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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Topic Author's Original Post - Mar 22, 2017 - 08:21pm PT
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For scenery, Idaho has the area north of the Snake River Plains, a little chunk of East Idaho, that adjoins Wyoming, & Montana, & of Course The City of Rocks.
Most of the rest of the south part of the state is covered with thick lava flows, which have weathered to great soils for farming, & a few deep river canyons, that on occasion produce flows to thrill white water boaters & tourists.
In this “big-snow” year, with warm March temperatures, some of those river canyons are thrilling tourists & boaters, but there are a few more points of interest out here in “spud-land.”
We visited Bruneau Sand Dunes State Park today & enjoyed the sandy fun in temps that topped out at 60 f. The Big dune, with a vertical rise of 470 feet, was an interesting climb at its steepish top, which was an exhilarating 3 steps up, two steps back down, power slog. Great views & much fun with old friends.
& we topped off the afternoon with a cruise up old Hwy 30 to Bliss, with a side jaunt to Clover Creek Falls.
There is another waterfall in South Idaho, made famous in this 1900 painting by Thomas Moran. Shoshone Falls is flowing wonderfully at the moment, after usually being dried up by farm irrigation.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Mar 22, 2017 - 08:24pm PT
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Sweet...Stein Sitzmark...? Love the SAND shots...rj
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 22, 2017 - 08:36pm PT
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rottinjohnny: Indeed. The Stein Sitzmark, a fellow founder of the Decker Flat Climbing & Frisbee Club, & still fun, since 1971.
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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Mar 22, 2017 - 09:00pm PT
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When you go to the sand, you should always wear your shemagh tactical cotton head scarf.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Mar 22, 2017 - 09:09pm PT
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Go big or go home!
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Ricky D
Trad climber
Sierra Westside
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Mar 22, 2017 - 09:22pm PT
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All that vertical and not one of you remembered the split-board?
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ryankelly
Trad climber
Bhumi
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Mar 22, 2017 - 09:44pm PT
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two words: Lave Hot Springs
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 22, 2017 - 09:46pm PT
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Sorry, but there are no Joshua trees in Idaho, but there is another set of sand dunes in East Idaho, that are not as high, but are larger is area. Unfornunately, they have become an ATV playground, but motorized access is banned at the above state park.
There are also lava tube caves that an obscure northern branch of the Oregon Trail crossed obscure, but occasionaly high, Clover Creek on.
They were running big-water last week, as compared to a year-ago.
And a view from the south bank last week.
A similar view from a year ago, of Heidi & Molly exploring the natural basalt sluiceway.
And a 2016 to 2017 comparison to flows through the lava tube cave below the road.
March 2017
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Mar 22, 2017 - 09:51pm PT
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hey there say, fritz... wow, thanks! this is really neat!!!
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Cragar
climber
MSLA - MT
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Mar 23, 2017 - 08:58am PT
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Thanks Fritz! I'll be paying my homage to the Nee Mee Poo in a couple months; I know it is a different part of ID but as you know there are so many friggin parts... The state that has both the Great Basin and N. Rockies ecosystems as well as hella edge of the two. I'm still captivated by it and that is coming from an original dweller of the California Floristic Province.
Luvs me some Iderhoe
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Nick Danger
Ice climber
Arvada, CO
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Mar 23, 2017 - 09:56am PT
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Southern Idaho is to basalt what southern Utah is to red sandstone, and I love them both. Thanks for posting up, Fritz, it is always wonderful to see new natural settings. So, have you ever skied down those dunes? It can be pretty entertaining.
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Mar 23, 2017 - 09:58am PT
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FRITZ.... TPFU
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Mar 23, 2017 - 11:13am PT
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Looks kind of like the Great Sand Dunes (National Park), in
Cowlowrado, Fritz!
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Mar 23, 2017 - 01:54pm PT
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Thanks Fritz!
Natural world observer you are, well done.
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 23, 2017 - 07:32pm PT
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Thanks folks for your input.
The "other" South Idaho ain't so bad, but I certainly wouldn't encourage anyone to move here<;)
Unless they like low wages, the smell of cowschit, rednecks, a lack of amenities, lots of winter, & a subtle sense of humor.
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 23, 2017 - 08:58pm PT
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OOPS!
I forgot to mention another South Idaho problem.
All the fuking traffic-jams.
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thebravecowboy
climber
The Good Places
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Mar 23, 2017 - 10:08pm PT
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fritz knows of the diamond in the rough!
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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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Mar 24, 2017 - 06:09am PT
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Great stuff, Fritz. Thanks!
BAd
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Mar 24, 2017 - 07:22am PT
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Just for yucks while I search for a more fitting picture
opray I don't hit a " Locker" he takes it personal This random photo thing only works
Drunk at night
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 24, 2017 - 05:14pm PT
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Excellent Gnome! One of the "all-time" best "thread-drift" posts.
The most outstanding canyon through the mundane & boring Snake River plain, is of course the Snake River Canyon.
Here's some of the strange scenery on the Class V Murtaugh Stretch, just above Shoshone Falls, by Twin Falls.
It rarely has enough water for rafts, but it usually is kayakable.
We ran it only once, back about 1998.
Looking upstream at the Class V rapid, "Pair-a-dice", after a clean run right of the large rock at center right (the north one of the two dice). The rapid is normaly portaged by rafters over the south dice, but our river friends had a great route at that water level.
Looking down at "Let's Make a Deal." There are some ugly hidden keeper-holes, while approaching the doors through the pillars.
From left to right, Door # 2 is the least ugly run.
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