4x4 Stories

4x4 off road to Beaver Lodge / Atlanta Idaho 3

Well, are feet was just starting to get cold when I spotted a little red truck coming down the road, turns out it was a guy named Ken that had helped me on the very same road 15 years prior. Small world.

We were on our way, this ravine caught my eye so we took a picture. Further on down the road we cam across this

hot springs

along the river.

There are several little pools of hot water; it looked nice but not very private. 

4x4 off road to Beaver Lodge / Atlanta Idaho 2

We drove several miles down to the

hot springs

where we were going to camp. We had made our bed in the back of the scout prior to leaving, so all we had to do was organize some stuff and crawl in back with our cushions and sleeping bags. After we got all our stuff situated we grabbed our towels, candles, plastic and our Pj’s and headed up the trail to our #1 favorite

Idaho

hot spring to soak our bones and just relax.

We soaked for about 2 hours and headed back down for bed. Rori crawled in bed and I sat there letting the scout warm up one last time, when I spotted a fox sniffing around the rig looking for food she didn’t

seem all to concerned about us, after watching him for a few minutes, I threw him some food and lights out.......

4x4 off road to Beaver Lodge / Atlanta Idaho

My wife Rori and I decided to take a adventure to the Beaver Lodge in the snow, so  we decided we would 4x4 up to Atlanta Idaho and spend our New Year Eve there. Atlanta is a little mining town that dates back to 1890, its 68 miles of off-road terrain, starting with washboard to ice and snow, the road follows the rivers edge. One of the first things we came across is the Arrow Rock Dam which was originally constructed in 1911-1915, Later it was modified in1935-1937. This is a cool little piece of history.