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We have spent the last week or so around North Fork, Idaho. I decided to visit the graves of two of my favorite writers, one in Salmon and one in Gibbonsville. Quite a contrast in what the two places looked like but I am glad I looked each up. Both were great writers and good citizens in their community.

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May they rest in peace.


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Good for you.

Sad in a way, they are gone. Yet, they are in a better place now.

Thanks for sharing.



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Originally Posted by TNrifleman
May they rest in peace.

Agreed, Hagel was great.

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Two of the best in the Shooting World


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Best of the best.

You have made the Fire extremely worthwhile, and thanks.
Both deserve the respect they have earned.

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Elmer had a great influence on my moving here. agree or not with his outlook he was a great man.
me I happen to agree, big is best.


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Originally Posted by deerstalker
agree or not with his outlook he was a great man.


Yes he was. I always admired his "No man is a stranger" attitude. I would love to be talking to him again instead of visiting his grave. Somewhere I have some slides of the first time I was at his house in Salmon. I need to try and find them and convert them to digital format.


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please do. would be great to see. how old was he when you visited?


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Thanks for this - giant gun men not to be duplicated.

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Thanks for posting the pics. As close as I'll ever get to these men.


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I would have cherished the opportunity to share a campfire with these men. Perhaps in the hereafter I'll have a second chance.

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They couldn't have picked prettier places to be laid to rest

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Two great writers indeed, but I'd go with 3. I believe Hemingway is laid to rest in Idaho.


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Originally Posted by RichardAustin
Two great writers indeed, but I'd go with 3. I believe Hemingway is laid to rest in Idaho.

Make it four � to include Ted Trueblood.


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Two great writers indeed, but I'd go with 3. I believe Hemingway is laid to rest in Idaho.

Make it four � to include Ted Trueblood.

But don't try to find a grave.

Ted was cremated, and the slip stream of an airplane blew his ashes over Owyhee County.


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What ever happened to Elmer Keiths brother Silas ?


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giant gun men not to be duplicated.


I learned more about all the aspects, why's & how's of loading from reading Hagel than all other sources combined.

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Idared: Thanks for sharing the fine photos of those two gravesites.
I get through Gibbonsville fairly often and will stop next time and pay my respects to a fine author and a fine gentleman whilst there.
Dittoes when I get through Salmon next.
Your post reminds me that I always wanted to find out which mountain range Bradford O'Connor spread his fathers (the DEAN of all outdoor writers Jack O'Connor!) cremated remains over - all I know is the mountain range in question held Mountain Sheep.
So that could be about anywhere in the Rockies - anyone know exactly which range Jack O'Connors remains were spread in?
Thanks again.
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