June 21 Wilderness Gateway Campground - Lochsa River 49 miles 5:23 riding
We have 103 miles of virtually uninterrupted climb to Lolo Pass. Fortunately, the grade is steady and gentle along the Clearwater River, its tributary, the Lochsa, and its tributary, Crooked Fork Creek. We make good time. We occasionally see rafting parties on the river. I bought two big cans of beef stew at Lowell over the hooting of my companions. They were glad to see it on the stove by the time we arrived at camp. We cooled off in the Lochsa. Our neighbor in camp is a professional fly-tier. He scrapes a few hairs off a piece of deer skin, adds a few hairs from a cow's tail, finishes with a sliver of a feather from a rooster grown specially for the feathers. He does a little trimming and the lure is done. This ride completes the first thousand miles!!!
We have 103 miles of virtually uninterrupted climb to Lolo Pass. Fortunately, the grade is steady and gentle along the Clearwater River, its tributary, the Lochsa, and its tributary, Crooked Fork Creek. We make good time. We occasionally see rafting parties on the river. I bought two big cans of beef stew at Lowell over the hooting of my companions. They were glad to see it on the stove by the time we arrived at camp. We cooled off in the Lochsa. Our neighbor in camp is a professional fly-tier. He scrapes a few hairs off a piece of deer skin, adds a few hairs from a cow's tail, finishes with a sliver of a feather from a rooster grown specially for the feathers. He does a little trimming and the lure is done. This ride completes the first thousand miles!!!
posted by Jerry Harrison @ 2:59 PM
1 Comments:
Congratulations on the first 1000 miles. The picutres are great! MIchele you look great by the river. Have fun in Big Sky Country.
Gwynne
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