One of the major objectives for Idaho peakbaggers is to summit all of Idaho’s 12ers. The “One Big Beautiful Bill” could open ...

The largest contiguous wilderness area in the Lower 48 states just grew by 38 acres. A nonprofit that converts private land in wilderness areas for public use last week turned over a mining claim ...

SANDPOINT – Idaho is home to some of the country’s most spectacular wilderness areas. There’s the Selway-Bitterroot, designated in 1964 with the signing of the Wilderness Act. Just south of ...

A rafter runs through Ladle Rapids on the Selway River in this 2013 file photo. Two rafters died during a whitewater trip on the Selway last weekend, according to the Idaho County Sheriff’s ...

Overlanding often involves traveling to remote areas where fuel, food, and ... but always carry physical maps as a ...

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Think of a bush pilot landing in remote, rugged wilderness. You might automatically think we're talking about Alaska, but it should also be known that Idaho boasts some of the ...

An 89-year-old missing hiker lived nearly 10 days in the wilderness of Idaho through his "will to survive," authorities said. "Bing Olbum has been found and is home," the Custer County Sheriff’s ...

The leather jacket Zachary DeMoss was wearing when he got into a motorcycle accident in Idaho might have saved his life. Skip to content NOWCAST WLWT News 5 at 6:00 ...

In 2006, Risch led a two-year effort to craft the Idaho-specific roadless rule. Implemented in 2008, it overrides the ...

89-Year-Old Hiker Found Safe After Nearly 10 Days Alone in Idaho Wilderness: ... Olbum initially departed from the area's Hunter Creek Trailhead on Aug. 1, ... he had a compass and a map to navigate.

BOISE, Idaho — People are building homes all over, including in and around our wilderness. It's a picturesque place to live, but it's also making things tougher on wildland firefighters. New ...

An 89-year-old hiker was located in the Idaho wilderness after going missing for several days and reportedly surviving off of beef jerky, salted nuts and iodine tablets for water.