The best photographs in United States Owyhee County
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Lizard Butte Steve Daylong

Images of Owyhee County

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Lizard Butte

Steve Daylong

Lizard Butte

Steve Daylong

Lizard Butte

Steve Daylong

Lizard Butte

Steve Daylong

Looking at it from the North ... it's not so much lizardy. From the South or Southwest, muy bueno!

Lizard Butte

Steve Daylong

Lizard Butte

Steve Daylong

Lizard Butte

Steve Daylong

Celebration Park Petroglyphs

Steve West

Celebration Park Petroglyphs

Steve West

Celebration Park Petroglyphs

Steve West

Celebration Park Petroglyphs

Steve West

Celebration Park Petroglyphs

Steve West

Celebration Park Petroglyphs

Steve West

Celebration Park Petroglyphs

Steve West

Celebration Park Petroglyphs

Steve West

From where you park you'll notice above the shoulder a location that will give you a better view. As you're driving south to Celebration Park or the bridge you cannot help but notice the volcanic remains or the surrounding area and beyond the bridge.

Guffey Railroad Bridge

Steve West

Previous to the bridge's construction, ferries were the only way of spanning the Snake River. When Colonel William H Dewey proposed to build the bridge, plans were so complex that only five firms in the country were qualified to make a bid. The parts for the bridge were assembled in Chicago and then sent to Idaho by railroad. Construction on the bridge began in July of 1897 and was finished by the end of the summer. In total, the bridge weighs 450 tons. The bridge was retired from railroad use in 1947.

Guffey Railroad Bridge

Steve West

Guffey Railroad Bridge

Steve West

Guffey Railroad Bridge

Steve West

The light spot in the lower-left corner is actually a hole large enough for one to pass through if your knees could take the abuse.

Guffey Railroad Bridge

Steve West

Guffey Railroad Bridge

Steve West

Guffey Railroad Bridge

Steve West

A close-up of the hole in the rock.

Guffey Railroad Bridge

Steve West

I watched a video by a geology professor from Central Washington University who spoke of a volcanic hotspot that began in Oregon moved eastward, and is now in NW Wyoming where Yellowstone National Park is located. YouTube Video Reference: https://youtu.be/Z8uybLf-5q0USGS map source: https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/map-showing-path-yellowstone-hotspot

Guffey Railroad Bridge

Steve West

Housing as created by the native peoples

Guffey Railroad Bridge

Larry Conly

The bridge itself

Guffey Railroad Bridge

Larry Conly

Hills around the bridge

Guffey Railroad Bridge

Larry Conly

Overview

Guffey Railroad Bridge

Larry Conly

De Lamar, Idaho Ghost Town

Steve West

De Lamar, Idaho Ghost Town

Steve West

This looks like an old placer mining gold sluice.

De Lamar, Idaho Ghost Town

Steve West

De Lamar, Idaho Ghost Town

Steve West

De Lamar, Idaho Ghost Town

Steve West

This is on the opposite side of Jordan Creek to the south.

De Lamar, Idaho Ghost Town

Steve West

Depending upon the time of year this might not be visible from my vantage point.

De Lamar, Idaho Ghost Town

Steve West

Closed gate with a sign stating

De Lamar, Idaho Ghost Town

Steve West

Silver City, Idaho Ghost Town

Steve West

Silver City, Idaho Ghost Town

Steve West

Silver City, Idaho Ghost Town

Steve West

Silver City, Idaho Ghost Town

Steve West

Silver City, Idaho Ghost Town

Steve West

Silver City, Idaho Ghost Town

Steve West

Bruneau Canyon Overlook. This place is called the Grand Canyon of SW Idaho. The opposite rim is 1,300 feet away and the distance from the rim to the riverbed is 800 feet.

Bruneau Canyon Overlook, Idaho

Steve West

Bruneau Canyon Overlook, Idaho

Steve West

Bruneau Canyon Overlook, Idaho

Steve West

Owyhee County is a county located in the southwestern corner of the state of Idaho. Owyhee County was created on December 31, 1863. The county is named as a corruption of the word Hawaii. Hawaiian fur trappers explored the area in 1819 and 1820. Etymology - Origin of Owyhee County Name Owyhee (O Y Hee) County is named for the Kingdom of Hawaii. Hawaiian fur trappers had explored (and had been mysteriously killed in) the area around 1820.

Bruneau Canyon Overlook, Idaho

Steve West

Cell phone panoramic view.

Bruneau Canyon Overlook, Idaho

Steve West

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