What this thing is about: In 1978, for no good reason, I started writing what became Hiking Trails of Southern Idaho, published by Caxton Printers in 1981. This was my first book, and I really don't like it any more, but it did help people get out to some less well-known roadless areas.
  Next came North Idaho Hiking Trails (1982), a book I still really like. When I open it up and browse its pages, I get all choked up thinking about those wonderful North Idaho places I haven't visited in so many years...
  I then spent one solid summer researching eastern Idaho trails to complete the state, but I simply burned out at solo hiking and exploring, and resolved to write no more trail guides. I actually grew up and got a job.
  But then, back in Boise, a wonderful person named Bruce Boccard turned me on to the desert. After all those years in the mountains, I found my true love! And after fighting (and mostly losing) a number of environmental battles with the BLM, I realized that there was no hope until the public actually saw those unknown desert areas with their own eyes. And since I was the best person to show them the way, I knew I had to get back into the trail guide business.
  Exploring Idaho's High Desert came out in 1988, and it was good. It went through two printings, but I couldn't afford any more paper...and besides, it's tough for a Boisean to keep up with all those hikes. So, in order that this desert book could live forever, I've turned my hand to the Internet. Hope you like this, and darn it, send comments so this thing gets perfect and continues to grow!
  If this effort succeeds, I may just move back to the earlier books and put the whole state up on the Web. Good hiking!!!!
  And please remember, all the material in this site is Copyright (c) 1999, and is for your personal, non-commercial use only.