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34 – South Fork Picture Op

The challenge site is simple: Ride to the location, take a picture!

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Coordinates: 43.55044, -115.78729
Elevation: 3818 ft
Difficulty: 2
What to Expect: No info

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31 Check-Ins

January 16, 2025 3:21 pm
Bike: '22 Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro
Difficulty: 2 / 5

Love this view in the Spring (Green), Summer (straw), fall (brown), or Winter (snow & ice on the river)

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January 6, 2025 2:18 pm
Bike: Tenere 700
Difficulty: 2 / 5

Beautiful

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December 28, 2024 1:22 pm
Bike: Tiger 800
Difficulty: 2 / 5

Been here many times... it's like the gateway to the best backyard anyone could ask for.

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September 10, 2024 7:49 pm
Bike: KTM 500 excf
Difficulty: 2 / 5

This view is amazing and never gets old. Watch out for open range cows.

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August 5, 2024 8:52 pm
Bike: Super Tenere
Difficulty: 1 / 5

Awesome!

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July 10, 2024 6:55 am
Bike: KTM 500
Difficulty: 2 / 5

Beautiful

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July 8, 2024 3:10 pm
Bike: Tenere 700
Difficulty: 2 / 5

Great view, and the ride down into the valley, over the bridge, and back out was well worth it.

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July 3, 2024 6:08 pm
Bike: XT250
Difficulty: 2 / 5

Glad we came while there was still green on the hills. Amazing view!

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July 1, 2024 3:00 pm
Bike: R1200GS
Difficulty: 1 / 5

Easy site to bag in between Boise and the Y-Stop!

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June 18, 2024 4:25 pm
Bike: DR650
Difficulty: 1 / 5

Nice view

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June 17, 2024 2:03 am
Bike: Husky 901e
Difficulty: 2 / 5

Always a good photo spot.

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June 14, 2024 8:24 pm
Bike: Africa Twin
Difficulty: 2 / 5

Great View.

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June 1, 2024 9:16 pm
Bike: F800GS
Difficulty: 2 / 5

best view in town

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June 1, 2024 7:42 pm
Bike: Norden
Difficulty: 2 / 5

Still one of the most picturesque places in Idaho. Came home via Blacks Creek. That road is much better than it was 3 years ago!

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May 27, 2024 6:15 pm
Bike: GS 1250 ADV
Difficulty: 2 / 5

Stop one of a 3 stop trip. Road was in great shape despite heavy Memorial day travel. Lovely late spring day with snow still on the mountains.

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May 15, 2024 5:11 pm
Bike: V-Strom 650
Difficulty: 2 / 5

Beautiful at sunrise.

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May 9, 2024 11:22 am
Bike: KTM 890R
Difficulty: 2 / 5

Classic South Fork photo op site. Ride was dust free, with little traffic on freshly graded roads. So much green right now!

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May 8, 2024 7:30 pm
Bike: 890R
Difficulty: 2 / 5

Great place to take a pic. Road was in graded and smooth with no dust. First stop on a quick 170 mile loop with Norb

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May 7, 2024 2:16 pm
Bike: Royal Enfield
Difficulty: 2 / 5

Snow on Rattlesnake Mountain! I believe that might be a first for Sam's Ride.

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April 29, 2024 9:34 am
Bike: Africa Twin
Difficulty: 2 / 5

Got a little squirrely in the sand but was a lot of fun and beautiful scenery

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April 28, 2024 6:10 pm
Bike: KLR 650 2008
Difficulty: 1 / 5

Nice finish to the Poker Ride

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April 28, 2024 5:31 am
Bike: KTM 890 R
Difficulty: 2 / 5

This is a must-see viewpoint.

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April 27, 2024 10:29 pm
Bike: R1200GS
Difficulty: 2 / 5

Great ride, and incredible views. This is a 2, but watch out for some sandy sections. My front tire got a bit squirrely on a couple of spots.

This was the final section of our Poker Run.

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April 27, 2024 10:00 pm
Bike: Klr650
Difficulty: 3 / 5

Beautiful spring view! Roans back has some soft sandy sections

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April 27, 2024 7:03 pm
Bike: KTM890
Difficulty: 2 / 5

I love this place, to bad I had to be in to picture to ruined it.

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April 27, 2024 6:40 pm
Bike: GSA 1200
Difficulty: 2 / 5

Perfect day for the Prairie ride. The weather was perfect.

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April 21, 2024 12:16 pm
Bike: Tiger 800
Difficulty: 2 / 5

I pretty much ride with Justin. Other than some sandy parts it was a good ride

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April 20, 2024 7:15 pm
Bike: DR650
Difficulty: 2 / 5

I'm unable to join the Sam’s Prairie Poker Run next weekend, so I went out earlier. It was busy out and very green.

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April 18, 2024 10:14 pm
Bike: KTM 790 ADV
Difficulty: 2 / 5

Did a nice loop over to Arrowrock. Road was freshly grated deep sand/dirt in spots.

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April 18, 2024 6:11 pm
Bike: KTM890 Adventure R
Difficulty: 2 / 5

Nice ride, the road is little slick in places (deep sand). Great scenery nice and green.

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April 14, 2024 5:58 pm
Bike: BMW R1250GSA
Difficulty: 2 / 5

I was slightly off in the location but within about 50 yards. The pinned location is a wide spot in the road. Where I took my photo is on a tennis-court-sized pull-out at the point of the road with a nice wide place to park and turn around (give me 40 acres and I’ll turn this Beemer around…..). Still, a pretty good view. From here back to the Blacks Creek pavement, there were numerous sandy sections on the nominally smooth hard-pack road. These sandy sections were just deep enough to get my attention. YMMV

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31 thoughts on “34 – South Fork Picture Op”

  1. Great view, and the ride down into the valley, over the bridge, and back out was well worth it.

  2. Still one of the most picturesque places in Idaho. Came home via Blacks Creek. That road is much better than it was 3 years ago!

  3. Stop one of a 3 stop trip. Road was in great shape despite heavy Memorial day travel. Lovely late spring day with snow still on the mountains.

  4. Classic South Fork photo op site. Ride was dust free, with little traffic on freshly graded roads. So much green right now!

  5. Great place to take a pic. Road was in graded and smooth with no dust. First stop on a quick 170 mile loop with Norb

  6. Great ride, and incredible views. This is a 2, but watch out for some sandy sections. My front tire got a bit squirrely on a couple of spots.

    This was the final section of our Poker Run.

  7. I was slightly off in the location but within about 50 yards. The pinned location is a wide spot in the road. Where I took my photo is on a tennis-court-sized pull-out at the point of the road with a nice wide place to park and turn around (give me 40 acres and I’ll turn this Beemer around…..). Still, a pretty good view. From here back to the Blacks Creek pavement, there were numerous sandy sections on the nominally smooth hard-pack road. These sandy sections were just deep enough to get my attention. YMMV

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