Idaho Matters Reporter Roundtable: August 26, 2022

By Samantha Wright

Published August 26, 2022 at 2:43 PM MDT

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Zone of death Idaho trail: The trail becomes extremely faint at points inside the Idaho section of Yellowstone National Park, which some people call the zone of death due to a popular legal theory that raises questions about whether someone could get away with murder there.

Clark Corbin

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Yellowstone Robinson Creek: Almost nobody visits the Idaho section of Yellowstone National Park because it is far the park's main roads and overshadowed by more popular attractions in Wyoming, but the Idaho section is free of crowds and a great place to do some fly fishing.

Clark Corbin

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Yellowstone hot spring: Mr Bubbles is a beautiful natural hot spring located deep in the Yellowstone National Park's Wyoming backcountry.

Clark Corbin

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River crossing: Heath Druzin fords the Bechler River on his way to the Zone of Death deep in the backcountry of Yellowstone National park.

Clark Corbin

A special session of the Idaho Legislature has been called, a new Free-Market Think Tank is coming to Idaho, an investigation into one irrigation district and a trip into the Zone of Death.

It’s Friday, which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters gets you up-to-date on all the news that made headlines this past week.

Our journalist panel today:

Clark Corbin with the Idaho Capital Sun
Scott McIntosh, Opinion Editor at the Idaho Statesman
Margaret Carmel, Senior Reporter with BoiseDev.com
Betsy Russell, the Boise Bureau Chief at the Idaho Press and the voice of the Eye on Boise Blog

Idaho Matters Reporter Roundtable: August 26, 2022

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