We took a trip south to try and locate an old stage stop. We found it, but first, you just have to see the country we were in, breathtaking! :thumbup:

[DC/Id]

I have been researching an old stage stop that was on the trail to Nevada from the Boise Valley back in the 1800's. The place was burned down long ago but we hoped that we could find enough to locate it. Our trip took us close to an ancient caldera that had eroded into one of the most beautiful canyons on the face of the earth, The road winds down hill for 8 miles and every inch of the way is through huge old rhyolite formations. The end of the road is on a remote lake where I have done some great smallmouth and crappie fishing over the years. The photos do not do the place justice. It was amazing. I took over 200 photos on this trip.
This is the lake. Not only great fishing but what a place to look at!
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Here are a few photos of the road in. Click on them to see them better.
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What a nice trip. We did get into a big thunderstorm and downpour, but when we at last found the stage stop the rain quit. I will post that part of the story later. We found some goodies in the short time we hunted it, and it is un-detected so far. HHDC

 

[charlie (ky)]

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[Ed SW Fla]

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[Craig in Alabama]

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[Brian(upstateNY)]

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[Magyar]

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[nascarbowl]

This country has so many beautiful places. A lot i have not scene and probably will never get a chance to see, but thanks to the people here I do get to see some scenery I never would have scene if I had not found this forum. Thanks to everyone that has posted pictures of places they detect at.

 

[General Ray]

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[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

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