The whole of Friday was devoted to trying to find the abandonned mines and houses in the Marshall Lake region of Idaho. Total distance to these mines is 30 miles off of a paved highway. It took me four hours to get there. You'll see why below.
The whole of Friday was devoted to trying to find the abandonned mines and houses in the Marshall Lake region of Idaho. Total distance to these mines is 30 miles off of a paved highway. It took me four hours to get there. You'll see why below.
Regards
Don McRitchie
First, some shots on the way there. A rail trestle in the Camas Prairie region of Idaho. It's not so much the bridge, but rather the interesting lighting and contrast that caught my attention.
A deep valley just south of Camas Prairie.
And now the start of the journey to the Marshall Lakes Mines beginning from the Salmon River and this frail looking river crossing.
Here's the view after gingerly driving over the bridge. I've rented an SUV for this trip since similar trips in a passenger car proved to be quite limiting. As you will see, I'm glad I did.
The road quickly gets "interesting".
By now, the road is extremely "interesting", climbing over 2000 ft in around 5 miles.
Four hours later, the mill at the Markus Jones Mine.
I believe this is the old school house at the Anchor Hill Mine.
A tranquil lake in front of the Kimberly mine at 8000' elevation.
A miner's cabin at the Anchor Hill mine.
An old abandonned stove at Anchor Hill.
And now, six words that I would not have thought possible to string together as a caption. Behold below "A Hydroseeded Sheep Taking a Piss"
Further down the mountain, forestry crews were hydroseeding the roadbanks. For those unfamiliar with the term hydroseeding, it is a process whereby a liquid mixture of grass seed and fertilizer is sprayed on exposed earth in the hopes that vegetation will take hold and control erosion. You can see it as the green patches along the roadside. This particular idiotic crew decided to hydroseed a wild sheep while they were at it. With further care and attention, this could grow into the world's first living Chia pet.
Wow! and Thanks!.
Way cool Don! You're one of the few people I know of that actually goes out of their way to pursue a true vacation, where you just go after what you want... 'great!
John
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