On Tuesday May 20th, 2008, Mountain Home, Idaho saw an extended period of high winds. The cause of these strong winds was a cold front moving through the area from Oregon. The main problem was the dense dust cloud and
Read MoreFossil Butte, Idaho?
While looking for a place to explore this week, I found an interesting geologic feature between Murphy, Idaho and Grand View, Idaho. It’s called Fossil Butte and is just off of Highway 78. We’ve poked around this area once
Read MoreWar Eagle Speedway in Idaho
Keeping with the subject of this website "Life Off Interstate 84 in Idaho", I have a question. What happened to the War Eagle Speedway that was planned to be built off of Simco Road? The website for the
Read MoreDanskin Lookout Trip 10 May 2008
On this beautiful day in May 2008, we decided to head towards the Danskin Mountain Lookout located to the north of Mountain Home, Idaho. With temperatures at home in the mid-60’s and “lightish” winds we were sure to have a
Read More1920’s Brochure Excerpts About Bruneau Canyon, Idaho
For those of you who are new to the Mountain Home area or just haven’t found the time to explore the area south of our fine city, I thought I’d give you some insight into this area. The following are
Read MoreTrip Report Owyhee’s Poison Creek Cutoff Road
The weather forecast for Sunday April 20th, 2008 wasn’t exactly encouraging for exploring Vinson Wash off of Poison Creek Cutoff along what I’m calling the Front Range of Owyhee Mountains. But we decided to give it a try any way.
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