Monday, February 5, 2007

Strangeville Grangeville

Got an alpine start to get to Grangeville, Idaho this morning where I'll spend the next week and a half on the Nez Perce National Forest. The drive on Hwy 12 and 13, over Lolo Pass, took about 4 hours going nice and slow. The drive was mouthwateringly gorgeous, with delicious, twisty curves mile after mile. As a bonus, there was no traffic and hardly any ice on the road.

The sun rose slowly over the mist and fog-shrouded trees covering the rolling mountains, and lit up the Clearwater River with its thin and winding rivulets meandering through a frozen channel. Otherwise, today was all meetings and background, getting to know the basics of the Forest fisheries program here.

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