Ant & Yellowjacket
Posted by: BruceS
N 46° 26.740 W 116° 50.607
11T E 512024 N 5143577
Basalt natural arch along US Hwy 12 with a Nez Perce legend pertaining to it.
Waymark Code: WM25D9
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 09/07/2007
Views: 84
Ant & Yellowjacket
According to a Nez Perce Indian legend the stone arch up the hill was once
two fighting insects. Ant and Yellowjacket had an argument and came to
blows over who had the right to eat dried salmon here. Fighting fiercely,
they failed to notice Coyote, the all-powerful animal spirit. Even when he
ordered them to stop, they kept on struggling. For not heeding his
warning, he turned thee to stone while their backs were arched and their jaws
locked together in combat. ~ text of marker