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Weekend pick - Hunting? Fishing? Boating? Camping? Mountain biking?

Submitted by Zimo on Thu, 08/28/2008 - 8:23am.

The choice is wide open this weekend and the opening of grouse and dove seasons Monday even complicates it more.

But an announcement by Brundage Mountain near McCall caught my attention.

Brundage Mountain Resort is heading into its last weekend of summer lift operations with extended hours for Labor Day. You can take the lift to the top of the mountain and mountain bike or hike the resort's trails. You can also just go to the top of the mountain and hang out. The views are incredible.

The BlueBird Express high-speed quad will be open daily from Friday through Monday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

On Monday the resort will offer two-for-one scenic ride lift tickets. A single lift ride costs $10 for those 15 and older, and $5 for those 7 to 14 or 65 and older. Children 6 and under are free.

Mountain bike rentals are available.

I'm waffling on what I want to do. I'll definitely be whitewater canoeing. The dog is pacing the house saying, "Take me bird hunting."

What a weekend. By the way, check out my story on Page 2 of the Idaho Statesman on the camping and boating outlooks. Or click on our home page.

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George Grimes' grave

Submitted by Bwana_Jim on Thu, 08/28/2008 - 9:40am.

- Just received word that someone has vandalized George Grimes' grave at Grimes Pass so we may volunteer to go up there and do what we can to help repair it.

- Jim

From historic sites to fee boxes to shot-up signs

Submitted by outdoors on Thu, 08/28/2008 - 11:12am.

By Zimo

Can't believe in this day and age of environmental awareness and the love of the outdoors that we still get people destroying historical sites, smashing fee boxes, pulling out gates and shooting up signs.

The problem will never end.

Hope they find them.

Point Protection sometimes fails too

Submitted by YPmule on Thu, 08/28/2008 - 10:20pm.

The 2007 East Zone Complex burned Deadmans campground (and the outhouses) and the grave too.

Photo of the grave:
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/2286/deadmangraveqk1.jpg

But vandals and thieves really make us mad. Someone stole the memorial plaque for a kayaker that drowned in 1999 about the same area as William Studebaker did.

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The last big weekend of summer up here in Yellow Pine will be busy. There is a golf tournament in the forest and other activities. I heard the South Fork road is still closed, and the road in from McCall is pretty bad, especially on the East Fork where the slides came down. Johnson Creek road is open coming in from Landmark.

South Fork Road closed?

Submitted by outdoors on Fri, 08/29/2008 - 7:57am.

By Zimo
Forest Service said the South Fork Road from Krassel to Goat Creek was closed for repairs or something.

That was Monday. Don't know if they are trying to get it open for the weekend. They should.

still closed yesterday

Submitted by YPmule on Fri, 08/29/2008 - 3:03pm.

My neighbor checked out the South Fork yesterday, said the East Fork road out of Yellow Pine is still pretty rough from the slides, and he got part way up the South Fork when he came to a road closed sign. The last word we had from the FS was mid Sept. opening. Hopefully they will finally get their Goat Creek fish passage project done, it was delayed these last 2 years because of fires. South Fork road has been closed since August 4th (the day after the harmonica festival). Our other neighbor says the Lick Creek road to McCall is really rough and to watch out for logging trucks.

So they coudn't desecrate a grave within the neighborhood???

Submitted by foreignoregonian on Thu, 08/28/2008 - 10:07am.

It's always the ambitious jerks. Well, do your best and try to find this schmuck.

Dodging tree branches and avoiding firestorms...

Submitted by foreignoregonian on Sat, 08/30/2008 - 12:34am.

not already lit in these pages.

Golfing in the woods

Submitted by YPmule on Sat, 08/30/2008 - 1:42pm.

At noon the cannon was fired to signal the start of the golf tournament. There are several dozen people in the woods with clubs and balls having a great time. On course refreshments are served via 4 wheelers carrying coolers.

Last year the roads were closed, they wouldn't let anyone in, only 4 golfers played. In 2006 they had a champagne breakfast served by mountain men in tuxedos and folks golfed in the smoke from the fire just above the village. This year the weather is perfect and no fires - yippee!

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