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WOW! This is great stuff. Love the organization and thought you all put in. Having done some time on the Mojave Road, this terrain is more my style. I’ll have to make it out to ID someday. Great work all!
US Northwest Idaho BDR (and then some!)
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Actually not at all that uncommon… especially when you start digging into the history of the towns in Northern Idaho.kind of interesting to discover a mining claim out in the middle of the forest
rslagle
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rslagle
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Okay, we finished the IDBDR and had to get back down to central Idaho to begin the Pacific Ocean Spur.
On the highway, you pass Lewiston
scenic overlook
further down the highway, we passed this and had to turn around and go back and look again....
On the highway, you pass Lewiston
scenic overlook
further down the highway, we passed this and had to turn around and go back and look again....
rslagle
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you leave your vehicle in the Barking Lot, these guys crack me up
still scenic along the highway
still scenic along the highway
rslagle
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at Emmett, maintenance and shopping completed, we set out on "The Spur"
more southern Idaho farmland
we passed this lady who was herding cattle, with her faithful cowdog, along the road and Larry stopped to chat. turns out she owned a cattle ranch there locally and also another one in Wickenburg, Arizona, which is only about 70 miles from where Larry lives in Phoenix
oops, this guy didn't make the curve
more southern Idaho farmland
we passed this lady who was herding cattle, with her faithful cowdog, along the road and Larry stopped to chat. turns out she owned a cattle ranch there locally and also another one in Wickenburg, Arizona, which is only about 70 miles from where Larry lives in Phoenix
oops, this guy didn't make the curve
rslagle
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the maps indicated a lake over there to the left
this would normally be fish habitat
we saw a lot of hives along the route
some of the road was pretty good...
some less so....
this would normally be fish habitat
we saw a lot of hives along the route
some of the road was pretty good...
some less so....
rslagle
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and a little stretch we dubbed "Pinstripe Alley"
another beautiful USFS campground
yet another fire lookout
another beautiful USFS campground
yet another fire lookout
rslagle
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nobody here, gate unlocked, maybe we get to climb this one
great views going up
we get to the top and craaaaaap! padlocked
couple of quick photos
great views going up
we get to the top and craaaaaap! padlocked
couple of quick photos
rslagle
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and we climb back down. we're back at the vehicles and a car drives up
it's the fire lookout arriving for his shift. we ask if we can come up briefly, and he says sure. SUCCESS
his name is Rick and he mans the tower 6 days a week for a 14 week period during fire season
it's the fire lookout arriving for his shift. we ask if we can come up briefly, and he says sure. SUCCESS
his name is Rick and he mans the tower 6 days a week for a 14 week period during fire season
rslagle
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he logged the weather, made radio calls to check in, and ran through his morning routine while we mainly stayed out of his way and took a few photos
I am soooo glad I found this.... in an emergency I may not have known how to get out of there....
I am soooo glad I found this.... in an emergency I may not have known how to get out of there....
rslagle
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long way down to the potty
so we took a few more photos and left Rick to his business
that's allright, don't get up. I'm just moving on down the road
so we took a few more photos and left Rick to his business
that's allright, don't get up. I'm just moving on down the road
rslagle
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remnants of fires past. Rick told us this had not been many fires this season, despite the dry weather
wild horses maybe?
there weren't any formal campgrounds close, but we found what was obviously a hunter's camp
after a brief rain, we were rewarded with this....
wild horses maybe?
there weren't any formal campgrounds close, but we found what was obviously a hunter's camp
after a brief rain, we were rewarded with this....
rslagle
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and this.... as the sun set and the storm clouds passed
the next morning was bright and clear and the dust was settled by the rain... and we ran up on this
the next morning was bright and clear and the dust was settled by the rain... and we ran up on this
rslagle
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I've never seen this before
a cattle guard made of string?
deer everywhere, keep a sharp eye out
a cattle guard made of string?
deer everywhere, keep a sharp eye out
rslagle
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just outside of Prineville, there were probably a dozen campgrounds along the river, too bad it was noon and a little early to stop for the day
this was USFS land, but apparently some type of ATV park also
this was USFS land, but apparently some type of ATV park also
rslagle
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you could feel the Jeep sliding around in the deep sand
this little guy was pretty comfortable around people
got any snacks?
this little guy was pretty comfortable around people
got any snacks?
rslagle
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after a little shower at the campground, we got anothe rainbow. that's two evenings in a row
then a second one appeared
pretty cool
the trail was pretty good the next day, even if a lot of it did not appear to be well traveled
then a second one appeared
pretty cool
the trail was pretty good the next day, even if a lot of it did not appear to be well traveled
rslagle
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we came up on this guy backing up to the bridge
when he saw us, he pulled forward and let us pass. about a mile down the road, we came to this
that's the way we needed to go and the best bypass was a short hop back the way we came. when we got back to the bridge, this guy was filling the tanker with water from the creek. it turns out he was a contractor working for the US Forest Service and was working an active fire just below the road closure we had just passed
pretty interesting
when he saw us, he pulled forward and let us pass. about a mile down the road, we came to this
that's the way we needed to go and the best bypass was a short hop back the way we came. when we got back to the bridge, this guy was filling the tanker with water from the creek. it turns out he was a contractor working for the US Forest Service and was working an active fire just below the road closure we had just passed
pretty interesting
