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Owyhee Canyonlands : The Owyhee Canyonlands are a huge area in the wide open spaces of Malheur (Oregon) and Owyhee (Idaho) counties. These counties together are over 17,000 square miles and have a total population density just over 2 people/sq mi. Not many people live there and not too many go there either since most roads required high clearance and/or 4WD. This may not come close to rivaling the canyons of the Colorado Plateau but for the relatively short drive from Boise, it serves me well for there are endless outdoor adventures in this high desert area.

Owyhee Canyonlands

Snake River Valley : Although most of these pictures are of areas within the Snake River Valley, I've also included the City of Rocks since I didn't want to stick them in their own gallery. The Snake River is one of the longest rivers in the U.S. It flows out of Yellowstone National Park and is a tributary to the Columbia River. Shoshone Falls is also on the Snake River. This waterfall is 212 feet high and over 900 feet in width! The Snake River also has carved Hells Canyon which is reputed to be the deepest gorge in the U.S.

Snake River Valley

Central Mountains of Idaho : The Central Mountains of Idaho contains numerous ranges and wilderness areas. This gallery contains photos from the Frank Church Wilderness, Sawtooth Wilderness and Lost River Range.

Central Mountains of Idaho

Eastern Oregon : With the exception of the John Day Painted Hills, all of these photos hail from Malheur County. There are still many places left in that county that I want to see but the Pillars of Rome, Leslie Gulch and Succor Creek have provided plenty of photographic opportunities for me to date.

Eastern Oregon

Yellowstone and Grand Teton :

Yellowstone and Grand Teton

Pacific Northwest and Coast : I've had the priviledge of experience the Pacific Northwest twice. Once was a very long trip from Boise to Seattle, then down the coast to Crescent City, CA. Earlier in 2009 a friend wanted to climb Mt. Hood so I tagged along and after the climb (just him) we spent the following day in the gorge looking at numerous waterfalls.

Pacific Northwest and Coast

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