Travel Thumbnail: Old Idaho Penitentiary
Boise landmark, once a fearful prison, now a tourist attraction and history lesson This is the eighth of a series of periodic reports on specific places I’ve visited — and which you might want see to as well. The Place: Old Idaho Penitentiary, Boise The Story: The Old Idaho Penitentiary State Historical Site, located on the outskirts [...]
Affordable Family Skiing Includes Freebies for Kids
Free kids’ lift tickets, lodging, air fare and/or rentals ease the family skiing budget I’m spending the weekend at Steamboat, the Colorado resort that pioneered Kids Ski Free, which offers free skiing/riding, lodging and even rentals for children 12 and under on a one-to-one basis with a full-fare adult with a stay of five nights [...]
SGSG = Seriously Great Snow Grooming
Sun Valley, Idaho, was the first purpose-built ski resort in the United States. It opened in 1936. I’m now at Tamarack, the most recent purpose-built resort in the United States. It opened in 2004. Both are located in southern Idaho.The contrast between these resorts in their infancy is a study in elevated expectations. Sun Valley [...]
