Hiking and Trails

Onto the beaten path: Where to hike, other than the Foothills

Eagle Island State Park has year-round trails along ponds and the Boise River.

Admit it, there’s a little bit of lemming in all of us. We flock to the Foothills trails for our winter hikes, runs and bike rides.

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Trail will soon loop around Bogus Basin

Soon, contractors will begin bidding on the Around the Mountain Trail, a seven-mile path that will become part of a 10-mile circle around Shafer Butte. Construction of Around the Mountain is expected to wrap up next summer.
HIKING AND TRAILS

Going the distance in the desert: 750-mile Oregon Desert Trail proposed

Stars sparkle like jewels in the night sky over the Oregon desert in the vast southeastern landscape.
WINTER RECREATION

Makin’ tracks: motorcycling, hiking, bird hunting, horse packing, avalanches

Happy Trails in Boise will host an adventure motorcycle night featuring The RawHyde Road Crew at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4 at 11777 W. Executive Drive.
HIKING AND TRAILS

Bull Creek and Silver Creek trails are back

Two popular motorized trails in the Middle Fork of the Payette River drainage about 45 miles north of Boise opened Monday, Oct. 1, after being closed for more than two years.
HIKING AND TRAILS

Alpine authors: Four describe their favorite hikes.

A crisp hint of fall is in the air, but it’s not too late to hit Idaho’s high country.
HIKING AND TRAILS

Don’t commit a Cascade drive-by

Folks dashing up Idaho 55 to McCall or Riggins often sail right through Cascade, but there’s a lot more recreation there than its namesake lake.
HIKING AND TRAILS

Makin’ tracks: nature walk, road closure, whitewater safety, mountain biking

The Boise National Forest, the Idaho Master Naturalists will host a free nature walk at the Shafer Butte picnic area (Mores Mountain trailhead) near Bogus Basin at 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 11.
CAMPING

‘Downriver’ campsites from Stanley are the last to fill and offer fishing and access to mountain trails

Campgrounds northeast of Stanley don’t get the crowds and make good choices for floaters, hikers and mountain bikers.
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Out and About: hiking, biiking, Bruneau open again

Sheep ranchers are moving bands in the Payette National Forest, and as many as 7,000 sheep will move through the Bear Basin area west of McCall through July 25 on their way to higher elevations. The bands of sheep will be escorted by guard and herding dogs, as well as herders leading strings of ...
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Zimo: Choose a daypack with good shoulder straps and hip belt

Q: I’m looking to pick up a daypack that is not too heavy and will not be too warm against my body.

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