I don’t think she took Lewis and Clark here…

North of Lowman, near the Sawtooth Lodge and Grandjean trailhead into the Sawtooth National Recreation Area (SNRA) and nestled on the banks of the South Fork of the Payette River lies Sacajawea Hot Springs.Sacajawea Hot Springs features a seasonal batch of rock walled pools with river rock, sand and gravel bottoms. The good news is …

500,000+ Acres of Idaho’s Public Roadless Forests Face Invasive Development

Over 500,000 Acres. It's hard to imagine just how big that is.Idaho's Republican Governor petitioned the Forest Service to allow road building in protected roadless areas last year. They want road access for invasive development of a big chunk of our last roadless public lands. This invasive development includes, mining, drilling, logging and more. They …

Olympic Hot Springs Photographic Treat

A member from the family that originally owned and operated the Olympic Hot Springs Resort in the early 1900s recently contacted me with a special treat... two photos of the Hot Springs Resort from 1927 and 1937 (see above and below). Of course, the present day location of the old resort is located in Olympic …

Hate Mail from Mark Morasch… Lovely

I hate you. I hope I never see you in a hotspring- thanks for letting even more people know about hotsprings in Idaho, the more people that can fit in one the better right? Don't bother replying, you are on my spam list... Mark MoraschIdaho nativeResearch TechnicianUniversity of IdahoFish & Wildlife Resources Room: CEB 108ASpecialty: …