You never know what you might find when visiting Skinnydipper Hot Springs, northeast of Boise. Good, bad… ugly? Getting up before dawn is never easy. However, when you are after Skinnydipper it is a must, IMHO. There’s nothing quite like watching the sun rise through a dimly lit forest while soaking in a natural hot …
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Molly’s Hot Spring Trip Reports
Summer 2011 Molly’s Hot Spring Trip Reports Had to make some hose adjustments, but after about an hour of work and waiting I was able to get the temperature and flow just right for a soak. I made the hike up to the sources and was able to survey the situation from above. There wasn’t …
Trail Creek Trip Reports
Summer 2011 Trail Creek Hot Springs Trip Reports No trash! The upper pool was in great shape while the lower pool was submerged by Trail Creek’s spring runoff. On the 22nd, we ran into a local Church Camp with 10-15 younger girls and 3-4 staff that were allowing the girls to wash their hair with …
Hiking Hot Springs in the Boise National Forest
Hiking and Hot Springs in the Boise National Forest from HSG on Vimeo. An early spring hiking trip to and near hot springs in the Boise National Forest. Spring runoff is a little late this season, submerging hot springs, trails and making river fords impossible. A careful route had to be selected, regardless, awesome natural …
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Jerry Johnson Flashback
I was recently editing IHS and came across a past trip report to Jerry Johnson Hot Springs in Idaho that I wanted to repost in the spirit of the approaching summer season… The Clearwater National Forest and Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness is a longtime Idaho favorite for natural, primitive hot springs. Located in north-central Idaho and primarily …
Hot Spring Break – Road Trippin’ Idaho Style
Contributor, fellow soak-seeker, writer and backcountry traveler Daniel Claar has graciously contributed “Hot Spring Break – Road Trippin’ Idaho Style” to IdahoHotSprings.com. Daniel was recently the winner of Idaho Magazine’s Publisher’s Choice Award for 2010. While friends and family set sail for some sunny beach on their annual spring break, my wife and I drive towards …
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