Mar 28
I'm considering going there. Sandy, not muddy, and cool this time of yr, though maybe cloudy this weekend so evening telescope gazing fri and sat 6:30 may be better next week. If that seems a possibility to go with you I'll hold off going by myself as soon as tomorrow. I also hope to scope out back road conditions to ascertain ICT access this time of year.
Apr 1
I was there last Saturday evening and skies were clear overhead though
some clouds with virgo rain streamers to the east, which were quite
colorful at sunset. This seemed consistent with the partly cloudy
forecast that Saturday morning for MtHome.
There was a large group of people walking to the planetarium just at
dusk, as I returned from the dunes. I didn't stay for the planetarium
show, wanted to find an overnight spot ideally before completely dark
along the road south toward the Bruneau Canyon overlook.
I ended up driving south along Jarbidge Cyn well after dark before stopping
at a large gravel mine turnout. Sunday I continued south checking out a few
of the ICT access spots, walking bits of those I could find. Took a midday
walk to the NV border along the ICT, then drove further south to the
town of Jarbidge beyond which the road through the Jarbidge Mts to
Elko was closed. I hoped to make it back to the ICT either just
northeast of the Bruneau Dunes or just N of Mt Home around the Bennet
Hills to overnight then hike a section of ICT there today, but was
running late due to too many roadside photo-stops, got to the highway
at dark and just drove all the way back to Boise rather than trying to
stumble around in the dark to find an overnight spot, although I
should have done that - too long a drive for nothing!
Back to Saturday evening at Bruneau dunes... The campgrounds were
posted as full at the visitor center when I got there about 5:30pm.
Looking at the reservation site now there are still a few tent sites
available for this coming weekend. But looking at the MtHome weather
just now, looks like rain, you're right.
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