Hayden Lake has two public access points. Here's what that means.
The shoreline is mostly private. If you're moving for "Hayden Lake out the back door," it's worth knowing exactly what that means before you tour.
Notes from the field.
Occasional writing on land, the market, and what we’ve been learning while walking it.
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The Spokane Valley pencil-test — what a WA-to-ID move actually costs.
The pitch you usually hear about moving from Washington to North Idaho is "lower taxes, lower cost of living, better lifestyle." Two of those are true. One of them is, for a working-age Spokane Valley household, mostly false.
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What changed about wells in Idaho on July 1, 2025.
A six-acre buyer asked me about an apple orchard last summer. Two years ago that was a routine question. Last year it became a complicated one — because the law changed.
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Where the eagles come in November.
Most relocators worry about the off-season. North Idaho's secret is that the off-season has its own headline events — and you can stand on a ridge above one of them.
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What six acres actually feels like.
The difference between a five-acre lot and a six-acre lot doesn't sound like much on paper. It's the difference between a neighborhood and a homestead in person.