Happy New Year! Here’s the Year End Review!

2015 Year End Review While the past year may have been more challenging than I would have liked to endure, it was nonetheless rewarding. Early on, this website went down for the count. When the dust finally settled, over a year’s worth of data was lost. This was actually a huge win considering for a time …

Off-Season Visit to Bonneville Hot Springs in Idaho

https://youtu.be/455oSK3nA2I What more could you want from a Boise National Forest natural hot spring? One of the best times to visit the massive geothermal complex known as Bonneville Hot Springs is during the off-season, which typically ranges from Oct/Nov through Apr/May. A short hike along a beautiful river leads to a great reward. Don’t forget …

One Fine Idaho Spring Afternoon + Update on The Dipper

https://youtu.be/CwQdRC6vZc0 Hot springing during the “off” season is a pastime favorite of mine. It can be tricky… incessantly contending with icy roads, cold rain, closed access roads, mud, muck, silty pools, spring runoff and on… But, what’s life without a little challenge? The rewards can be bountiful. Solitude. Peace. Tranquility. Renewal. Revitalization. And, maybe… just maybe …

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 …

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