We all know that Southwest Idaho is a daredevil’s dream. Hiking, biking, skiing, snowmobiling. But not all of us want to trek the Boise National Forest’s more than 1,300 miles of trail. Or maybe fall’s gone on too long and the whole place is already draped with snow. No worries!
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You stand knee-deep in the river, your 6-weight rod an extension of your arm, eyes locked on a pocket of current behind a mid-stream boulder.
Come see, and taste, what’s so special about the wine country in this friendly corner of Idaho, just a 45-minute drive from downtown Boise.
Explore a mix of well-established favorites and exciting new wineries on the urban wine trail!
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The mountains called. They said you’d better add this stunning four-season byway to your Idaho bucket list.
In under an hour, farmland gives way to a wild and beautiful desert landscape — and North America’s nesting raptors’ greatest concentration.
When in search of scenery and solitude, chart a course through this route’s striking landscape.
Three hours is all the time it takes to get from Idaho’s charming capital city to expansive national forest lands — and some of the most remote wilderness areas in the country.
