28*, snow & hot springin'
Went out today in search of hot springs around Idaho. We headed North out of Boise on our way toward Molly's Tubs Hot Springs in the Boise National Forest. Along the way, we're greeted with snow. LOTS OF SNOW! Everywhere we look! We continue on, assuming that since we're heading toward hot springs the water will still be warm & inviting.
We follow the road heading north, north, north. We see some incredible sights along the way. Rolling hills, snow capped cascades, rushing rivers, you name it, it's absolutely gorgeous!
We continue along the Payette River. Eventually we reach the North Fork of the Payette River. We work our way through the forest roads in the mountains toward the turn off for Molly's Tubs. The gate's locked and there's about a foot and a half of snow on the ground. Small problem. We're dressed for hot springs, not snow-shoeing. ;)
We decide to change plans and continue further north to Warm Lake. Sounds inviting, doesn't it? Well, we eventually reach it and it's gorgeous! Snow all around yet it's still reachable. We seek out letterboxes along the way. Exquisite!
We continue our afternoon in search of beautiful vistas and the occasional letterbox. We find Summer Sensation, Roughin' It, Busy Bee, and Cascade Critters #1&2. Sort of ironic that all of these letterboxes are based on 'summer' themes, isn't it? We find them all in at least a foot of snow! At least our 'summer November outing' will keep us cool.
Our final LB series for the day takes us to Crown Point. We follow an old railroad grade for about 3 miles and find 2 incredible stamps along the way. Toward the end of our hike, the snow & winds pick up and we're soon racing to beat the storm so we can cross the bridge & dams along the way on our return trip to Ada County. What an incredible day! Went looking for hot springs, came home with 5 incredible letterbox finds, several fun hours spent playing in the snow & great memories for a lifetime. That's what letterboxing is all about, isn't it? I guarantee that pictures of today's outing will follow.
We follow the road heading north, north, north. We see some incredible sights along the way. Rolling hills, snow capped cascades, rushing rivers, you name it, it's absolutely gorgeous!
We continue along the Payette River. Eventually we reach the North Fork of the Payette River. We work our way through the forest roads in the mountains toward the turn off for Molly's Tubs. The gate's locked and there's about a foot and a half of snow on the ground. Small problem. We're dressed for hot springs, not snow-shoeing. ;)
We decide to change plans and continue further north to Warm Lake. Sounds inviting, doesn't it? Well, we eventually reach it and it's gorgeous! Snow all around yet it's still reachable. We seek out letterboxes along the way. Exquisite!
We continue our afternoon in search of beautiful vistas and the occasional letterbox. We find Summer Sensation, Roughin' It, Busy Bee, and Cascade Critters #1&2. Sort of ironic that all of these letterboxes are based on 'summer' themes, isn't it? We find them all in at least a foot of snow! At least our 'summer November outing' will keep us cool.
Our final LB series for the day takes us to Crown Point. We follow an old railroad grade for about 3 miles and find 2 incredible stamps along the way. Toward the end of our hike, the snow & winds pick up and we're soon racing to beat the storm so we can cross the bridge & dams along the way on our return trip to Ada County. What an incredible day! Went looking for hot springs, came home with 5 incredible letterbox finds, several fun hours spent playing in the snow & great memories for a lifetime. That's what letterboxing is all about, isn't it? I guarantee that pictures of today's outing will follow.
posted by Adventure Seeker | 8:22 PM
1 Comments:
Cool post! I love the Warm Lake area... especially all of the hot springs!
Check out my website; IdahoHotSprings.com - plenty of Mollys pics and more Warm Lake area hot springs.
Happy Soaking!
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