Right after COVID my son and I got dropped off at McAfee Cabin just down from the dam.  Two bear encounters, totally untread “trail” as with COVID there was zero people for months and grass was waist high, an unknown number of snakes encounters  as you couldn’t see them unless my son was following and watching my foot steps. There were at least 10 “almost” steps, but the worst part was the spiders on every living plant.  I do a lot of back country on and off trails. We both thought this was horrific and booked it out as far as we could given the complete lack of trail until you reached the Kirkwood campground 6 miles from the trail head.  Then ….. We looked at the pictures when we got out and they were stunning. So, might go back …. Owyhee river area is next on the Idaho list though.
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