We thought we'd do a little road trip out to the Lolo creek area, but before we do, out the back
window we noticed these little white-tailed deer. Notice this little doe in front when she hears
something that she doesn't think is quite right. She's going to stomp. That's her warning signal.
There's a timeline in the description below if you don't want to watch the entire video,
but just go to sections. After a long winter everybody's ready to go camping come spring
and Memorial Day Weekend is kind of the start of all that around our area. This is the first
year that all of the Forest Service campgrounds are closed, but everybody just uses dispersed
camping or as we call it out here--goes boondocking. I tried to find out information
about the miners cabin and it appears that the Forest Service now owns that piece of property.
We're headed up this hiking trail to where Yoosa Creek comes into Lolo Creek. It's a lovely little
trail and you come to this nice little bridge. Also, there's a trail that takes off right here
that goes up to Camp Martin. It's part of the Nee Me Poo trail. Yep, Nee Me Poo Trail No. 40.
We have four Akaso cameras and this one refuses to set its date and stay there.
That
must be the trail? No, come here, come here.
The Lochsa/Powell Ranger District has jurisdiction over this campground. According to the Forest
Service site there are nine sites. I'm not really sure because I took a detour.
There were some people camped down by the creek. I didn't want to disturb them so
I didn't make a circle. I took this nice little trail that went through the brush.
I had never even thought about kayaking the Lolo Creek. I'm not a kayaker because I'm not
a good swimmer, but I respect those people who do this dangerous sport. While I was researching
Lolo Creek, I encountered an interesting article written by Greg Stahl and he graciously allows me
to use part of his article. "The white water isn't too challenging at first, but the ramifications of
a mistake this late in the day in such a remote place would be severe. The canyon walls are sheer
and there would be no easy way to hike out. We stop at every horizon to look downstream
and our progress is slow. It's raining too." I've put a link in the description below if
you'd like to learn the rest of the story from Greg Stahl and his Western Perspective.
I would like to thank Julie Gribble for allowing me to
use her lovely seasonal photos of Lolo Creek.
I also encountered the Idaho Backcountry Discovery Route which is 1,250 miles with very little cell
phone service and the Lola Motorway is part of it. Of course it comes through Weippe and Pierce
and I put links that describe it in the description below.