Outdoor adventure
Take A Hike With The Humanities
Take A Hike is a virtual program designed to get Idahoans enjoying the outdoors with a reading inspired by the beauty of this land. Each week we suggest a reading to help you make the most of your outdoor adventures! We will include short stories, poems, cartoons, essays, songs and more.
Share your photos/thoughts/inspiration with us on Facebook, Instagram, or at programs@idahohumanities.org.
July 2026
This Week Take a Hike With Kevin Goodan
Born in Montana and raised on the Flathead Indian Reservation, where his stepfather and brother are tribal members, Kevin Goodan is a poet, author, and firefighter. He joined the US Forest Serviced “hotshot crew,” when he was 18 years old, and served ten years fighting forest fires in the Lolo National Forest. He earned his BA from the University of Montana, and his MFA from the University of Massachusetts. His first book was the recipient of several awards, and his poems have been published in numerous literary journals, including Ploughshares, the Colorado Review, and The Mid-American Poetry Review. He formerly taught at Lewis-Clark State College and currently resides in the Upper Valley region of New Hampshire.
Check Out Previous Hikes
On the Fifth Day
Beat the heat by getting outdoors with contemporary poet Jane Hirshfield.
The New Colossus
Celebrate Independence Day by getting outdoors and read The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus, which has been inscribed on a plaque inside the base of the Statue of Liberty since 1903.
Calvin & Hobbes by Bill Watterson
Nobody loves summer more than Calvin & Hobbes. Get out and enjoy summer outdoors with Bill Watterson’s Calvin & Hobbes. Explore this curated collection of Calvin & Hobbes enjoying the great outdoors.
Luna
In sunshine or moonlight, enjoy Taking a Hike with the Humanities! Read Luna by Alurista while you are enjoying Idaho’s beautiful summer skies.
Black Women and the Wilderness
Consider the wilderness from a new perspective and Take A Hike with the Humanities. Read Black Women and the Wilderness by Evelyn White while you are exploring new trails.
Inventory for Spring
In rain or shine, enjoy Taking a Hike with the Humanities! Read Inventory For Spring by Wendy Xu while you are enjoying Idaho’s wild weather. Inventory for Spring by Wendy Xu
Wilderness Letter
Take A Hike with Wallace Stegner and connect with Idaho’s wilderness. Wallace Stegner, an award-winning author, educator, and environmentalist argues in Wilderness Letter for Americans to preserve the beautiful and wild spaces in our country.
Maybe Alone on My Bike
Get out on your bike with award-winning poet William Stafford. Enjoy his poem, Maybe Alone on My Bike while you Take A Hike with the Humanities.
Instructions on Not Giving Up
Welcome the blossoms of Spring with former Poet Laureate of the United States, Ada Limón. Take A Hike with her poem Instructions on Not Giving Up.
No Way to Say Goodbye
Say farewell to winter and Take A Hike with beloved Idaho writer CMarie Fuhrman. Check out her short story No Way to Say Goodbye.
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