Hi everyone, here is a Blaine County Recreation District trail update for Friday, August 25, 2023: Sheep – Sheep are in the vicinity of East Fork of Baker Creek Road and Easley Hot Springs Trail (also known as Curly’s Trail). – Sheep are grazing the south-facing open hillsides above the low end of Corral Creek.…

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Hi everyone, here is a Blaine County Recreation District trail update for Friday, August 18, 2023: Galena Bike ‘n Hike Night Galena Bike ‘n Hike Night is tonight, Friday August 18th, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. This family friendly event is sponsored by the BCRD and Galena Lodge – all ages welcome. Bring your mountain bike…

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Hi everyone, here is a Blaine County Recreation District trail report for Friday, August 11, 2023: Sheep Today, the Lake Creek band is trailing south through Ketchum. They are heading down the sheep driveway/paved Wood River Trail to East Fork Road, and then east toward Triumph. Dogs guarding this flock have reportedly acted too aggressively…

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Mary Austin Crofts Celebration Join in a celebration of the life of Mary Austin Crofts, a trailblazer in our community, on Saturday, August 5 at 6 p.m. at the BCRD Aquatic Center in Hailey. Mary was instrumental in the development of many of our most outstanding community recreation resources, including the Wood River Trail and…

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The other day, while climbing up a trail, I saw a couple of mountain bikers descending rapidly toward me. Assuming they saw me too, I didn’t stop and pull over to the side of the trail, instead I kept riding up. I figured that the descending cyclists would slow to a stop and pull over…

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Closures Starting on Monday, July 31, portions of Baker Creek Road (FS Rd #162) and Norton Creek Road (FS Rd. #170) will be impacted by road work. The Ketchum Ranger District Road and Construction Crew will be working on Baker Creek Road and Norton Creek Road. Traffic will be minimally impacted on Baker Creek Road.…

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Here is a Blaine Country Recreation District trail update for Friday, July 23, 2023: Sheep Sheep are in the vicinity of the Taylor Canyon Trail in the Lake Creek drainage. The guard dogs in this band have reportedly been acting very aggressively toward some people and their pets. We also have a report of very…

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Here is a Blaine County Recreation District trail update for Friday, July 14, 2023: WRTC Last night, 17 volunteers and 2 Wood River Trails Coalition staff worked on the flood damaged Fox Creek Trail. The crew made tread and drainage improvements to the trail including the armoring of eroded creek crossings. Last weekend the Idaho…

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Here is a Blaine County Recreation District trail update for Friday, July 7, 2023: Warfield update (added Saturday, July 8, 2023) The leg of the Warfield Trail that runs from the Red Warrior-Warfield Connector Trail to the northeast and to Warm Springs Creek is not cut-out and may be impacted by avalanche debris. Quigley expansion…

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Hi everyone, here is some trail news brought to you by the Blaine County Recreation District on Friday, June 30, 2023: Labor legends The Ketchum Ranger District Trail Crew has been highly productive this season. They have already accomplished significant tasks, including removing 586 trees from the trails, maintaining or installing 477 drains, clearing encroaching…

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