middlecreek,
i wish it were annually. it’s more like every other year. i don’t like going out into the wilderness alone, and it’s hard to find a traveling buddy. most people with jobs or wives, simply can’t (won’t?) take time off from their grindstones. google “lolo motorway.” this year, i learned that a chevvy astrovan isn’t the right equipment for that one we bailed out on the first opportunity, thanking the gods for not having a busted oil pan, only to get a stone puncture blowout at muley point a little later. which led to our getting to know a nice navajo woman who runs a tire shop in shiprock… one adventure leads to another.
lochsa river, rt. 12, bitterroot mts, idaho – snake river, hells canyon, washington – ms spot pucci checking perimeter security on lolo motorway bitterroots, idaho – treefrog refilling water jugs at usfs campground, bonneville hot springs, near lowman idaho.
unfortunately there have been grassfires in washington state and canada producing a lot of smoke/haze in the long shots.