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Posted: 17 Aug 2018

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Bruneau Canyon and River

Bruneau Canyon and River
A close-up of the canyon floor. The tall trees, probably poplars, may mark the former site of a cabin. There are some ruins visible in the satellite view. The white material is a rock unit--not snow!--probably sedimentary.
UPDATE: After checking the USGS 7.5' quad (Triguero Lake 1979), this was evidently the site of the Frank Triguero homestead--accessed only by pack trail from this point! The canyon is 1000 ft deep here, too--

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 Pam J
Pam J club
Amazing place but a hard life
5 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
Poplars are a sure sign that someone once lived there but I can understand why they gave up...
5 years ago.
 slgwv
slgwv club
I couldn't find any trace of a vehicle road on the satellite view, so I (belatedly) checked the USGS 7.5' quad (Triguero Lakes 1979), and it shows a pack trail starting from about here (the photo point) down to the "Frank Triguero homestead". So it was abandoned a while back! Not only was access difficult--that's a full 1000 feet of elevation difference down to the river--but the site is also at serious risk for flooding. Not surprising Frank, or his heirs, gave it up--
5 years ago. Edited 5 years ago.
Gudrun club has replied to slgwv club
I guess the site wasn't a good idea in the first place, you wonder what made them choose it...
5 years ago.
slgwv club has replied to Gudrun club
I suspect the fact that it clearly had water--in contrast to the flats above--was the clincher. Like many people before and since, he probably underestimated the flooding risk!
5 years ago.

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