Exploring

These are pictures from our drive up the White Ponderosa Scenic Byway and Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway taken on July 1

Lucky Peak, a local favorite rec area near Boise 

The Girls above Lucky Peak 

Those sides are really steep. 

A lake on the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway

A Creek on the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway

Steve loves these pine trees.  

A big dandelion 

The girls with the Mountain Man. He lives somewhere up in the mountains and comes to town dressed like this. He spent a lot of time with the girls explaining his gear and gave them elk teeth from his medicine bag 

Idaho City 

Idaho City 

Idaho City 

The girls at Idaho City 

Idaho City Mining Equipment used to crush rocks 

Idaho City 

Idaho City Information Center 

Idaho City Information Center 

The water cannon used to mine gold 

Explaining the mining process 

The water cannon is what they used to wash down the sides of the mountains to mine gold. 

Idaho City Information Center 

Scenery 

Map of the area from the Lowman Fire 

Background information on the Lowman Burn 

Wildflowers 

Lowman burn