The past year has seen many hot springs in Oregon closed due to wildfires and the coronavirus. Thankfully, most of them are now accessible just in time for the summer season. That being said, there are two public hot springs that are both closed this summer and through the rest of 2021. Both Bagby Hot …
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Hot Springs in Idaho and Oregon Within the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse Path of Totality
The 2017 Total Solar Eclipse On Monday, August 21, 2017, one of nature’s most stellar events will come to pass – a total solar eclipse. Day will turn into night for around 2 minutes for those of us located within the path of totality. Which, reaches from Lincoln Beach, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina and …
Summer 2012 Hot Springing
Despite the wildfires, escape to a few backcountry hot springs was met with great success. Given that there’s never enough time during the summer to qualify all of the soaks on your list before old man winter shuts the proverbial access window with a mighty slam. Unfortunately, many wildfires are still raging with smoke continuing …
Harnessing High Desert Awesomeness (part 3)
View Part 1 – View Part 2 Part 3 After the awesome dinner show, it was time for some hot coffee and journal notes. Post sunset was nice and warm, but cool enough to send the little buggars packing for the day. The wet spring has treated the insectoid realms well. I was so enveloped …
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Harnessing High Desert Awesomeness (part 2)
View Part 1 Part 2 Twenty some odd hot, dusty miles later I slowed the vehicle down, attempting to stir up as little dust as possible, before smiling and waving at a couple soaking in Willow Creek (Whitehorse) Hot Springs while the truck slowly crept past the pool into the BLM recreation site. It looked …
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Harnessing High Desert Awesomeness (part 1)
Part 1 I am back on the grid in Boise, perusing through journal entrees and photos taken from the last few days spent exploring and revisiting southeast Oregon’s high desert region. Long story short; it was hot, and freezing… I spent a great deal of time under the unwavering sun (overheated a couple times) and …
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