Tag: Idaho

Ice Fishing, Hot Springs, and a Duck-Hunting Writer…

~ Kana Smith ~ 13 Comments

Day Two--Western Byways Editorial Team on the Road... By the time we unfolded ourselves from the motor-home's fold-out bed this morning, the temperature had just pushed into double digits, and I felt intrepid enough to step outside and indulge in my Very Bad Habit...  The foothills beyond the stretch of high-desert prairie were warming in … Continue reading Ice Fishing, Hot Springs, and a Duck-Hunting Writer…

Reading Review (Idaho Writers series): “Bright’s Passage” by Josh Ritter

~ Kana Smith ~ 15 Comments

Imagine, for a moment, a musician who'd been named to the list of "100 Greatest Living American Songwriters" before the age of thirty, whose albums are laden with lyrical language and layers of literary and intellectual references...  And imagine that same musician writing two hundred pages of fiction with all the lyrical allure of his … Continue reading Reading Review (Idaho Writers series): “Bright’s Passage” by Josh Ritter

Another Hawai’ian Ventures into the Owyhees

~ Kana Smith ~ 11 Comments

[This was the magazine sidebar accompanying the story of our jaunt to Silver City, Idaho...] The Owyhee Mountains were named for a trio of native Hawai'ian trappers, working for the Hudson Bay Company, who disappeared in these mountains around 1820.  For my husband Keoni, a native Hawai'ian himself, this bit of history put an intriguing … Continue reading Another Hawai’ian Ventures into the Owyhees

Silver City, Idaho: a “Ghost Town” that Never Gave Up the Ghost

~ Kana Smith ~ 26 Comments

[Published in the Sep 2011 issue of Western Byways magazine... I thought I'd trot it out here as well.] Perched in the Owyhee Mountains at the center of 250 once-active gold mines, Silver City is often referred to as a ghost town--but that's not a description I recommend using within hearing of its residents. A … Continue reading Silver City, Idaho: a “Ghost Town” that Never Gave Up the Ghost