idaho

Black Magic Canyon is a unique, sculpted riverbed through the basalt lava fields of south central Idaho. Many folks drive through the barren sage land on their way to Craters of the Moon and miss the hidden channel carved by the Big Wood River. During the summer months the canyon is impassable...

The Toxaway-Alice Loop is one of the classic loop hikes in the Sawtooths. I had hiked to Alice Lake many years ago, but the rangers had told us the pass was still snowed in and impassable so we didn't plan to hike the full loop. As it turned out, we were able to make it over, but we didn't bring...

Day 1 – Started in from Iron Creek TH. Excellent weather for the start. We passed a few people coming out from Goat Lake area. It is certainly more popular than it used to be. Defined trail all the way to the lake now. Need to do some scrambling on a use trail, just below the cliffs heading up a...

August, 2012 The Grassy Mountains are on the western side of the Salmon River Mountains, northwest of McCall, Idaho, and south of the Salmon River. The trailheads are about a 30 minute drive from McCall on a good dirt road, and most lakes are less than five miles in, and they’re almost all...

With the January doldrums in full swing and the realization that traditional backpacking into the high country was still months away I was looking for something to break out of the mid-winter routine. And I found it. I rented a Forest Service cabin that is used by Forest Service personnel during...

Not far from Stanley Idaho is the Iron Creek trailhead. It is the beginning of a well-beaten path that leads to Sawtooth lake. However, if one talks to some of the “locals” (none of them are from Idaho) in Stanley, and, if they like you…they may give you some good advice and recommend smaller...

I did this hike in July 2011. Overall round trip is just over 9 miles and the elevation gain is only about 600 feet which made for a relaxing hike through the forest. The majority of the elevation gain is during the first 1/2 mile where the trail climbs and tops out on a moraine then proceeds up...

Idaho has two Goat lakes (maybe more), one in the Sawtooths and one in the Pioneer mountains. This TR is the latter of the two. One accesses the trailhead from Copper Basin off of Trail Creek road, which is the road between Sun Valley and McKay. There are two nearly parallel trails going in...

Ibenick's post make me think of the Falls on the South Fork, Swan Valley Idaho. Usually they are accessed via drift boat but there is a "trail" from above so no need to hire a guide to float you there. Heading up 26 in the Swan Valley area; one turns onto the dirt road paralleling the river...