Wednesday I headed north on Rt 55 along the west side of Idaho and connected with Rt 95. Just north a little place called Riggins I saw a sigh that said "Hell's Canyon" and having some time took a turn on Cow Creek Road and stared driving west...should have checked the map...after 10 miles of dirt road it turned into a twotrack with a sigh that said "Passenger Cars not recommended"...oh great...and after another 13 miles at 8 mph finally came to an intersection that indicated the canyon was another 15 miles in or 23 miles out by "Crooked Road"....and that it was 23 miles of switchbacks....

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Did see some mule deer...one doe with twins and one with a single...

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I had been in contact earlier with JJ Hack and safariman about coming to visit. JJ was in Africa but Mark and his lovely wife made me part of the family...along with the three dogs and three cats....

We had a great time going shooting twice and to a gun show on Saturday...

Mark "adjusting" the sights on a British Enfield..

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...shooting Marks (in)famous RIA 10mm..that "wounded" him while I was shooting it...

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Camped two nights along Rt 12/Clearwater River and toured Missoula, Mt. quickly on the way south back to Mackay's cabin.

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...and when I get back to the cabin I am greeted with snow on Mt. Bora...it was 38* this morning..

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Did some long range shooting on Mackay's steel at 590-700-790 yards. Then shot some with the FA97...this was five at 30 yards... I have a hard time with
this gun... Have to really concentrate or the shots pull left... The last 5 at 25 were not worth photographing...

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...good not to be driving for a while...Bob

If you can not deal with reality, reality will deal with you....