We took a 4 day trip into the back country of the Clearwater National Forest. With the late snow melt this year we were worried that we wouldn't be able to make it into the high country. We managed to time it just right though, and were the first people this summer to make it into Goat lake. We drove to the trail head via the North Fork and Kelly creek, and came out 4 days later via the 500 road and Parachute Hill, arriving at Powell on the Lochsa.
The trail head from Black Lead Mountain. It is located off from Toboggan ridge road between Cayuse Landing and Cayuse Junction. It is about a 3 mile hike along a nice trail into Goat Lake.
Wilson Peak, Wilson Range, Clearwater National Forest.
My yellow Lab Timber with his backpack. He actually seems to enjoy wearing it??
Mountain Goats were out on the Mountain above the lake each morning. We also had a very large wolf come through camp when we first arrived at the lake. I had just laid out my pad and sleeping bag and was taking a break when I saw something moving through the timber about 60 yards away. I thought it was a deer until it came into an opening and I could see it was a wolf. it stopped and sized us up for a minute or so, then slowly trotted away. The way the wolves don't immediately take off running like bears and cougars do when they see you kinda creeps a person out, the wolves seem to size you up more, deciding if you are food or a threat. Having the wolf around camp put a little damper on things since we had to worry more about my lab and my friends nephew, and could let them run around the lake as freely.
Goat Lake. There were plentiful 12 inch cutthroat in the lake which made for some good eating when baked in tin foil over the camp fire coals with some butter, onion, lemon, and Season salt.
Cameron and Timber taking a dip.
The still reflective waters of Goat lake in the early morning.
We stopped on the Lochsa on the way out to do a bit of cutthroat fishing. We hooked into several large trout, with the largest being about 18 inches.
The trail head from Black Lead Mountain. It is located off from Toboggan ridge road between Cayuse Landing and Cayuse Junction. It is about a 3 mile hike along a nice trail into Goat Lake.
Wilson Peak, Wilson Range, Clearwater National Forest.
My yellow Lab Timber with his backpack. He actually seems to enjoy wearing it??
Mountain Goats were out on the Mountain above the lake each morning. We also had a very large wolf come through camp when we first arrived at the lake. I had just laid out my pad and sleeping bag and was taking a break when I saw something moving through the timber about 60 yards away. I thought it was a deer until it came into an opening and I could see it was a wolf. it stopped and sized us up for a minute or so, then slowly trotted away. The way the wolves don't immediately take off running like bears and cougars do when they see you kinda creeps a person out, the wolves seem to size you up more, deciding if you are food or a threat. Having the wolf around camp put a little damper on things since we had to worry more about my lab and my friends nephew, and could let them run around the lake as freely.
Goat Lake. There were plentiful 12 inch cutthroat in the lake which made for some good eating when baked in tin foil over the camp fire coals with some butter, onion, lemon, and Season salt.
Cameron and Timber taking a dip.
The still reflective waters of Goat lake in the early morning. We stopped on the Lochsa on the way out to do a bit of cutthroat fishing. We hooked into several large trout, with the largest being about 18 inches.
2 comments:
gorgeous!!!! how'd you trick your dog into wearing the pack? anytime we put one on Lazlo he just freezes.
I was wondering how he would react to the backpack, but when I put it on him he acted like it was no big deal. When I had to put it back on him I would hold it up and call him, and he would come right over and stick his head through the strap like he wanted to wear it. I think maybe he likes it because he relates it with getting to hike, and he loves to be on the go.
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