Zone 29 takes in the Lost River Range and the country around the Lost River Sinks—Idaho's tallest mountain block, with Borah Peak topping out at 12,668 feet. The range is dramatic: glacier-carved cirques, sheer limestone walls, and broad sagebrush valleys at its feet. Elevations run from about 5,000 feet on the Big Lost River to the Borah summit. The valleys are sage and bunchgrass; the foothills carry mahogany, juniper, and aspen; and the high country is lodgepole, limber pine, and rock. Water is scarce on the lower country, concentrated in the major drainages. Salmon-Challis National Forest and BLM cover the bulk. Highway 93 runs the Big Lost River Valley, the main north-south corridor. Forest roads climb several drainages but most quit before getting truly high. Mackay is the supply town—gas, a couple motels, basic groceries. Arco to the south has more services. Cell service is along Highway 93 and gone in the canyons. The Lost River Range is mule deer country first, with elk in the higher timber and a small sheep population that draws very limited tags. The mahogany draws between 7,500 and 9,500 feet hold mature bucks that almost nobody hunts because the access is genuinely physical—you climb 2,500 feet from the road just to start hunting. Cold and wind are the real challenges; bring serious clothing.