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Backpacking in the White Cloud Mountains, Idaho

Summer was turning into a scorcher and I started looking at the weather map for anywhere we could escape the heat for a few days. It appeared the only place in Idaho that might still stay in the 80’s during the day and cool into the 50’s overnight would be the high elevations of the Sawtooth and White Cloud mountains in the middle of the state. The White Clouds had been on our list as a backpacking “want to do” for a while, so we loaded the packs and headed that direction.

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Video: Strolling Through Joshua Tree | South to Spring Episode 4

We made it as far as Joshua Tree National Park. In this episode we cover a couple of hikes where we were able to get out and enjoy the diversity of the park. Join us as we stroll through the Maze loop and Black Canyon, and the Panorama Loop. https://youtu.be/zCUj7V7hC0U

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South to Spring | Hiking Joshua Tree

Joshua Tree wasn’t really on the list for this trip. We’d been before and had spent several days touring, hiking and camping in the park. We had a lot of other places on our list. It just so happened that we were going to be in the neighborhood after a day of trip chores. A trip into town to catch up on things we needed to do after a couple weeks on the road: laundry, a trip to the store and new tires had all been checked off the list. We needed a place to camp for the night. We headed to Joshua Tree National Park.

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