Tuesday, June 10, 2008

HELLS CANYON JUNE 08

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HELLS CANYON ADVENTURE TOUR FRIDAY 6/6- SUNDAY 6/8

 

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FRIDAY BOISE- LEWSITON 280MILES

SATURDAY LEWISTON- OXBOW 184 MILES

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SUNDAY OXBOW – BOISE 155 MILES

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FRIDAY WE MET AT THE CHEVRON AT BEACON LT & HWY55

THAD, CRAIG, BYRON (TAIL BOSS), ME, KURT & SHAWN

WE TOOK THE BACK ROADS TO LEWISTON. HIT A FEW SHOWERS ALONG THE WAY.

WE MET UP WITH AL IN COUNCIL .

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DODSON PASS

 

 

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WE GASSED UP IN RIGGINS (WHERE BYRON SHOWED OFF HIS WOMAN)

AND HAD LUNCH AT THE “BACK EDDY”.

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BYRON THEN TOOK US THE BACK WAY INTO LEWISTON – CANFIELD ROAD, RICE CREEK,

COTTONWOOD, WOA WOA LAKE.

WE GOT MOONED BY SOME KIDS ALONG RICE CREEK, THEN WE COULD TRACE THEIR BEER CANS INTO COTTONWOOD.

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SOLDIER RES * WHAWHA LAKE ON THE WAY INTO LEWISTON.

WE STAYED AT THE INN AMERICA.

THAT EVENING ONE OF LOCALS, RAY, COOKED BURGERS FOR SEVERAL OF THE RIDERS.

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SATURDAY WE WERE ON THE ROAD ~ 8 AND MADE OUR WAY SOUTH ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE SNAKE.

SNAKE RIVER ROAD => GRAND RONDE RIVER => JOSEPH CREEK => HORSE CREEK => COLD SPRING CREEK =>

COLD SPRING RIDGE => BUCK HORN LO => ZUMWALT ROAD => JOSEPH for lunch.

 

 

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  JOSPEH CREEK                                                     HORSE CREEK

TOP OF COLD SPRINGS ROAD

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BUCK HORN LO

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WALLOWS ALONG ZUMWLAT ROAD

EMBERS IN JOSEPH

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AFTER LUNCH WE TOOK FS ROAD 39 INTO HELLS CANYON. WE CLIMBED A COUPLE OF NEAR 6000 FT PASSES IN A COLD DRIZZLE.

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THIS OVER LOOK WAS SOCKED IN WITH DRIZZLE AND SNOW.

WE BAGGED TAKING HESS ROAD DOWN WORRIED IT WOULD BE A BIT GREASY IN THE RAIN.

SPOTS ON THE PAVEMENT WEREN’T MUCH BETTER WITH SLICK PINE NEEDLES AND LEAVES & THERE WAS ONE CATTLE GUARD IN A HIGH SPEED TURN.

WE WERE GLAD TO See DUST AGAIN WHEN WE GOT TO THE BOTTOM !

 

SATURDAY WE STAYED AT THE HELLS CANYON BED & BREAKFAST - http://hells-canyon-bed-and-breakfast.com/

THERE WERE ~ 30 RIDERS CAMPED ON THE LAWNS.

FOR $20 WE GOT CAMPING, DINNER , BREAKFAST & THE FINEST SANITATION FACILITIES.

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CAMP HOSTS :

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AFTER DIINER WE WORKED ON KURT’S BLACK VELVET , PLAYED HORSE SHOES & ENJOYED THE EVENING

BEEMERS DO HAVE THEIR PLACE

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SUNDAY WE HEADED HOME UP THE KLEINSSCHIMDT GRADE TO CUPRUM , BEAR, COUNCIL AND RETRACED OUR ROUTE THRU INDIAN VALLEY BACK HOME.

IT WAS MUCH WARMER AND DRY !

RANCH OUTSIDE CUPRUM.

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CUPRUM , IDAHO

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ABOVE BEAR , IDAHO. FROM HERE WE Connected WITH FS002/ HORNET CREEK INTO COUNCIL.

IT WAS PAVED ROAD WITH SWEEPING CORNERS THAT KEPT YOUR AVERAGE SPEED ~ 70 MPH.

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