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On Paved Roads Again

05 Wednesday Jun 2019

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After a month at the City of Rocks and Castle Rocks, Idaho, it was time to hit the pavement and get home to Seattle.

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I’ve never had a bad night camping in the many years I’ve been camping. The odds caught up with me; with my stay on the Snake River near the Swan Fall hydro power plant. It was a Sunday night; it should be a quite night – correct? I was tired of driving. I-84 throught Idaho was busy, boring, and hot; so I simply picked a camp site that look adaquate. I settled for camp site #1, which was very close to #2, #3, and #4 and a vaulted toilet. Not a good site, but it being Sunday night, I was sure it would be quiet.

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Overlook view. My camp site was towards the top of the photo at the bend in the road.

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My Time, Where the Pavement Ends

30 Thursday May 2019

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I came to the City of Rocks and Castle Rocks for the month of May to volunteer with little understanding about what I would do except give tours of some sort. I had driven through the area about ten years ago and liked it. After a quick phone call and a check of my references, I was hired for the volunteer gig. I was sure all would turn out and it would be a happy month. How could it not be happy? I was going to where rocks are 2.5 billion years old.

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The 2.5 billion years old rock.

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The City

22 Wednesday May 2019

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Cold, rainy, and snowy; that was yesterday morning.  At the top of the City (Emery Pass) I heard there was 4 inches of new snow in the morning.  In the afternoon, the dogs and I got itchy feet and headed up into the City.  Up I drove and found it snowing.  I had a hat and my hood on my head trying to keep out the bitter cold wind.  And then… I was rewarded for my effort to see the City; the sun started shining, the air was clear, the wind died, and few people were in the City.  I felt like I had the entire City to myself; to slowly explore the nooks and crannies.  It was special. Here are some photos from yesterday.

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Treasure Rock

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Strevell Airway Arrow

16 Thursday May 2019

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Airway arrows are an obscure part of American aviation history. When I found that I would be joining the team at the City of Rocks I started looking around for interesting things to do in the area. I found that the Strevell Airway Arrow was nearby. For an explanation of airway arrows this web site has a pretty good description.

This arrow is located about 300 feet east of the intersection of old Highway 81 and the Strevell Road.

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The arrow

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D. Tickner June 12.50

10 Friday May 2019

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One of my volunteer tasks is to explain the California Trail and share information. What I explain is that the trip was an arduous undertaking. Many made the trip and encountered death and personal losses. Others were lucky and only encountered an extreme physical adventure.

Daniel Tickner recorded his name on Register Rock in the City of Rocks while making a trip. Research has uncovered his unusual story of crossing the land on the California Trail three times.

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Signature seen on Register Rock

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Remembering When

19 Wednesday Sep 2018

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This trip is to Montana. I had planned to take this trip a year ago, but with significant forest fires last year in Montana I went to the Owyhees instead. This year I visit Montana!

The first day was spent driving. Not really vacation time – it was driving time. I stopped for the night at Rose Lake Sportsman Access in Idaho. A simple quiet place to spend the night.

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Rose Lake

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Curlew

10 Monday Oct 2016

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Loving my trip to Utah in 2014, I decided to head back to see more of the incredible sights. In plotting my path to Utah I identified a campground at the Curlew National Grasslands by Snowville, Utah that seemed like a good location to spend a night.  It turned out the stop was better than good, it was wonderful.  The summer’s campground host and I (plus three dogs) were the only ones there that night enjoying the open view and wildlife.  Big open sky in a quite area.  The simple campground is a green oasis on Stone Reservoir surrounded by 360 degrees of long views which put a smile on the face of this western Washington city girl.

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View from the campground

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