Yellow Pine, Idaho would be my choice. Jumping off place to Middle Fork, Salmon River Wilderness country. Need horse, will travel! (Across the counter elk and deer tags, last time I was there- a couple decades ago....)
Or maybe Calder or Red Avery up in the St. Joe.. St Maries if you insist on civilization- only 60 miles from Spokane, and less (or more) into real country. Spent 2 summers USFS trail crew out of Calder Ranger Station, back in the late '60's. No doubt it's changed somewhat, but still...
Roughly 60 miles south of (Kellogg)??. Dunno if the FS trails are still there, ut they were, the whorehouses are long gone with the logging days. Also the smelters with mining days.
No jobs, but what's not to like?
