Mile Marker 4 The Dipper, more commonly known as Mile Marker 4 (MM4), Deer Creek and Skinnydipper, is facing some tough times these days. AKA, a 5-year closure order that involves the dismantling of the improved pools and trail. It was inevitable, being an hour’s drive from Boise and featuring deluxe pools improved with mortar …
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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 …
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Puttin in at Preis Video
http://youtu.be/WYwsZz2ELSc Little Preis, another unique hot springs located along side an oftentimes (seasonally) busy forest road deep within the confines of the Sawooth National Forest. Preis Hot Springs is always a perfect 102, crystal clear and quite accessible. This video clip was taken on the way out of the region after a backpacking trip to …
Willow Creek Hot Springs in Idaho Video
http://youtu.be/UzVkmO4Kxoo Willow Creek is a personal favorite of mine (aren’t they all), as it was one of the very first I visited back in the day. This video is from an early Spring 2013 visit during light rain. Willow Creek Hot Springs is located on the Idaho Centennial Trail in the Sawtooth National Forest, a …
Backpacking to Skillern Video
http://youtu.be/vw15MLtMkok Good ole Skilly; here’s the video from a recent pack trip. The long-form trip report is right here. This was my 4th visit to Skillern Hot Springs, and yet another great one at that.
The Return to Skillern IV
Late June 2013 Skillern Hot Springs Trip Report Day 1. The mid afternoon hike out was rough. Under dark skies, with packs on, we trudged through a few miles of Sawtooth backcountry. We were poured on by heavy rain in smothering heat the entire way out, the humidity was so thick you could taste it. …