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5 Star Wars Planets You Can Visit Right on Planet Earth

From racing on the back of reckless Fathiers to a show-stopping battle of good and evil on a salt planet, Star Wars: The Last Jedi was an amazing journey for any fan of the films. However, after you left the theater did you wish you could see more? Well, now you can live the Star Wars adventures in real…

January 18, 2018    866 views

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Top Christmas Film Locations for the Movie Nerd in All of Us

One of the best holiday traditions is watching old school Christmas movies. With the holidays just around the corner, it’s time to break out the old VHS tapes and snuggle up next to the fire, old school nerd style. But what if you could do a little more this year? What if you could bring your classic…

December 24, 2017    922 views

RV life

5 Things To Make RV Camping More Comfortable

Guest writer: Leigh Marcos Photo by Eugene Quek on Unsplash More Americans have discovered the joy of camping as a new survey shows that an estimated13 million households plan to camp more in 2017 than they did last year. While tent camping remains the most popular way to enjoy the great outdoors, there is an increasing number of RV campers now,…

August 25, 2017    1,476 views

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Montana National Bison Range

I’ve been wanting to go to this range for years, every time we’ve passed through the area. I didn’t know much about until we went there, which is often the case, but I knew it was a must when I read reviews where people saw of course bison, but also bear, bull elk, mountain lions, bighorn sheep,…

July 11, 2017    1,390 views

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Southern Idaho Road Trip: Shoshone Falls to Sheep Bridge

With little time left in Idaho, it was necessary to make a day long photo trip* during the last week. I (Amber) have been trying to be better about getting out and shooting on weekdays and not just our weekend ventures since that’s mostly what I’m doing for work right now. I made a list of places…

June 18, 2017    1,211 views

history Road Trips

Minidoka National Historic Site

I didn’t leave Twin Falls til 2 pm from my solo road trip, which put me off schedule. but it didn’t really matter much. Some of places I wanted to go I knew would likely be unreachable and I wasn’t against making changes. While at the visitor center in fact I read about the nearby Minidoka National…

June 18, 2017    909 views

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City of Rocks and Castle Rocks State Park

As far as major things to see in Southern Idaho, my first thought was Craters of the Moon National Monument. It was the only place that really stood out on area maps and it sounded interesting enough. However, when we realized that we only had one weekend to see somewhere interesting, we choose City of Rocks, as…

June 14, 2017    1,051 views

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Southern Idaho Road Trip: The Southernest

Southern Idaho surprised us quite a lot. We found lizards at Balanced Rock, cacti near the Utah border, saw a Cow Killer (rare variety of wasp), a variety of Paintbrush flowers, and experienced a real ‘old west’ feel overall. The towns on our way to City of Rocks were quaint and historic, and the scenery around them…

May 31, 2017    1,085 views