Idaho
Outdoor activities to ring in the New Year from the Idaho Parks & Recreation
BOISE, Idaho — This week the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation will host First Day Hikes on New Year’s Day and Free Ski Day on Saturday, January 6.
If getting in shape is your New Year’s resolution, but you want to avoid the crowded gyms next week these outdoor activities could be right up your alley.
First Day Hikes is happening at several Idaho State Parks including, Three Island Crossing State Park at Glenns Ferry and at the Sandy Shores Unit at Lucky Peak near Boise. These hikes are also happening at Hells Gate State Park, Harriman State Park and Heyburn State Park.
“First day hikes is a national event so they try to get as many state parks to participate as possible,” said Chelsea Chambers at the Idaho Department of Parks and Rec. “They are all a little bit different.”
At Three Island Crossing State Park people can go on a guided hike and learn about the history of the Oregon Trail. This spot on the Snake River was one of the most treacherous crossings of the 2,000 mile long trail.
At Lucky Peak it will be a self-guided hike along the Greenbelt and through the park. People will receive loner backpacks with binoculars for checking out the birds in this area. Both places will have free hot chocolate.
For those looking to stretch their legs a little more snowshoeing and cross country skiing will be free next Saturday at Park N’ Ski spots all over the state.
Up past Idaho City there are four trailheads with 63 miles of groomed trails (when there is enough snow). There are also six yurts that people can book and stay overnight at in this area from Whoop-Em Up to Beaver Summit.
“So we are all about physical activity,” said Chambers. “Outdoor recreation is kind of our thing and a great way to do that is by participating in these First Day Hikes, or Free Ski and winter access day or exploring Idaho City Yurts.”
Cross country skiing is one of my favorite ways to get exercise. Normally it costs $7.50 for a three day pass at the Park N’ Ski trailheads or $25 for an annual pass, but this opportunity allows you to try it out for free.
Cort Dennison, one of the University of Washington’s more decorated linebackers over the past decade and a half, has joined Thomas Ford’s new Idaho coaching staff as its defensive coordinator, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel.
Dennison, 35, comes to the Vandals from Missouri State, where he was the defensive coordinator for one seasons for the FCS soon to be FBS program.
Considered one of college football’s rising assistant coaches and a proven recruiter, Dennison has been trying to rebuild his career since getting fired at Louisville in 2021 while serving the second of two stints with the Cardinals.
Sources: Cort Dennison has accepted the job as the defensive coordinator at Idaho. He was last the inside LB coach at Missouri State. He’s worked as an assistant at Louisville for two stints. He’s worked on staffs at Utah in 2023 and coached outside LBs at Oregon in 2018.
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) December 26, 2024
According to reports, he was involved in a domestic dispute with another Louisville athletic department employee in which all allegations against him later were withdrawn.
A Salt Lake City native, Dennison went home and worked at Utah in 2023 as a defensive quality control coach for Kyle Whittingham.
For Louisville, he joined an ACC team headed up by coach Bobby Petrino in 2014-17 and again in 2019-21 for coach Scott Satterfield, holding a variety of assignments that included co-defensive coordinator and outside linebackers coach.
Peter Sirmon, former UW linebackers coach in 2012-13 and now the California defensive coordinator, worked with Dennison as the Louisville DC in 2017.
Dennison spent the 2018 season with Oregon as its linebackers coach.
As a player, Dennison was recruited to the UW in 2007 by Tyrone Willingham’s staff. By 2011, the 6-foot-1, 234-pound linebacker was a team captain for Steve Sarkisian, a 30-game starter and a second-team All-Pac-12 selection who topped the conference in tackles with 128.
Dennison finished with 15 tackles in his final Husky outing, a 67-56 loss in the Alamo Bowl to Baylor and Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Robert Griffin III.
For the latest UW football and basketball news, go to si.com/college/washington
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