Video Clips of Stanley Hot Springs in IdahoClip 1 (of 5) Trailhead, Rock Creek and BridgeClip 2 (of 5) Hiking through the mountains into the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness on Trail 211 towards Stanley Hot Springs.Clip 3 (of 5) Just before reaching the hot springsClip 4 (of 5) Stanley Hot Springs in the Selway-Bitterroot WildernessClip 5 (of …
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New Trip Reports / Briefings in the Forums
A new trip report / briefing has been added to the hot springs forums for Goldbug and Elkhorn hot springs in Idaho. Their respective links are below.Goldbug (Elk Bend)Elkhorn (Boat Box)
Mile-16 Hot Spring Fire (Idaho) Report
Greetings everyone. I just received a report from a fellow hot springer that the fire in the Payette National Forest has reached the opposite bank of the NF of the Payette River from Mile-16 hot spring. The report stated that actual flames were clearly visible from the pool.With that said, lets hope for the best …
Mile-16 Hot Spring Moonlit Soaking
M16 – One of many in this areaMy backpacking partner and I enjoyed a surreal, moonlit soak at M16 after backpacking to Rice Peak Lookout. As we were arriving a family from Montana here for Yellow Pine’s annual Harmonica Festival was on their way out after enjoying one of Idaho’s best areas for hot springs.Rating …
Soaking with the Masses @ Jerry Johnson Hot Springs in Idaho
Source 2, Pool 2General DescriptionThree sources, each with their own soaking opportunities, feature pools with rock walls, some with sandy clear bottoms and some with silt. The 1st of 3 sources, known as the waterfall pools, are submerged until late summer (early August), while the other 2 sources have pools that are available for soaking …
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Protect Wildlife in Wilderness Areas – URGENT
*OK, not this wolf exactly but hundreds of others who are just as cute.The U.S. Forest Service wants to use an array of poisons, traps and shooting — including aerial gunning to wipe out wolves and other carnivores in designated wilderness areas.Under the proposal, federal agents could chase down and kill bears or other carnivores …
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