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Journal
57
R.E. Johnson
1968
July 31 Twin Falls, Idaho to May Creek Campground, Montana
near Ft. of Mt. Borah
Raven - 4
Drove through Salmon, up to Lost Trail Pass & turned
right (east) toward Wisdom & Big Hole Battlefield.
Camped 11 miles down this road at May Creek
Campground (water, tables, stores, trees, etc.).
July 32 (Aug. 1)
May Creek Campground to Missoula, Montana
Drove back to Lost Trail Pass & then down
the Bitterroot Valley toward Missoula. Turned off
to right (east) to drive 3 miles up to Sula Lookout
to get better view of Bitterroot Mtns. Could see
(good)
(10131 ft)
Boulder Peak, Trappers Pk., [illegible], Sugar Loaf
(9600 ft.), Como Pks (9552 ft.), + Ward Mtn (9010 ft.) (or
9 230 ft) (from south to north). Maps covering
area (West Fork & Darby District Maps of Bitterroot
National Forest; Hamilton & Elk City quads of USGS
1: 250,000 series) differ on elevations by as much
as 250 ft in some cases. Considerable snow
is still present in cirques & other protected locations.
Fire danger is high.
Further toward Missoula I turned off to the
left up the paved road to West Fork Ranger Station
(11 miles). The road is paved for only a short
ways beyond this. Before reaching the RS a
number of side roads are passed. One (Levene Creek