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Zimo: Poison Ivy & Loose Kites

Posted by DFO

May 18, 2009 1:20 p.m. • 0 comments

The kite string hit the ground and was dragged through a bunch of brown stalks in the rocky outcropping. Before anyone could say “poison ivy,” we knew we might be in big trouble. Three grandkids with poison ivy would not be fun. I was extreme kite flying in the Boise Foothills last weekend with the grandkids. We call it extreme because it involves bushwhacking, climbing on rocks and running down the trail chasing loose kites. Trail running, bouldering and climbing? My colleague, Roger Phillips, jokes that kind of kite flying qualifies as an extreme sport. When the dust settled later in the week, nobody had blisters. With kids having a blast all over the hillside, I couldn’t believe it/Pete Zimowsky, Idaho Statesman. More here.

Question: Describe the worst case of poison ivy or poison oak that you’ve experienced?

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D.F. Oliveria is a columnist and blogger for The Spokesman-Review. Huckleberries Online was judged the best 2008 Idaho newspaper blog by the Idaho Press Club. And the best 2007 news blog in the Pacific Northwest by the Society for Professional Journalist. Print Huckleberries is a past winner of the Herb Caen Memorial Column contest by the National Association of Newspaper Columnists. The Readership Institute of Northwestern University cited this blog as a good example of online community journalism.