First we followed the Clearwater river for many miles until it disappeared. When the Clearwater left our sights another river replaced it...The Locsha. The Lochsa river, combined with the Selway river to the south, makes the Clearwater river the Snake's largest (by volume) tributary.
The Clearwater was named for just the reason you'd think.
There are limited places to pull over unfortunately.
This is the other place to pull off. Lunch stop is always great when your wife makes delicous sandwiches. (beer's not bad either)
The Lochsa river had better rapids than the Clearwater but there was a 15 mile piece of the road that was under repair and with loose gravel.
Darby, Montana is a cool little community. Nice downtown area, good parks and beautiful old municipal buildings.
I had never been in a tannery but found it intriguing. Although I couldn't get much info from the owner, his mountings and furs were outstanding...don't tell PETA.
The south-side of Darby is just as cute as the north-end. Heads up people, I found out while looking for a fresh muffin that there is no bakery in town...could be opportunity knocking here!
Well, we are back in Idaho for at least a month.
Because I mistakenly turned down a dirt road, and hence was unable to turn around for miles, I really trashed the motorhome with a 1/4 inch layer of dust. With an unhappy wife the very first thing I had to do was wash down the unit.
Not a bad front "picture window", eh? This is the Salmon river and 50 feet from us the North Fork of the Salmon enters the main river.
The water is very refreshing...but Donna is scaring the fish away.
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