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northwest destination<br />
MCCALL, IDAHO<br />
EAT<br />
McCall Brewing Co.<br />
mccallbrew.com<br />
Bistro 45<br />
bistro45mccall.com<br />
Rupert’s at the Hotel McCall<br />
rupertsathotelmccall.com<br />
Cutwater, Shore Lodge<br />
shorelodge.com/dining/the-cutwater<br />
Salmon River Brewery<br />
salmonriverbrewery.com<br />
STAY<br />
Shore Lodge<br />
shorelodge.com<br />
Hotel McCall<br />
hotelmccall.com<br />
Ponderosa State Park, camping<br />
parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/parks/ponderosa<br />
PLAY<br />
Cove Spa<br />
thecovemccall.com<br />
Payette Lake<br />
visitidaho.org/things-to-do/natural-attractions/payette-lake<br />
Ponderosa State Park<br />
parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/parks/ponderosa<br />
Jug Mountain Ranch<br />
jugmountainranch.com<br />
Brundage Mountain<br />
brundage.com<br />
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP A view of the mountains from a secluded slip on Payette Lake. A camping spot at Ponderosa<br />
State Park. Paddleboarding on Payette Lake.<br />
with Shore Lodge’s renowned Cove Spa make for a romantic<br />
retreat during the winter months.<br />
Brundage Mountain has 1,900 feet of vertical, 1,920 acres<br />
of lift-served trails, 18,000 acres of backcountry and a notable<br />
story to tell. In the late 1950s, locals Warren Brown and Corey<br />
Engen enlisted the financial support of potato mogul J.R.<br />
Simplot, who had a summer house in McCall. Engen was a<br />
Norwegian immigrant and former captain of the U.S. Nordic<br />
Ski Team during the 1948 Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo.<br />
The controversial Avery Brundage was then the International<br />
Olympic Committee chairman, though the name may be a<br />
bizarre coincidence with the naming of Brundage Mountain.<br />
In 1961, Brundage Mountain was christened with Engen as<br />
its manager. The name, Brundage, reportedly comes from a<br />
shepherd who grazed his sheep in the area.<br />
No matter what time of year, Burgdorf Hot Springs proffer<br />
warmth and rusticity. In a wooded area 30 miles north of McCall a<br />
young German immigrant, Fred C. Burgdorf, made a claim to this<br />
plot in 1870 after being tipped off by a Chinese miner. In winter,<br />
visitors can rent snowmobiles from Cheap Thrills in McCall to<br />
make the trek to the natural springs soaking pools surrounded by<br />
fifteen cabins with wood stoves and little more.<br />
At the end of our McCall visit, we headed out highways 21<br />
and 75 along a 220-mile scenic route through the Boise National<br />
Forest and eventually into the Sawtooths, toward Ketchum and<br />
Sun Valley. Along the way, we found Jug Mountain Ranch, an<br />
out-of-the-way resort that sits adjacent to a network of mountain<br />
bike trails. A hearty mile-long climb takes you from parking lot<br />
to nirvana. After the climb, we zoomed our bikes down thrilling<br />
single track. In that blur, something caught our attention—a<br />
shipping container hidden in dense trees and jutting out into Jub<br />
Creek Reservoir. We pulled hard on our brakes and investigated.<br />
Looking through the windows, we spied a renovated container<br />
with beds, a wood stove, a small kitchen and an open porch to<br />
the water. We put this on our list to come back to next time we’re<br />
escaping to McCall.<br />
122 <strong>1859</strong> OREGON’S MAGAZINE NOVEMBER | DECEMBER <strong>2017</strong>
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