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I tried thinking of any contacts I might have in the area & recalled a former co-worker had moved ther & had gotten a job with State Parks...well she has since moved back to SD. Bummer!
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I guess I better tell my boss. He said the 75th would be his last time going to Sturgis. Now a few things he mentioned that may not be the case. I just won't be there. I'm one of his key personel & I guess he should know before e starts making plans.
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I found this blog helpfull & it gave me links to the maps oberlin.edu/physics/dstyer/Backpacking/ICTHikingTips.pdf
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hikerboy wrote:
i already told the boss. he asked me today about the movie awitw,saying maybe the at was getting too popular. i told him about idaho.his jaw dropped.( i think he lives somewhat vicariously through my trips.)
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Get them to send a support crew for resupply!
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Mountain-Mike wrote:
Get them to send a support crew for resupply!
maybe a chevy colorado z71? turbo diesel?
if i could put a story to this trip, i might be able to pitch chevy on sponsoring a support crew.its all good -
First town we would hit Is a few miles away from Clarks Ferry. One of worst river crossongs on Oregon Trail. Thus reason for town. Lots of rafting rivers in ID not to mention backcountry. I think something could be worked up, even if just local companies. IN ID I think that would be about a 500 mile range!
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3 emalis & 76 maps sent.
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This is from Trail journal link. Have to study it further & see what is still available.
Mile 90
Hammett Valley Market (Think this is closed from recent maps)
Hammett also has a Post Office but the market, open from 7am to 8pm, agreed tohold our box. The market also has a restaurant that wasn’t open when wevisited. There are no motels or campgrounds which reduces the broken ribdanger.
Mile 220
Sawtooth Lodge
The Lodge built in 1927 sawtoothlodge.com/main.cfm is at the end ofa dirt road along with fishermen and campers. All are collectively known asGrandjean. If we get lucky enough to get a cabin we get a shower. We were verysurprised to find internet service last year when we were travelling by carwith a laptop. There is no cell phone service.
Mile 287
Pistol Creek Ranch
We walk right by this ranch. We were looking at other possibilities when Icalled Arnold Aviation and made this connection.
Mile 395
Whitewater Ranch
This was the second outfitter we found. Packages are flown in to thebackcountry ranch. We can rent cabins and buy meals.
Mile 468
Moose Creek Landing Strip
When the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness was set up the landing strips were grandfatheredin. We walk right past the Ranger Station and landing strip so a package dropmakes sense here.
Mile 514
Wilderness Gateway Campground
Our reconnaissance drive paid off when we found the outfitter’s pack camp here.We could get a ride from the campground to Montana or western Idaho. Eventhough cars speed along much faster than hikers it would still take a long timeto get to Lolo or Kooskia. The down side is that we will not get restaurantfood, laundry, showers, phones or internet.
Mile 670
Mullan
Mullan is about 580 miles from Hammett, our prior town resupply. Mullan is anold mining town and the motel is one that my car would refuse to stop at.Uh-oh…that sounds like Morenci, Arizona, the scene of broken ribs.
Mile 748
Clark Fork
We walk right through this pretty town that has all services. It has a greatcoffee shop with bagels made from the pizza parlor’s leftover dough. They’reexcellent! This is our first chance at extra restaurant calories after a lot ofwalking.
Mile 804
Naples
The Post Office is a window inside the General Store. Store hours are muchlonger than the PO hours and the store would hold a package for us if it isshipped FedEx or UPS. The problem is that we haven’t shipped fuel with eitherof those carriers.
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Mountain-Mike wrote:
First town we would hit Is a few miles away from Clarks Ferry. One of worst river crossongs on Oregon Trail. Thus reason for town. Lots of rafting rivers in ID not to mention backcountry. I think something could be worked up, even if just local companies. IN ID I think that would be about a 500 mile range!
this looks to be a great adventure!!!its all good -
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When the blog mentioned the trail that was on the map was non-existant it got me excited. Happened a lot on PCT. Some parts just covered in snow. One place it was mostly clear but the recently melted snow had obliterated all traces of the trail. I just looked at my map & said "that way!"
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On PCT in SOCA we had to go off trail to a spring for water. We camped ther for the night. Next day when we departed we had two options. There was a trail marked on the map that was pretty much overgrown. I looked & saw some very old cut marks on trees. Other option was to backtrack. Taro (about the only person I met that coulf follow a topo hiking better than me) led. I followed far enough behind that I wouldn't get wacked by branches as I folloed the trail of pollen he produced. When we hit the road to connect back to PCT I brushed about a dozen ticks of my gaitors & clothes! Sometimes you just have to tske the trail less traveled!
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You are hiking with me! I saw snow in Anzio Borreigo & Mojave on PCT! On Mojave leg we arranged water caches. When we reached spot where 1st one was supposed to be we took an inventoryl of water left. All 4 of us still had more than a liter left & were still walking with our fleece on!
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hikerboy wrote:
desert may be sizzling in mid june though.we'll have to carry a lot of ice
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Maps printed along with my condensed version of the trail journal, plus a few othe PDFs of info. The rea l dreaming/planning can now begin!
May be an excessive use of dancing bannanas, but this will require lots of fuel! -
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Mountain-Mike wrote:
hikerboy wrote:
i already told the boss. he asked me today about the movie awitw,saying maybe the at was getting too popular. i told him about idaho.his jaw dropped.( i think he lives somewhat vicariously through my trips.)
hikerboy wrote:
Mountain-Mike wrote:
Get them to send a support crew for resupply!
maybe a chevy colorado z71? turbo diesel?
if i could put a story to this trip, i might be able to pitch chevy on sponsoring a support crew.
Seriously, I've researched this trail and it's a tough one.
Lest we forget.....
SSgt Ray Rangel - USAF
SrA Elizabeth Loncki - USAF
PFC Adam Harris - USA
MSgt Eden Pearl - USMC -
That's part of why I want to do it! At has become a hop from town to town. When I was talking with some hikers at the Fort last year & said worst part of PCT you could get buy with 7 day carry of food they thought I was nuts! When I hike I want to be in the woods! Towns are nice but disrupt the trip. I loved when I did the PCT & I could tell the 50 or so thrus that did it that year my boot prints & stride. Now they get that number i one spot each night. ai loved/hated doing it in a high snow year. It forced me around the Sierra that year & even up north navigation was by map & compass. I loved it! GPS & cell phones were not readily available, I didn't need them, thankfully I still don;t
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Post holer has a map too. postholer.com/gmap/gmap.php?trail_id=23
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The Rockies in ID are awesome. Love the hot springs.
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Peliminary Ittinerary: Still many things to work out. Looks like here are plenty of backcountry outfitters in the area. Have yet to even look into cost of air shipped packages. Hopefully we can make arrangements with the outfitters. ICT Resupply.pdf
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Mountain-Mike wrote:
Peliminary Ittinerary: Still many things to work out. Looks like here are plenty of backcountry outfitters in the area. Have yet to even look into cost of air shipped packages. Hopefully we can make arrangements with the outfitters. ICT Resupply.pdf
looks like i'll need my atmos65 for this hike. the arcblast would be too small.probably gonna be carrying 40+lbsits all good -
I am looking at a few things in between there. Most likely Hoodoo Pass. 24 miles to Superior, MT. 2 Sat photos I looked at shed cars at the Pass.
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Mountain-Mike wrote:
I am looking at a few things in between there. Most likely Hoodoo Pass. 24 miles to Superior, MT. 2 Sat photos I looked at shed cars at the Pass.
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hikerboy wrote:
Mountain-Mike wrote:
Peliminary Ittinerary: Still many things to work out. Looks like here are plenty of backcountry outfitters in the area. Have yet to even look into cost of air shipped packages. Hopefully we can make arrangements with the outfitters. ICT Resupply.pdf
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hikerboy wrote:
Mountain-Mike wrote:
Get them to send a support crew for resupply!
maybe a chevy colorado z71? turbo diesel?
if i could put a story to this trip, i might be able to pitch chevy on sponsoring a support crew.
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hikerboy wrote:
am i seeing right, or is the first water source at "poison creek"?
If its alkali, you could be in trouble drinking it. If it feels soapy on your hands, its alkali and poisonous.--
"What do you mean its sunrise already ?!", me. -
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oberlin.edu/physics/dstyer/Bac…hoCentennialTrail2013.pdf
"When did I become interested in walking long-distance footpaths? I’m not sure. In1962, when I was seven years old, my family visited Shenandoah National Park and wetook a 100-yard-long hike on the Appalachian Trail. By the time I was ten years old, Idreamed of hiking all 2000 miles of the Appalachian Trail. But by the time I was in my50s the allure of the Appalachian Trail had faded – I wanted something not quite so long(because I wanted to think and to dream and to botanize on trail, not just hurry on to thenext campsite in some test of athletic prowess) and at the same time I wanted somethingconsiderably wilder. I cast about for challenges and settled on the Idaho CentennialTrail: 880 miles from Nevada to British Columbia. When trail coordinator Leo Hennessywrote to me that the ICT was “not well-marked and groomed. Expect everything frommiles of blow downs to major wash outs.” I thought, “This is exactly the wildness Icrave.” ""its all good -
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