It would be my last Thursday Fun Day for a while so I decided to try my luck fishing the South Fork of the Boise River, “below the dam”. For a mid-March day, the weather was pretty spectacular. With the
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Thunderegg Hunt South of Trinity Mountain – 22 June 2014
(Originally published on August 4, 2014 / Author: Tim Bondy) On June 22, 2014, I headed up into the Boise National Forest to go thunderegg hunting near Trinity Mountain. The scenery was spectacular, weather awesome and the thunderegg hunt was
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John Hoffman Reservoir Near Mountain Home Idaho
(Updated on May 4, 2019 / Author: Tim Bondy) The John Hoffman Reservoir is located about 6 miles northeast of Mountain Home, Idaho yet I doubt many people have been there. I have seen this agricultural reservoir from the nearby
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Superb – Whiskey Jack Creek Hike
(Updated on May 4, 2019 / Author: Tim Bondy) Looking for a short but picturesque day hike? How about some gold panning along two lush and verdant creek valleys? Time is running out but if you plan now, you can
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No Gold Panning on Gold Panning Hike
(Updated on May 5, 2019 / Author: Tim Bondy) I found the perfect unnamed creek bed for some gold panning that was likely unexplored by very many people. The only question in my mind was “would there be enough water
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Owyhee’s Horsehead Spring Hike and Rock Hound Trip
(Updated on May 24, 2019 / Author: Tim Bondy) Horsehead Spring in the Owyhee Mountains is located just off Mud Flat Road, 20 miles south of Grand View, Idaho. This November 6, 2010 hike generally followed a mostly dry creek
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