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Posted on: Mar. 06 2013, 8:19 pm |
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Here is a Great Video about a place I never knew existed, "the River of No Return" What can any of you tell me about backpacking there?
http://video.thinktv.org/video/2219735822
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Posted on: Mar. 06 2013, 9:01 pm |
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Huge area, huge variety in backpacking. Very remote.
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tamarac
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Posted on: Mar. 07 2013, 11:46 am |
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Extremely rugged. Lots of vertical topography.
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liv4mtns
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Posted on: Mar. 07 2013, 12:24 pm |
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Based on the video, it looks like there are signed trails and markers. Are there any printed maps of this wilderness area?
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Posted on: Mar. 07 2013, 5:41 pm |
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(liv4mtns @ Mar. 07 2013, 10:24 am)
QUOTE Based on the video, it looks like there are signed trails and markers. Are there any printed maps of this wilderness area?
There are numerous trails, and some are signed. But don't count on that being the case. It's a huge wilderness area, and trail maintenance is definitely hit and miss. The most popular areas are maintained fairly well, but there are trails that see very little work. The impact of some big fires over the last several years has done some damage to some trail areas as well.
For what it's worth, I really love the main Salmon corridor, going in at Corn Creek and hiking until Lantz Bar, in the spring. It's very easy, but one of the earliest trails to be hikable in the spring in Idaho, due to the lower elevation. It's usually hikable by mid to late March. There are numerous side canyons to explore that can take you up 2000 feet above the river on the high ridges, with sweeping views of the river valley and great vantage points for wildlife viewing. It's a fantastic wildlife hike...I always see elk, bighorn sheep, deer, and have seen black bears, wolves, and mountain goats occasionally. It's also a great place for history buffs, with evidence of Native Americans and old gold mining activity all along the corridor.
My favorite place after mid July would be anywhere in the Bighorn Crags area. World class mountain scenery littered with lakes large and small. It's really a special place.
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ThomasOord
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Posted on: Mar. 13 2013, 9:53 pm |
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I hiked the entire length of this wilderness last summer. It was one portion of my 1,000 mile hike the length of Idaho. It was probably the toughest part of the hike, because there are few resupply points and the trails are not well kept. I hiked a week -- more than 100 miles -- and saw no one. I then took a one day rest and hiked another week, seeing only one person during that time.
Tom
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Posted on: Mar. 22 2013, 12:29 am |
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And some of the best fishing in the world!
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Posted on: Mar. 22 2013, 8:35 pm |
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Thank you to those who posted in this thread.....it is now my 2014 destination.
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