SW Idaho Overlanding Adventures

[ghcoe]

@ghcoe, have you ever done a trip to Thompson Hole in Caribou-Targhee NF? Trailsoffroad gives a difficult rating at the very end of the road to it. Looks like a beautiful and loud place to visit.

Thompson Hole, Idaho | GPS Map, Photos & Reviews

Thompsons Hole, FR 363, is a fun, rocky trail leading to the Fall River and Sheep Falls. Photos don't do the waterfall justice. It doesn't show the mist you feel that the gentle breeze lays upon you as the water violently tumbles into this 3-sided hole to the Fall River below, along with the...

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No, I don't get over that far very often. About as far east as I get is American Falls. Not to say I would not like to, but it is a day just to get there and a day back. Cuts into the trail time and time off that I have. Looks interesting though.

 

[WYWander]

No, I don't get over that far very often. About as far east as I get is American Falls. Not to say I would not like to, but it is a day just to get there and a day back. Cuts into the trail time and time off that I have. Looks interesting though.

Cool. I'm looking at it as part of a Tetons trip. But it's still ~2 hours from the western-most place we plan on camping. We'll see...

 

[ghcoe]

Mordor V11.0
Jun 5-8 (Friday 5-Monday
Time: 10:00am
Meet Place: On The Run Travel Center 10026 S Eisenman Rd, Boise, ID 83716
Destination: Snake River Plain
Estimated Duration: 4 days
Estimated Distance: 238 miles (From Boise to our camping location)
Comms Channels: GRMS=17, CB=13

There is 4+ hours of driving time to get to base camp.
This trip is a base camp type trip. We will set up camp on Friday and go out exploring Saturday and Sunday. The area we are camping at is worth exploring too if you have not been there before.

Day 1: I plan to visit a few places I have been before. A cave and a place that is marked as a cave but is different.
Day 2: I am planning a trip out to visit some sites I have not been to before. Another cave and some ruins and just follow some desert trails during the hot part of the day.

Most roads should be doable with stock 4x4 vehicles. Good tires are recommended since some areas have lava rock outcroppings. Small lift could be beneficial.
Road to base camp is pretty good travel for trailers.

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.