I went camping a few weeks ago up in the mountains close to boise. I like to balance rocks. Here are some pics of what I did. The dog in the picture is Sho-ban (named after shoshone bannock indian reservation here in idaho, where I found him)
lots to love about being out in the woods alone.
Beautiful!!
I have an urge to smell them. Particularly the type of rock, the wet shores and the water itself.
Smells tell you so much. It’s extremely frustrating being so close but… 
I like the balancing rocks too.
this area did smell pretty peculiar. It smelled kind of like seaweed, and in a lovely way because of the fresh water.
I’m glad that you picked up on the smell in this picture
Very nice, sir.
I particularly like the first one, with the dog. The dog has a meek look on his face and appears to be contempt to just sit there, contemplating the virile creations of man that dominate the landscape.
Yes, I can see why you like it here. Beautiful.
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Mike,
Just curious, Moore’s creek? South Fork above Arrowrock? The Payette up on 55? It looks like the south fork of the Boise up towards Atlanta, but it could be almost anywhere…
you are exactly right on. That is exactly where these pictures are from.
great spot. Absoultely a place straight out of immagination, especially up the river a ways.
i love the pictures… it reminds me of andy goldsworthy.
if you haven’t heard of him, he does beautiful work with nature, balancing rocks, making arches, threading leaves together with needles, etc.
he makes everything straight from nature, so nothing unnatural (such as glue, tape, metallic things, etc.) are used and eventually his works disintegrate back into nature. you should check it out.
I just checked out some online. I love this kind of stuff. To me it holds a lot of power, without really applying any power to it.
Mike,
Next time you’re up there, take a fly rod and a variety of hackles in sizes and colors. When you see a hatch coming on, match size and color. Nothing spectacular, but handful of young coyotes use to cruise up there after work, and catch-release till our arms fell off. You any good at stacking and balancing trout?
Makes obalisk
Gotta defend my base…
Yeah.
knocks obalisk down
Good morning neighbor!
yeep.