Orofino Idaho Home of Famous Dwarshak Reservoir

Standing 717 feet high, Dworshak dam is the tallest straight axis gravity dam in the 

Western Hemisphere and is the third highest.

The crest of the dam measures 3,287 feet long.

Over a 50 year period before the dam was completed in 1962 the town of Orofino flooded 38 times destroying homes, businesses, bridges and roads.

The primary construction of the dam was to control these flood waters

 Part of the town of Orofino in the photo below

Dent Bridge is 1,550 feet long cable suspension bridge that spans a section of the Dwarshak Reservoir.

This beautiful bridge was finished in 1971 to allow access to the community of Elk River from the Orofino side of the Clear Water River. It was more cost affective than building a 53 mile road around the reservoir.

An amazing place for fishermen, boaters, campers and out door enthusiasts.

Mogollon Rim is Rugged, Beautiful & Full of Wildlife

 

Fossil Creek fed by Fossil Springs is on the west side of the Mogollon Rim

 The Mogollon Rim of Arizona is a beautiful mountain oasis northeast of Phoenix. Situated southeast of Flagstaff it extends over 200 miles ending at the border of New Mexico forming the southern edge of the Colorado Plateau.

 Several towns & communities call this amazing place home. Strawberry, Pine, Payson, Heber, Pindale & Show Low.

 Coconino & Tonto National Forests are part of the Mogollon Rim. There is an abundant range of wildlife in this wilderness area. Elk are abundant and spotted often. There are also deer, javelina, wild turkey, mountain lion, black bear and over 200 species of birds including hawks & eagles.

 The town of Heber on the southeast side of the Mogollon Rim is famous for UFO phenomenon & is featured in the movie Fire in The Sky. Portraying a logger purportedly abducted by a UFO then released near Heber.

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Jarbidge Wilderness Arguably The Most Remote in Lower 48

 

 Barely situated in Nevada along the Idaho & Nevada boarder Jarbidge is arguably one of the most remote little dirt road towns in the lower 48.

 55 miles from Wildhorse Reservoir this remote town sits in the second largest wilderness area of Nevada. Jarbidge Wilderness area is over 110,000 acres & is the least accessible wilderness areas in Nevada.

 Shoshone Indian Tribe called the this wilderness Tsawhawbitts meaning Cannibal Giants warning pioneers & travelers to avoid this area as they do.

 After the discovery of gold this area was settled then named Jarbidge.

No longer producing gold as it once did the small dirt road town of around 100 occupants dwindles to around 30 during winter.

Recreationalists such as fishermen, hunters, hikers, campers & ATV enthusiasts help keep this small town alive with their tourism.

 Wild, remote & beautiful. 

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Grand Mesa of Colorado is an Amazing Breath Taking Place

Colorado's Grand Mesa is one of the largest mesa's in the United Sates. Standing close to 11,000 feet in elevation. The alpine & aspen forests on this mesa contain over 300 lakes.

 Some of these beautiful lakes are so close you can be fishing in one, turn around & walk a few dozen feet then be fishing in a different lake a couple of minutes later.

 

 On a clear day from Lands End at the top of the mesa you can see for hundreds of miles in every direction. Observing Rocky National Monument on the Southwest side of Grand Junction or the Mountains surrounding Silverton to the Southeast.

 The Grand Mesa is open year around. Hiking, mountain biking & fishing during the summer time. During the winter you can down hill ski, cross country ski, snow shoe or snowmobile.

Near Grand Junction Colorado this is a must see for outdoor enthusiasts or for those that enjoy nature & wildlife.