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Coeur d’Alene

A Town That Knows How to Exhale Article by Mckenzie Joyner | Photography by Mckenzie Joyner + Provided There’s a particular moment—just after the last turn off I-90, when the lake first comes into view—when everything starts to slow down. That’s what happened as I arrived in Coeur d’Alene on a crisp September afternoon. The light had softened, the trees were turning gold at the tips, and the air carried that faint scent of pine and woodsmoke that only autumn seems to get right. I didn’t come...

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Living Other People’s Dreams

Inside Emilie Drinkwater’s Life as a Mountain Guide Article by Valerie Bianculli | Photography by Provided by Emilie Drinkwater When Emilie Drinkwater graduated from college in the early 2000s, she didn’t yet know she’d become one of the most accomplished mountain guides in the country. “I just did not know what to do with myself,” she laughs. “I grew up skiing, and in college I learned to rock climb—I got really into it. So I thought, maybe I could become a rock climbing guide.” At the time...

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Canyon Rim Cares

Where Neighbors Become Allies Article by Nate Gibby | Photography by Provided by Nate Gibby On any given Saturday, throngs of well-intended home improvers flock to hardware stores crusading for the tool or part needed to complete projects back at home. Several years ago, I found myself on such a mission to the irrigation section when a neighbor, expressed an acute frustration over feeling excluded from neighborhood happenings. Unsurprisingly, she moved less than a year later. Some time later...

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Music in the Mountains

Utah's July Music Scene Article by Valerie Bianculli There’s something about hearing live music in the mountains—cool air, tall pines, and the kind of acoustics only open skies can provide. Luckily, July in Utah is packed with opportunities to experience it all. Every Monday, locals gather for the Millcreek Music Festival, a relaxed neighborhood series with mountain views and a rotating lineup of local talent. On Sundays, Solitude Mountain Resort and Snowbasin each host their own traditions...