This Past Weekend in My Own Private Idaho

[JoseCuervo]

Without the roar of an ATV, nor the stink of a Welfare Rancher's cow, I was able to enjoy a weekend off the "beaten" path.

This lake is at 7400 feet, and we still found drifts of snow greater than 5 feet deep, on the 12th of July

Here is the lake --->

The lake had nobody else there.... Just My Own Private Idaho....

Here is a slightly different angle of the Lake... ----->

I did try a bit of fishing...

Here is a "typical" catch out of Idaho's high mountain lakes.

Probably 3 out of 5 casts..

resulted in similar.

It is big country..far in the distance, you can see an old burn, but the place is alive and well, and it didn't even have to be "Salvage Logged" to stay healthy..--->

And finally, when in My Own Private Idaho, sometimes I stop to smell the flowers... --->

Tell me again why I need a Welfare Rancher's cow in there??

 

[Oak]

Looks like nice spot, gunner. Glad to hear you had no trouble finding a flat spot without cow shit to throw your bag.

Oak

 

[Nut]

pics....I hope to see stuff like that someday soon.

 

[Elkhunter]

That looks really great gunner. Thanks for the little naration to go with the pics.

 

[Quick Draw]

Awesome pics gunner

Where is Idaho is this?

I was up in the pan handle last season, around Pinehurst, and Smelterville.
Quick Draw

 

[Moosie]

WOW... All I need is a Chainsaw to cut a 4-wheeler path and Then we can ALL enjoy it !!!!! 7400 ft ? WOW, A bit to high up for me to climb !!!! I'd spill my LAte' and break a sweat !!

 

[danr55]

THat's AWSOME....Wish I was there now instead of here where it's 97 degrees at 5:00 in the morning..

 

[1_pointer]

7400 feet?? You call that a hike?

Beauty of a place! I'm thinking of enjoying your Private Idaho this weekend as well!!!

 

[JoseCuervo]

Oak,
It is interesting how tolerable it is to set your tent up in deer dung and elk crap, and how intolerable to even see a cow pie in the woods.

Nut,
The beauty of much of Idaho is that without the ATV's and cows, this place will look exactly the same next year and the year after, and the year after.... I'll keep fighting to make sure it looks like that when you get out here "someday soon".

Elkhunter,
I thought of your pictures, as this is some of the flattest country I ever see Elk in. I wouldn't Elk hunt here, as it is too open, too flat, and would likely have too many people.

QuickDraw
If I post wher it is the following will happen:
Moosie will cut an ATV trail up there,

MD4Me will ride her ATV up there.

Ithica will post a link to a newspaper article on the illegal ATV trail,

Paul, Whitedeer, Michael, TenBears will all post to tell Ithica that he is wrong.

Elkchsr will say "great post"

Ithica will remind the detractors of some long ago debate

MD will explain how she used to enjoy lakes like that, but doesn't think we need any more lakes built

Elkchsr will say "great post"

CJCJ will comment on that there are illegals in Arizona.

Oak will explain to MD the Gunner didn't say we needed to build more lakes

Moosie will drop in an make an unrelated comment about small farm animals

CJCJ will comment on that there are illegals in Arizona.

Elkhunter will ROTFLMAO to Moosie's comments
Elkchsr will say "great post"

CJCJ will comment on that there are still illegals in Arizona.

Buzz will provide data to similar lakes in Montana, that now have been seriously degraded by one of the resource extraction groups.

Paul will challenge Buzz's education

Elkchsr will say "great post"

CJCJ will comment on that there are illegals in Arizona.

I'll make a smart a$$ comment.

Paul will accuse me of partaking in illegal recreational drugs.

Elkchsr will say "great post"

CJCJ will comment on that there are illegals
in Arizona.

1-Pointer will let post that there is actually value in all public lands, if we just let the professional land managers and scientists manage the land.

So Quick Draw, by not posting where the lake is, I have altered destiny and the future, and saved this thread from the above posts...

(Did I miss any of the SI regulars? I meant to offend/poke fun at all of us...)

Danr...
It was still warm up there.... At 3 in the morning, when Nature called, it was incredibly warm outside.... It was a sleep on top of the bag night....

1-Pointer
You are always welcome in My Private Idaho... If you need maps let me know...

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[Moosie]

GREAT POST

 

[FLIPPER]

Great pics and narration

 

[Moosie]

Sheep sure look purdy

 

[Ithaca 37]

Elk/Salmongunner, Thanks for the synopsis of our threads!

You forgot the part where they accuse me of being a tree hugging environmental wacko liberal democrat out of touch anti American non hunter anti gun animal rights communist sympathizer socialist PETA bunny hugger tofu eating birkenstock wearing extremist biased lying starry eyed greenie in camoflage!

FREE TIBET!

 

[DM423]

Looks like the perfect weekend. Thanks for teasing me with the pics. What was that address again so we can overpopulate it?

 

[Delw]

Thats some funny stuff...

I like the lake and fish picture....


When we going back up?


Delw

 

[1_pointer]

Gunner I thought you almost left me out! I think I found the spot for next years Rainbow Gathering!!!!

Paul can come for workers!!!

 

[cjcj]

That`s a nice slice of heaven! makes me want to take out a sleeping bag there and kick back. and the rest was real funny, hey by the way did you know that there are, oh yea i think i might have already got that point across.

 

[BigHornyRam]

Gunner,

Nice pics and funny post! Selway?

Paul

 

[JoseCuervo]

Gosh... I hope Quick Draw finds the response to her post.... Now she has to wade thru all this other stuff, just to find out the lake is South of Pinehurst, and North of Murphy...

Moosie "GREAT POST " Thanks you added a lot to this...

Flipper,
Do I have a future as a photographer or a narrator?

Moosie,
You were certainly "sick" with the last Sheep I saw you with...

Ithica,
Don't tell them that I sometimes like Tofu.. (shhhhhhhh)

DM423
The place is "out West", just past Buffalo..

Del,
I thought you only chased "trash fish"? These are all cold water fish...

Anytime you come up and stay with Moosie, I'll take you fishing...

1-Pointer,
I couldn't leave you out, 9/10 times, you are the only voice of reason, and you also have a bit of the irreverant sense of humour... The Rainbows are kind of interesting people. Two years ago they were up in Bear Valley, and I was headed to Stanley, thru the middle of them. I would probably not been too concerned about them, as the FS allows lots of "large groups", and they all do damage (but nothing compared to
Welfare Rancher'scattle), but the area they picked was right on some spawning creeks for wild Salmon. The store in Stanley was limiting the number inside at a time, trying to reduce shoplifting. I guess they are kind of like the Mumps, once you have them, you are immune for awhile, as they seem to rotate around to other places. You should have a reply to your PM.

cjcj,
This place is close to heavan. I read an article about Idaho and religion, and that even though we have a large population of Mormons and Catholics, the % of people attending church is below nation wide averages. The theory that was being proposed, by a Catholic Bishop and a Theology professor is that many people in Idaho are close to the "Creation", and can see the "Creation" by stepping outside, and don't need to go to some house of worship to be close to the "Creator". Kind of like the Native American types of worship, of Mountains, and Rivers, and Animals.... I know that waking up next to that lake on Sunday Morning was far more preferable than sitting on some wooden pew...

BHR/Paul,
South of the Selway, South of the Salmon.... I never get up to the Selway, for some reason... just too far up, or I have to pass too much good territory to get there.
I do have a scouting trip up toward the Selway area for Whitetails soon. I have a theory on where to find a 160+ on public lands....

We should meet up, I'll bring the Tecate and you can bring the Old Milwaukee...

 

[cjcj]

The church of the trout! i have seen the light.