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About Jim Lewis

James Lewis is a family man, sportsman and a computer professional. He loves his wife, and family first, then guns, hunting, fishing, hiking, prospecting, motor sports, frisbee golf, baseball, fastpitch softball, and most other outdoor activities. He is an advocate for hunting ethics and passing on the hunting heritage to our youth. www.idahoutdoors.com

Idaho Hiking Maps – REI Hiking Project – Adventure Hiking

January 17, 2019 by Jim Lewis

REI Hiking Project

Hiking Maps
Hiking Maps for Idaho Trails!

We enjoy Hiking in Idaho So much that we decided to share the REI Hiking project. Download the Hiking Project applications to your mobile devices and take the Idaho hiking maps with you. See instructions Here!



Adventure at your own risk!

Idaho Hiking Maps Terms

These Idaho Hiking maps have been shared on this page for your use. Please use the REI Hiking Project hiking maps at your own risk. We are not responsible for the misuse of these maps. Please follow all terms on the Adventures Project website while using these hiking maps. You can find the Adventures Project Terms on their website at https://www.adventureprojects.net/terms.

Hiking Trails for Our IdahOutdoors.com Articles

We will be placing hiking trails on the REI Hiking Project – hiking maps in the near future. However, their administrative review process takes up to a month so please be patient with them.

Hiking project Applications

Also, you can get both Android and iPhone applications for the Hiking Project. First, just download the associated application for your device. Second, create an account on https://www.hikingproject.com/. Third, sign into the application from your mobile device. Finally, Now you will be able to take your hiking map with you.

Hiking Spanish Town Idaho Historical Site

If you like these maps, check our Hiking articles at https://www.idahoutdoors.com/category/hk/. If you are interested in old Idaho historical mining areas you can check out our Hiking Spanish Town article. We believe that Spanish Town is just one of those places in Idaho everyone must visit.

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Hiking Spanish Town | One of Idaho’s Great Mysteries!

September 21, 2016 by Jim Lewis Leave a Comment

Hiking | Spanish Town is just one of those places in Idaho you must visit.

How to get there?

Hiking Spanish Town
Camshaft for the Stamp Mill Spanish Town Idaho by Wayne Spaerling in the 1950’s.

We had been planning on hiking into Spanish Town for several years. It was one of those trips you just had to do once in your lifetime.  So on September 4th, 2016 we packed up all of our goodies, loaded up the dog, threw in our backpacks in the pickup and headed for Featherville Idaho.

A few years earlier my father-in-law had given me a copy of the Diary of Jules Defoe.  It was a short read, but wow did it make me think.  Ever since reading that diary I have devoured every bit of knowledge that I could find about Spanish town.

Finding the trail

As my wife and I left Featherville we continued to travel up the Boise river over the feather river bridge.  We turned left by the dredge ponds and the gravel pits, then we headed up Cayuse creek road north (also known as forest service road 135).  We continued to follow forest service road 135 up Cayuse creek to the switch-back.  When we hit the switch-back the forest service road number changed to 132 (however, I don’t believe there is a sign to designate this).  We then followed forest service road 132 to the end.  There was a small area to park at the end of the road.

At the Trail Head

Trail 200 - Trail-head Sign | Hiking Spanish Town Idaho
Trail 200 – Trail-head Sign

After we parked at the end of the road we found the trail marker for trail 200.  That is where the Spanish Town trail starts.  As we pulled up we could see the marker from the parking area.  The first section of the trail on the way down is a little steep.  However, if a 46-year-old guy like me can muster the energy to traverse the trail, just about anyone can.  As we approached the bottom of the hill we got our first look at Alta creek.

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The area around the trail is beautiful.  There was a fire that went through this country a few years ago.  The tree canopies are wide open with lush green vegetation below.  The trail is very well maintained.  I would recommend this hike to anyone.  Take a look at some of the pictures I took.  Hopefully, you will be as impressed by this area as my wife and I was.

We had to cross Alta creek 3 times.  After the third time, we started back up another hill.  The path the trail took was very gradual.  We had no problems traveling up the ridge and then down into Elk Creek on the other side.  While we traveled into the canyon where Elk Creek is located, the canyon gradually gets wider.  As the canyon was getting wider we were finding old items and structures.

Spanish Town Antiques!

camshaft_for_stamp_mill_by_james_m-_lewis1

One of the best examples of old items is the camshaft in the image at the top of the page.  This camshaft was used in a stamp mill. Stamp mills were used in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s to crush or mill quartz ore into a powder.  This allowed them to run the crushed ore through a sluice box to recover gold.  The steel portions of the camshaft are still intact.  However, the wood portions of the camshaft have long since deteriorated.  

What makes this so interesting is: According to the Encyclopedia of Chicago Fraser and Chalmers (the manufacturer of the camshaft) merged with Edward P. Allis & Co. of Milwaukee in 1901 to form Allis-Chalmers Co.  So this camshaft has to be over 100 years old.

On The Trail

My Wife | On the Trail Hiking Down Into Spanish Town
My Wife | On the Trail Hiking Down Into Spanish Town

As we passed two log lean-to structures on the right we approached the east fork of Elk Creek.  After crossing the creek we continued up the canyon and eventually crossed Elk Creek.

Please note: if you hike into Spanish Town.  When you get to the main fork of Elk Creek which is much larger than all the surrounding creeks.  You have gone too far.  

Spanish Town Site
Spanish Town Site

We continued up the canyon until it started back up the hill towards James creek road to Atlanta.  After a short discussion, I figured we must have walked right by Spanish Town.  So we turned back and crossed Elk creek headed downstream.  As we were getting close to the east fork of Elk Creek we figured we would never find Spanish Town.  We were still 25 yards from the creek and my wife says “where does that trail lead”.  Well, I didn’t know, so we took a turn to the left.  There sitting right below the ridge approximately 45 yards from where Elk Creek and the East fork of Elk creek meet sat Spanish Town.

Spanish Town

My Wife and I at Spanish Town Idaho
My Wife and I at Spanish Town Idaho

I am not sure what I was expecting.  Maybe a few buildings, an old sluice maybe an old octagon bottle discolored from age.  We found none of those items.   Spanish Town is a collection of rock foundations, old siding, and roofing that has had the buildings fall down around them.  Even though there are no buildings left standing Spanish Town is still a great place to visit.  The GPS coordinates are 43.710180, -115.254206.  I hope they help the next adventurer find the Spanish Townsite.

One Last thing: Just a little note to self.  If there is a 20% chance of rain when you are out for a hike, you will spend a good portion of your hike in a torrential downpour.  

After we finally found Spanish town our entire hike back to the pickup was in a downpour.  None of that matters though.  We had a great day!

Our Motivation to Visit Spanish town

After I read the Diary of Jules Defoe.  I found an article from the Idaho Avalanche newspaper that could date right around December 1895 to January 1896 time frame.  Both of the documents (Diary of Jules Defoe “1789”) (Avalanche News Paper Article “1895 to 1896”) were talking about arrastras that are found in Idaho around the Rocky Bar / Boise basin area with no apparent settlements to explain them prior to the 1860’s.  An arrastra is an industrial-sized grinder or mortar and pestle used to crush quartz ore for gold mining.

Steel Base Placed Next to an old lean-to | Spanish Town Area
Steel Base Placed Next to an old lean-to | Spanish Town Area

We did not find an old arrastra when we visited Spanish Town.  We did find a steel base that could have been used for an arrastra.  However, I do not believe that an arrastra from either 1866 or 1789 would have been built with a steel base.

Take all of this information, link it to the remote location that Spanish Town is located in, and even the most UN-inquisitive person would wonder just what happened at that location in the past 250 years.  We consider our hike into Spanish Town one of the best trips of our lives.

Evaluating What We Know (Or Don’t Know)

We may never know!  As far as I know, there is no real hard evidence as to where the Diary of Jules Defoe came from.  No discoveries of Spanish prospecting tools, copper helmets, or muskets have been linked to any of these locations.  As far as we know the stories, as fantastic as they are, and as much as we would like to believe they are just that stories.

My Wife and I Cam Shaft in the Background.
My Wife and I Cam Shaft in the Background.

It is however very interesting that the library of Congress has an entry for Jules Defoe. Also, there are arrastras located in Idaho’s Boise basin in several locations, who is to say how old they really are?  According to The Book Southern Idaho Ghost Towns, there were 53 arrastras operating in the Boise basin in 1864.  All the mystery surrounding the Boise Basin just makes Spanish Town a more interesting place to go hiking.

According to the Idaho Historical Society Rocky Bar Spanish Legend publication, they believe it is “fantastic” to even consider anyone of Spanish speaking origin to have inhabited this area prior to 1866.

I believe that “fantastic” is a really strong word to use in this reference.  According to Wikipedia the first Spanish speaking settlement was established in Mexico in February, 1519.  Is it really such a fantastic story to believe that the Spanish explored North Western America prior to the United States settling the area.  I dont believe that this is so far fetched.

Research Sources

Research sources for this article include Rocky Bar Idaho Community on Facebook.  A special thanks to Wayne Spaerling for the use of his Cam Shaft photo.  A special thank you to Idahomojo.com for allowing us to link to their Diary of Jules Defoe and Idaho Avalanche Newspaper article.  Wikipedia, The Idaho Historical Society, the book Southern Idaho Ghost Towns <– Click on the link to get your copy today, the Encyclopedia of Chicago, and the Great Idaho Outdoors.

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Gold Prospecting Idaho

March 24, 2016 by Jim Lewis Leave a Comment

Hidden Idaho Treasure Series

Interested in Gold Prospecting Idaho?

My Son and I Gold Prospecting in 2006.
My Son and I Gold Prospecting in 2006.

So it’s a new year and you are bored with all of your current hobbies. Well if you are considering picking up a new hobby, you should consider gold prospecting. Idaho has a diverse landscape with many things to offer adventurous people.

Every year people flock to Idaho’s BLM ground or Idaho National forests to camp, rock hound, fish, boat, hunt, four-wheel, hike, take photos, bicycle, and swim. Why not pick up gold prospecting when you are on one of your outings with your family this year. Prospecting can be a very inexpensive hobby or a very expensive hobby depending on the equipment you use to prospect with.

The Required Equipment for Gold Prospecting!

Beginner prospectors need a couple of different sized pans, a few classifiers (we recommend a 1/2″ classifier and a 1/4″ classifier), and maybe a sluice box if you are willing to part with the cash.  Buy some vials and at least one sniffer bottle.  Now you can make your own sniffer bottle with a plastic straw and a plastic bottle purchased at your local craft store.

You will need some buckets.  Best way to pick up buckets is; call up your local paint contractor. They should have buckets for next to nothing as they will have tons of them left over from projects.  Your other option is to buy buckets from your local hardware store.  Make sure to pick up a rock hammer, a couple of shovels and a strong back.  Gold Prospecting is hard work.

We made due for several years with very few prospecting tools. Our Tools included a sluice box, some gold pans, classifiers, a sniffer bottle, some vials and a shovel or two.

Gold Pans

Gold pans should be 14″ and the green seems to show the gold and not mark up as bad as the black ones.

Classifiers

Classifiers can be made by purchasing some screen from your local D & B store, building a frame and securing the screen in the frame. Glass stores may have little pieces of 1/8″ screen they would give away for next to nothing. If you are looking for a few classifiers to purchase please see the ones we recommend at the left.

Sluice Boxes

Sluice Boxes come in every shape and sized you can imagine.  If you search Google for wood sluice box plans, there are many do-it-yourself plans to making a sluice box.  We believe that you can not go wrong with a metal sluice box made by Keene engineering, Jobe, or Royal.  The one that we recommend extends to 50″ which allows for great gold recovery.  Shorter backpack sluice boxes are not all that great for gold recovery.  They do not allow the gravels to be washed long enough to pull the gold out of them. The longer the sluice box the better.

Rock Hammer

Rock hammers can be purchased at your local prospecting store or you can find an Estwing E3-22P 22-Ounce Rock Pick
that can be used as a small pick on amazon.com.

Misc:

Sniffer bottles, vials and other misc. gold prospecting accessories can be found at your local prospecting stores, Amazon, or a multitude of other websites on the internet.

Where do I find Gold?

My wife and I looking for new places to go gold prospecting in 2006
My wife and I looking for new places to go gold prospecting in 2006

That is the magic question.  You can find gold in many places.  Most prominent places to find gold are along streams and rivers.  To be more precise, on the inside corners of streams and rivers.  As the spring runoff fills the streams and rivers every year the massive volume of water make them run more violently.  As rapids become more violent they pick up dirt, debris, mud, clay and of course gold.

As water picks up gold in a river or stream it will not stay moving long.  As a river turns the waters will move into an inside corner or an eddy.  The slower moving water will drop the gold in these locations. Other locations you will find gold is behind large trees that are below the high water mark.  Behind and under rocks that are located on an inside corner or at the end of an island in a stream or river.

Where Specifics

Now when we are talking about gold prospecting on an inside corner of a river or stream.  Please don’t make the same mistakes we did.  We spend countless hours prospecting in locations that had no gold to speak of.  We simply did not understand where on the inside corner to dig.  Rivers and streams will slowdowns all the way around an inside corner.  The location you will need to find is the one where the corner starts.  Where the water starts to slow down.

The Weight of Gold

Just to give you some reference.  We all know how heavy lead is?  The specific gravity of lead is 11 times heavier than water.  Black Sands that gold is found it is also 11 times heavier than the specific gravity of water. Platinum, on the other hand, has a specific gravity 21.5 times heavier than water.  (According to Wikipedia: Specific Gravity is the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of a reference substance.)

The specific gravity of gold is 19.32 times heavier than water.

The weight of gold is what makes it fall from suspension prior to just about any other material.  This is the reason to look in the first place gold could drop while you are gold prospecting.

Sluice Box Setup

When you set up your sluice box it should be set at a slope of 1″ per 1′.  When your sluice box is set up, make sure it is filled up with water flowing through it at least 2/3 full.  Also, test a little material and make sure the water is flowing fast enough to wash the gravels you are going to prospect.

Classify the material that you run through your sluice box to at least 1/4″. This allows the sluice box to capture more gold when you run it.  If rocks that are too large are put into the sluice box the water will great an eddy around them and wash gold out of the sluice box.

If you would like a lesson on gold panning watch this video on youtube.

Where do we go gold prospecting in Idaho?

You can find gold in just about every region of Idaho.  This gives gold prospectors a wide variety of places to go.  Captain E.D. Pierce leading a group of 10 prospectors found gold in what is now Pierce Idaho in 1860.  In 1862 George Grimes with a party of prospectors founded the Boise Basin mines.  From 1860 to 1865 people flooded into the Florence and Boise basins.  As more people claimed lands in the Two gold mining basins. Prospectors were having to travel greater distances to claim their own lands to mine.  With the influx of people moving all over the state, people found gold in almost every major stream and river in the state.

If you are looking for places to go gold prospecting today, you can try the Coeur d’Alene river, the snake river, the salmon river, the Boise River and most of their major tributaries.  One of these four rivers is within a short driving distance of just about every town or city in Idaho.  This leaves your options to find a place to go gold prospecting open.  We have prospected on the snake river, the salmon river, and the Boise River.  We have found gold on all three rivers.

Good luck gold prospecting and remember ☠ marks the spot!

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Brownlee Reservoir Bass Fishing – One of Idaho’s Hidden Treasures

July 17, 2014 by Jim Lewis Leave a Comment

The Largest Fish My Daughter has ever caught, this small mouth bass is approximately 1.5 Lbs.
The Largest Fish My Daughter has ever caught, this small mouth bass is approximately 1.5 Lbs.

Hidden Idaho Treasure Series

Brownlee Reservoir bass fishing at Woodhead Park!

Where is it?

Hidden in the hills of western Idaho Brownlee Reservoir is a great destination for your family to fish, go swimming or pull out the wake board and catch some air. While Brownlee Reservoir is not was well known as some of Idaho’s greatest places to visit, it is definitely a must see.

Located approximately 28 miles north east of Cambridge Idaho on highway 71, Idaho Power’s Woodhead Park is a beautiful place to stay when you visit Brownlee reservoir.

The Largest Bass My wife has ever caught weighted in at 2 Lbs. 10 Oz.
The Largest Bass My wife has ever caught weighted in at 2 Lbs. 10 Oz.

Woodhead Park?

Woodhead Park located on the Idaho side of Brownlee Reservoir, just a few miles upstream of the dam. Built in 1959, Idaho Power remodeled and expanded the park in 1995 to improve the camping, parking and boating areas.

Ed Woodhead inspired the name of this award-winning park. Mr. Woodhead was chief construction engineer of the nearby Brownlee Power Plant.

Most of the park has mature shade trees, a boat launch, many boat docks, showers that are included in your camping fees, four restrooms, and a fish cleaning station. They also have a free Day use area and several places to tent camp. Even if you are not a fisherman Woodhead park is a great place to camp, if the beautiful vistas do not draw you to this location maybe the great deer hunting or chucker hunting will.

If you forget something at home, don’t worry the Gateway Store and Café located about three miles from the park just may have what you need. They have a great staff of very friendly people and will do whatever they can to help you out.

Brownlee Reservoir Bass Fishing Vista | Looking North on the Reservoir
Brownlee Vista | Looking North on the Reservoir

Brownlee?

Brownlee creek and Brownlee Dam is named after John Brownlee a prospector and an entrepreneur who operated a ferry near the site where the current Brownlee Dam and power plant is located. According to the Idaho Historical Society John Brownlee operated his ferry in that location from 1862 to 1864. There is speculation whether Tim Goodale knew about this route when he lead a train of 70 wagons over his cutoff via freeze out hill to the Powder River and crossed the river at the Brownlee Ferry in late 1862.

In 1864 or 1865 John Brownlee Abandoned his ferry or sunk it; there are actually different reports, then he moved to the Boise basin as he thought he could make a better living as a prospector.

Tim Goodale occupied John Brownlee’s log cabin for a while, even though the ferry business did not amount to anything. There was virtually no ferry business at this location until the Heath mines were discovered and the road from Pine Valley Oregon to the mines was improved in 1876 by William A. West.

William A. West operated the ferry under a new charter and eventually bought out all the interests of his partners. The Brownlee Ferry was operated under several owners until the 1920’s.

Historical References

Idaho State Historical Society – Reference Series – No 54 – Snake River Ferries
Cambridge to Brownlee Ferry
Idaho State Historical Society – Reference Series – No 436

This is the First Largemouth Bass i have ever caught, it had beautiful colors.
This is the First Largemouth Bass i have ever caught, it had beautiful colors.

Fishing Brownlee Reservoir!

Brownlee is considered one of the best fisheries in Idaho and Oregon, considering the reservoir is approximately 58 miles long and there are at least 7 game fish actively sought after. The list of game fish includes Small Mouth Bass, Large Mouth Bass, Catfish, Crappie, Bluegill, Trout, and perch.

The locals say that two guys in a six hour outing can catch between 200 to 300 crappie, and when you get in to the bass or perch the action can be dynamite. If you are teaching your children to fish, this is a great place to get kids hooked up and enthusiastic about fishing. The phenomenal Brownlee reservoir bass fishing has brought our family back to this great location 9 out of the last 10 years.

Planning a fishing trip can be a pain if you do not own a boat. However you can rent a boat or charter a fishing trip in either Richland Oregon or Cambridge Idaho.

The chucker hunting in the fall can be fantastic; however the hills are rugged so you need to be in pretty good shape to do any serous hunting around the reservoir.

Visit Woodhead Park and catch some action on Brownlee reservoir bass fishing in Idaho!

If you are planning a fishing trip, take a little time and research Woodhead Park on Brownlee Reservoir in Idaho. Take your family to Woodhead Park, one trip will get you HOOKED.

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Frisbee Golf, Disk Golf, or Frolf? Great Outdoor Sport for Everyone?

June 24, 2014 by Jim Lewis Leave a Comment

Disk Golf Goal!
Disk Golf Goal!

Disk Golf the 40+ year old sport that most people don’t know about!

Disk Golf or what is sometimes called Frisbee golf or Frolf (our family calls it Folf) is a great outdoor sport for anyone with a little extra time on their hands.

Disk Golf is fairly inexpensive to play; in fact you can pick up a kit with a driver, mid-range, and a putting disk on Amazon or at Sports Authority for approximately 30-40 dollars.

All that is left is to find an old backpack to hold your disks, a bottle of water, your score card, a pen and you are set. The majority of courses are free to play, so the only real cost is for the disks and any accessories you may be interested in purchasing.

Disk Golf Distance Driver Disk
Disk Golf Distance Driver Disk

The disks?

There are actually several brands of Disk Golf disks. A few of the manufacturers include Innova, Diskcraft, Discmania, and Prodigy Discs. Our family prefers Innova not because they fly better or perform better. The reason we like Innova disks is they provide their own Flight Rating System.

The Innova rating system is simply made up of speed, glide, turn, and fade. This allowed a guy like me who had never played the sport before, to figure out which disks to purchase so my family could play the sport. You will find more information on the Innova Disk Flight Rating System here!

Innova DX Disc Golf Set (3-Disc) (Colors may vary) Just $24.99 for Amazon prime Members.

Innova Champion Material Disc Golf, Set of 3 (Colors may vary) Just $37.28 for Amazon prime Members.

The rules?

The rules are very similar to golf you tee off or throw your first disk from the teeing area. Your feet must be within this area when you release the disk and you must be in contact with the teeing area with at least one foot when the disk is released. If any of these rules are violated first you get a warning and on the second time you take an extra stroke or throw.

When throwing from a location where your disk landed you throw from the back of where the front of your disk was located. Same rules and violations apply to throws from a fairway area as from the teeing area.

When you are throwing a disk and it lands in an out of bounds area. Your options are to re-throw the disk from the previous lie; or, A lie that is up to one meter away from and perpendicular to the point where the disc last crossed into out-of-bounds, even if the direction takes the lie closer to the target; or, Within the designated drop zone, if provided. Remember if you are taking a drop you will be given an extra stroke / throw just like golf.

The object of the game is to put the disk in the goal or basket target. They call this holing out!

When you are done holing out record your scores and move on to the next hole!

The Official Rules of Disk Golf can be found here!

Who can play?

The great thing about Disk Golf is the courses are walked so if you can walk, and throw a disk this could be your Sports! This means anyone from my 3 year old granddaughter to my 65 year old mother can play if they are willing to walk the course. It is a great way to bond with your kids if you have a young family, get the kids outdoors and have a little fun with them!

You might even get them to put down their phone long enough to get to know them. Why not teach your kids the merits of an active healthy lifestyle.

Where to play?

The best thing about playing Disk Golf is you get to do it outdoors, if you get to play in the great state of Idaho even better. There are a great number of free to play disk golf courses in Idaho and across the nation.

You can search them on google maps or visit the Professional Disk Golf Association Website and look at the courses on their map.

PDGA Disc Golf Course Directory Map
Gem State Disk Golf Course List
Idaho Parks and Recreation Disk Golf Course List
discgolfcourses.org Idaho Disk Golf Course List

You can even pick your self up a couple of goals from amazon and make your own course where ever you want!

Idaho Disk Golf Clubs!

The Gem State Disk Golf Club (GSDG) is a nonprofit sports organization dedicated to the development, promotion, and enhancement of disc golf in the state of Idaho. If you are interested in checking them out visit their website here.

The PDGA!

The Professional Disk Golf Association is the regulating body for the sport of disk golf with over 16000 members. For rules, questions or if you would just like to become a PDGA member please visit here.

Tournaments?

In 2014 the Gem State Disk Golf Club is holding 6 PDGA Sanctioned tournaments. The tournament series is called the 2014 Strange Disc Tour. There will be tournaments held in Boise, Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Rupert, and twin falls.

At the time this article was written there were several of the tournaments that were completed. However if you are interested in playing there should be openings available in the tournaments that have not been played yet. For more information please visit here.

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This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
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Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously.
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cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional11 monthsThe cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
viewed_cookie_policy11 monthsThe cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.
Functional
Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features.
Performance
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
Analytics
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
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Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads.
Others
Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet.
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