Part 1 I am back on the grid in Boise, perusing through journal entrees and photos taken from the last few days spent exploring and revisiting southeast Oregon’s high desert region. Long story short; it was hot, and freezing… I spent a great deal of time under the unwavering sun (overheated a couple times) and …
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Alright hot springers, we knew this one was coming… as of today – May 25th, 2012 Skinnydipper AKA Mile Marker 4 Hot Springs is temporarily closed from sundown to sunrise. This comes directly from the BLM and is effective immediately. BLM has temporarily closed Skinny Dipper Hot Springs to night-time use. The closure will help …
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Ryan, of Walkifornia, tipped me off in regard to a video he made of a recent visit to Scenic Hot Springs in Washington. Since Scenic is a personal favorite, one that I sadly do not have the pleasure of frequenting often, I wanted to share… If you are interested in visiting Scenic Hot Springs, please …
Umpqua Hot Springs Access Update This just in from Cheryl Caplan, Public Affairs Specialist at USDA Forest Service: Road to Umpqua Hot Springs in Oregon Temporarily Closed for Winter Recent snow at Toketee, OR, and more snow forecasted, prompted Forest Service employees to close a gate to the road leading to the Umpqua Hot Springs. …
What more can I say that hasn’t already been said about Kirkham Hot Springs? Which is excellent, in terms of textile soaking. When driving past the full pullout for Skinnydipper on the way in, I noticed that even the pullouts before and after were akin to overflow parking. Pine Flats and Hot Springs campground had …
Keeping in tune with publishing unpublished, past trip reports – here is one for Jerry Johnson Hot Springs in Idaho, from July 2011. Special note: Jerry Johnson is Idaho’s most popular hot springs – and as such, is heavily abused. Please pack out all trash and don’t bring glass. This hot springs is already under nighttime …
