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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2010 22:29:43 GMT -5
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Post by mickeyobe on Jun 3, 2010 0:20:35 GMT -5
Beautiful pictures, Wayne.
You do live in a spectacular and varied part of the continent.
I used to think Idaho was all about potatoes.
The second last one should be hung in your state capitol building.
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Post by photax on Jun 3, 2010 1:44:08 GMT -5
Wayne,
It looks like an oasis in the Sahara desert. Beautiful pictures ! My first thought also was "potatoe" as i read the word "Idaho". Are these the big red ones ?
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Post by daveh on Jun 3, 2010 3:00:00 GMT -5
Ah, potatoes. Dan Quayle knows all about how to spell potatoe (sic).
Wayne, had you still had that B17 door you could have ridden back down. Is the lake a similar height all year, or does it retreat significantly? A good set of photos, giving a much better idea of what places are like than you usually get if the place is googled. Thanks.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2010 9:38:56 GMT -5
Dave:
The "Lake" appeared in the low area in the early 1950s after a dam was built on the nearby Snake River. So it's not natural, it's seepage. There is no inlet or outlet. It is stocked with Bass which seem to thrive there. You can only keep ones over 20 inches in length The Dunes a in a giant bowl and over a period of years move and change quite a bit.
Northern and Central Idaho is mountainous as covered with trees. The Lower third of the state was once much like this but a lot of it is now irrigated and no longer desert. Potatoes are grown primarily in the south eastern part of the state (very few reds, Mickey, as they don't keep as well as the Russets (white) potatoes). Many natives like myself tire of the "potato state" portrayal. In fact there is an ongoing battle to get the slogan "Famous Potatoes" removed from the license plates. But the Potato lobby is very powerful.
Wayne
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Post by herron on Jun 3, 2010 11:15:13 GMT -5
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Post by daveh on Jun 3, 2010 12:05:40 GMT -5
In the North West of England, particularly Cheshire we have a series of lakes and ponds called 'meres'. They too have neither inlet nor outlet. They were glacial hollows and starting showing up when the film "Ice Age 2: The Meltdown" was being made. Only joking (although they are glacial hollows). I shall have a look at yours now, Ron. I've had a look - see what you mean. I note there is also a Wayne County up your way - boy, does he get around!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2010 14:47:18 GMT -5
Ron:
I visited the Sleeping Bear Dunes near Traverse City. Michigan when I was 10 (55 years ago).
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