Idaho...A place to roam and explore!

[stomperxj]

I've been to most of the places you went on your trip. This state amazes me at how beautiful it is even when you go back a second and third time. It never gets old. We have driven NF Dev Rd 227 many times and never get tired of it.

Links to our trips:
2011:
http://www.expeditionportal.com/foru...ery?highlight=

2010:
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v2...010/?start=all

Great pics... Keep em coming

Jess

[Rot Box]

Great report! I love Idaho

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Lilly of course wanted to use the fly rod rather than her special Barbie rod she had...Louise's setup is quite expensive, so she cautiously let her throw the fly around in the water. The water was crystal clear...We thought there was no chance she would check one. We were wrong! She caught 4!!!

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She was very proud of herself. My wife and I were both stunned!!!

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Later that evening...We broke out the harmonicas! Glad no one else was around. It was jam session time!!!!

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The next morning; we packed up and searched for hotsprings. This one had enough water spilling out of the hillside...

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Didn't seem to be too many people around...

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We found a nice place on the South Fork of the Boise River. Lilly enjoyed doing dishes...Can't complain about that...

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We rallied down the road watching for traffic...There was none!

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Nothing like this hotspring...Someone has logged it up...Perfect temp! Enjoyin...

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Big fan of mother nature...I wish we had a few of these in Utah! Outstanding!


Final installment coming...Revenge of the Barbie Rod!!!!

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Lilly and I were soaking in the hotsprings...Louise spotted some fish on the other side of road along the creek...She had just put her fly rod away, so she said she was going to tie a fly on the line of the Barbie Rod...Add a slip weight...

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As soon the fly hit the water...it was game on!!!

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Louise was excited. I thought all the other fish would be spooked away! I was wrong...

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All the trout were big...none were spooked. Louise had caught/released ten or twelve when Lilly decided she wanted to fish!

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Barbie Rod in full effect!

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We found out they were Bull Trout. Not sure what the hell a Bull Trout is but...They fought! We literally caught 15 fish all 14 inches or more...

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All good things have to come to an end...Our road home!

[mbuckner]

Thanks for the pics and write up ... makes me want to get back up there asap.

I was curious about "Bull Trout" myself; found this link:

http://www.fws.gov/pacific/bulltrout/

[mph]

Thanks...Interesting read...

Thanks for the pics and write up ... makes me want to get back up there asap.

I was curious about "Bull Trout" myself; found this link:

http://www.fws.gov/pacific/bulltrout/

[SmoothLC]

Okay I need to go to Idaho!

Ok - me too! Just got back from Sunriver, Oregon. Nice single track there too.

Now Sun Valley is on the list of future trips.

[PirateMcGee]

Glad you released the bulls not too many around anymore! Great report! Thanks for sharing!

[Firebear MD718]

As a Transplant from that little town south of Coeur D' Alene, ID, they called it LA, I have been working Wildland Fire since 1988 in Northern Idaho and I would recommend following the "1910 Fire History" the Palous, St. Maries, St. Joe through Avery the valley of "Ghost Cedar Trees" it will give you a good since of the area and there are many things to do . . . . Bike the Hiawatha Trail that follows the old Milwalkie rails and Hike up a trail out of Wallace, ID to a mine entrance that Edward Pulaski, inventor of the "Pulaski" Fire tool and saved his fire crew at gun point during the 1910 fire storm.
These are a few of my favorites

Scott

[Glenn C]

Excellent pics lovely area you have there , very nice cruiser aswell thanks for sharing