A couple of horses we encountered on our walk
We ended up In Grangeville, Idaho last night. As we approached the town, we realized we’ve been here before. But we’ll have to look back at our blog to find out when….when you get old, and are retired, the dates just seem to run together. (Was it on our trip to Montana last year? The year before? The way home?...oh well, does it matter?) But we recognized several places we had found geocaches, as well as the campground. (Bear’s Den RV Resort. Good place).
What a great intersection for a home...(in Grangeville, Id)
This morning we hoofed it up a nearby hill, again a case of déjà vu, although last time there was a lot of construction going on. Then we headed up highway 12 to Lolo Pass. It’s a beautiful route along the Clearwater and Lochsa Rivers. Harris decided to download a few caches for the trip along the highway. Although we passed several pullouts and signs where there could have been caches, we didn’t see one until we almost at the pass. The first one we decided to skip. It was in the middle of a one hour loop hike, not hard, but the skies were threatening rain and we just went on. The second one was supposedly just off the road….it turned out to be across a suspension bridge and somewhere along a trail. We found the trail, were within 100 feet or so of the cache but gave it up as well. Too much brush at that point, no trail, and I guess we got a little discouraged.
Harris reading the sign during a lunch stop
Both of these were relatively easy hiking. Bear that in mind. The third cache was at Lolo Hot Springs. It was rated a 3 for difficulty finding, and 3 for difficulty of terrain. Oh sure, that’s the one we go for! Straight up a hill, sometimes on all fours, to the top of a boulder. The cache was cleverly hidden. It was a micro (bison tube) attached to a little gray colored frog hidden in a gray crevasse in a gray boulder. Harris found it. The next cache was rated a 3 for terrain, but Judy declined to climb again, so that was it for today.
What the sign says about the rivers on Lolo Pass
We re-arranged the contents of the van, and found out we have good brakes all at the same time. A deer suddenly ran right out in front of us. Luckily, the brakes and Harris’s good driving skills meant we didn’t hit it or even have to swerve much. But the cupboards did get a new look.
Judy leading the way on a cache find
We checked out a couple of RV places along the way, but decided to continue to Missoula and beyond to Beavertail State Park. We drove through a good rain shower…the first one this trip. The temps fell from the 70’s to 59. Ugh. It was getting late, so we camped here and Harris grilled pork chops for our dinner. He came from behind to beat Judy at the card game Quarters. (Judy’s sure he cheats cuz he doesn’t shuffle the cards much at all.)
Harris holding the clever cache
Tomorrow we head for Belgrade.
Can you spot the cache?
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