(Updated on Jan. 28, 2026 / Originally Published on 4 Jan. 2020) There are times each winter when a strong atmospheric condition known as an “inversion” sets up in the Snake River Plains of southern Idaho. When this inversion sets up,
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Deadman Gulch Agate Rockhounding Trip
(May 22, 2019 / Author: Tim Bondy) This April 7, 2014, rockhounding trip started out as a petrified wood search but turned into an agate finding rockhound at a location about 2 miles east of the Owyhee County’s Deadman Gulch.
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Twin Buttes Petrified Wood Hunt
(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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The Owyhee County “Chew” Hike – 3 Nov. 2016
(March 7, 2019 / Author: Tim Bondy) This is a 3 Nov. 2016 trip report of a cross county hike in the Owyhee Mountains south of both Boise and Grand View, Idaho. It was strenuous yet quite enjoyable. The trailhead
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Idaho’s Big Hill and Wickahoney Area Ride MTB Ride on 23 Oct 2018
(March 5, 2019 / Author: Tim Bondy) This mountain bike ride in Idaho’s Big Hill and Wickahoney area of Owyhee County and just east of the Big Jacks Creek Wilderness was surprisingly enjoyable. It’s a rather remote area even though
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Snow Creek / 90 Foot Hole Mountain Bike Ride Trip Report – 28 Aug 2018
(February 19, 2019 / Author: Tim Bondy) This August 28, 2018, adventure started just south of Bald Mountain and east of Mud Flat Road in the Owyhee Mountains of southwestern Idaho. The fire roads I rode tracked mainly east-southeast out to “90 Foot
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