Nighttime Closure for Weir Creek Hot Springs in Idaho

In case you didn’t catch the news last month, Weir Creek Hot Springs in Idaho is now under nighttime closure orders from the forest service. Sadly, for those of us familiar with the situation, it was bound to happen. https://twitter.com/hotspringsguy/status/1598458001236455424 Just a few years ago Weir Creek was virtually unknown. It wasn’t signed. There was …

Weir Creek Trip Report

I try to be timely with trip reports, but inevitably, some slip through the cracks. Here is one of them from last July for Weir Creek Hot Springs in the Clearwater National Forest in Idaho… Ole Weir Creek can be a crap shoot this time of the year. A time when many geothermal brethren answer the …

Exxon Invading Idaho Wilderness with Tar Pit Sands Trucks

In addition to the issue below, I have learned that Governor Otter has pledged Idaho’s ‘help’ in regard to the transportation of Tar Pit Sands equipment by offering up use of Idaho’s largest campground and gateway into the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness as a parking lot for the Canada-bound vehicles. Wilderness Gateway Campground has over 90 units …

Weir Creek Hot Springs in Idaho Trip Report

Unfortunately, my schedule only allowed for a late night run at Weir Creek Hot Springs. Which just means no pics, but some video turned-out. It was a stellar soak under a thick blanket of stars overlooking a dense forest with crystal-clear Weir Creek chatting away in the background. The pool clocked-in at 108! Good thing …