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Jd110
10-15-2020, 09:02 AM
I’ve read there might be an inland temperate rainforest in Siberia, but this is the only one, I know, of in the world. It’s 600 miles from the Pacific Ocean.
Before the weather got cold I took a walk through the longest drainage in this mtn range, that has had no roads or logging since settlement.
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Headed for that saddle and figured I’d scramble up the peak.
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This is the drainage. I’ll post pictures from inside the canyon later.
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coolpool
10-15-2020, 09:38 AM
Beauty country jd, thanks for sharing! Are you doing some elk or sheep hunting, and how's the grizzly situation in that area? I take it that you're backpacking and staying out by the looks of the distances.

Jd110
10-15-2020, 10:46 PM
Beauty country jd, thanks for sharing! Are you doing some elk or sheep hunting, and how's the grizzly situation in that area? I take it that you're backpacking and staying out by the looks of the distances.

You bet! I was just out to see this area in the fall when the stream crossing are easier and less people. Only saw two really skittish deer in what was probably 25 miles. Was sorta surprised about that, but hey...it was a great 30 hrs spent.

ATC King
10-15-2020, 11:03 PM
Uhm...yeah, sure.

This is what I'm envisioning when looking at those pictures.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ktRhBcHza4

Bad kitty, scat, go away, I'm big and scary...and just trailprotrailprotrailprotrailpro my pants. Long hike with adrenaline and shitty pants for that guy. A raw crack and the shakes for the rest of the day.

Jd110
10-15-2020, 11:03 PM
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Notice how the trees and forest in general changes in a short distance. This is close to the creek. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201016/d528856ee90cf4602fbf6361eb078e40.jpg
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It’s absolute rage in the spring. Not recommended https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201016/9167f792da478e5da24ec1572c9a8a6c.jpg
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These deer are keen. This is as close as I got. Straight ahead on the trail.


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Jd110
10-15-2020, 11:44 PM
Uhm...yeah, sure.

This is what I'm envisioning when looking at those pictures.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ktRhBcHza4

Bad kitty, scat, go away, I'm big and scary...and just trailprotrailprotrailprotrailpro my pants. Long hike with adrenaline and shitty pants for that guy. A raw crack and the shakes for the rest of the day.
Um yeah right. I stopped watching it when he said ‘I’m big and scary’-backing up with all those big rocks at his feet?
So anyway, you are certainly welcome to check it out for yourself. A lot of this area is protected so it can wait.

DAM shop
10-16-2020, 05:27 PM
Beautiful pics jd, I always thought there were 7 inland rainforest thru out the world. Not sure where and maybe they are not. The same type.

Jd110
10-19-2020, 08:15 AM
It’s inland. The rest are coastal.
Furthermore, these mountains are older than all the other northern Rocky Mountains. They stood alone at what is estimated to be around 20,000 ft., when this was the coast(before Washington, Oregon and California emerged).
This is where you’ll find plant life that is found nowhere else, but a coastal temperate rainforest. With the prevailing winds that bring in lots of moisture from the Pacific Ocean and the massive Rocky Mountain in the back, it is a inland temperate rainforest.


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Back down near the valley.
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Now, to find my ride back to the truck. You see it?
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If you’ve ever gone out alone in a wild remote place, you know that your senses are at the highest. The smell of this is amazing, but the sounds and sights can make my hair stand up!

ATC King
10-19-2020, 08:27 PM
The most vicious beasts in the forest are often the quietest.

It's when all the other animals stop making noise that I get to really listening.

Stupid squirrels...

ironchop
10-20-2020, 08:26 AM
Fantastic pics! ...Beautiful place.

I could really use a solo hike up in there for about 72hrs to clear all of 2020 out of my head and reset.

Thanks for sharing