Summer 2017

Contributors include By Bryant Dunn, By Laurie Sammis, By Matt Furber, By Kira Tenney, By Karen Bossick, By Amy Busek, By Margot Ramsay, By Dick Dorworth, By Sharon Fisher, By Jon Duval, By Jennifer Liebrum, By Staff, By Gwen Ashley Walters,

table of contents

Feature

Private Idahos

Modern-day mining claims

By By Bryant Dunn

Feature

Sentinels of the Sky

Ensuring the survival of wild birds of prey

By By Laurie Sammis

Feature

A Culture of Giving

How philanthropy enriches lives and community

By By Matt Furber

Community

Adventure Activism

Changing the world by pushing limits

By By Kira Tenney

Community

The Growing Greenway

Land Trust extends Big Wood River access

By By Karen Bossick

Community

What’s Next for NexStage

The new Argyros Performing Arts Center is slated for 2018 opening

By By Amy Busek

Health

Skin with Altitude

Maintaining healthy skin a mile high above the sea

By By Margot Ramsay

Health

An Original Yogi

Richard Odom’s melding of Eastern and Western traditions

By By Dick Dorworth

Community

Pedal Power

Three young bikers setting high standards

By By Kira Tenney

Adventure

An Education on the Water

Valley student Miles Jones explores the world with a traveling kayak school

By By Kira Tenney

Adventure

The Idaho Stretch

Getting out to see Idaho’s remarkable geology

By By Matt Furber

Adventure

It’s an Eclipse!

Don’t be left in the dark

By By Sharon Fisher

Adventure

When the Snow Is Gone

Summer Fun on Baldy

By By Karen Bossick

Adventure

Discovering Galena

The Galena Trails Project comes to fruition

By By Karen Bossick

Innovation

Beyond Organic

The Wood River Sustainability Center keeps it close to home

By By Dick Dorworth

Innovation

Working Toward a Resilient Valley

The Sun Valley Institute addresses the risks to community

By By Jon Duval

Arts

From Eccentric to Extraordinary

Isabella Boylston is an Idaho original and an international gem

By By Jennifer Liebrum

Arts

Pamela DeTuncq

Conveying the Conceptual

By By Karen Bossick

Arts

Writers’ Conference Draws Literary Starts to the Valley

June 30 through July 3

By By Staff

Food & Drink

Summertime Sizzle

The complicated simplicity of barbecue

By By Gwen Ashley Walters

Food & Drink

Got Those Summertime Brews?

Drink local

By By Gwen Ashley Walters

Weddings

Alex and James

A glamorous black-and-white affair

Weddings

Nicholas and Stefanie

A dazzling summer celebration

Weddings

Taylor and Ashley

An unforgettable fairy-tale ceremony in Stanley

Weddings

Mollie and Tucker

Tying the knot on a gorgeous fall day in Sun Valley