A Look Back at 2006

2006 was a great year for first-time visits to many stellar soaks, the most notable being:Olympic Hot Springs near the lush Washington CoastGoldbug Hot Springs in the mountains of nearby Salmon, IdahoBackpacking into Stanley Hot Springs in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in IdahoBog Hot Springs in the northern Nevada high-desertThe best hot springs trip of 06, …

A Wrong Righted & Idaho Government Continues a Dark Plight

I was informed earlier today by Jonathan Oppenheimer of the ICL (Idaho Conservation League) that the 2001 Roadless Rule had been reinstated – a monumental victory for the environment and all who enjoy it. A wrong righted.The 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule was created to establish a nationwide blanket to protect inventoried roadless areas as …