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Gardens in Boise

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Capitol Park is a mini-park located right in front of the capitol building and a relaxing place to be. It provides places to sit,

Valleys in Sun Valley

The Top of River Run

One of the times that I tried to snowboard, I repear that I was trying, I saw some amazing views, although i was excited and scare

Nature Reserves in Arco

Craters of the Moon National Monument

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In the center of the state of Idaho, a national park covers old lava fields. On the black, vegetation-free slopes, torrents of lav

Skiing in Sandpoint

Schweitzer Mountain Resort

Schwetizer often comes up on ski magazine "best unknown spot" lists -- and for good reason. This growing mountain has superb terra

Skiing in Sun Valley

Sun Valley Resort

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Sun Valley Resort is perhaps the premier winter sports and ski resort in Idaho, but it's also full of fun outdoor and family-frien

Lakes in Priest River

Priest Lake

Nature Reserves in Kooskia

Tom Beal Park

Tom Beal Park is actually a high saddle deep in Clearwater National Forest. A good-condition dirt road leaves from the Lochsa Rive

Skiing in Mullan

Lookout Pass

Lookout Pass is a historic ski area straddling the Idaho-Montana border home to a handful of creaky chairlifts and a whole lot of

Hiking in Mullan

Hiawatha Trail

What’s this? A bike trail through the mountains that is all down hill, with tunnels and rickety bridges and a magical bus at the e

Skiing in Kellogg

Silver Mountain Ski Resort

Silver Mountain is now one of Idaho’s slicker four-season resorts, so it’s a little hard to believe that when this place was found

Lakes in Stanley

Stanley Lake

The Satwooth Mountains of central Idaho have no shortage of lakes, yet of all the ones you can drive to, Stanley stands among the

Lakes in Idaho City

Diamond Lake

Diamond Lake is an easily accessible sub-alpine lake in the northern Bitterroot Mountains south of Superior. In a region full of l

Hiking in Kooskia

Gash Point

The Bitterroot Mountains dominate the skyline from Missoula to Sula. It’s all public land, meaning anything you can see you can vi

Skiing in Kooskia

Crystal Theater

The Crystal Theater is one of the most popular backcountry destinations for skiers in west-central Montana. Crystal Theater is a c

Hiking in Gibbonsville

Chief Joseph XC Trails

Chief Joseph was a Nez Perce whose band was pursued into what became the Nez Perce War. The Army’s pursuit pushed the tribe across

Skiing in Pierce

Bald Mountain Ski Area

Here’s a ski area few people have heard of. Bald Mountain is a high-point in the remote Clearwater Mountains of northern Idaho. It

Skiing in Grangeville

Snowhaven Ski & Tubing Area

Some towns have parks, some have playgrounds and ballfields, and others have community centers and concert halls. Grangeville, Ida

Skiing in Cottonwood

Cottonwood Butte Ski Area

Cottonwood’s motto is “Escape to Cottonwood”. That sounds kinda corny until you drive up to this throwback locals-only hill: you a

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