The North Idaho Front Porch

[Fisherman 100]

Try this link TM. Bonner County Daily Bee

[Clark Fork Fantast]

Originally Posted by Fisherman 100

Rich, you need to get back here by the sound of it. CFF Just as I am writing this a train just whistled. We are a mile to a mile and a half away. Went to Round Lake State Park two days ago. Walked in the back way and discovered I was the only person there. Fog on the Lake, fish jumping and a Bald Eagle overhead. Then one of my buddies tells me he heard wolves howling the other night and I should probably carry a gun.

That part puts the reality of Idaho in your bones. This is the real deal, not like the little San Bernardino National Forest I was used to. I have not even scratched the surface of this state, but I do feel at home here.

Fisherman,
I love Round Lake! I've hiked around it and got off the path and it was mightly lonely...and guess what? That nice big round mountain to the west (can't remember the name) also has mountain lions on it, so be prepared! The real deal, exactly like you say. Nature doesn't care if we're good or bad people...the wolf isn't going to give us a break if we've argued in favor of the wolf program...

Here's something else, closer to the human world: Has anyone been to the corner of Dufort and 95 (just before you get to Round Lake) where you can pick up discarded furniture etc.? What is it they call it, the Dufort Mall or something ? It's behind a fence of blue tarps. We haven't stopped by yet, but if it still exists when we've got our cabin built, we're going see what the deal is!

Here's Round Lake in late summer:

[Toyman at Jewel Lake]

Originally Posted by Clark Fork Fantast

Fisherman,
I love Round Lake! I've hiked around it and got off the path and it was mightly lonely...and guess what? That nice big round mountain to the west (can't remember the name) also has mountain lions on it, so be prepared! The real deal, exactly like you say. Nature doesn't care if we're good or bad people...the wolf isn't going to give us a break if we've argued in favor of the wolf program...

Here's something else, closer to the human world: Has anyone been to the corner of Dufort and 95 (just before you get to Round Lake) where you can pick up discarded furniture etc.? What is it they call it, the Dufort Mall or something ? It's behind a fence of blue tarps. We haven't stopped by yet, but if it still exists when we've got our cabin built, we're going see what the deal is!

Here's Round Lake in late summer:

Great picture CFF. The Dufort Mall is also the transfer station (dumpster spot), they have some shelves where people can leave/pick up stuff that's still usable. It's a great idea, I've unloaded a few things that were too good to just dump, but not something I needed any more. And have added to my book club.

Fisherman, thanks for the info on the Kelso Lake development. To get to Kelso Lake, when going N on 95, about 3-4 miles N of Athol you'll drop into a valley and come up a hill on the other side-that's referred to as Granite Hill. There is a left near the top that takes you over to Granite Lake and Kelso Lake, and on into Clagstone.

[Fisherman 100]

Hey TM, that puts that thing awfully close to home...

[Fisherman 100]

Cff,
I would rather face a wolf than a mountain lion. If they will dine on people near an Orange County Suburb imagine what they could do here. You would never be found. Kind of like a Hometown Buffet for big cats...Sick Humor I know....

[Trace_Rinaldi]

Originally Posted by Fisherman 100

Cff,
I would rather face a wolf than a mountain lion. If they will dine on people near an Orange County Suburb imagine what they could do here. You would never be found. Kind of like a Hometown Buffet for big cats...Sick Humor I know....

The mountain lions in calif are sissy's...LOL.. 2 small Chihuahua's cornered one in a garage not 20 miles from where we used to live.. That was hillareous... They were toy size too from what I remember.. I bet that cat got no respect back at the pride..HA!!


Hey check out my location!!

[Sage of Sagle]

Note that news bit was from Dec 2008...I don't think it will happen...

Re internet...if you're right in Sandpoint you can get DSL. If you're around the area and in line-of-sight from Schweitzer, there is some sort of broadband network. We're in the Dufort Valley (between 95 and the river) and we have to use satellite for our broadband. Wild Blue is good people, but their product isn't impressing me...lots of outages and horrific latency. HughesNet (we have that in a different building here) is quite good in reliability but still has that satellite latency issue, but some of the worst customer service I have ever dealt with, bar none.

[ejay]

Originally Posted by Fisherman 100

Try this link TM. Bonner County Daily Bee

Just another example of people ruining something that was good. I have fished at Kelso Lake most of my life and now it too will be for the people who can afford Idaho. It used to be for everyone now it's turning into an exclusive club for those who can afford to live here. It makes me sad and it makes my heart sink...

[Toyman at Jewel Lake]

Originally Posted by Sage of Sagle

Note that news bit was from Dec 2008...I don't think it will happen...

Re internet...if you're right in Sandpoint you can get DSL. If you're around the area and in line-of-sight from Schweitzer, there is some sort of broadband network. We're in the Dufort Valley (between 95 and the river) and we have to use satellite for our broadband. Wild Blue is good people, but their product isn't impressing me...lots of outages and horrific latency. HughesNet (we have that in a different building here) is quite good in reliability but still has that satellite latency issue, but some of the worst customer service I have ever dealt with, bar none.

With regard to the development, there was a story about it on the radio just this week. Still, with any luck it doesn't go through. I didn't realize Potlatch owned that much contiguous property as described in the article.

We went with Intermax wireless internet a month or so ago. Service has been very good so far, with about 2M up and down. I just hooked up our VOIP phone last night ($10 a month). If it works out as planned I'll cancel our land line. Wireless internet and VOIP cost about the same as we were paying for our land line and dialup ISP.

[Fisherman 100]

I have verizon high speed DSL. It is great. Lookin good Trace. Let us all hope these developers are just dreaming.