Take a walk through the mountains of Elmore County! What type of trees will you find? Can you tell the difference between a Douglas Fir and a Ponderosa Pine? Have you even heard of a tree called an Engelmann Spruce?
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East Idaho Off-Piste Website
I’ve been watching the East Idaho-Off Piste website for awhile now. The authors featured in this website are quite adventurous and seem to live for "backcountry skiing". If you have any skiing adventures in the backcountry, they are looking for
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Couch Summit Trailhead
Picture of the Week – Fourth Week of January Couch Summit Trailhead – Sawtooth National Forest – Click the image below to see a a bigger photo, more information and a map.
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January 23rd, 2009 We have suffered though an extended dry spell and now the forecast calls for a wet and likely snowy period. So how do you keep up on snow and ski conditions around the Mountain Home, Boise and
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Gray Saturday Mean Sunny Soldier Mountain Video
The weather was gray and dreary when I woke up on Saturday January 17th, 2009. With cabin fever building inside my body I needed to get out Mountain Home and out of the house. I decided that since I
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The Desertion of the Stardust Plaza
The Stardust Plaza was a bustling shopping center when I arrived in Mountain Home a little over one year ago. Now this strip mall is all but deserted with only three shops in business. Carlos’ Mexican Restaurants during
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