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Kenny Camp

23 Monday Sep 2019

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Kenny Camp, Nevada, Sheldon NWR

I took a walk to Kenny Camp in the Sheldon NWR.  It was an enjoyable walk there.  An interesting look aound, and an enjoyable walk back.  Simple.

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The house.

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Thousand Creek Gorge

22 Sunday Sep 2019

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Big Spring Reservoir, Nevada, Sheldon NWR, Thousand Creek Gorge, Virgin Valley Campground

I had vaguely heard about a canyon/gorge north of the Virgin Valley campground. I wasn’t sure how far the walk would be, so I made the sad decision to leave my old dog Rocket in the trailer. This was the first time I would leave him behind because of his age. I knew that on this trip he wouldn’t be able to go on all my walks so I reminded myself many times that it would be OK to leave him behind. I put Razzy on her leash and started to leave the trailer imagining there would be a fight by Rocket to leave too. Instead he seemed to tell me it was OK to be left behind, he jumped up onto the bed as I closed the door and Razzy and I left. Razzy and I enjoyed our walk but it seemed a bit incomplete without Rocket along.

The Thousand Creek Gorge that we found was amazing. Below are photos from the walk and then we drove to an overlook. I was amazed at the overlook. Four to five hundred feet of shear straight walls. I have never seen anything like this before.   The photos don’t capture the awe from the overlook.

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View from the road walked from the campground.

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Shirk Ranch

21 Saturday Sep 2019

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Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge, Oregon, Shirk Ranch

This is big country.  Driving Hwy 140 you can see vast distances. By Sage Hen summit  I could see the Steens to the north and the Pine Forest Range to the south with fresh snow on the top. It is a wonderful middle of nowhere type of place.  In the valley of Guano Lake there were miles of grass land.

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The area labeled Guano Lake on maps.

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Horse Prairie and Home

06 Saturday Jul 2019

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Horse Prairie Cabin, Lemhi Pass, Montana

After the Gravelly Range and Twin Bridges I was heading home. On the way home I had two nights reserved at the Horse Prairie Cabin.

Razzy, the watch dog at the Horse Prairie Cabin
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Gravelly Range

04 Thursday Jul 2019

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Black Butte cabin, Gravelly Range, Montana

I had been wanting to go to the Gravelly Range for a few years.  I was in the area last year but skipped it due to wild fires on the north end. This trip I would make it; however, not as planned.  And the wildflowers… would my gamble on the dates picked to see the wildflowers pay off?  I drove up the Warm Springs Road.

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Driving up the Gravelly Range.

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Hells Canyon

02 Tuesday Jul 2019

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Hells Canyon cabin, Montana, Rochester

With my new Inreach device – I had freedom. I could now break my rule of only driving on an unused road as far as I could walk out.  I headed to some old mining ruins south of the old city of Rochester.

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Shoemaker Mine
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Vipond Park

01 Monday Jul 2019

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Montana, Vipond Park

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The top of Vipond Park

I won the gamble on selecting good days to see the wildflowers at Vipond Park.

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Gambling

29 Saturday Jun 2019

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Hog Lake, Montana, Savenac Cabin, Washington

Last fall when I stopped into the Wise River Ranger Station to ask about road conditions, the ranger started the answer to my question by indicating it was too bad that I wasn’t there earlier to see the wildflowers at Vipond Park.  Her statement perked my interested, making me want to come back.  This is the trip going back to see the wildflowers at Vipond Park and adding the Gravelly Range to the trip.  The plans were hatched in fall.  It would be a quick trip; renting forest service cabins seemed to fit the plan for a quick get away instead of taking my trailer.  But I needed to rent the cabins when they came available – six months before the arrival date.  In December I gambled when I picked the rental days, hoping the days would match the wildflower bloom.

Last week the weather forecast included a day with 3-5 inches of snow on the Gravelly Range.  Hum.  I am off – wildflowers or not.

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Savenac Forest Service rental cottage

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My Time, Where the Pavement Ends

30 Thursday May 2019

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Castle Rocks, City of Rocks, Idaho

I came to the City of Rocks and Castle Rocks for the month of May to volunteer with little understanding about what I would do except give tours of some sort. I had driven through the area about ten years ago and liked it. After a quick phone call and a check of my references, I was hired for the volunteer gig. I was sure all would turn out and it would be a happy month. How could it not be happy? I was going to where rocks are 2.5 billion years old.

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The 2.5 billion years old rock.

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Visiting City of Rocks, Castle Rocks Tips

29 Wednesday May 2019

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Castle Rocks, City of Rocks, Idaho

This post is not an attempt to entertain. Sorry.  It is simply facts that may help you enjoy your visit that I have observed while staying for a month being a volunteer. I hope it helps.  Random photos are included.

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Chicken Head creature.  The locals take it for granite.
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