Magruder Corridor round trip

[Wallace]

Glad to see one of them Grizzly bear didnt rip open that camper like a sardine can and eat ya. Looks like a heck of a good trip.

 

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[Plumber32]

Looks like the tensor regulator was a perfect tire for the trip

 

[Cuoutdoors]

.... we stopped and picked up a map and the squaw had to ask a ranger if there were any grizzlies in the FCRONR Wilderness and he just looked at her. So she said tell me the truth, and he said yes, a few some of them are collared and tracked....

She took it well though....He said don’t be stupid and you’ll be fine, wished us well and told us to turn right on the Nez Perce trail in half a mile.



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Well I tried to tell you they were out there but nobody wanted to believe it....

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[Cuoutdoors]

The squaw brought her a potty chair, says it was the best $15.00 she ever spent.

Storage was PACKED...

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Lol I've leaned on enough trees that I'd pay double that for the chair!

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[Cuoutdoors]

Made it back to the main trail and hooked the tiny trailer back up and continued east.

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Hows that trailer holding up? Looks like it has faired pretty well thus far....

Is the suspension adequate or would you prefer something different?

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[Montecresto]

Glad to see one of them Grizzly bear didnt rip open that camper like a sardine can and eat ya. Looks like a heck of a good trip.

Lol, if you think about it, with vinyl glued to 3/4” plywood, it’s probably more stout than the average RV. Besides, we had several tenters fairly nearby, an easier meal...

 

[mjn]

Great photos man! I'm glad you were able to do the trip. Just wish I could have been there too!

You camped at two of the same spots we did.. The campground just across the bridge on the darby side... we not only stayed there, but we had the same spot too!

 

[Montecresto]

Looks like the tensor regulator was a perfect tire for the trip

It sure was Plumber, I know you’re a fan of that tire. I checked my tire pressure daily and only put air in one tire, one time.

And speaking of that, I figured that I had about 75-100 pounds of gear that I never had to bring out. My wife said she was constantly wondering what was going to go wrong. But in the end, the worst thing that happened is the strap loosened on the tires I had strapped to the roof and they flew off bouncing down a rougher stretch, scaring the crap out of us, not knowing immediately what was going on, and by s stroke of luck one landed flat and stayed put mostly, the other took off down the near vertical but luckily was stopped by a tree....

 

[Smitty335]

It sure was Plumber, I know you’re a fan of that tire. I checked my tire pressure daily and only put air in one tire, one time.

And speaking of that, I figured that I had about 75-100 pounds of gear that I never had to bring out. My wife said she was constantly wondering what was going to go wrong. But in the end, the worst thing that happened is the strap loosened on the tires I had strapped to the roof and they flew off bouncing down a rougher stretch, scarring the crap out of us, not knowing immediately what was going on, and by s stroke of luck one landed flat and stayed put mostly, the other took off down the near vertical but luckily was stopped by a tree....

I know about being stopped by a tree on near vertical! HA! Glad ya'll had a wonderful trip and safe. I want to see all the pictures!

 

[Montecresto]

Great photos man! I'm glad you were able to do the trip. Just wish I could have been there too!

You camped at two of the same spots we did.. The campground just across the bridge on the darby side... we not only stayed there, but we had the same spot too!

WOW, that’s really cool. Yeah, wish you could have joined us but these things are hard to get coordinated.

On the other hand, I’m going to be working on the next years ride, definitely love the area, so perhaps the Lolo. I’d still like to do the wagon road, Orogrande, Mackay Bar on the Salmon.

 

[Montecresto]

I know about being stopped by a tree on near vertical! HA! Glad ya'll had a wonderful trip and safe. I want to see all the pictures!

Lol, yeah I guess you’ve got some experience...

 

[Montecresto]

This is the camp ground we stayed at last night, south end of Painted Rock lake, near the mouth of the west fork of the Bitterroot. Drove into the forest a few miles to cut firewood first. The drive back in to Darby was leisurely this morning and we made it here about 2:00.

The trip mileage turned out to be 408.2.......


We both had showers and a hot meal. Then headed out into the BNF and Como Lake. Tonight it’s the Blue Joint for a steak and baked potato.

 

[Smitty335]

Lol, yeah I guess you’ve got some experience...

Did you experience any altitude sickness? We didn't on a snow skiing trip years ago, but two shots of Brandy on the lift would set things right. But that was way back when, when I was crazy! HA!

 

[Montecresto]

Como lake in the BNF 5 miles north of Darby....

 

[Montecresto]

Did you experience any altitude sickness?

No, the elevation of my property in New Mexico is higher than anything we encountered on the MC.

 

[mjn]

WOW, that’s really cool. Yeah, wish you could have joined us but these things are hard to get coordinated.

On the other hand, I’m going to be working on the next years ride, definitely love the area, so perhaps the Lolo. I’d still like to do the wagon road, Orogrande, Mackay Bar on the Salmon.

Yea, that spot is in the far back corner of the campground.. it was the only one big enough to fit all of us. we had 4 tents back in there, plus one tent out on the sand next to the river. That was the day my little brother hit a deer on his bike. We camped there while my cousin drove him into Hamilton to the hospital to get checked out & sewn up. If he hadn't crashed, we were gonna go up and camp at Observation point, just below the viewpoint pullout here;

 

[mjn]

I figured you might camp at Sabe Vista once you saw it... another really, really cool spot.

 

[Montecresto]

Yea, that spot is in the far back corner of the campground.. it was the only one big enough to fit all of us. we had 4 tents back in there, plus one tent out on the sand next to the river. That was the day my little brother hit a deer on his bike. We camped there while my cousin drove him into Hamilton to the hospital to get checked out & sewn up. If he hadn't crashed, we were gonna go up and camp at Observation point, just below the viewpoint pullout here;
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That’s really neat that we camped in the same spot!!

Speaking of hitting a deer, we had a near miss as well, they’re all over up there.

That campsite at Observation is sweet too, with that spring coming out of the mountain there, like a little oasis. We passed it both directions too early in the day to stay.

 

[Montecresto]

I figured you might camp at Sabe Vista once you saw it... another really, really cool spot.

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I recognize that one, but the squaw liked having the water features...

 

[graybear]

Epic journey, thanks for all the pics and info. Glade you had no flat tires.