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Looking back at a summer of adventures in our Idaho Backroads series

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August 17, 2023

Looking back at a summer of adventures in our Idaho Backroads series

BOISE, Idaho — If school started before you went on that family vacation or if you are looking to extend summer, we have several day trips or weekend adventures in Idaho.

This summer ended up being much different for me as I hurt my ankle kayaking in the spring. Normally I spend most of my time on the river, but this summer I was forced to seek out some different activities and I had a blast doing so.

We found a different way to cool off with Sun Valley on Ice and this ice skating show still has two more performances including an appearance by Olympic gold medalist Nathan Chen.

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“This just happens to be one of the most beautiful settings you could put an ice show in,” said rink manager Scott Irvine. “You open that top curtain on the outdoor rink and you got the moon, the stars and you can feel the cold coming off the ice.”

Craters of the Moon features unique hiking opportunities

Not too far down the road we explored the lava tubes at Craters of the Moon National Monument. This gem features out of this world geology that will only be more pleasant to visit as the temperatures cool down.

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“We are so glad that we stopped,” said Benni Gonzalez, who was visiting from Florida. “I think I would have cried if I missed this, it is beautiful.”

Seeing Shoshone Falls from the base is a magical experience

I did get some kayaking in as I paddled the eight-mile round trip to to base of Shoshone Falls and back. This area in Twin Falls features so many recreation opportunities and AWOL Adventure Sports will take you halfway to the falls and help you portage Pillar Falls through August.

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“We like to tell our employees that we accommodate happiness,” said Paul Melni of AWOL. “People are using their spare money to come hang out and we want to accommodate that, it is great to see people smiling, laughing and having a good time.”

The views on the Brundage to Bear Basin Trail are amazing

We also took a trip north to check out a new mountain bike trail near McCall that connects Brundage Mountain Resort to Bear Basin. This trail opens up so many more options for mountain biking, but building this trail also came with an added advantage.

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“A bonus to this whole project in addition to the great new trail and the connection has been the wealth of knowledge our local trail builders have been able to build throughout the process,” said April Whitney of Brundage Mountain Resort.

We didn’t make it to Tamarack Resort to mountain bike this summer, but they have several new trails and they just announced that they will extend their season and keep the lifts running on Saturdays and Sundays until October 1. Normally they shut down after Labor Day Weekend.

“It’s been the busiest summer to date this year so we are super stoked on that too,” said Justin “Juice” Kennedy of Tamarack. “We love seeing riders having a good time whether it is up on the mountain or down in the village, we try to offer the whole gambit for a great experience.”

Taking a dip in Goat Lake in the Sawtooths

If none of these floats your boat Idaho offers so many more recreational activities for people to enjoy, do a little research and you will have no problem finding something the entire family can enjoy.

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Idaho High School Football Computer Rankings: September 22, 2025

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7 days ago

September 23, 2025

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Idaho High School Football Computer Rankings: September 22, 2025

Another week of the 2025 Idaho high school football season has come and gone, andHigh School On SI has all of the latest rankings for each classification as of September 22.

High School On SI’s formula was created using its own linear algebra-based ranking algorithminspired by the Colley Bias-Free Ranking Method. Colley’s Method was created by Wes Colley, Ph.D., an astrophysicist at the University of Alabama at Huntsville. He devised his algorithm in order to help address the subjectivity and controversy regarding BCS college football selections in the 1990s and early 2000s, using a method that used no subjective variables.

Our computer rankings run parallel to High School On SI’s expert power rankings–the statewide Top 15— released early each week.

The No. 1-ranked team in the all-classification High School On SI Idaho Top 15 is also the No. 1-ranked team in our 6A computer rankings, Rocky Mountain.

Which teams took the top spot in each division? Here are High School On SI’s latest Idaho high school football computer rankings, as of September 22, 2025.

1. Garden Valley (4-0)

2. Wallace (4-0)

3. Genesee (4-0)

4. Carey (4-0)

5. Mackay (3-0)

6. Tri Valley (3-1)

7. Hansen (3-0)

8. Salmon River (3-1)

9. Coeur du Christ Academy (2-1)

10. Shoshone (2-1)

11. Council (2-1)

12. Rockland (3-1)

13. Dietrich (2-2)

14. Deary (2-2)

15. North Gem (3-2)

16. Richfield (2-2)

17. Clark Fork (1-2)

18. Lewis County Co-Op (2-3)

19. Castleford (1-2)

20. Cascade (1-2)

21. Timberline (0-4)

22. Horseshoe Bend (1-2)

23. Challis (1-3)

24. Watersprings (0-3)

25. Camas County (0-4)

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1. Kamiah (4-0)

2. Grace (5-0)

3. Kendrick (4-0)

4. Potlatch (3-0)

5. Logos (3-1)

6. Raft River (3-1)

7. Prairie (3-1)

8. Idaho City (3-1)

9. Glenns Ferry (3-1)

10. Hagerman (2-2)

11. Valley (2-2)

12. Murtaugh (1-3)

13. Notus (1-3)

14. Centennial Baptist School (1-1)

15. Troy (1-3)

16. Rimrock (1-3)

17. Lapwai (0-5)

18. Lost Rivers (Butte County) (0-4)

19. Oakley (0-5)

20. Clearwater Valley (0-3)

21. Wilder (0-5)

View full Class 2A rankings

1. West Jefferson (4-0)

2. Ririe (5-0)

3. North Fremont (4-0)

4. Declo (3-2)

5. New Plymouth (3-2)

6. Marsing (2-2)

7. Nampa Christian (2-2)

8. Aberdeen (1-2)

9. Malad (1-2)

10. Kellogg (2-1)

11. St. Maries (2-2)

12. West Side (1-1)

13. Grangeville (2-3)

14. Soda Springs (1-3)

15. Priest River (2-3)

16. Salmon (2-2)

17. Parma (1-3)

18. Wendell (0-5)

19. Firth (1-3)

20. Melba (0-4)

21. Orofino (0-3)

View full Class 3A rankings

1. Fruitland (4-0)

2. Homedale (4-0)

3. American Falls (4-1)

4. Sugar-Salem (4-1)

5. Teton (2-2)

6. Moscow (4-1)

7. Buhl (3-1)

8. Bonners Ferry (3-2)

9. Filer (3-1)

10. Payette (3-1)

11. Gooding (3-1)

12. McCall-Donnelly (3-1)

13. Weiser (2-2)

14. Kimberly (2-3)

15. Snake River (2-3)

16. South Fremont (2-3)

17. Marsh Valley (0-2)

18. Timberlake (0-5)

19. Wood River (0-3)

20. Bear Lake (0-4)

View full Class 4A rankings

1. Bishop Kelly (4-0)

2. Hillcrest (4-0)

3. Lakeland (5-0)

4. Sandpoint (5-0)

5. Skyline (3-1)

6. Century (5-0)

7. Twin Falls (3-1)

8. Minico (3-1)

9. Ridgevue (3-1)

10. Columbia (3-1)

11. Emmett (3-2)

12. Lewiston (2-3)

13. Skyview (2-2)

14. Blackfoot (2-2)

15. Vallivue (2-2)

16. Bonneville (1-3)

17. Preston (2-3)

18. Pocatello (1-3)

19. Canyon Ridge (1-4)

20. Shelley (0-4)

21. Burley (0-3)

22. Jerome (0-4)

23. Caldwell (0-4)

24. Mountain Home (0-4)

25. Nampa (0-5)

View full Class 5A rankings

1. Rocky Mountain (4-0)

2. Timberline (4-0)

3. Eagle (4-0)

4. Highland (4-1)

5. Rigby (3-1)

6. Owyhee (4-0)

7. Coeur d’Alene (2-2)

8. Madison (3-2)

9. Post Falls (2-2)

10. Middleton (3-1)

11. Capital (2-2)

12. Mountain View (2-2)

13. Thunder Ridge (2-2)

14. Borah (1-3)

15. Boise (1-3)

16. Kuna (1-3)

17. Meridian (0-4)

18. Centennial (0-4)

19. Lake City (0-4)

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Patrick Schwarzenegger marries model Abby Champion in 3-day Idaho celebration

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September 14, 2025

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Patrick Schwarzenegger marries model Abby Champion in 3-day Idaho celebration

Actor Patrick Schwarzenegger, 31, best known for his role in the series The White Lotus and as the son of Arnold Schwarzenegger, married model Abby Champion, 28. Like many celebrities, the couple sold their wedding photos and details to the highest bidder — in this case, Vogue magazine.

The wedding festivities, held last week at an exclusive club in Idaho, lasted three days. The couple’s wedding planner was a familiar name, though not from the event industry: supermodel Ashley Graham. It’s unclear what connection Graham has to wedding planning, beyond the fact that she’s married herself.

Champion revealed that many of the requests and planning actually came from the groom. “It’s funny, but he’s someone who loves flowers and small details, so he helped a lot, and I thought it was wonderful,” she said.

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Idaho High School Football Final Scores, Results – September 12, 2025

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September 13, 2025

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Idaho High School Football Final Scores, Results – September 12, 2025

The 2025 Idaho high school football season continued Friday, and High School On SI has a list of final scores from Week 4.

American Falls 26, Malad 13

Bear Lake 6, Snake River 37

Bishop Kelly 29, Rigby 15

Blackfoot 41, Pocatello 12

Bonners Ferry 39, Northwest Christian School 42

Borah 7, Capital 55

Buhl 38, Declo 24

Camas County 14, Dietrich 42

Canyon Ridge 14, Mountain Home 7

Capital 55, Borah 7

Carey 58, Castleford 18

Cascade 8, Idaho City 34

Century 42, Idaho Falls 33

Clark Fork 12, Wallace 66

Clearwater Valley 56, Potlatch 58

Coeur d’Alene 37, Sunnyside 13

Cole Valley Christian 3, Nampa Christian 35

Columbia 28, Nampa 20

Davis 15, Sandpoint 45

Dietrich 42, Camas County 14

Eagle 41, Centennial 14

Emmett 27, Ridgevue 26

Enterprise 40, Garden Valley 42

Filer 63, Parma 0

Firth 8, Soda Springs 13

Garden Valley 42, Enterprise 40

Hagerman 78, Valley 32

Hansen 34, Richfield 20

Hillcrest 49, Thunder Ridge 28

Homedale 28, Kimberly 21

Horseshoe Bend 0, Rimrock 44

Idaho City 34, Cascade 8

Jerome 21, Minico 60

Kamiah 22, Logos 20

Kellogg 14, St. Maries 39

Kimberly 21, Homedale 28

Kuna 14, Middleton 28

Lapwai 14, Prairie 72

Lewiston 46, Clarkston 0

Lewis County Co-Op 12, Salmon River 40

Logos 20, Kamiah 22

Madison 27, Skyline 28

McCall-Donnelly 54, Timberlake 12

Melba 14, Weiser 32

Meridian 23, Owyhee 27

Middleton 28, Kuna 14

Minico 60, Jerome 21

Moscow 23, Pullman 13

Mountain View 21, Rocky Mountain 31

Murtaugh 42, Rockland 20

Nampa 20, Columbia 28

Nampa Christian 35, Cole Valley Christian 3

New Plymouth 30, Grangeville 20

Newport 35, Priest River 8

North Fremont 26, Teton 21

North Gem 36, Sho-Ban 14

Northwest Christian School 42, Bonners Ferry 39

Notus 24, Tri Valley 64

Nyssa 0, Payette 44

Oakley 32, Raft River 74

Ogden 24, Preston 0

Owyhee 27, Meridian 23

Parma 0, Filer 63

Payette 44, Nyssa 0

Pocatello 12, Blackfoot 41

Post Falls 22, Eastmont 21

Potlatch 58, Clearwater Valley 56

Prairie 72, Lapwai 14

Preston 0, Ogden 24

Priest River 8, Newport 35

Pullman 13, Moscow 23

Raft River 74, Oakley 32

Richfield 20, Hansen 34

Ridgevue 26, Emmett 27

Rigby 15, Bishop Kelly 29

Rimrock 44, Horseshoe Bend 0

Ririe 41, Marsing 0

Rockland 20, Murtaugh 42

Rocky Mountain 31, Mountain View 21

Salmon River 40, Lewis County Co-Op 12

Sandpoint 45, Davis 15

Sho-Ban 14, North Gem 36

Skyline 28, Madison 27

Snake River 37, Bear Lake 6

Soda Springs 13, Firth 8

South Fremont 28, West Jefferson 49

St. Maries 39, Kellogg 14

Star Valley 28, Sugar-Salem 21

Sugar-Salem 21, Star Valley 28

Sunnyside 13, Coeur d’Alene 37

Teton 21, North Fremont 26

Thunder Ridge 28, Hillcrest 49

Timberlake 12, McCall-Donnelly 54

Tri Valley 64, Notus 24

Valley 32, Hagerman 78

Vallivue 26, Skyview 6

Wallace 66, Clark Fork 12

Weiser 32, Melba 14

West Jefferson 49, South Fremont 28

Centennial Baptist School vs Grace, 7:00 PM

Glenns Ferry vs Wilder, 8:00 PM

West Side vs Marsh Valley, 8:00 PM

Wendell vs Aberdeen, 8:00 PM

Gooding vs Caldwell, 8:00 PM

West Valley vs Lakeland, 9:00 PM

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