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While driving into the mountains the engine on my Jeep Patriot spontaneously combusted. It only took a few minutes for the entire vehicle to go up in flames. I was very concerned about it starting a forest fire since everything is so dry. But thankfully firefighters and bystanders limited the fire to a small area of grass.
First morning at the cabin. Time flies by.
Adams Ranger Station. A U.S. Forest Service rental in Nez Perce National Forest, Idaho. The fee is $50 a night.
The barometer drops and snow arrives. Time to hunker down.
Henneberry House. Bureau of Land Management. Dillon Branch, Montana.
Back at home, Oregon gets hit with a major wind event on September 7, which sparks fires all over the state. The closest fire to our house is in the small town of Mulino. Nine miles away and zero percent contained. Time to start packing.
Arriving at Atlanta Ranger Station. A U.S. National Forest rental in Boise National Forest, Idaho. The rental fee is $45 a night.
Woody prefers to walk the rest of the way to the lookout.
Minton Lookout. Kootenai National Forest, Montana.
Renters, who can rake up the $75 a night rental fee, get to drive through the gate. Non-renting visitors have to park here and walk the quarter mile or so for Beaverhead River access.
Henneberry House. Bureau of Land Management. Dillon Branch, Montana.
Arriving at sundown. The rain turned to snow overnight.
Rillway Cabin. A U.S. Forest Service rental in Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest, Montana.
Built in 1933 by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Buck Park Guard Station is now a U.S. Forest Service rental in Payette National Forest, Idaho. The fee is $50 a night.
Music provided by the MusicBed song library.
Leaving the Jeep behind at the trailhead for a five night stay at the lookout. We use a deer-cart for hauling most of our stuff. The trip is short enough to return to the car and restock.
Gird Point. Bitterroot National Forest, Montana.
Surveyors Lookout is part of the National Forest Rental Program and the Saint Joe Ranger District rents it out to the public for $35 a night. Built in 1964, at an elevation of 6,000 feet, it stands 30 feet off the ground overlooking the Mallard-Larkins Pioneer Area in the Saint Joe section of the Idaho Panhandle National Forest. The nearest town to Surveyors Ridge is Avery, Idaho which is 58 miles away. Amenities at the lookout include a heater, lights, a mini refrigerator, and a cookstove with an oven, all powered by propane.
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Six nights to go at Owl Creek Cabin. A U.S. Forest Service rental in Flathead National Forest, Montana.
Constructed in the early 1920s, Old Condon Ranger Station was once a year-round forest service administrative site. Now it's a popular forest service rental in Flathead National Forest, Montana for year-round travelers. The cabin has four floors, including the attic and basement, and can sleep around ten people. The three bedrooms upstairs have two bunkbeds, one twin bed and one queen size bed. It also has a fold down futon downstairs and a indoor bathroom with a flush toilet. This is one of the few forest service rentals that feature electricity plus hot and cold potable water year round. Also on the site are two original barns and a large open garage. Many trails can be accessed from the site and, in winter, the Old Condon Loop Road turns into a cross country ski trail. Currently the rental fee is $65 a night, but it's due to increase to $85 in 2018.
Music provided by the MusicBed song Library.
Fremont Point Cabin is located on the edge of Winter Rim overlooking Summer Lake in south central Oregon. This newly constructed cabin, which was completed in the summer of 2015, sits on the same footprint as its predecessor, which burned up in a forest fire in 2002. It has room to sleep four people and comes with a cook stove, refrigerator and lights, all powered by propane. But the best part is the view. The rental fee is $40 a night.
Fremont National Forest, Oregon.
Post Creek Guard Station was originally built to be a fire lookout cabin back in 1934 by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Now it can be rented by the general public for $75 a night. Once you get to Post Creek Guard Station you'll see why it's called a lookout cabin. The site is located on a remote ridgeline above Beegum Gorge and the back room offers a 270 degree bank of windows that face a vast panorama of forest and mountains. Beegum Creek, a major waterway in this area, is to the north and the Yolla Bolla Mountains and Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness are to the south. The cabin has no electricity, water, heat or any appliances.
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- www.kevin-palmer.com - Bighorn Basin and the Absaroka Mountains are seen in the distance from Five Springs Road.
Sleeping in the Jeep is always an interesting experience. When we get a break in the weather it seems like a good time to roll out and start packing the sled. The trip to Malad Summit Guard Station is just beginning.
Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Idaho.
Arriving at the sno-park too late to snowshoe into Malad Summit Cabin. Woody and I prepare for a night in the Jeep.
Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Idaho.
Packed and ready to venture into the lonely hills of Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Idaho and find Malad Guard Station after spending the night in the Jeep.
The first day came with some new snow. In the background is the barn, horse corral and the latrine of Buck Park.
Buck Park Guard Station. Payette National Forest, Idaho.
The city of Toronto is struggling to keep up with all the potholes on our streets this year. Our highways are worse than an off road trail! This city of Toronto truck got stuck in a sink hole while fixing all the potholes. How ironic!
Getting ready to leave Webb Mountain. But this deer kept walking into our self-timer photos. Woody was a little upset
Webb Mountain Fire Lookout, Kootenai National Forest, Montana.
All aboard for a road trip into unknown territory. Woody blasts off to Fall River Guard Station in Oregon, his first long distance trip away from home. Woody is six months old now and the heart shaped mark is still on his face. In fact, his whole head is heart shaped.
While driving on forest service road 618 in Boise National Forest, Idaho, this mule waved us down with his ears. When we stopped he tried to get in the car.
While driving into the mountains the engine on my Jeep Patriot spontaneously combusted. It only took a few minutes for the entire vehicle to go up in flames. I was very concerned about it starting a forest fire since everything is so dry. But thankfully firefighters and bystanders limited the fire to a small area of grass.
The Walker Cabin is a forest service rental near Elk City, Idaho. It has no electricity, lights or running water. It does, however have two wood stoves. One can be used as a baking and cooking oven, as well as a heat source. Firewood is provided by the Elk City Ranger District, for the wood stoves, that is. If you want a campfire like this one you have to collect it yourself. The rental fee is just $20 a night, but due to go up to $40 in 2015.
Nez Perce National Forest, Idaho. December, 2014.
We visited the Trinity Warming Hut before leaving early in the morning. It's located just outside the Trinity Recreation Area and near the Anderson Ranch Reservoir in southwest Idaho. The warming hut and the area around it offer more that 380 miles of well-marked, groomed trails during the winter months. The base elevation is 4,200 feet and climbs up to nearly 10,000 feet in the Trinity Mountains.
Boise National Forest, Idaho.
I was hoping to get a photograph of a sign with Sex Peak on it, but they all looked like this. Maybe people steal them.
Kootenai National Forest, Montana.
Arriving back at the cabin after collecting firewood along the forest service roads.
Fairview Ranger Station. A U.S. Forest Service rental in Kootenai National Forest, Montana. The rental fee is $50 a night.
Highway 75 and Valley Creek meet up near Stanley, Idaho. The Sawtooth Mountain Range is in the background.
Sure am happy I got to have some fun with Erin and my D5300 DSLR at my first auto show ever and take pictures to post to flic.kr/s/aHskowLsBq ... a huge assault on the auditory and visual senses. I only wish I had more time... please enjoy some early uploads, more to come.
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