We have been out exploring a couple times this year. We should get out a few more times.
End of trail deep in a old growth cedar grove.
This what “selective” logging looks like.
An old Mine adit
A ridge summit loaded with bear grass and alpine lupine.
Up in the clouds
A mine. I was too chicken to go in. Didn’t have a flashlight anyway.
A non working silver mine
I couldn’t tell if this was a cabin or a mine building.
One of our campsites
Fording a creek
Trio of Mule deer in an old burn area.
John Bouck said:
A mine. I was too chicken to go in. Didn’t have a flashlight anyway.
Some chickens are very smart, John (and alive).
The big question is : Are Roosters as smart as chickens?
Wow John, What a great trip! That camp site is to die for. The water looked beautiful. That silver mine was very interesting too. So much more modern looking than the mental image my mind defaults too. I hope you found some modeling inspiration out there. Thanks for sharing your adventures.
I guess they keep that mine clean and ready to start up at a moments notice. It was completely razor wire surrounded with 8 foot tall chain link fences. (And keep the hell out signs!)
Cool pictures!!
John Bouck said:
A mine. I was too chicken to go in. Didn’t have a flashlight anyway.
No balls !
Sean McGillicuddy said:
The big question is : Are Roosters as smart as chickens?
Well, ALTHOUGH apparently chickens are smart:
"What we’ve learned about the avian brain and behavior in just the last 15 years contradicts hundreds of years of misinformed views about chickens and other birds. Much of what was previously thought to be the exclusive domain of human / primate communication, brain and cognitive function, and social behavior is now being discovered in chickens and other birds. It’s nothing short of a revolution in our understanding of chickens!
“Recent scientific research into chicken behavior confirms what many who have observed chickens closely for years have long known to be true: chickens are far more intelligent and cognitively sophisticated than previously believed. While intelligence level is not a morally relevant criteria for how we treat others, these findings can help us debunk long-standing prejudices and harmful stereotypes about chickens that contribute to their utterly abysmal status in our society. To be frank, we treat them like unfeeling and unthinking objects. In fact, chickens and turkeys combined represent 99% of all animals killed for food in the U.S. Some 8.7 billion chickens in the U.S.”
Roosters must be smarter…you don’t see 8.7 billion roosters ending up on grills every year. No sir-eeeee, they crow in the morning and live their lives in nice warm coops and get their picks of the hens.
edit: Present company excluded. Sorry, David, I couldn’t resist.
John you really must say where you are. You know some of us actually live here too and would like some clues.
No one actually lives in Idaho.
What you mean David? There’s lots of us that live in IDAHO. We moved out of big cities full of crime and idiots for the freedom of the outdoors and lots of open space. We also play with trains.
Chuck, I was born in Idaho. And we traveled through Idaho and visited a lot of places there in my youth. I was trying to be funny, but in retrospect, it was a bad joke, and it was in poor taste. So I apologize to everyone I may have offended with that comment.
Devon: And give away my secret spots! I found a huge Huckleberry patch and it’s all MINE, I tell yuh! 
(And the grizzly if he wants it…)
Devon,
Here’s a track my GPS made on the Mine trip. Is that close enough?
Well, that narrows it down a bit.
Actually that’s perfect. I know right where you were playing.
Great view of the Bayview fire from there last year.
A few shots from the last two trips.
Our campsite.
Montana border on that far ridge.
Heading up to a lookout tower, only to find a locked gate.
Didja try any Trout fishing. Is the fishing any good? A good campsite and a frying pan full of trout.
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