Brian and I love to go for drives (or hikes when it is warmer than an arctic tundra) and explore areas of Idaho. On Sunday we drove south (we live in Kuna, for anyone familiar with the area) past Melba, to Murphy Idaho, and west a bit to Reynolds Idaho. I have a couple of books on Idaho that I like to read and find out the history of the areas that we explore. Reynolds was just a handful of farms (ranches? I am not a cowgirl…) but it was really beautiful. It was cloudy and drizzly and gray, so I didn’t get spectacular photos, but I got a few that I am happy with (above is Day 14 of project 365). And I learned an interesting fact about Reynolds, Idaho from my copy of The Ultimate Idaho Atlas and Travel Enclyclopedia
Reynolds was named after a prospector from Washington named John Reynolds. He was notoriously lazy, and his cohorts named the slow-moving creek nearby after him in honor of his slowness. The community nearby adopted the name Reynolds also.
On the way back home we stopped in Murphy so that I could take some pictures of some old buildings in town. A couple of my favorites:
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Really nice captures Jessica. We ride horses down by Reynolds creek sometimes, always a great time. I like you photo of the ranch a lot. You told the store with the beginning, middle and end. Just lovely.
What amazing buildings and such a source of inspiration for photos! I love all the peeling paint and textures of the wood here – beautiful.
Absolutely love these.