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Comment on Hotsprings campground clean up this Sat 2/27, family friendly trip by hotspringsguy

hotspringsguy — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:13:30 +0000

No problem! Hrm, that's a tough one this time of the year and near Boise at that. I keep trying to think, but can't come up with one. If you have a 4x4 Anderson might be a good one... short hike and was revamped last summer. Either way, I hope you guys find one and have a great soak!

Comment on Hotsprings campground clean up this Sat 2/27, family friendly trip by amber

amber — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:46:58 +0000

Thanks a ton for the warning! Do you have any suggestions for a hot springs that is somewhat easy to access as we plan to bring a few kids- two of which are toddlers.

Comment on Juntura Clean up results by hotspringsguy

hotspringsguy — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:30:17 +0000

Nice! Sounds like a good time! Thanks so much for all of your hard work. I hope to meet-up with you guys soon.

Comment on Hotsprings campground clean up this Sat 2/27, family friendly trip by hotspringsguy

hotspringsguy — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:27:48 +0000

Just bagged and tagged HS Campground Tuesday night (I’ll post soon). There wasn’t much trash, but what was there was gross. Our small group encountered red spider mites here too! It wasn’t brutal, but still, any RSMs pretty much suck. Plus, the water was only about 100 degrees. Personally, I prefer it much hotter this time of the year.

Comment on Juntura Hot Springs in Oregon Clean-Up 2/7/10 by amber

amber — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:38:55 +0000

It was great meeting you guys too! Please do call us next time you are in town- we would love to have you join us in both cleaning and enjoying the beautiful region we live in!

Comment on Juntura Hot Springs in Oregon Clean-Up 2/7/10 by Colin & Brittany

Colin & Brittany — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:52:52 +0000

Hey guys, it was awesome meeting you all out there! Awesome spring in a wonderful setting. Cheers to you for leaving the place in such fabulous shape, it’s too bad more people aren’t like-minded! Anyway, we will be calling you guys up next time we’re in Idaho for sure.

Comment on Party Goers Rescued from Pine Flats Hot Springs in Idaho by HSG

HSG — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:14:06 +0000

A long time ago a good friend and I took a couple ladies out there late at night after work around 3am. Well, same situation really, except for the hanging off a cliff part. Long story short, they probably never went to another hot springs the rest of their life.

Comment on Party Goers Rescued from Pine Flats Hot Springs in Idaho by HSG

HSG — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:10:55 +0000

Nice! Great story with a good ending. It's amazing how fast it can get crazy out there. I miss the glory days of Pine Flats too.

Thanks again for the comment!

Comment on Party Goers Rescued from Pine Flats Hot Springs in Idaho by Justin Boggs

Justin Boggs — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:49:11 +0000

Ahh, Pine Flats. The home of some amazing childhood camping trips. It's too bad the best pools got washed out in the floods. My most recent Pine Flats trip is the one best known as when I nearly killed my girl friend.
The river was flooded and the only accessible pool was the one around the bend. Once I determined this I took her over to the big slide to show her why there was no way in hell she wanted to go down there. Well, she did anyway, despite an inordinate fear of not having rock solid traction, and a near phobia any high angle situation.
Anyway, we went down, real slow, came up even slower, took about an hour and a half, her on the verge of a nervous breakdown the entire time. Finally get to the cliff face at the top and start crossing over and get to the point where there is one little leap left before getting on solid ground. I set myself up in a solid place and took her hand to steady her on a long step. We miss timed the move and I ended up pulling her off balance and hanging her of about a 12 foot drop off by one hand. I pulled up over the drop and held her safe while she had her little nervous breakdown and then we hiked back. One hell of a time. Now she trusts me when I say, "I don't know if you want to do this one."
It was a bonding moment, but a good illustration of how fast a familiar situation can quickly go badly when you try it with someone of a different skill level.

Comment on Goldbug Hot Springs Temporary Closure: June 25th – June 28th, 2008 by HSG

HSG — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:09:49 +0000

It is approx. a 3 mile hike up to Goldbug. Bring lots of water! More Info...