View Part 1 – View Part 2 Part 3 After the awesome dinner show, it was time for some hot coffee and journal notes. Post sunset was nice and warm, but cool enough to send the little buggars packing for the day. The wet spring has treated the insectoid realms well. I was so enveloped …read more.

I’ve ranted about Simplot in the past, and Micron, and Potlatch, and Butch Otter, and Mike Simpson, and the EPA. I have to admit, I didn’t know Butchie married into the Simplot family. Being the Governor of Idaho and part of the Simplot family… well, that doesn’t sound so great given his and Simplot’s horrific …read more.

View Part 1 Part 2 Twenty some odd hot, dusty miles later I slowed the vehicle down, attempting to stir up as little dust as possible, before smiling and waving at a couple soaking in Willow Creek (Whitehorse) Hot Springs while the truck slowly crept past the pool into the BLM recreation site. It looked …read more.

Part 1 I am back on the grid in Boise, perusing through journal entrees and photos taken from the last few days spent exploring and revisiting southeast Oregon’s high desert region. Long story short; it was hot, and freezing… I spent a great deal of time under the unwavering sun (overheated a couple times) and …read more.

Alright hot springers, we knew this one was coming… as of today – May 25th, 2012 Skinnydipper AKA Mile Marker 4 Hot Springs is temporarily closed from sundown to sunrise. This comes directly from the BLM and is effective immediately. BLM has temporarily closed Skinny Dipper Hot Springs to night-time use. The closure will help …read more.

It’s hard to explain the importance of intact ecosystems, wilderness and habitat conservation land planning to folks these days. Environmental education is weak, and so few of us have real relationships with the great outdoors. We have all forgotten that we are key members of an ecosystem that sustains all life; charged with maintaining balance …read more.