Lowman and Sun Valley Idaho Area Hot Springs Condition and Access Updates

From the FindHotSprings.com Forums:Frenchman’s Bend Hot Springs near Sun Valley Idaho in Great Shape After Forest Service RecoveryAccess condition updates for Hot Springs in the Lowman Idaho Area: Bonneville, Kirkham, Pine Flats and Tenmile

Sweet Soak at Sharkey Hot Springs in Idaho

The two resortish-like soaking pools at Sharkey were built by the BLM during the summer of 2001, they were stellar. Even up to 2003, the date of my previous visit, the two pools were still good. After this last visit, I now consider the pools to be in moderate condition. Clear signs of the worsening …

One Last Swipe at Millions of Idaho Roadless Public Forests – Loaded with Hot Springs

This is it everyone! April 7th is the last day to submit your comments in favor of protecting millions of undeveloped pubic roadless Idaho forests from invasive and destructive drilling, logging and mining development.The Bush Administration and key Idaho Republican political leaders (save for former Governor Risch) have clearly sold out in favor of special interests. …

The Biggest Environmental Story You’ve Never Heard Of

Right now the fate of Idaho’s roadless forests is at stake. The Bush Administration is taking one last crack at the Nationwide Roadless Rule with a swipe at Idaho.Essentially, they want to roll back nationwide protections in Idaho, and hand over millions of our last undeveloped forests to special interests. They are not even bothering …

Molly’s Tubs Hot Spring in Idaho Shot-Up

According to the Idaho Outdoors Yahoo! User Group, the Tubs at Molly’s Tubs Hot Spring northeast of Cascade Idaho (Warm Lake Area) have been used as target practice and are all full of bullet holes.Sadly, this is yet another example of abuse and overuse that is becoming all too common at easy access hot springs. …

Idaho Roadless on PBS

Phosphate mining and resulting contamination will be revealed to the nation on the PBS documentary series NOW airing this Friday, February 22nd.The program investigates the proposed Idaho Roadless Rule, a Bush administration plan that opens the door for private industry to develop protected land, and examines the relationship between this plan and the phosphate mining …