The Softer Side, Salmon River Idaho US

awesome pic...what an amazing place it must have been to grow up in. is this a recent pic?

August this year, the trip before I moved. I just post my pics in order so I can find them again easily. I'm always behind......lol. :-) I'll put together a few blogs, It as really many faceted and wonderful vacation, with family, the reunion.

always nice to catch up with the family. no doubt we will all catch up with each other on here now the autumn/fall is well and truly here. i have loads of pics to sort through too. i look forward to more of your travels as well as your new surroundings..:-)

That river looks really beautiful, so peaceful

Stunning ...

Thank you. They call this area the gem of Idaho these days.

Very beautiful landscape :)

Thanks Aleyna. Beatiful, but oh, so hot!

There is interesting contrast between almost hollow slopes and rich green bank of the river. There are almost no forests on the slopes. Is it reservation or is there allowed logging? I also wonder, what sort of raw materials is Idaho rich in?

This is semi-arid desert, Katarina. The slopes can't hold enough moisture to support much vegetation, most is artemisia. The riverbanks support all the forestland of the valleys. Old local mines were cobalt, copper and gold. Some new efforts seek uranium. Local industry is mostly tourism and ranching.

Such a stunning scene Gt,....Beautiful...:>)

I was thinking of uranium, don´t know why.
But I think if there were any efforst, they can make forests grow there. There are many trees, which can survive in extreme conditions.

Thank you Moti. I love this place, though it is too hot for me these days. Nothing like the Salmon River.

Katarina, this is nature there as it has always been, no foresting to come. There is plenty of forest in higher elevations just above this.

well hot is not a problem at all.... said by a Brazilian :) hehehe

I wouldn't survive. This desert is dry 35-40C in summer. If I were in a humid place like some of Brazil I would melt long before those temps. I do okay in the dry heat, but just to visit. We get 30C max here in Fairbanks.

excellent shoot.

Thank you.