The IDAHO magazine July 2017 issue is dedicated to Ruby Tanner Calendar Editor Emeritus A treasured friend and our long-time calendar editor, Ruby Tanner, had a devastating stroke on September 13, 2017. She fought against all odds, but succumbed on September 22. Ruby, the honorary sister of our publisher, Kitty Fleischman, will be missed especially for her sweetness and kindness. Our deepest sympathies go to her husband of more than sixty years, Les Tanner, and their children, Michelle (Miki) Tanner-Bendickson, and Michael Tanner. Ruby loved farmers’ markets, rodeos, Roy Rogers, and she was crazy about Lance Pekus, Idaho’s “Ninja Cowboy.” She toured many an antique store with Kitty. She loved eating lunches out, and had a kind word for everyone she met. Aptly named, Ruby was a jewel in every sense. Contact us to learn how you can sponsor an issue of IDAHO magazine. Call (208) 336-0653 or (800) 655-0653, or email: [email protected] JULY 2017 | VOL. 16, NO. 10 Cowboy Ninja The TV Star from Salmon July Big Creek Across the Devils Frigid Embrace Spotlight City On Tote Goats in 1973 Welcome to Stanley US $3.95 www.IDAHOmagazine.com What’s the cost of living in Idaho? Pretty darn reasonable, when you live through the pages of IDAHO magazine. Improve your quality of life. Subscribe now. SHIP TO: 1-year $34.95 + 6% ID sales tax = $37.05 Get one FREE! 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CONTENTS 5 • COMMENTS Northern Lights over the Palouse 6 • Cowboy Ninja A Salmon rancher and three-time finalist on American Ninja Warrior isn’t giving up before he gets the top prize. 6 By Teri Torell Murrison 12 • Across the Devils Back in 1973, a family crossed the Seven Devils on the little motorbikes called Tote Gotes, but not without a few wild mishaps. By Loris Addington 19 • WALLACE 12 You Don’t Have to Obey the Laws, by Heather Branstetter 24 • Oreana A Bell for the Queen, by Mary Nettleton O’Malley 27 • ASHTON TO VICTOR Clearing the Line, by Thornton Waite 19 32 • Big Creek — SPOTLIGHT CITY The author discovers that her old friend’s family were owner-operators for years of this remote community’s lodge, which is now being rebuilt. By Kitty Widner 42 • SHOSHONE TO MINIDOKA The Legend Comes to Town, by Alice Schenk 32 46 • CALDWELL The Butterfly, in Fact, by Les Tanner 49 • STANLEY Frigid Embrace, by Justin Dalme 54 • IDAHO AT LARGE 42 Going Full Circle, by Steve Carr 56 • RECIPES Bacon Bomb Potato Salad, Lemon Razz Fizzy IDAHO magazine: A Buy 58 • CALENDAR OF EVENTS Idaho Product and Member 46 4J Butterfly Count, Boise 64 • CONTRIBUTORS 49 buyidaho.org LOCATIONS FEATURED WALLACE pg. 19 IN THIS ISSUE CLEARWATER GRANGEVILLE pg. 58 pg. 58 RIGGINS SEVEN pg. 58 DEVILS SALMON MOUNTAINS pg. 6 pg. 12 Big Creek pg. 32 STANLEY pg. 49 ASHTON pg. 27 CALDWELL pg. 46 BOISE pg. 58 VICTOR pg. 27, 58 OREANA pg. 24 SHOSHONE POCATELLO pg. 42 pg. 58 MINIDOKA pg. 42 COVER PHOTO Lance Pekus trains at his ranch in Salmon for the next season of American Ninja Warrior. Photo by Heather Pekus Susan D. 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