Arnie
@lthammari.bsky.social
Love living in a small Idaho Mtn Town: hike, bike, alpine touring, whitewater. Retired 48J. Former Africanist, author “In Region Training: Travels in Sub-Saharan Africa,” now a rural county attorney.
The Payette Lake Ski Club ski swap is about to start! Runs this weekend Oct 11-12, 2025
October 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The Payette Lake Ski Club ski swap is about to start! Runs this weekend Oct 11-12, 2025
We were eating at the table by the door. I’m sure we’ll be in the same vicinity again. It’s a small town
September 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
We were eating at the table by the door. I’m sure we’ll be in the same vicinity again. It’s a small town
It’s Huckleberry Festival Weekend in Donnelly!
August 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
It’s Huckleberry Festival Weekend in Donnelly!
Photo from my friend who lives in Tamarack
August 13, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Photo from my friend who lives in Tamarack
Lightning storm just rolled through Donnelly, ID (around 9:30pm on Aug 12, 2025). Looks like 3 fires started on the ridge above Tamarack
August 13, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Lightning storm just rolled through Donnelly, ID (around 9:30pm on Aug 12, 2025). Looks like 3 fires started on the ridge above Tamarack
It was fun to meet the new law school dean at the University of Idaho reception at the Shore Lodge yesterday
August 9, 2025 at 5:15 AM
It was fun to meet the new law school dean at the University of Idaho reception at the Shore Lodge yesterday
Get the Boss Tacos (in the black tent) carne asada tacos at the Valley County fair in Cascade this week! The sugar shack huckleberry lemonade is pretty good too. Rodeo Friday night!
August 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Get the Boss Tacos (in the black tent) carne asada tacos at the Valley County fair in Cascade this week! The sugar shack huckleberry lemonade is pretty good too. Rodeo Friday night!
It’s pretty cool to watch baby kestrels grow from falling out of the nest a couple weeks ago to perching in the highest tree tops & flying circles around the forest
July 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
It’s pretty cool to watch baby kestrels grow from falling out of the nest a couple weeks ago to perching in the highest tree tops & flying circles around the forest
Tying on a woolly bugger
July 22, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Tying on a woolly bugger
The sheep are on the move up West Mountain Road, passed Tamarack this evening (8 minutes for the flock to pass)
June 19, 2025 at 2:08 AM
The sheep are on the move up West Mountain Road, passed Tamarack this evening (8 minutes for the flock to pass)
Exhibit D from the City’s court filing (CV43-25-00106) shows it as the shaded area between Mile High and the park. Interesting they can’t find any heirs to the McCall family
May 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Exhibit D from the City’s court filing (CV43-25-00106) shows it as the shaded area between Mile High and the park. Interesting they can’t find any heirs to the McCall family
It looks like McCall is exercising Eminent Domain to take a 0.39 acre parcel on East Lake Street for “public purposes, including utilizing littoral rights, constructing and maintaining docks, providing space for recreational activities…” notice in today’s Star News
May 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
It looks like McCall is exercising Eminent Domain to take a 0.39 acre parcel on East Lake Street for “public purposes, including utilizing littoral rights, constructing and maintaining docks, providing space for recreational activities…” notice in today’s Star News
Great way to start the Memorial Day Weekend
May 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Great way to start the Memorial Day Weekend
The Central Idaho Mountain Bike Association (CIMBA) made the front page of the local paper for the Spring Gravel Ride series!
May 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The Central Idaho Mountain Bike Association (CIMBA) made the front page of the local paper for the Spring Gravel Ride series!
Idaho Whitewater Association spring expo tomorrow (Apr 26, 2025) looks like it has some great deals
April 26, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Idaho Whitewater Association spring expo tomorrow (Apr 26, 2025) looks like it has some great deals
Attending the Idaho Veteran Law Seminar (put on by the Idaho Military Legal Alliance) at the new & really cool Idaho Outdoor Fieldhouse
April 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Attending the Idaho Veteran Law Seminar (put on by the Idaho Military Legal Alliance) at the new & really cool Idaho Outdoor Fieldhouse
Didn’t catch anything but I felt amazingly better after fishing for an hour after work
April 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Didn’t catch anything but I felt amazingly better after fishing for an hour after work
Need to find a cobbler to resolve my Asolo hiking boots. The sole peeled away this afternoon. They’re great boots- I wore them to climb Kilimanjaro years ago
April 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Need to find a cobbler to resolve my Asolo hiking boots. The sole peeled away this afternoon. They’re great boots- I wore them to climb Kilimanjaro years ago
First ride on Saturday leaving at noon from the courthouse in Cascade. 2 routes. More info at www.cimbarides.org/calendar/202...
April 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
First ride on Saturday leaving at noon from the courthouse in Cascade. 2 routes. More info at www.cimbarides.org/calendar/202...
Tomorrow (Sunday, March 23) is closing day for the Little Ski Hill
March 23, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Tomorrow (Sunday, March 23) is closing day for the Little Ski Hill
Almost the end of night skiing for the season. Little Ski Hill closes next weekend.
March 16, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Almost the end of night skiing for the season. Little Ski Hill closes next weekend.