McCall Winter Carnival
2023's Magical Theme: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Tall Tales! Although the McCall Winter Carnival is over this year, we want to share a...
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Wizard of Wandering
- Jan 28
- 2 min
Balanced Rock
Is this real??? Balanced Rock can be a nice daytrip or a short side trip from the interstate (I-84). Be sure to bring your camera so you...
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Wizard of Wandering
- Jan 14
- 3 min
Deadwood Lookout
Panoramic views from Deadwood Mountain! Deadwood Lookout is less than three hours and about 80 miles from Boise which is an easy distance...
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Wizard of Wandering
- Jan 14
- 3 min
Scott Mountain Lookout
A rugged and wild area with impressive views! Here is a great description of Scott Mountain and a story to go along with it in this quote...
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Wizard of Wandering
- Jan 14
- 3 min
Sunset Mountain Lookout
Views from every direction - and even winter hiking! Like most fire lookouts, you have views in all directions from the top of the summit...
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Wizard of Wandering
- Dec 18, 2022
- 2 min
Pilot Peak, Idaho
Close to Boise, beautiful views, hiking in summer and winter sports when it snows! Pilot Peak offers one of the most beautiful views of...
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Wizard of Wandering
- Dec 13, 2022
- 6 min
Cabo San Lucas & California Baja Sur
Thanksgiving in the Mexican desert! We decided to spend Thanksgiving this year somewhere warm and some place we had never been - so we...
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Wizard of Wandering
- Oct 10, 2022
- 2 min
Initial Point
Where to start? The "initial point" or starting point for all surveys in Idaho! It all started in 1867 when Lafayette Cartee, the first...
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Wizard of Wandering
- Oct 10, 2022
- 3 min
Swan Falls Dam and Park
Oldest hydroelectric generating dam on the Snake River! Swan Falls is located along the Snake River about 20 miles south of Kuna, Idaho...
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Wizard of Wandering
- Oct 10, 2022
- 3 min
Celebration Park
Idaho's first archaeological park! Petroglyphs in Idaho! Celebration Park is less than an hour from Boise, near Walter's Ferry and Melba....
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Wizard of Wandering
- Oct 1, 2022
- 4 min
Tower Mountain and Dixie Butte Lookouts and Crockets Knob Fire - Plus Indian Rock
Another trip to more Oregon fire lookouts! We planned to visit several more Oregon fire lookouts on this day trip, starting with Indian...
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Wizard of Wandering
- Sep 11, 2022
- 4 min
Walla Walla Wine Country
How many wineries?!?!?! We thought we'd take a little longer daytrip, visit some wineries and stay overnight in Walla Walla at the...
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Wizard of Wandering
- Sep 10, 2022
- 2 min
Silver City, Idaho
Visiting Silver City is like stepping back into history! Almost a ghost town - but there are still a few people living here in this...
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Wizard of Wandering
- Jul 31, 2022
- 6 min
La Grande and the Grande Ronde Valley
Trying to get to the Summit Spring, Point Prominence and Mt. Harris Lookouts! It was the middle of July and we thought that for sure we...
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Wizard of Wandering
- Jul 29, 2022
- 2 min
Hemingway Butte
Which Hemingway? Not Ernest Hemingway? Hemingway Butte is less than an hour from Boise and is about three miles southwest of Walter's...
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Wizard of Wandering
- Jul 13, 2022
- 6 min
Antelope, Frazier & Calamity Fire Lookout Towers & More!!
Fire Lookout Towers, Fire Lookouts and Fire Watchers. A fire lookout (sometimes called a fire watcher) is the person who looks (or...
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Wizard of Wandering
- Jun 26, 2022
- 4 min
Table Rock Lookout + Olive Lake + Fremont Powerhouse
Second only to Smokey Bear! Fire lookouts are one of the most recognized images of the U.S. Forest Service. And the men and women who...
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Wizard of Wandering
- Jun 20, 2022
- 3 min
Geocaching Near Boise
Have an adventure and go Geocaching - near or far! Whether you've never heard of geocaching or you regularly head out on a geocaching...
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Wizard of Wandering
- Jun 20, 2022
- 1 min
In Search of Wildflowers Near Boise
Wildflowers on the Camas Prairie. We were ready for a daytrip even though it was a cool, rainy Saturday the first week of June so we went...
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Wizard of Wandering
- Oct 8, 2021
- 3 min
Hells Canyon Mailboat Trip
Weekly mail delivery to residents in Hells Canyon. For over 100 years mail has been delivered to residents in Hells Canyon by Beamers...
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