The Lava Lakes in Payette National Forest
Hiking Boots Idaho has no shortage of incredible hikes, and we were overwhelmed with options when choosing the destination of our first big day out. Browsing through a formidable collection of books,...
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Hiking Boots We were hosting a couple friends from San Francisco for the weekend, and had promised them an easy hike — just enough physical activity to justify soaking our bones in hot springs later in...
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Must Have When Hiking: GPS Handheld Device For the last few miles on the way to the Boulder Lake Trailhead, we were following two buses. School buses. School buses full of peppy children excited for...
View ArticleThe Tough Little Town of Riggins
Receive Our Updates Directly Into Your Inbox Any doubts as to the toughness of little Riggins, nestled between two of North America’s deepest river gorges, can be dispelled by its original name, “Gouge...
View ArticleGrizzly Patrol Hikes to Hidden Lake
Our Travel Books On Amazon I was walking about fifteen feet in front of Jürgen, when suddenly I spun around, grabbed the canister of Bear Spray strapped to my hip, and pointed it right at his face....
View ArticleBasque Shepherds and Arborglyphs
Learn About The Basque Culture Our first morning in Sun Valley was rather appropriately spent in a sunny valley. We hiked through the Colorado Gulch just outside Hailey and into a grove of Aspen trees...
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