SW Idaho Overlanding
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Day 1 on the St. Anthony trip. Drove lots of desert roads, visited a old WWII practice bombing range and camped in the junipers.
More info on the bombs we found here WWII M382A PRACTICE BOMB.
More info on the bombs we found here WWII M382A PRACTICE BOMB.
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Day 2 of the St. Anthony trip.
Driving a juniper forest. Lots of fun! Narrow and winding trail.
Airing up at the St. Anthony's sand dunes.
Narrow slot canyon we hiked to get to the iron door!
Iron door in the face of a cliff. Why? Built in 1952.
Looking down the slot canyon back at our camps spot for the night.
Lots of elevation for such a short drive.
Driving a juniper forest. Lots of fun! Narrow and winding trail.
Airing up at the St. Anthony's sand dunes.
Narrow slot canyon we hiked to get to the iron door!
Iron door in the face of a cliff. Why? Built in 1952.
Looking down the slot canyon back at our camps spot for the night.
Lots of elevation for such a short drive.
Mordor v10.0 update
Boise meetup location, On The Run Travel Center, 10026 S Eisenman Rd, Boise, ID 83716, 7:00am May 2 (Friday)
If anyone wants to join the caravan from Boise information above. Notice that the event dates are May 1-4 (Thursday - Sunday). I am not attending till Friday (2), so dates are different.
I am planning a couple of side trips on the way to camp so there will be some trail driving on the way there.
I also have a 18 mile trip planned out if anyone is interested for Friday afternoon and then a 35-40 mile trip planned for Saturday.
Trails could be narrow and brushy in some places. Could be mud out there as well. Road could have rocks so make sure you have good tires.
This is not a guided tour and all who attend are ultimately responsible for their own safety. I am not responsible for damage, injury and or death. You partake under your own free will knowing the dangers of such activities.
Hope to see you there! George.
Day 3 of the St. Anthony trip.
We ate breakfast and then headed out.
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Our last point of interest to hit for this trip was a cave with Pictographs in it.
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Some pictures outside the cave.
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Then it was time to head home.
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We ate breakfast and then headed out.
View attachment 878824Our last point of interest to hit for this trip was a cave with Pictographs in it.
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Some more finds on the old abandoned road from the 1930's. Old cars and the old bridge piers. You know the bridge is old when the structure built on the old road bed is looks to be quite old itself. Notice that there are no bullet holes in the car. Shows how often this road is traveled now. The bridge looked to be petty substantial. They must have had big plans for this road at some point.
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Day 1 of the Mordor v10.0. We made it to our camp spot and met up with others who were already there and who arrived throughout the rest of the day. It was hot in the sun so we rested in the shade. Dinner came and we took a hike down to the river once it cooled down. More fun tomorrow.
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Day 2 on the Mordor v10.0. got up and ate breakfast and then headed out for a 35 mile trail ride out in the desert. We stopped at where some caves where and then headed back to camp. It was a hot day in the sun again but a storm came in the evening and cooled things down. We are dinner and then sat around the camp fire till it was time to go to bed.
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Last day of the Mordor v10.0 trip. It rained a bit overnight. It was a quick breakfast of oatmeal. As I was eating a fog blew in. Zeke wanted to stay in the trailer but finally had to boot him out so I could pack to leave. Soon Mordor v10.0 was over and it was time to head home.
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Bennett Hills
September 13 (Saturday), 14 (Sunday)
Time: 6:00 at On The Run Travel Center10026 S Eisenman Rd, Boise, ID 83716. 7:30 at South Side Market 412 E 1st Ave, Glenns Ferry, ID 83623
Meet Place: The Run Travel Center10026 S Eisenman Rd, Boise, ID 83716 Or South Side Market 412 E 1st Ave, Glenns Ferry, ID 83623
Destination: Bennett Mountains
Estimated Duration: 2 days
Estimated Distance: 76 miles Glenns Ferry, Id to Bliss, ID
Comms Channels: GRMS=17, CB=13
Hot days of summer will be over, time to hit the trails again!
Don't let only 76 miles fool you. Often the short trips are the most interesting. I have certainly found the Bennetts Mountains a very interesting place to check out and this area does seem to be interesting...
This trip will be a mix of two track and 3/4 season roads. I am not really sure what to expect on the two track portions. It looks like there could be a couple of technical areas. Maybe some tight areas in some small tree areas, maybe a creek crossing (if flowing this time of year) just don't know till we get there. If time permits, we will visit a old homestead (1/4 mile hike), Petroglyphs (1/2 mile hike) and a aircraft crash site.
This should be a great trip to end the year with.
This is not a guided tour and all who attend are ultimately responsible for their own safety. I am not responsible for damage, injury and or death. You partake under your own free will knowing the dangers of such activities.
Hope to see you there! George.
September 13 (Saturday), 14 (Sunday)
Time: 6:00 at On The Run Travel Center10026 S Eisenman Rd, Boise, ID 83716. 7:30 at South Side Market 412 E 1st Ave, Glenns Ferry, ID 83623
Meet Place: The Run Travel Center10026 S Eisenman Rd, Boise, ID 83716 Or South Side Market 412 E 1st Ave, Glenns Ferry, ID 83623
Destination: Bennett Mountains
Estimated Duration: 2 days
Estimated Distance: 76 miles Glenns Ferry, Id to Bliss, ID
Comms Channels: GRMS=17, CB=13
Hot days of summer will be over, time to hit the trails again!
Don't let only 76 miles fool you. Often the short trips are the most interesting. I have certainly found the Bennetts Mountains a very interesting place to check out and this area does seem to be interesting...
This trip will be a mix of two track and 3/4 season roads. I am not really sure what to expect on the two track portions. It looks like there could be a couple of technical areas. Maybe some tight areas in some small tree areas, maybe a creek crossing (if flowing this time of year) just don't know till we get there. If time permits, we will visit a old homestead (1/4 mile hike), Petroglyphs (1/2 mile hike) and a aircraft crash site.
This should be a great trip to end the year with.
This is not a guided tour and all who attend are ultimately responsible for their own safety. I am not responsible for damage, injury and or death. You partake under your own free will knowing the dangers of such activities.
Hope to see you there! George.
This trip was the Winter Wonderland VII outing, but also a trip to verify most of the second half of Leg 1 of the West East Idaho Overland Route. We didn't run into much snow, but we did find a lot of mud. Ride along with us as we hit the Owyhee High Desert in search of adventure. What do we find? Come along with us and find out.
