(4 Jan. 2020 / Author: Tim Bondy) 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, we usually see days
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Still Opposed to Low-Level Supersonic Aircraft in Idaho’s Owyhee Desert
(8 Nov. 2019 / Author: Tim Bondy) After attending the 8 Nov. 2019, environmental impact study scoping meeting in Mountain Home, Idaho, I am still opposed to the “proposal” put forth by the United States Air Force and/or the Department
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“Nope” on Sharing the Owyhees With LOWAT Supersonic Fighters Aircraft
(29 Oct 2019 / Author: Tim Bondy) The U.S. Military would like us to share the backcountry of the Owyhees of Idaho, Nevada, and Oregon with low-flying fighter aircraft flying in excess of the speed of sound. Of course, we
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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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