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ILAilO'S tfRU ITIVL , ... (i^dwaru 1. Rhodenbaugh) Chapter ill In o.ir high camp the dawn came e-rly and before j> o'clock the Chief . Alfc Art were off thru the dewy grass after the stock.Blue smofce curled up from out camp st%. /e as we busied ouroelves with breakfast. one-one suggested that we open our box of eggs neatly packed in sawdust. The first two or three seemed addled and were promptly discarded whereupon the writer called a halt .The eggs pushed the odor test and a batch was promptly scrambled for scrambled eggs tell no tales.lacking or. a mule the i-revoius day had caused the trouble. By 7*1; v,c swung stiffly ,even gingerly .into ourrsadules and trailed, off northefftward around the granite ledges that thrust out from the sides of -.usquito .tfeak.Two raile3 out we turned north and down the South Fork Of Chamberlain Creek. Though earl;' the morninfc had been warm and now the cool shade felt grateful.] lovers and vere abundant.Shortly after 10 o'clock we crossed the ereejt at our left and took a branch trail up Kim Greek* Fallon trees and steep grades were our lot for the next two hours until we gained the crest of the northward trending ridge.Le r frequently bounded away among the trees and grouse posed for the camera.About noon the full sweep of Chamberlain Basin lay beneath us to the eastward.The blue water s of ^Sheepeater Lake and Flossie Lake lay like basins sunk in a green carpet.Iish LJake in Its deeper basin could not be seen*The way to it lajL. by trail was down into a steep,rocky cirq/ae. How some of us dreaded that descent into Avernus. An hour later wc were at the lake to find Art and his pack string all unloaded.„Ie had be4t us by following the shorter main trail, Staoatto shouts from the lake revealed first Lavis and then Jones flipping out t6n inch trout at a Ridiculous rate.By the time the stove was up fish were being delivered at our door.It was a real fish dinner with plenty for all. There were no Old Colds to top off with but the Chief produced something better*
Object Description
Identifier | MSS 011 Box 4 Folder 8 |
Title | Idaho's Primitive Area Part 3 |
Date | ca. 1931 |
Searchable date | 1931 |
Photographer | Edward F. Rhodenbaugh |
Description | A descriptive essay on the Idaho Primitive Area, later named the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness. |
Location | Idaho's Primitive Area |
Latitude, Longitude | 45.271021,-115.154022 |
Subject |
Geology Camping Forests |
Language | eng |
Collection | Edward F. Rhodenbaugh Collection, MSS 11 |
Resource type | Image:StillImage; |
Original physical format |
document |
Digital format | image/jpeg |
Contributing institution | Boise State University Library, Special Collections and Archives |
Ordering & permissions | The contents of this item, including all images and text, are for personal, educational, and non-commercial use only. The contents of this item may not be reproduced in any form without the express permission of Boise State University Special Collections and Archives. For permissions or to place an order, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives at (208) 426-3958 or archives@boisestate.edu. |
Description
Identifier | MSS 011 Box 4 Folder 8 |
Title | Idaho's Primitive Area Part 3 |
Date | ca. 1931 |
Searchable date | 1931 |
Photographer | Edward F. Rhodenbaugh |
Description | A descriptive essay on the Idaho Primitive Area, later named the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness. |
Location | Idaho's Primitive Area |
Latitude, Longitude | 45.271021,-115.154022 |
Subject |
Geology Camping Forests |
Language | eng |
Collection | Edward F. Rhodenbaugh Collection, MSS 11 |
Digital format | image/jpeg |
Contributing institution | Boise State University Library, Special Collections and Archives |
Ordering & permissions | The contents of this item, including all images and text, are for personal, educational, and non-commercial use only. The contents of this item may not be reproduced in any form without the express permission of Boise State University Special Collections and Archives. For permissions or to place an order, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives at (208) 426-3958 or archives@boisestate.edu. |
Transcription | ILAilO'S tfRU ITIVL , ... (i^dwaru 1. Rhodenbaugh) Chapter ill In o.ir high camp the dawn came e-rly and before j> o'clock the Chief . Alfc Art were off thru the dewy grass after the stock.Blue smofce curled up from out camp st%. /e as we busied ouroelves with breakfast. one-one suggested that we open our box of eggs neatly packed in sawdust. The first two or three seemed addled and were promptly discarded whereupon the writer called a halt .The eggs pushed the odor test and a batch was promptly scrambled for scrambled eggs tell no tales.lacking or. a mule the i-revoius day had caused the trouble. By 7*1; v,c swung stiffly ,even gingerly .into ourrsadules and trailed, off northefftward around the granite ledges that thrust out from the sides of -.usquito .tfeak.Two raile3 out we turned north and down the South Fork Of Chamberlain Creek. Though earl;' the morninfc had been warm and now the cool shade felt grateful.] lovers and vere abundant.Shortly after 10 o'clock we crossed the ereejt at our left and took a branch trail up Kim Greek* Fallon trees and steep grades were our lot for the next two hours until we gained the crest of the northward trending ridge.Le r frequently bounded away among the trees and grouse posed for the camera.About noon the full sweep of Chamberlain Basin lay beneath us to the eastward.The blue water s of ^Sheepeater Lake and Flossie Lake lay like basins sunk in a green carpet.Iish LJake in Its deeper basin could not be seen*The way to it lajL. by trail was down into a steep,rocky cirq/ae. How some of us dreaded that descent into Avernus. An hour later wc were at the lake to find Art and his pack string all unloaded.„Ie had be4t us by following the shorter main trail, Staoatto shouts from the lake revealed first Lavis and then Jones flipping out t6n inch trout at a Ridiculous rate.By the time the stove was up fish were being delivered at our door.It was a real fish dinner with plenty for all. There were no Old Colds to top off with but the Chief produced something better* |
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