Hiking Idaho, 2nd

by Maughan, Jackie; Maughan, Ralph

• ISBN13: 9780762711130
• ISBN10: 0762711132
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: FalconGuides

Summary

Descriptions of 100 hikes, with the help of photos and maps. The book also presents the latest available information on changes in the land, due to weather-related damage, wildfires, or trail reconstruction.

Author Biography

Ralph Maughan, a professor of political science at Idaho State University, author of a guide to the remote Teton Wilderness, draws on more than two decades of wilderness experience and leadership in such groups as the Sierra Club, the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, and the Idaho Environmental Council. He was recently honored by the Idaho Conservation League, on the 25th anniversary of the passage of the Wilderness Act, as a wilderness preservation leader.

Jackie Johnson Maughan, an instructor of English at Idaho State University, has published tow outdoor recreation books related to women, poetry, and short stories. She has just completed a novel, and is presently working on a second novel based on the grizzly bear. She has more than fifteen years of wilderness and conservation experience.

Table of Contents

Location of Hikes	xi
Introduction	1	(7)
A Note from the Publisher	8	(8)
Map Legend	16	(1)
THE HIKES SELKIRK MOUNTAINS AND SALMO-PRIEST WILDERNESS OVERVIEW	17	(25)
Harrison Lake	19	(4)
Hidden Lake and Red Top Mountain	23	(3)
Long Canyon	26	(5)
Salmo-Priest Divide Loop	31	(4)
Two Mouths Lakes	35	(3)
Upper Priest River	38	(4)
SALMON RIVER AND CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS OVERVIEW	42	(131)
Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Overview	44	(1)
Coolwater to Selway Crags	45	(3)
Lower Selway River	48	(4)
Selway Crags via Big Fog and Legend Lakes	52	(5)
White Cap Creek	57	(5)
Mallard-Larkins Proposed Wilderness Overview	61	(1)
Larkins Lake	62	(3)
Peter Ott Lake and Vicinity	65	(6)
Proposed Great Burn Wilderness Overview	70	(1)
Goat Lake	71	(4)
Steep Lakes Loop	75	(5)
Meadow Creek Overview	79	(1)
Meadow Creek	80	(6)
Gospel Hump Wilderness Overview	84	(2)
Hanover Ridge	86	(3)
Oregon Butte	89	(9)
Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Overview	94	(4)
Big Baldy--Indian Creek Loop	98	(4)
Blue Bunch Mountain	102	(4)
Cape Horn Mountain	106	(3)
Lightning Creek	109	(4)
Reflection Lake	113	(4)
Sheep Hill	117	(5)
Shell Rock and Rainbow Lakes	122	(3)
Ship Island Lake	125	(6)
Sleeping Deer Mountain	131	(4)
Snowshoe Summit to Pistol Lake (Summit Trail)	135	(3)
Soldier Lakes--Patrol Ridge Loop	138	(5)
Stoddard Lake	143	(4)
Upper Vanity Lakes	147	(2)
West Yankee Fork--Crimson Lake	149	(5)
Lick Creek Mountains Overview	153	(1)
Boulder--Louie Lakes Loop	154	(3)
Box Lake	157	(3)
Lava Lakes	160	(3)
Loon Lake Loop and Beyond	163	(7)
Trinity Mountains Overview	169	(1)
Rainbow Lakes	170	(3)
HELLS CANYON OVERVIEW	173	(13)
Rapid River	176	(4)
Seven Devils Loop	180	(6)
SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS OVERVIEW	186	(12)
Alpine Creek	188	(3)
Iron Creek to Sawtooth Lake	191	(3)
Toxaway-Pettit Loop	194	(4)
SMOKY MOUNTAINS OVERVIEW	198	(10)
Baker Lake	199	(3)
Prairie Creek Loop	202	(3)
West Fork of Prairie Creek	205	(3)
BOULDER AND WHITE CLOUD MOUNTAINS OVERVIEW	208	(29)
North Fork of the Big Wood River	211	(3)
West Fork, North Fork of the Big Wood River	214	(3)
Boulder Chain Lakes	217	(5)
Boundary Creek	222	(3)
East Pass Creek	225	(4)
Fourth of July Creek to Born Lakes	229	(4)
High Ridge Trail	233	(4)
PIONEER MOUNTAINS OVERVIEW	237	(26)
East Fork of the Big Wood River	238	(3)
Fall Creek	241	(5)
Left Fork of Fall Creek	246	(3)
Right Fork of Fall Creek	249	(2)
Fall Creek to Surprise Valley	251	(2)
Hyndman Creek	253	(3)
Iron Bog Lake	256	(3)
Summit Creek	259	(4)
LOST RIVER RANGE OVERVIEW	263	(22)
Bear Creek Lake	266	(3)
Merriam Lake	269	(5)
Mill Creek to Sheep Pen Basin	274	(3)
Mount Borah	277	(4)
Ramshorn Canyon	281	(4)
LEMHI MOUNTAINS OVERVIEW	285	(39)
Bell Mountain Canyon Loop	288	(3)
Big Creek-Big Timber Creek Loop	291	(7)
Buck and Bear Valley Lakes	298	(4)
Bunting Canyon	302	(4)
Middle Canyon	306	(3)
Mill Creek Lake	309	(5)
Nez Perce Lake	314	(2)
Rocky Canyon	316	(4)
South Creek	320	(4)
GREAT DIVIDE OVERVIEW	324	(22)
Aldous and Hancock Lakes	326	(3)
Salamander Lake Loop	329	(4)
Sawtell Peak-Rock Creek Basin	333	(3)
Targhee Creek	336	(5)
Webber Creek	341	(5)
MIDDLE ROCKY MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN IDAHO OVERVIEW	346	(58)
Big Hole, Snake River, and Caribou Mountains Overview	348	(2)
Black Canyon to Big Burns	350	(4)
Big Elk Creek	354	(4)
Indian Creek Loop	358	(6)
Little Elk Creek	364	(4)
Palisades Creek	368	(4)
Rainey Creek	372	(4)
Trail Creek	376	(4)
Waterfall Canyon	380	(8)
Gannett Hills Proposed Wilderness Overview	386	(2)
Giraffe Creek Loop	388	(4)
Bannock Range Overview	391	(1)
Corral Creek	392	(3)
Gibson Mountain Loop	395	(3)
Scout Mountain-East Fork of Mink Creek	398	(2)
West Fork of Mink Creek	400	(4)
MOUNT BENNETT HILLS OVERVIEW	404	(9)
Burnt Willow Canyon	405	(3)
Gooding City of Rocks	408	(5)
CRATERS OF THE MOON NATIONAL MONUMENT AND WILDERNESS OVERVIEW	413	(6)
Echo Crater	414	(5)
BASIN AND RANGE OVERVIEW	419	(36)
Deep Creek Mountains Overview	420	(1)
Deep Creek Crest	421	(5)
Albion Range Overview	425	(1)
Independence Lakes	426	(3)
Silent City of Rocks	429	(4)
South Hills Overview	432	(1)
Eagle Loop	433	(3)
Third Fork Rock Creek-Wahlstrom Hollow Loop	436	(6)
Owyhee-Burneau Canyonlands Proposed National Monument Overview	441	(1)
Big Jacks Creek	442	(3)
Shoofly Overlook	445	(2)
OTHER HIKES
Bruneau Dunes State Park	447	(4)
Malad Gorge State Park	451	(4)
Appendix A: Conservation Organizations	455	(1)
Appendix B: Addresses, Land Management Agencies for Hike Information	456	(4)
About the Authors	460