As the author of the definitive guides to hiking, mountain biking, trail running, canoeing and whitewater boating in the Boise area, Steve is an expert on where to go, when to go, what to bring, what to expect and more. The book provides a detailed guide to 55 hiking and mountain biking trips as well as a mile-by-mile guide to the 100-mile Owyhee Uplands Backcountry Byway.

It never ceases to amaze me the memories I hold onto from childhood. Growing up in Boise, I have seen a lot change in the last 35 years. Urban sprawl has swallowed up so much scenery here in the valley. The Boise Foothills have homes making their way further up and up. Shaffer Butte now has radio antennas visible from Boise with the naked eye. It was a great view and the snow was quite pretty.