Backyard Boulders Trail

 We arrived at Castle Rock State Park in Southern Idaho after a long day of driving. We opted to do the short Backyard Boulders Trail, a 2 mile loop hike. This area is famous for the rock climbing.











Wide angle shot of the beginning of the Backyard Boulders Trail.

 These rock formations are huge.

Wide angle shot of the back side of the Backyard Boulders loop

Shock and Awe Shelter, a pre-historic human shelter.

 One of the Three Pool Boulders

 Boulder with interesting honey-comb weathering.

 The trail continues past towering boulders to

 the Castle Rocks Geological Area Overlook, with towering spires and monoliths of the Almo Pluton.

 On the back side of these boulders are pre-historic pictographs

 There were lots of lizards here also.