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Custer & The Sunbeam Hot Springs
Tucked away in one of the furthest reaches of the Yankee Fork, miles up an isolated gorge, lies the ghost town of Custer, Idaho. As I...
Ian
Apr 2


A Gargantuan Gold Dredge
With clear weather forecast for the next few days, I ventured deeper into the mountains toward the ghost towns of Custer and Bonanza....
Ian
Mar 17


Boom Times in Bayhorse
I was meandering down a snow blanketed road in my truck camper like a giant white turtle in a sea of snow to check out the ghost town of
Ian
Feb 2


Descent into the Land of the Wild Bunch
In a matter of moments after beginning my descent, I realized how big that fissure in the earth really was, and it was evident why that p...
Ian
Jan 10


Ghosts in the Land of Adams, Muir, and Roosevelt - Part 1
That morning my legs moved slowly, twisting and stretching a bit in recovery from trekking in the footsteps of countless others in that...
Ian
Nov 4, 2024


No Crowds in Comet
Barreling out of Helena that morning, I was bound for a piece of history unlike others; it was for sale to the highest bidder. The ghost...
Ian
Oct 1, 2024


The Mosey Through Marysville
Standing up on that hill beneath the shadow of Mount Belmont was the crown of the town, an old cabin with only its walls still vertical....
Ian
May 4, 2024


A Glimpse of Garnet
Standing above the haggard former mining outpost of Garnet, I felt like I was in the foreground of an old Charles Russell painting as the...
Ian
Mar 7, 2024


Route of the Hiawatha
The Hiawatha Trail and the Milwaukee Road are both routes that amble through the wilderness of the St. Joe Mountains and include looming,...
Ian
Jan 10, 2024


The Dynamite Express & Rough Roads of Idaho
I was just below the remote summit of Cooper Pass on the very western border of Montana, surrounded by dark emerald pines, rolling ahead...
Ian
Dec 10, 2023


Cabinet Mountains & The Kootenai War of 1974
I woke up that morning along Howard Lake, under the watchful eye of Elephant Peak and was greeted with a bit of fresh snow on top of an...
Ian
Nov 11, 2023
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