Cig butts, cig packs, beer cans, more beer cans, food packaging, underwear, a dress, a shirt with human feces on it … and on. This was some of the awesomeness I found at Skinnydipper hot springs this morning. A sickening feeling crept into my stomach as I was hiking up the trail towards the soaking …
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Back to the Basics
Week after week slipped past, until finally, a Tuesday afternoon stepped out of the void and presented itself. It only took a second for me to realize just what exactly this meant. No time for dogs, but I needed an accomplice. Easy. I knew of a geothermal fiend that didn’t have BSU class on Tuesdays. …
Loftus Lessons: Full Trip Report
11.01.09 Loftus Hot Springs Trip ReportFinally… at last! A nice long soak was enjoyed at Loftus with minimal interruption. I visited Loftus in conjunction with a number of other hot springs along the Middle Fork of the Boise River. This trip was actually dubbed as the “PIE” trip. I like pie, but not this kind. …
Loftus Lessons
Pics and a vid from a recent soak seeking trip where I ended up with poison ivy in my eye. Oh yes, a full trip report is on the way.
Boise National Forest to Demolish Rocky Canyon Hot Springs in Idaho
Well, I wondered what was going to become of the Rocky Canyon situation… I just received the following via email:***********************************USFS to demolish Rocky Canyon Hot Springs…soon!!Located just north of Crouch, Rocky Canyon Hotsprings is enjoyed by thousands annually. This relaxing destination has been slated for demolition (according to John Ericson with the USFS in Emmett …
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Anglers Leave a Heavy Footprint
The following trip report is from a mid-July Boise and Payette National Forest venture, that took place northeast of Cascade, Idaho in the Krassel Ranger District. Trail Creek = ultra slammed! A brief stop revealed less trash in the pullout than my last visit. On down the road. Forest Service Road (FSR) 474 South was …