october 2019

Back in October 2019, Emily and I decided to do a last-minute trip to a place we had always wanted to go to — Burgdorf Hot Spring. This hot spring has cabins that are over 100 years old that you can stay at for a very reasonable price, which was one of the biggest draws of this place, to begin with. Before I say more, check out this blog post/guide we created on how you can stay here — Everything You Need to Know About This Backcountry Hotsprings.

We first heard about Burgdorf from when we did a photo assignment with Visit Idaho back in Winter 2017. In the winter this place is not easily accessible due to snow and you’d need a snowmobile to get here. So spontaneously, we decided to give this a try before the snow covers every inch of this place. We then drove 5+ hours to get here and ended up spending 3 days at Burgdorf Hot Springs in the backcountry of Idaho. Most of these cabins are over 100 years old and we got to stay in one. These 3 days spent here, ended up to be one of the most relaxing vacations we’ve had in a while, granted we rarely take any vacations and do nothing. And that was exactly what we did — nothing.

(more about this place: https://www.themandagies.com/burgdorf-hot-springs-idaho/)

— photographed on the Leica M6 with Portra 400 and 800