wait a few minutes and it will change.” That’s how the saying…
As I sat on an outcrop of ancient lava rocks waiting for a buck mule deer to emerge, I suddenly heard the clashing of antlers…
Bill Schiess, EastIdahoNews.com Several early morning hikes along with one in the evening stroll into the back ponds of Camas National Wildlife Refuge looking for…