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.
May 2026
This Week Take a Hike With Shamala Gallegher
Born in San Jose to a South Indian mother and Irish-American father, Shamala Gallagher holds a BA from Stanford University, an MFA from the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas-Austin; and a PhD from the University of Georgia. She is the author of Late Morning When the World Burns (The Cultural Society, 2019), and the co-translator of Evening with a Sufi by Afsar Mohammad (Red River, 2022). A Kundiman Fellow, Gallagher teaches humanities and English. She lives in Athens, Georgia.
Check Out Previous Hikes
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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