City of Rocks National Reserve and Castle Rocks State Park sit side by side about two hours out into the middle of nowhere in southern Idaho. It was out of the way a bit, but I really wanted to visit both of these areas. Castle Rocks is a large area made prominent by rock climbers during the 1970's for the granite islands of rock that dart up from the valley landscape. Cass and I hiked around a bit and I scrambled up a few features looking for some mentioned Native American Pictographs. Eventually, we found them and while they were nearly washed away, they still offer some glimpse into the past peoples who lived in this beautiful landscape. I hope to return someday to take advantage of some climbs here.
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