Off to the Mountains
 

Heading out to drive all night to the cabin on the banks of the West
Big Big Rock River in Montana.

Be back with pics and stories.

g.c.

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"George Cleveland" wrote in message
...
Heading out to drive all night to the cabin on the banks of the West
Big Big Rock River in Montana.

Be back with pics and stories.

g.c.

George good luck on the Big Rock River.
My friend just sent me a book called Rocky Mountain Backcountry by Rich
Osthoff, even had him autograph it.
I believe in the book he mentions the Big Rock River, rings a bell.
We're planning to hike in 30 miles into one of the upper lakes in Montana
for the Golden Trout.
Would love to hear about trip after you get back.
-tom

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Jonathan Cook wrote:
Tom Nakashima wrote:


We're planning to hike in 30 miles into one of the upper lakes in Montana
for the Golden Trout.


I was under the impression that there wasn't any place in
the lower 48 that was that far from roads.

The trail down the Middle Fork of the Salmon in Idaho goes about 100
miles through the Frank Church Wilderness without encountering a road.
I'm pretty sure that there are places on the trail that are at least 30
miles from any road.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

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On 8/7/06 12:29 PM, in article
, "rw"
wrote:

Jonathan Cook wrote:
Tom Nakashima wrote:


We're planning to hike in 30 miles into one of the upper lakes in Montana
for the Golden Trout.


I was under the impression that there wasn't any place in
the lower 48 that was that far from roads.

The trail down the Middle Fork of the Salmon in Idaho goes about 100
miles through the Frank Church Wilderness without encountering a road.
I'm pretty sure that there are places on the trail that are at least 30
miles from any road.

Apparently in the Frank Church the farthest you can get from a road is 16
miles:

http://www.leaveitwild.org/reports/W...ter_Sports.pdf

Anyhow, I think George said they'd be hiking in 30 miles, not that he'd be
30 miles from the nearest road.

Bill

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"Jonathan Cook" wrote in message
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I just finished my morning jog, starting to get in shape for
hunting season, and 30 miles would kill me ;-)
Jon.

Jon, the key is staying in shape all year around.
Here's a picture of me taken last year on my race bike.
I had ridden the Marklleeville Death Ride that year, 129 miles, 5 mountain
passes and over 10K feet of climbing in one day. Temperatures were from 38
degrees to over 100 degrees.
I'm age 52.
http://home.comcast.net/~tomnak/Tom_...raut05_019.jpg

-tom

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On 8/7/06 1:26 PM, in article , "Tom
Nakashima" wrote:


"Jonathan Cook" wrote in message
...
I just finished my morning jog, starting to get in shape for
hunting season, and 30 miles would kill me ;-)
Jon.

Jon, the key is staying in shape all year around.
Here's a picture of me taken last year on my race bike.
I had ridden the Marklleeville Death Ride that year, 129 miles, 5 mountain
passes and over 10K feet of climbing in one day. Temperatures were from 38
degrees to over 100 degrees.
I'm age 52.
http://home.comcast.net/~tomnak/Tom_...raut05_019.jpg

Hellofaride! But no helmet? You planning on hitting 53?

:-)

Helmeted,
Bill

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On 7 Aug 2006 15:27:19 GMT, (Jonathan Cook) wrote:

Maybe that's unfair
because I was using 3x leader, as opposed to 5x/6x on the SJ,
but well, I wasn't impressed.

I caught some pinks, fresh from the ocean, while in Alaska, and I
wasn't impressed either. Small fish, less than 24 inches, and they
didn't fight as much as, say, a silver of the same size.

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On Mon, 07 Aug 2006 12:54:43 -0400, William Claspy
wrote:

Anyhow, I think George said they'd be hiking in 30 miles, not that he'd be
30 miles from the nearest road.

It was Tom that will be doing the hiking. The Middle Fork of the
Salmon, as rw has stated, has a trail that is about 100 miles long.
While fishing it several years ago, my grandson and I encountered a
young man on horseback with a second pack horse. He was heading south
and had been on the trail for several days, stopping to fish/camp
along the way. It's times like that when I feel that I wasted my
youth. Ahhhh, to be young again.....

Dave

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"William Claspy" wrote in message
...
On 8/7/06 1:26 PM, in article , "Tom
Nakashima" wrote:


"Jonathan Cook" wrote in message
...
I just finished my morning jog, starting to get in shape for
hunting season, and 30 miles would kill me ;-)
Jon.

Jon, the key is staying in shape all year around.
Here's a picture of me taken last year on my race bike.
I had ridden the Marklleeville Death Ride that year, 129 miles, 5
mountain
passes and over 10K feet of climbing in one day. Temperatures were from
38
degrees to over 100 degrees.
I'm age 52.
http://home.comcast.net/~tomnak/Tom_...raut05_019.jpg

Hellofaride! But no helmet? You planning on hitting 53?

:-)

Helmeted,
Bill


Yup no helmet, except when riding sponsored rides where helmets are
required.
There's a group (purist) of us cyclist that have been riding since the 60's,
we ride without a helmet.
We tend to train on mountain roads with very little traffic.
None of us have never had a accident that resulted in a head injury.
We've also been around and around with the cycling community about riding
without a helmet so we've heard everything already many times over.
The law states here in California that anyone age 18 and under must wear a
helmet.
Yes, planning to hit 54 someday,
-tom

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On 8/7/06 2:14 PM, in article , "Tom
Nakashima" wrote:


"William Claspy" wrote in message
...
On 8/7/06 1:26 PM, in article , "Tom
Nakashima" wrote:


"Jonathan Cook" wrote in message
...
I just finished my morning jog, starting to get in shape for
hunting season, and 30 miles would kill me ;-)
Jon.

Jon, the key is staying in shape all year around.
Here's a picture of me taken last year on my race bike.
I had ridden the Marklleeville Death Ride that year, 129 miles, 5
mountain
passes and over 10K feet of climbing in one day. Temperatures were from
38
degrees to over 100 degrees.
I'm age 52.
http://home.comcast.net/~tomnak/Tom_...raut05_019.jpg

Hellofaride! But no helmet? You planning on hitting 53?

:-)

Helmeted,
Bill


Yup no helmet, except when riding sponsored rides where helmets are
required.

I was looking at the Death Ride web page. Better clamp that helmet on this
year :-)

There's a group (purist) of us cyclist that have been riding since the 60's,
we ride without a helmet.
We tend to train on mountain roads with very little traffic.
None of us have never had a accident that resulted in a head injury.

Anecdotal.

We've also been around and around with the cycling community about riding
without a helmet so we've heard everything already many times over.
The law states here in California that anyone age 18 and under must wear a
helmet.
Yes, planning to hit 54 someday,
-tom

Hope so, we've got to fish together!

But I ain't riding with you. :-)

Slow and safe,
Bill