Nip and Tuck Road Drive

An interesting name for a road, we spent some time exploring this drive while it was raining.  It sure beat hanging out in the tent!  There were some great views of Stanley, ID as well as some neat old cabins.  We practically had the whole road to ourselves except for a couple of forest rangers that we passed early on.  We took an opportunity to do a little hike along here as well before it started raining to stretch our legs and enjoy a really nice view as well... so the GPS track includes both the drive and the hike.

View of Stanley from Nip and Tuck Road.  (Don't worry, the road wasn't all that scary as its name makes it out to be.)

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GPS Info

We collected all of the following data from our GPS unit during the adventure:

Maps

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Elevation Profile

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Coordinates and other details

Mileage:  Time:  Average Speed:  Road Coordinates: Trailhead Coordinates:

19.4 Miles 02:13:37 9 Miles/Hr. N 44º 13.957, W 114º 55.165 N 44º 13.983, W 114º 56.035

If you would like to use this info with your GPS unit, the full GPX file is here.
If you want to view this in Google Earth, you can download the KMZ files of the track and topographic overlay.

Camel's Back Park Geocaching

 

We have been rather busy lately preparing for our move to Seattle, Washington.  As a result, we haven't had much of a chance to get outdoors as a family.  So, when a Saturday rolled around, and we realized that we didn't have all that much to do, we decided to head to the foothills for a little hiking and geocaching.  We went to Hull's Gulch and Camel's Back parks, where our tour guide (Amelia) showed us all the sites after her week-long writing/nature camp in the same area.  The weather was perfect, and we found all of the caches that we attempted, leaving just one undone, because it was a puzzle cache and we didn't come prepared with all of the other caches we needed find first.

A section along the Grove Trail, part of the intertwining network of trails in
the Ridge to Rivers system, which mostly follows a lush and shady creek.

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Geocaches Attempted

	ALWAYS DARK	Found
	Lower Hulls Gulch Trail # 1	Found
	PFJ Cache	Found
	T's Trek #3	Found
	T's Trek #4	Found
	T's Trek #5	Passed

GPS Info

We collected all of the following data from our GPS unit during the adventure:

Maps

This Google Map is provided by GPS Visualizer

Elevation Profile

This profile is provided by GPS Visualizer

Coordinates and other details

Mileage:  Time:  Average Speed:  Trailhead Coordinates:

3.3 Miles 2:07:19 2 MPH "Geocaches Attempted" links above contain coordinates, or GPX file below has waypoints to each cache.

If you would like to use this info with your GPS unit, the full GPX file is here.
If you want to view this in Google Earth, you can download the KMZ files of the track and topographic overlay.