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We met 4 or 5 truckloads of people, some with trailers loaded with camping gear, before really noticing that the "single spokesman" and "all eyes straight ahead" behavior was present in all of the vehicles. As we met another dozen or so truckloads, we observed more carefully. From what we...

Thanks Dave, I think I see what you did now. I think you did an "out and back" from the Yankee Fork Dredge. You climbed up about 8 switchbacks, went over the pass known on the maps as "Loon Creek Summit" descended one or two switchbacks and entered the Loon Creek drainage in its tributary...

Looks like a ton of fun! Thanks Dirk, High Ridge Road is a great example of the need for digital map backup of any area one wants to explore. My ID Benchmark (2010 edition) doesn't show FS 110 connecting FS 112 (Lime Creek Rd) to FS 111 (down Leaton Gulch). Interesting you mention the...

On the run from the Ibex fire......... Whazoo, It's likely to have been the Ibex fire which seemed to chase you around the Yankee Fork area. It's the only "big one" in that part of Idaho and it's been burning since July 24. It's north-northeast of the big open pit mine, which by the way is...

A couple of details? Great trip and trip report, including the off-sight pictures. If you would have time for a couple or three questions, I'd be grateful. Feel free to use a PM if for any reason you'd prefer to. ---What was the descent from Big Hole Pass, west of Wisdom, down into Idaho to...

Livingston Mine Great blog report, Whazoo, and thanks for the always enjoyable reading. On each side of Railroad Ridge are workings of the Livingston Mine: Little Livingston on the north side and Livingston on the south side. The larger Livingston mine was connected to the mill complex by...

BLM Lands on maps The Benchmark Road and Recreation Atlases show BLM lands as a separate shade (generally a faint pink color) from National Forest and other Federal and State lands. At around $25 per state, they're a bit spendy, but I would not dream of long traverses across several Western...

The Hotel Meade Hotel Meade began its life in Bannack in 1875, a decade after the Territorial Capital moved to Virginia City, MT. It was built as the Beaverhead County Courthouse. In 1881, however, Dillon (with the railroad) became the county seat. A Dr. Meade purchased the old courthouse...

Western MT today Thanks for the trip report and all of the pics of some of my favorite places on this planet, including Rock Creek, Bannack, and the terrain in between. Good that you went through when you did: On July 16 lightning started a series of fires which have closed all of Rock...

Rock Creek Road closed due to fires Just learned that Rock Creek Road is closed from just south of I-90 all the way to MT 348 (the road to Philipsburg). The Sapphire Complex of fires, mostly from The Dalles north to about the MP 5 area, has been burning since July 13. Foy

Rock Creek memories! We've spent many a night along Rock Creek, first at The Dalles campground car camping in our 1977 Honda Civic, then 4 different full weeks at Hogback Homestead Cabin, several nights at the Stony Creek FS cabin, and most recently 5 nights at Bitterroot Flats campground in...

Vista Point along the Pioneer Mountains Scenic Parkway You missed a good opportunity to wet a line at Vista Point. Every time I've fished those meanders in the meadow in the foreground I've caught brookies by the pound and most often a few arctic grayling. The mountain on the right in the...

Very nice! Brings up fond memories: I took my wife on her first backpacking trip in RMNP--on our honeymoon, and it was 39 years ago! The back of her 1977 Honda Civic which we drove to Colorado from Charlottesville, VA looked a lot like your Subie, rignt down to the cooler with other gear...

Correction-- That is of course the North Fork of the Salmon River where Panther Creek ends its north-flowing course--around 20 miles west/downstream of North Fork, ID along US 93. If I'm not mistaken, you can cross the river near Shoup and gain access to the border of ID and MT. Horse Creek...

Morgan Creek-Panther Creek, etc A friend who lives in Challis recommends the Morgan Creek and Panther Creek basins, linked by a pass at the north end of south-flowing Morgan Creek. Morgan Creek Road ends at US 93 a short distance north of Challis. I believe the road is altogether + 50 miles...

The Doll House from Spanish Bottom I had the pleasure of hiking up to the Doll House from the beach at Brown Betty Rapid just downstream from Spanish Bottom in June 1994. I have always wanted to return by truck from Hans Flat. On the 1994 float trip from Potash to Hite we were 20 sports and 5...

Boquillas? The village across the river from the handmade crafts display has to be Boquillas. Was it? Did you venture out to Big Bend Ranch State Park or was all of your travel in the National Park? Nice pics! Foy

That truck in Los Barriles! That truck beside the dual-sport moto in Los Barriles looks like a 1930s or 1940s vintage GMC rig with a Napco or Marmon-Herrington 4WD setup. You can faintly see the front differential pumpkin under the bumper and what looks like a locking hub extending out from...

I think I might know where you're headed....... ........since it was discussed during the summer. Sure hope so. Great to see our favorite impish explorer and fisherwoman, Lilly, afield once again. I see she still rocks the pink adventurewear--when she's wearing anything at all! Too cute...

The Divide in Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming Good move to get your sons out into the mountains. Mine are the same age difference (though now 33 and 29), and we took them to Montana for 2 weeks of off-highway exploring in 2000 when they were 16 and 12. They loved it. Anyway, a search using "ADV...