(Updated on April 3, 2025, for grammar only / Author: Tim Bondy) This “Snake Bite … What to do guide” while on the trail in southern Idaho seemed like a sensible guide to research, understand and have with me when
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Smoke and Fog Mountain Home Photo of the Day
(April 12, 2019 / Author: Tim Bondy) During a rare nice spring morning in the tiny town of Mountain Home, Idaho, I captured this photograph. The winds were light with temperatures hovering around 35°F. Apparently, someone was burning wood in
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Road Closures in Boise National Forest Through 15 June 2019
(April 10, 2019 / Author: Tim Bondy) The Boise National Forest has temporarily closed some roads in the Fall Creek and Pine, Idaho area to vehicle traffic until June 15, 2019. This closure will prevent access to a favorite place
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The “Someday I Will Climb It” Hike – 21 Oct 2016
(Updated on April 11, 2019 / Author: Tim Bondy) This steep climb to a ridgeline above the South Fork of the Boise River is a good introduction to cross country hiking in Elmore County, Idaho. Like a majority of the
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Idaho’s Beacon Hill Thunderegg Trip
(April 6, 2019/ Author: Tim Bondy) On June 7, 2014, a group of rockhounds headed for eastern Oregon to meet up with the Idaho Gem Club for a trip to Beacon Hill for some thundereggs and agate nodules. Beacon Hill
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5th Ride on the Bennett Creek Trail – April 1, 2019
(April 4, 2019 / Author: Tim Bondy) This was the fifth time I’ve ridden the Bennett Creek Trail located outside the tiny town of Mountain Home, Idaho. I believe this is the first springtime ride and the time of the
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