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Boise Foothills Hike: Gulch, Watchman, Three Bears Loop

June 22, 2014by Kevin J. Kelley Leave a comment

  While hiking this trail, I kept getting little surprises that makes this one of my new favorite trails in the Boise Foothills. This trail combines three segments for a […]

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Boise, Hikes

Canyonlands National Park: Alcove Spring Half-Hike

May 31, 2014by Kevin J. Kelley Leave a comment

This trail descends along a narrow and slow-going ridge to the canyon floor. Alcove Spring Trail is about 5.6 miles out-and-back, but we decided to set camp about 3 miles […]

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Bruneau Sand Dunes State Park

May 27, 2014by Kevin J. Kelley Leave a comment

Bruneau Dunes brings back memories of a cold middle-school field trip where the wind blasted sand against my skin while I used a piece of cardboard to “sled” down the […]

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Canyonlands National Park: Murphy Point Overlook Trail

April 8, 2014by Kevin J. Kelley 3 Comments

Murphy Point Trail is a 1.3 mile (out-and-back) trail that is flat, oftentimes sandy, and leads to a ledge with a +270 degree view of canyons, mountains, and weird rock […]

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North Fork of the Boise River

September 11, 2013by Kevin J. Kelley Leave a comment

Outside of Idaho City, this trail meanders along the clear Boise River with very little elevation gain between rock cliffs. This is an easy stroll with an occasional large pile-of-rocks […]

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McCall: Goose Creek Falls

August 8, 2013by Kevin J. Kelley Leave a comment

I almost don’t want to write about this hike. I almost want to keep it as secret as possible. Do you like shade? Do you like diverse plant-life? How about a […]

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Polecat Loop

August 5, 2013by Kevin J. Kelley 1 Comment

Close to Boise? Check. Interesting views? Check. Not too difficult? Check. This  5.8 mile hike follows the contours of hills and ridges in the foothills. The trailhead is located in […]

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Boise, Hikes

McCall: Twenty Mile Lakes

August 1, 2013by Kevin J. Kelley 2 Comments

Don’t do this hike. The images might convince you otherwise, and my descriptions might convince you otherwise, but this hike is difficult and should be taken only if you either […]

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McCall: Hum Lake and Duck Lake

July 29, 2013by Kevin J. Kelley Leave a comment

This post covers the two trails Duck Lake and Hum Lake, which I did in a single day. The trailhead for both of the trails is located 16 miles down […]

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McCall: Grass Mountain Lakes

July 18, 2013by Kevin J. Kelley 2 Comments

This trail has some wonderful mountain scenes, a few meadows, wildflowers, and leads to two lakes. 3.8 miles out-and-back. 750 feet elevation gain. Grass Mountain Lakes Trailhead: Off of Mountain-Goose […]

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