Campground hot springs, located on the other side of the seasonally busy Banks-Lowman highway from the aptly named Hot Springs Campground, features one large soaking pool that sits in the base of an old structure. Hot water is piped into the pool from old pipes that remain from a historical bathhouse. The bathhouse’s structure can …
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Bog and Hart MTN Hot Springs in Nevada Collage
Picture collage is from a late Fall 06 high desert trip…
Valiant Soaking at Vulcan Hot Springs in Idaho
At the end of a short hike through the Boise National Forest you will find one of Idaho’s most unique hot springs. There is so much flow at Vulcan that the US Department of Energy has been salivating over it’s geothermal potential for years. I’ve heard many a rumor that uncle Sam wants to develop …
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Idaho’s Roadless Areas Under Attack
Long Story Short (here’s the long version)Pre-Bush: Roadless areas nationwide are protected as a whole. No roadless development is allowed.Bush Takes Office: Repeals roadless rule; revoking nationwide protections for roadless areas – our public lands! Puts in hands of local governors.Former Idaho Governor Kempthorne immediately begins petition process to plan road building regardless of wishes …
Vulcan Vid
At the end of a short hike through the Boise National Forest you will find one of Idaho’s most unique hot springs. There is so much flow at Vulcan that the US Department of Energy has been salivating over it’s geothermal potential for years. I’ve heard many a rumor that uncle Sam wants to develop …
The Time to Defend Wolves is Now
We have just one week left to prevent the slaughter of hundreds of wolves in the Northern Rockies. Unless we stop them, federal officials could eliminate vital protections for these magnificent animals and spark the biggest wolf massacre in the lower 48 states to occur in decades.There are just 8 days remaining in the public …