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Idaho City, Idaho


Idaho City is something you what to do when in the Boise area of Idaho.

June 14, 2007.

We are staying at Garrity RV-Park in Nampa 10-miles west of Boise. It was $21 per-night for FHU & Cable while every place else in the area seemed to start at $26 and rapidly go up. Garrity was just fine. It was clean, well managed, the sites were close but we were not there and didn't go outside except when heading to and from the automobile. There was a good number of permanent or long term in the campground but they were being managed properly thus were no problem. We would stay at Garrity again but those that like to spend the day and evening under the awning sipping cool ones might rather be in one of the other area parks. N43° 35.245' W116° 31.592'

When we headed out from Nampa this morning a Crop duster was spraying a field near the RV Park.

Crop duster over bean field near Nampa, Idaho

 

 

 

Near Nampa and our RV-Park we stopped to watch this crop duster flying low over a field of beans.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Syringa, the state flower of Idaho as seen on Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway

Idaho City and the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway

 

 

 

This pretty flower is syringa the state flower of Idaho. We see it at elevations around 4,000 feet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grimes' Creek & George Grimes: Idaho City and the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway

Idaho City and the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway

 

 

The individual that discovered the gold that made Idaho City never got to spend it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Idaho City

Idaho City and the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway

 

 

 

This area was the scene of one of Idaho's largest gold rushes. The population of Idaho City exploded to nearly 5,300 in 1863 and by 1865 the boomtown of Idaho City surpassed Portland as the Pacific Northwest's largest city. However, by 1870, many miners had moved on to other fields in Idaho, Montana, and Nevada.

 

 

 

Idaho City eclectic individual

Idaho City and the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway

 

 

Today, Idaho City is a magnet for eclectic individuals such as the one that owns this home. I am guessing that it is a home, for all I know it might be a shop.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calamity Jane's in Idaho City

Idaho City and the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway

 

 

Calamity Jane's in Idaho City.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calamity Jane's in Idaho City

Idaho City and the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We stopped for lunch at Calamity Jane's, a rustic place, catering to tourist and locals alike. The food was nothing special. I did like this wooden boot and the unique bar stools. We even liked the massive tables. Note that they are made out of 2 huge boards at least 4" thick and 18" wide glued together in the middle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stamp mill on display at Idaho City, Museum

Idaho City and the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway

 

 

This stamp mill was on display at the local museum. Stamp mills were used to crush ore bearing rock containing gold. This was the method of releasing gold from the quartz rock. For those mechanically inclined individuals ----- a steam engine would provide power that would turn that large wheel by a large leather belt. The wheel turned those large cams on the horizontal shaft. The cams lifted the two vertical rods that have 1,000 pound stamps on the bottom. The cam lifted those stamps about 18-inches then rotated out of the way and the stamp fell on the gold bearing rock crushing it to almost dust.

 

One can only imagine the noise and dust created in this operation. Many stamp mills had 20 to 30 stamps thus the noise and dust would be multiplied accordingly.

 

 

 

 

 

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