A Nice Soak
The destination for day three was Burgdorf Hot Springs, a worthy goal any day but especially this day when we worked hard busting powder. It was a day where the powder flowed over the hood and snow was still falling. We had sun for about a half hour and a small portion of us broke off from the main group and tracked up a hillside (across from Upper Payette Lake) and then later a meadow that helped soothe any hard feelings we had about missing all the powder we passed the previous two days.
We arrived at Burgdorf Hot Springs, another one of those famous Idaho landmarks, where we soaked in the outside hot springs before it was time to head back to the trucks. Burgdorf is somewhat rustic but that is what is so appealing about the place. It's a nice contrast to the glitz and glamour of so much of what is new today. There is a larger pool and a smaller (and warmer) one at Burgdorf, as well as a small store with some goodies. The only access in winter is by snowmobile.
If you were to continue up the Warren Wagon Road there is gas, food and lodging in Warren.
Three days of roads less traveled and snow tracked up (when and where we could) reminded us how good the snowmobiling is in this part of Idaho. We rode and played mostly in places with less snowmobile traffic compared to the more popular spots in this slice of Idaho and were glad we did. The variety of riding was impressive and the powder insane.
And then, when the snow stopped, the storm clouds lifted and parted and rays of sunshine came raining down on us, we knew right away these are the snow days we look forward to all year long.
To us, the conditions were just right.