Hosted by IMO President John Brown, his team, and other members
This turned out to be a pretty nice spring day.
It was a little breezy (a lot breezy occasionally),
but that kept the gnats and flies away.
The scenery was gorgeous,
and I think everyone had a good time.
Camp with Guffey Bridge in the background
John getting people registersd
Alair and Silver
Cairn (man-made pile of rocks) landmark for #1
flagged bush landmark for #1 - you can see Guffey Bridge in the background
Atul found #1
Jarom and Paris
Jan and Silver
Robert and Jake, Alair and Evita
Bob and Shooter, Shey and Boomer, Cynthia and Bagger, Joanie and Zeke
Wayne and son Jared discussing the map
Alan and his sister Kay on Trio and Jessie
Kay and Jessie, Alan and Trio, Jared and LuLu, Wayne and Rudy
Kyle and Thunder, Carole and her new horse Ace, with Mindy and Shep following
Forrest and Charles, Barry and Smokey
Lee and Sonny, Kathy and Hector, Phil and Timer...
and John and Teton
When you ride a tall horse the bigger the rock, the better
Harvey and Maestro
Carrie's friend came all the way from McCall for the ride
Jackie and Nancy, Barbara and Joy, Harvey and Maestro, Carrie and her new horse
Crusty
Jan and her (sort of) new horse Sweet P, John and Newt
Tammy and Hawk, Lisa and Foxy
Austin and Rosie, Tami and Butch - Rosie looks so calm
Raina and Macho, Kim and KC, Christine and Sunshine, Denise and Ginger, Kathryn
and Dee
(I'm not sure who is who, except Christine is second from left - if someone lets
me know, I'll put them in order)
Historic Guffey Bridge
Built in 1896-97 by the Boise, Nampa, and Owyhee Railroad to access the gold
mines of Silver City.
The first building of the new town of Guffey, on the south side of the river was
erected on May 27, 1897.
By 1898, Guffey was a thriving town with a population of 100.
Rail service from Nampa to the terminus in Murphy began August 7, 1898.
Soon, most of the people and businesses moved to Murphy, and Guffey is now just
a memory.
Major gold mining ended by 1912, but freight and passenger service continued
until Sept. 15, 1947.
The bridge and tracks between Melba and Murphy were abandoned in 1947.
Guffey Bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978
Dan and Robi