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Rexburg R Mountain

Joel — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:02:09 +0000

Overview

R Mountain is a popular hike located about 20 minutes from Downtown Rexburg. Its actual name is The Menan Buttes, but because of the obvious giant “R” painted on its side it is popularly known as “R Mountain”.

Formed by lava, this dormant volcano makes for a great morning, afternoon or even night time hike. Climbing to the crater takes about.5-1.5 hrs depending on your speed and the trail you take. The view from the top is amazing! You can see the Snake River, the City of Rexburg, the Sand Dunes and the Tetons all at the same time.

The best and easiest trail is the front side. (The side without the “R”) To get to it you turn right at the four way stop right before the mountain. (You’ll see a sign advising you to turn left to get the “Mountain Butte”) Continue down that path until you get to the Entrance. (You can’t miss it)

Directions

You will need…

Good shoes – The trail is rocky with lots of weeds and bushes
Camera – The View is something you’ll want to remember and show others
Flashlight / Head Lamp – If your going at night (or late evening)
Snack – The hike can make you hungry
Bug Repellent – There are mosquitoes
Be aware of snakes - There are rattlers out during certain times of the year. But they’ll warn ya!

Mesa Falls Near Rexburg

Joel — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:47:45 +0000

Overview

A hidden forest beauty, Mesa Falls is only an hour away from Rexburg. Located just outside of Ashton, these thundering beauties are a must see for anyone interested in the outdoors.

The Upper and Lower Falls have trails that take you to within 50 ft of the falling water. The Upper Falls are over 110 ft tall where as the Lower Falls cascades at about 85 feet. The easiest way to get there is to take the Main road all the way through Ashton and continue on it for 15 to 20 minutes until you see the signs for Mesa Falls.

(Trail Head Info?)

Directions

Don’t Forget…

Bug repellent as there are tons of mosquitoes

Good shoes (if you plan on hiking into see the falls close up)… we recommend it!

Binoculars to get a better view from the road

Camera and extra batteries

Further Resources

byways.org

visitidaho.org

Snow King Resort Mountain Biking

Joel — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:40:27 +0000

Videos

Pics

Overview

There is tons of great biking in Jackson. Teton Village is just one area. I did some biking here with my brother and we had a blast!. The trails are at the bottom of the mountain and are mainly cross country single track. Some of them are really clean and buffed out; others have technical sections with rocks and tree roots.

You can get a map of the trails from the lodge… it’s almost impossible to get lost. You have the option of biking up or paying $10 and riding the chair lift. The chair lift only gains about 300 feet in elevation, so if you are in decent shape save yourself the 10 buck, because once your are up there… you are up there (because it’s cross country single track).

This is a great area for those who want a fun ride that isn’t really overly intense. It will still work you, but it’s not so advanced that it’s “impossible”. If you have any questions there is staff all around to help.

Make sure you watch my brother wipe out in the video! You can tell he had no clue it was coming! LOL!

- joel

Directions

Traveling Time: 1 hour 55 minutes
Distance: 96.5 miles

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Rexburg+Idaho&daddr=6895+N.+Bowman+Rd.+Teton+Village+,+WY+83012&hl=en&geocode=&mra=ls&sll=43.820657,-110.775146&sspn=0.992808,0.933838&ie=UTF8&z=8

You May Want To Bring…

A group, but it can be fun to hit it hard with one person.

Don’t Forget…

Helmet, sunblock, water, energy food, duct-tape, and camera : )

Further Resources

This is a great book! It explains in detail other great areas to bike in Jackson and is “thee book” on the subject Jackson mt. biking. Check it out…