(May 17, 2019 / Author: Tim Bondy) On May 17, 2014, I headed out with the local rockhounding club to search for Twin Buttes Petrified Wood in the desert southeast of Bruneau, Idaho in Owyhee County. Cinnamon colored petrified wood
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MTB Trip up Ryegrass Canyon – May 11, 2019
( May 13, 2019 / Author: Tim Bondy) This May 11, 2019 mountain bike trip up Ryegrass Canyon in the Mount Bennett Hills of Idaho was strenuous, rugged and very scenic. However, the first half (low-levels) of the trip is
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Granite Mountain Hike Attempt – A Stormy May 9, 2019
(May 11, 2019 / Author: Tim Bondy) Granite Mountain is located above the South Fork of the Boise River and about 10 miles east of the town of Prairie, Idaho. I’ve attempted to summit this peak three previous times in
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Riding Hawk Gulch and Thompson Creek in Southwestern Idaho
(May 9, 2019 / Author: Tim Bondy) This June 12, 2018, mountain bike ride on the fire roads and trails of the Sawtooth National Forest provided for some excellent scenery, strenuous hill climbs and a promise to return for more
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MTB Ride on Three Bears Trail in Boise Military Reserve – 1 May 2019
(May 7, 2019 / Author: Tim Bondy) On May 1, 2019, I rode the Boise, Idaho area Military Reserve “Ridge to Rivers” trails for the first time in my life. Boise has a first-class trail system on the fringes of
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Wilson Flat Motorize Trails Open on 15 June 2019
(May 5, 2019 / Author: Tim Bondy) The long “close-to-mechanical-traffic” Wilson Flats Trail System closure that is located above Anderson Ranch Reservoir in southwestern Idaho is set to reopen on 15 June 2019. This trail system has been closed to
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