In case you were wondering how Rome, a tiny community in what’s known as Old I-O-N (Idaho-Oregon-Nevada) Country, got its name, here are some illustrations.

One of the nice things about Rome is how you can shoot guns off the back porch.

This sweet little bird we found as we were riding ATVs down the road. I couldn’t resist picking him after he hunkered down at the side of the road. His

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I caught this little feller under a sagebrush.

Above: Indian Paintbrush. Today we took an hour drive east of the Owyhee river, following its northerly course, to where Bogus Creek comes into the river. I don’t know why

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Ben is driving. Before you freak out, this is before they learned how to get out of first gear.