Rustic Lens

Yellowstone’s Closed Winter Interior – Private Snow Coach Tour

I took a somewhat unexpected trip to Yellowstone National Park this winter.  I am so glad that I...(Read More)

Von Berge Ranch Part 1- Fenn, Idaho

Last year, on one of my exploring trips driving around the Camas Prairie I saw a collection of...(Read More)

Sunset At Leo Carrillo State Park – Malibu California

A family vacation at last!!  It had been around three years since we were able to get away as a...(Read More)

Whitebird Grade – Whitebird Idaho

The Whitebird Grade has amazing views of the canyon nearly 3000 feet below, but it also has a lot...(Read More)

7 Ways We Have Changed In 100 Years and What’s Next

Let’s take a stroll down memory lane and see how things have changed in the last 100 years...(Read More)

Lochsa Historic Ranger Station – Living History Day

Along highway 12 near Lowell Idaho you can find a beautiful and historic interpretive center to...(Read More)

Cassie Meets A Mountain Man

  This story started last summer when a friend of mine told me that her friend Bearclaw was...(Read More)

The Camas Prairie Railroad Part 3 – Reubens to Highway 95

Exploring the Camas Prairie Railroad has been something I really wanted to do for the last few...(Read More)

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A Secret Idaho Ghost Town

There is a ghost town in the forest of North Central Idaho that I didn’t know existed.   I found it while exploring a small forest road that was overgrown, steep and a little scary.  I even had to move a small...(Read More)