According to TopoZone, This Dark Outcrop Is Called “Dirty Head”. It Is Probably Volcanic Rock and Likely Part of An Ancient Volcanic Flow Called the Columbia River Basalt Group. We Are Entering What Is Known as The Columbia River Plateau.
“Soon we leave the river and the old sleepy buildings …. “(Cont.Next)
Three mile South of Kooskia, ID. The volcanic rock seen here is probably related to additional volcanic formations you will see in my upcoming photos of White Bird Hill and the Salmon River Gorge some 50 miles SSW of here. (Continued fm previous concerning no photos of Kooskia.) Also I was aware that the Narrator didn’t actually mention this town by name, perhaps for these same depressing and uncomplimentary reasons. Or perhaps the name Kooskia had the wrong poetic “ring”? So I finally I decided stick to my policy not to photograph towns not mentioned in ZMM. Besides this policy, I had already many, many, times, chided my self for taking way too many photos! So my camera remained closed. Now I am not so sure I made the right decision not to photograph Kooskia. In fact, as I prepare these pictures for ZMMQG, I discover that I took way too few photos! What’s the moral? As soon as your hand reaches for the camera take gobs of photos. Don’t hesitate!! The sky is the limit!! And still you will not have enough!!
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(Photo = 110-1091c ...... ZMM Page = 259 ...... WayPt = 274w 1388ft)