A Sampling of Idaho in 2 Seasons Shows There Is Much to Love About the Gem State

Great food, great sights and very wholesome—Idaho is a great place to visit and live.

Clear skies at Schweitzer's North Bowl in the northern panhandle of Idaho, called the Gem State. Benjamin Myers/TNS

By Marlise Kast-Myers From Tribune News Service

My husband and I always travel with one eye open, winking at destinations that tease retirement dreams. Currently in our 40s, we still have time. Yet Benjamin and I are planners by nature, aligned in our vision that the grass is, in fact, greener on the other side.