Riding in Garden Valley IDAHO?

Gary Dodson

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Jun 12, 2002, 12:52:14 AM6/12/02

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Going to Garden Valley in Aug. I am loking for info on the riding in this
area,trails, ect..
Thanks.

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David Jones

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Jun 12, 2002, 3:22:38 AM6/12/02

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On Tue, 11 Jun 2002 21:52:14 -0700, "Gary Dodson"
<ga...@the-onramp.net> wrote:

>Going to Garden Valley in Aug. I am loking for info on the riding in this
>area,trails, ect..
>Thanks.

While it's not the ditbike capitol, there are *some* trails up there.
More up the highway, north of Lowman.

I'll forward this to a friend of mine who should know that area.

When in August and is there a particular reason for Garden Valley?

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Chris Johnson

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Jun 12, 2002, 12:07:23 PM6/12/02

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Gary Dodson wrote:

I know you can get to East Mountain ATV trail from the Silver Creek Plunge
area, which is up the middle fork from Crouch. From EMATVT, you have some
pretty good options to explore.

Chris
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Gary Dodson

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Jun 12, 2002, 11:04:45 PM6/12/02

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Going Aug 9-15. I'm originally from eastern Idaho and love it there. I found
out that you can rent cabins in Garden Valley and it looked like a nice
place to vacation . I hit the ISDE qualifiers for many years in Idaho City
and enjoy that area. I take it that Garden Valley is not like Idaho City?
Any other ideas?

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David Jones

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Jun 13, 2002, 1:18:25 AM6/13/02

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On Wed, 12 Jun 2002 20:04:45 -0700, "Gary Dodson"
<ga...@the-onramp.net> wrote:

>Going Aug 9-15. I'm originally from eastern Idaho and love it there. I found
>out that you can rent cabins in Garden Valley and it looked like a nice
>place to vacation . I hit the ISDE qualifiers for many years in Idaho City
>and enjoy that area. I take it that Garden Valley is not like Idaho City?

Not nearly as many trails as Idaho City. GV is a pretty place and
there is lots of riding to be had "nearby" but you might have to haul
the bike(s) a little to get to the trailheads.

>Any other ideas?

The Warm Lake area, NE of Cascade has cabins for rent, nice lake,
hotsprings, many, many trails in the area. I've only been there
twice, great riding but I wouldn't know my way around. I think the ATV
trail Chris posted about links up with this trail system.

The Stanley Basin would be another. Smiley Creek Lodge has cabins,
rooms, teepees, RV spaces and a restaurant. Spectacular views up and
down the valley framed by the Sawtooths and the White Clouds. The last
two Spodefests up this way have been based a few miles from here. As
long as you stay off the main highway, you can pretty much ride your
bike from your door to the trails, with the exception of the Williams
Cr. area.

This is the type of terrain you'll find up there:

The Frog Lk. loop is to the east, in the White Clouds. Big Smoky is
west in the Sawtooths.
http://www.motosports-boise.com/rmd/new_pics.htm

Some of this is accessable from Smiley Cr., some would be a stretch.
http://www.motosports-boise.com/rmd/july_4.htm

Some more in the Sawtooths.
http://www.motosports-boise.com/rmd/ISF_01.htm

If you can push your trip back a week, we are having a Spode Gathering
near Featherville Aug 21-28. There is a motel and cafe in
Featherville, about 10 miles from base. We'll be riding a lot of the
trails in those photos.