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Where to go in Southern Idaho

The following pictures which are copyrighted & provided by Galen L. Hanselman of QEI publishing, Hailey, Idaho and are reproduced here only with his kind permission. Galen is also responsible for the tremendous book, "Fly Idaho" which describes in detail all of Idaho's back country airstrips.
For more information or to purchase this invaluable resource for Idaho Back Country flyers, call 1-800-574-9702. You can also reach him at www.flyidaho.com

Galen's latest book is called "Air Baja! A Pilot's Guide to the Forgotten Peninsula," It comes with a WAC supplement chart, a GPS database for 100 airstrips in Baja and a nylon organizer/binder. All items are available individually or packaged together in what we refer to as "the whole enchilada." :-)
Atlanta is an old mining town that is best served by air due to the option. A very ugly drive. One of the many meal locations plus it's in an area of great hiking opportunities.
 Graham is an easy "land" and in an area of great beauty. It was little travelled before, but the recent forest fire even slowed down the traffic some more. Still on of my personal favorities.
Garden Valley is close to Boise but still considered part of our backcountry structure. On a beautiful fork of the Payette River it is a popular destination for some.
Smith Prairie is almost completely undiscovered. It can be a place of incredible solitude. Not prime camping to be sure, but if you want to be alone...
Weatherby is another strip that is little visited. On a pretty stretch of river, and a road. But far enough back in that it won't exactly seem like camping on the interstate. :-)
 
Warm Springs is near Lowman in a very pretty location. The lack of traffic makes for a good solitary camp. There is also a hot springs to hike to.