Rock of ages, afar

Once upon a time there was this rock along the Snake River just out of Melba, Idaho.

It was an Indian map rock where ancient natives had etched the route of the Snake River along with other helpful information.

While a reporter for the Idaho Free Press, I did a story on the rock map that later was picked up by the Salt Lake Tribune magazine.

When living in the Boise Valley, I had visited the rock...