A SPIRITUAL VALLEY

VALLEY OF SPIRITUALITY

Sahasrara, the crown chakra, represents human spirituality. Experiences to align us with something larger than ourselves.

#1 SUN VALLEY WELLNESS FESTIVAL & CONFERENCE

Action: Attend Sun Valley Wellness Festival & Conference

Intention: No event in the Wood River Valley covers the spectrum of human spirituality more comprehensively than the Wellness Festival. Now in its 25th year, it is widely recognized as the longest-running wellness festival in the world and has been on the forefront of the wellness movement for decades by offering a wide range of innovative wellness programs, many for free.

Information: More information about all the speakers and segments of the event can be found online at sunvalleywellness.org—a robust website that organizers revamped during the pandemic.

#2 SCENIC SANDS

Action: See Scenic Sands

Intention: Commune with nature in every way possible.

Information: Alturas Lake Inlet Campground is located on the shores of scenic Alturas Lake at the foot of the Sawtooth Mountain Range. This site is part of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, where outdoor activities abound. Alturas Lake offers excellent boating, waterskiing, canoeing, kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding and fishing for bull trout and Kokanee salmon. The 10-mile-round-trip Alpine Meadows Trail begins nearby, with spectacular canyon, meadow and alpine lake views. The trail is also a popular area for bird watching.

This campground contains several family campsites, some of which have lake or creek views. Vault toilets and drinking water are provided. Roads and parking spurs are gravel. A day-use site is adjacent to the campground with a designated swim beach. Smokey Bear Boat Ramp is less than 1/4-mile away.

Alturas also has 28 campsites including five double sites. Alturas Creek runs through the campground, where summer wildflowers are plentiful and a mixed-growth conifer forest provides partial shade. Temperatures are cool, with an average summer high of 78 degrees and a low of 40 degrees.

Call for reservations and information, (928) 537-8888 or visit recreation.gov/camping.

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#3 PANT & PAINT

Action: Pant & Paint

Intention: Bring your unique perspective to a painting wall and become one with the spiritual and artistic visions of the Valley.

Information: The Carbonate Mountain Trail is a moderate hike that covers 6.2 miles and has an elevation gain of 1,420 feet. Locals love to tackle this trail to enjoy views of the Wood River Valley and Big Wood River directly below. Not only is it a good workout, but partway up the mountain is a legal place to paint on stuff, or at least enjoy the graffiti art of past visitors that covers the walls of the old abandoned water tank.

Head to Bullion Street in Hailey and turn west toward the river. Look for the trailhead once you cross the bridge and hike up Carbonate Mountain. It gets windy on the hillside, so be careful if you walk along the ledges of the cement walls.

#4 SPOOK EASY

Action: Spook Easy

Intention: If you can’t find a ghost town, you ain’t in the West. Make contact with the other side.

Information: Fortunately, the area has a plethora of ghost towns, ranging from Bullion City west of Hailey to Boulder City nestled in the Boulder Mountains opposite Cathedral Pines about 10 miles north of Ketchum (where Clint Eastwood filmed “Pale Rider”).

Bonanza and Custer are also worth a day trip. Head north on Hwy. 75 over Galena Summit toward Stanley. Bonanza lies 58 miles northeast of Stanley off of U.S. 93 on the Yankee Fork Road. View the old tombstone cemetery at Bonanza where you’ll learn how many miners and their families succumbed to avalanches. Check out the historical artifacts in the old schoolhouse in Custer and marvel at the dredge that plied the Yankee Fork of the Salmon River for riches, upturning every rock in its wake.

If you care to go farther east on U.S. 93, stop in at the Clayton Museum and the old ghost town of Bayhorse, which is after Clayton but before Challis. It’s worth seeing for its mill, kilns and Wells Fargo building.

On the southern side of things, consider going two miles north of Fairfield. There lies a modern-day ghost town where a few structures remain of a once-thriving community known as Soldier. Wood River Weekly ran a three-part historical story on this often overlooked gem starting with the June 24 issue.

#5 SAY PRAYERS FOR ‘PAPA’

Action: Say Prayers for ‘Papa’

Intention: Literary buffs and history lovers should be sure to visit Ketchum’s most famous gravesite, the final resting place of writer Ernest Hemingway. Known for his passionate living, hunting and fishing, Hemingway lived an outdoor-focused life in the Wood River Valley.

Information: Hemingway is buried in the Ketchum Cemetery at 480 East Avenue North. Buried with little fanfare, Hemingway’s headstone is a long rectangle set into the grass bearing simply his name and the dates of his life. Look for the three tall spruce trees in the midsection of the beautiful cemetery. Fans still make the pilgrimage to his gravesite, leaving behind coins, flowers and other tokens of esteem and regard.

#6 WONDER AT WILD VIEWS

Action: Wonder at Wild Views

Intention: Enjoy stunning views of the White Cloud peaks and numerous subalpine lakes from this moderate hike.

Information: Located 15 miles south of Stanley, Fourth of July Creek crosses the highway near the well-marked access road. The hike takes about 1.5 hours and covers 2.8 miles round trip. Look for wildlife: deer, elk and mountain goats are often seen in this area.

Dogs are welcome here and a restroom can be found at the trailhead for convenience.

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