Zone 47 covers the country south of Boise and east of the Owyhee fringe, the high desert and breaks above the Snake River near Bruneau. Elevations span from about 2,500 feet at the Snake to over 6,500 feet on the higher benches. The country is sage, bitterbrush, and cheatgrass with juniper pockets in the draws and scattered ponderosa on the highest north slopes. Bruneau Canyon and the Bruneau Sand Dunes anchor the south end. This is genuinely empty country—you can drive an hour without seeing a structure that isn't a windmill or a corral. BLM dominates the public ground, with state and significant private ranch holdings filling in. Highway 78 and various BLM roads provide access; the road network is graded gravel and dirt. Bruneau is a tiny outpost; Mountain Home is the supply town. Cell service is essentially zero outside the highway corridors. Mule deer and pronghorn are the species—deer use the canyon country and the mahogany draws, antelope live on the open sage. The country glasses well from the rims of the major canyons. Water is extremely scarce; carry plenty for yourself and don't count on stock tanks being full. The wind is relentless and the sun is brutal in early season. Bring a satellite communicator because help is genuinely a long way off.