Where to start? The "initial point" or starting point for all surveys in Idaho! It all started in 1867 when Lafayette Cartee, the first...

Oldest hydroelectric generating dam on the Snake River! Swan Falls is located along the Snake River about 20 miles south of Kuna, Idaho...

Idaho's first archaeological park! Petroglyphs in Idaho! Celebration Park is less than an hour from Boise, near Walter's Ferry and Melba....

Another trip to more Oregon fire lookouts! We planned to visit several more Oregon fire lookouts on this day trip, starting with Indian...

How many wineries?!?!?! We thought we'd take a little longer daytrip, visit some wineries and stay overnight in Walla Walla at the...

Visiting Silver City is like stepping back into history! Almost a ghost town - but there are still a few people living here in this...

Trying to get to the Summit Spring, Point Prominence and Mt. Harris Lookouts! It was the middle of July and we thought that for sure we...

Which Hemingway? Not Ernest Hemingway? Hemingway Butte is less than an hour from Boise and is about three miles southwest of Walter's...

Fire Lookout Towers, Fire Lookouts and Fire Watchers. A fire lookout (sometimes called a fire watcher) is the person who looks (or...

Second only to Smokey Bear! Fire lookouts are one of the most recognized images of the U.S. Forest Service. And the men and women who...

Have an adventure and go Geocaching - near or far! Whether you've never heard of geocaching or you regularly head out on a geocaching...

Wildflowers on the Camas Prairie. We were ready for a daytrip even though it was a cool, rainy Saturday the first week of June so we went...

Weekly mail delivery to residents in Hells Canyon. For over 100 years mail has been delivered to residents in Hells Canyon by Beamers...

Visit once and you'll want to go back! Wallowa Lake is a deep blue lake formed by a series of glaciers and lies at the end of a beautiful...

Flora - an Oregon ghost town on a beautiful plateau Note: Flora is a "side trip" from our camping trip to Wallowa Lake, and distances...

History plus a beautiful location on the Oregon Trail! Three Island Crossing State Park is an easy day trip from Boise or a nice place...

Summer of 2024: Givens Hot Springs has been updated and is now open again! Givens Hot Springs is located on the Snake River...

21 miles of shoreline plus campgrounds and a lookout! Deadwood Reservoir is a remote lake formed by the Deadwood Dam, and is in a quiet...

One of the "youngest" lava flows in the area! What? Bootprints in the lava? Jordan Craters are one of the lava beds that were a result...

High desert drama with panoramic views of stone and sage Leslie Gulch is a canyon in Malheur County, Oregon, with abundant and striking...