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| | 4x4 Trip | 45.00 Miles | 3 Hrs | | 15.00 mph |
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| no partners | | | Since the fine folks at the rental car agency were kind enough to give me a high clearance vehicle with AWD, I decided to put it to good use and drive around and to the top of Big Southern Butte, a giant freestanding peak in the middle of the Snake River Plain. The road heads west out of Atomic City. High clearance isn't required until you get closer to the Butte. I rounded the southern and western faces until I reached an old ranch on the northwest side of the butte. From there a road heads five miles to the top, past a popular hang-gliding site and through small pine groves. On top of the butte there's an old lookout tower and a bathroom. You can also see hiking trails leading to the top. I returned to Atomic City by circling around the northern face of the butte. This very rough road crosses an open range. I had to blare the horn several times to clear cattle off the roadway. |
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"I've driven across deserts, driven by the irony, that only being shackled to the road could ever I be free"
- Frank Turner "The Road" |
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