Idaho Backcountry

by Robert Bales

Title

Idaho Backcountry

Artist

Robert Bales

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Photograph - Photo

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Took a little drive thought the Boise National Forest a little distance from Ola, Idaho. Some of the fall colors were just turning while the Aspen trees were almost done.
Boise National Forest is a federally protected area that covers 2,203,703 acres (891,807 ha) of the U.S. state of Idaho as part of the national forest system. Created on July 1, 1908 from part ofSawtooth National Forest, it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service in the U.S. Department of Agriculture as four units: the Cascade, Emmett, Lowman, and Mountain Home ranger districts.
Most of Boise National Forest is underlain by the Idaho Batholith, and both include parts of the Boise, Salmon River, and West mountain ranges, with the forest reaching a maximum elevation of 9,730 feet (2,970 m) on Steel Mountain. Common land cover types include sagebrush steppe and spruce-fir forests, in addition to 9,600 miles (15,400 km) of streams and rivers and 15,400 acres (6,200 ha) of lakes and reservoirs. Boise National Forest contains 75 percent of the known populations of Sacajawea's bitterroot.
The Shoshone people occupied what is now Boise National Forest before European descendants arrived in the early 1800s. Many of the early settlers were trappers and prospectors before gold was discovered in 1862. After the 1860s Boise Basin gold rush ended, gold mining, along with tungsten, silver, and antimony mining, among other minerals, continued throughout the forest through the mid-twentieth century. Recreation opportunities and facilities in Boise National Forest include over 70 campgrounds, whitewater and flatwater boating, cabin rentals, and 1,300 miles (2,100 km) of trails for hiking, biking, horseback riding, and motorized off-road vehicle use

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