Posted on 08/19/2007 3:23:42 PM PDT by Jeff Head
Wild in the Country ping!
Now, that particular road...anyone contemplating it should realize that when the map says "not accessible all year" it means "snow up to yer butt from October on." That is not country that is hospitable in bad weather. Isn't particularly hospitable in good weather either.
But it's sure beautiful. Thanks for sharing your trip with us.
Great pictures of God’s bounty, Jeff. The wife and I spent a week in the Idaho back country in June. We stayed for a few days in Kamiah and three more in Elk City. It whetted our appetite and we will go back. We were disappointed not to see any bear, but saw our fill of elk (hence the name Elk City), deer and a few moose. I guess I can live without cellphone service for a week or so.
Thanks...hehehe, never looked at it that way. I do know that its been open for a good five or six years now and I didn’t even know about it! Glad I found out though and was able to take Jared. He’s our youngest and just graduated High School last spring.
You are all welcome. If you are ever up in this neck of the woord (in summertime) consider scheduling a trip like this into your plans. Say late June through early September though, because anytime outside of that and the snoww could fly.
Thanks...and I will be going through the narrative to cull out the typos and errors. Just wanted to get it out there as quickly as possible.
I just might do it next summer. Thanks.
Amen to that. Before mid June and after early September and the snow could fly at any time in that country, and as remote as it is, and with the road being what it is...you do not want to get stuck back in there unless you are very, very well prepared. Already getting well down into the 30s in the high country at night.
You'll need good 4-wheel drive for this part, and will want to spend 2-3 days or more at least just on this part.
God's speed!
Then, once on the road, the road itself will cull out those who did not make the proper preparations. It is a beautiful drive, but one that folks have to be prepared for and one that is really only open to travel about 10-12 weeks out of the year.
Would you please stop showing pictures of Idaho! We are moving there in two years and would like the home prices to stay within the normal range. :-)
See, this all depends on where you’re moving here from. Now, I’m single and I rent, so it’s not quite as much of an issue for me, but the main problem I’ve noticed around here is property taxes. Especially in Ada County.
It might be different—Jeff, you’re in my Dad’s hometown of Emmett, is that correct?—elsewhere in the state, but the State of Ada as it’s known has some unusually high property taxes.
Now the caliporniacs will invade and ruin it like they have done in Montana. But it does sound like a great drive.
Welcome to heaven. FReepmail me if you want to talk about it. ;-)
Jeff, using Google Earth I think I was able to find Burnt Knob.
Is this it?
LAT: 45°39’59.95”N
LONG: 114°59’25.11”W
Thanks. When the time gets closer I will FReepmail you.
Ok, I was off one peak to the South.
Here it is:
LAT: 45°42’7.22”N
LONG:114°59’28.35”W
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