Take a day to explore the old Ghost town of Florence. In your mind, you can drift back in time and imagine what life must have been like for those hard working gold prospectors of a 100 years ago or more. Walk through some of the ruins of the miners' cabins that are still standing. See the dredge pond and hydraulic mining ditches that the miners used to try and strike it rich mining for gold. Inspect the jail that they used to confine any outlaws that plagued the town. Like that wily scoundrel "Cherokee" Bob Talbot, who ran wild through out the town and was eventually bushwhacked by two local citizens. You can also visit boot hill, the old time cemetery, that is just outside of the town site. Where it is said that only one of the residents was buried without his boots on and that was a baby.
After the days adventure, we return to camp for a hearty down home country dinner. After the wonderful Dutch oven dinner, kick back in our comfortable chairs and observe the Blue Jays and Camp Robbers stopping by for an evening snack. It is hard to resist the pull of the warm glow and radiant heat of the open campfire. As the day fades into a spectacular night with a sky so full of glittering stars they seem close enough to reach out and touch. You might even hear a distant howl of a coyote or wolf as nightfall brings the end to another peaceful day in Idaho's magnificent back country.
To remove the trail dust after a exciting day of horseback riding and/or hiking there is a hot shower available for you to enjoy before settling back in front of the fire to watch the night fall over the peaceful serenity of the forest. Our goal is to provide maximum comfort without spoiling the tranquility of the wilderness setting.