One sure sign of fall in Idaho is the sugar beet harvest across southern Idaho.  The sugar beet crop is found in three distinct regions of Idaho: southwest, southcentral and southeast.  The crop accounts for $1.8 billion in the Idaho economy and an estimated 7,000 jobs.  It is the fourth largest crop in Idaho behind [...]

Today I took this amazing photo in Nampa, Idaho.  Remember all those railroad calendars featuring some terrific landscapes and of course smack in the middle was a muscular train locomotive.  This was my Union Pacific “Kodak Moment”.  (Doubt it will be on any calendar. haha) Then I came to my senses.  This is not good!  [...]