Bob Marshall Trip

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A couple of weeks ago, I had the good fortune to spend six days covering about 75 miles through the Bob Marshall Wilderness. We initially intended to be in the wilderness for 8-9 days, but due to some unseasonably cold and wet weather, we started two days late.The three of us hiked about 21 miles in the first day and a half to where we inflated our packrafts and hit the water.

 

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The first stretch of water was small and low, with many portages around log jams and shallow riffles. The fishing and scenery were well worth the effort.

 

[WBouldin]

Very cool! Any grizz??

 

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The third day we decided to portage a couple miles around the gorge (3 pics up)that we had fished and scouted the evening before. Back on the water we encountered a few more log jams, but for the most part if was smooth sailing.











Remains of Ford Tri Motor Airplane Crashed in 1938

 

[sneakypete]

Very cool, I've always wanted to venture into the BOB!

 

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The last few days of the trip were spent floating and fishing with a few short hikes to a lake and a couple ranger stations. We encountered many rapids that were quite fun in our little packrafts. The last few miles of river before exiting the wilderness are through a dangerous gorge that necks down to under 6 feet wide in several places. This meant, we had to once again load our gear and boats onto our backs for a another few miles on the trail. The still cold beers in the cooler waiting at the truck tasted pretty good.

 

[devon deer]

What an experience, that has got to be the best way to explore!
Stunning place and some really nice fish.
Cheers
Richard

 

[JCS]

What a great adventure.

 

[Sawtooth]

Nothing beats the Bob. Beautiful country and fish. I am officially jealous.

 

[1_pointer]

Awesome! Looks like a great way to see that country.

 

[Gellar]

Tell us about your pack raft! What kind do you have? Have you tried other kinds? I would love to get one!

 

[mtmander]

nice trip

 

[duckhunt]

Awsome trip

 

[Eric.MN]

How cool that must have been. Thanks for sharing

 

[fulldraw]

What a great trip. Thanks for sharing.

 

[mdunc8]

Looks like a great trip. Hope to do the same thing soon.

 

[BKHunter]

Wow that looked like an awesome adventure!

 

[Festus]

Very cool!!
Thanks for sharing - like I needed something else on my bucket list.....

 

[Deleted member 20812]

Outstanding photos. What kind of packrafts are those?

 

[Trial153]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing !