Saturday May 14th, 2011: We headed down to the Owyhee Mountains for a quick rockhounding trip. The weather window for this trip promised to be quite short on this warm Spring day. And it turned out to be even shorter
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In Mtn Home Not Only Do Pigs Fly
In Mountain Home Idaho, not only do pigs fly but they also lay eggs? Taken on May 10th, 2011 off Airbase Road. And does this also suggest they have more than one pig that lays eggs? Comments anyone?
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Hike into Long Tom Reservoir with Video
Click to see a larger photo Saturday May 7th, 2011: Last weekend I was out in the Long Tom Reservoir area (see this post). Today, I decided to head down to the reservoir to check it out. This wasn’t Plan
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Long Tom Reservoir Area Hike
Click for a larger version of this photo Saturday April 30th, 2011: Decided to check the Long Tom Reservoir area for some rock hounding, gold panning and to just get out of town. My dog Addie accompanied me on this
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Owyhee Wilderness Hike up Peak 5445
Hiking, mines, rock hounding and cool geology in the Owyhee Wilderness Sunday April 10th, 2011 turned out to be a great day for a hike in the Owyhee Mountains. Temperatures were near 50 degrees and the winds were relatively mild.
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On the Trail of the Idaho Domesticated Slob
Just to the west of Mountain Home is large area of BLM and State land that is apparently a great spot to begin your search for the Idaho Domesticated Slob (IDS). Their signature is quite easy to spot, likely on
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