Red Takes over for PAC MAN

Idahawk · June 05, 2015, 07:18:28 AM

For obvious reasons

Our first trip out this year we headed about 70 miles into the backcountry of Northern Idaho and the Bitterroot Wilderness area . This is the country Lewis and Clark struggled to cross in the winter and almost starved to death . This station sits at what would be the jumping off point for anyone wanting to head into the backcountry . The Forest Service keeps there pack horses and back country crews housed here in Wall Tents just across the river . I stayed at the Rangers Cabin and in between fishing and hiking I got a few cooks in .

Second night I cooked up a pork sirloin roast planked on cedar , I had some instant potatoes and made potato cakes by adding an egg white .

My last night I cooked a up a steak

I was hiking a trail along the river looking for fishing spots. I noticed a huge meadow full of yellow flowers down below me and then spotted the Bear feeding on the flowers . I watched it for quite a while and then it slowly moved on .

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Uncle JJ · June 05, 2015, 07:22:42 AM

Wow - beautiful country. A nice vacation for you and your red-headed friend!

Saugust · June 05, 2015, 07:23:14 AM

Fantastic! Of course the kettle looks great, but what a refreshing trip that must have been! Pull anything out of the river?

MrHoss · June 05, 2015, 07:27:04 AM

Oh my. That looks like a splendid little trip you had Idahawk. All the Kettle shots are beauty and that shot of the rod tip and line is fantastic.

Idahawk · June 05, 2015, 07:40:16 AM

@Saugust I didn't catch a thing. When I saw the bear I was actually up a side stream trying to at least catch a Brook Trout for supper.... If I had to survive. On fish I'd be dead

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addicted-to-smoke · June 05, 2015, 08:24:17 AM

Wonderful. With all the "where's Waldo" shots of the kettle moving around I wanted to see it by the river's edge with fishing pole sticking out of it, "fishing."

MacEggs · June 05, 2015, 08:34:23 AM

Mac looks right at home in the wilderness. Great pics!

Nice to see you didn't cover it up ... After all, it's just a little water.

Idahawk · June 05, 2015, 08:49:30 AM

Quote from: MacEggs on June 05, 2015, 08:34:23 AM
Mac looks right at home in the wilderness. Great pics!

Nice to see you didn't cover it up ... After all, it's just a little water.

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Idahawk · June 05, 2015, 08:53:26 AM

Quote from: addicted-to-smoke on June 05, 2015, 08:24:17 AM
Wonderful. With all the "where's Waldo" shots of the kettle moving around I wanted to see it by the river's edge with fishing pole sticking out of it, "fishing."

Maybe it would have actually caught something

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Troy · June 05, 2015, 09:44:24 AM

beautiful pics!

Jeep · June 05, 2015, 10:02:02 AM

This reminds me of Flat Stanly... Great pictures!

-Jeep

charred · June 05, 2015, 10:27:27 AM

My kind of vacation. Beautiful pics, country, cooks, kettle!

I once drove Rt 93 from Craters of the Moon to Missoula, not too far away.

(Btw, thanks for omitting the bedroom scene pics)

pbe gummi bear · June 05, 2015, 11:11:50 AM

Awesome photo essay, my friend.

GregS · June 05, 2015, 01:02:16 PM

beautiful country up there!

SixZeroFour · June 05, 2015, 01:47:56 PM

Awesome photos Ida, and the location looks unreal.

And really, how can you blame the bear?? One smell of that kettle-licious food and I'd come a runnin' too

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