Late June 2013 Skillern Hot Springs Trip Report Day 1. The mid afternoon hike out was rough. Under dark skies, with packs on, we trudged through a few miles of Sawtooth backcountry. We were poured on by heavy rain in smothering heat the entire way out, the humidity was so thick you could taste it. …
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Skinnydipper Hot Springs Closed Until June 30
It is official, Skinnydipper Hot Springs, located north of Boise is closed until June 30, 2013. According to the BLM, the closure is due to the 2012 Springs Fire, which burned away vegetation on rocky slopes above the hot springs. There is concern that spring rains could lead to falling rocks, flooding and debris flows …
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Bonneville Bliss
Bonneville Hot Springs in the Boise National Forest, located north of Lowman, was one of the first hot springs I had ever soaked in (see old trip reports at the bottom of this page). The first being Pine Flats and second Bear Valley. I’ll never forget what it felt like to drop down that last …
Forest
by Dave Matthews How would I explain a forest to Someone who has never been in one – The trees and the wind thru them, The birds and their songs and Their acrobatic flight about the branches. The smell of the last time and The time before and the time before That, that I was …
Underwater Hot Springs Videos
Here are a couple underwater videos taken from two different visits to Trail Creek Hot Springs in the Boise National Forest (early July and mid Sept). There is a non-underwater camera video clip available as well: Autumn at Trail Creek Hot Springs View All Trail Creek Posts Trail Creek Early July Trail Creek Mid September