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In Hemingway’s footsteps: Ketchum and Sun Valley
As we drive north from Twin Falls, through the lava fields, farms and sage, I take in the majestic mountains up ahead as they emerge from the clouds. It’s easy to see why this area had a special place in ‘Papa’ Hemingway’s heart, and why he had chosen this as his final home…it would hard to find a better setting.
I’d first heard of the adjoining twin towns of Sun Valley & Ketchum when reading about one of my favorite writers, Ernest Hemingway. Hemingway was a complicated individual but an extremely talented writer. A man who lived life to the fullest in almost every way — manly outdoor adventure, partying, drinking, and writing about these experiences in …
Tagged Ernest Hemingway, Idaho, Ketchum, mountains, Salmon River, Sun Valley