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I visited David last week to discuss some ideas we both had for our website.
In the process of cleaning up our HOME PAGE, we decided to move our FOREST ALERTS to the individual trip write ups. The reason we decided to move this very important info to the write ups, is so you can check for any kind of issues, trying to get to the trailheads. Years ago, a friend and I were driving up to hike into Long Mountain Lake & Peak. As we drove the frontage road of the American Selkirks, we came up to a bridge that was being replaced. Our turnoff was about 300’ past the bridge work, we intended to drive up. We eventually had to drive back to Bonners Ferry and drove up 95 to near the Canadian border, to Copeland, and down to our forest road. All this took about an extra hour or so to reach the trailhead. It was on that trip that I decided to do two things to our website. 1st…I always advise hikers planning a trip, to call or get online to see if their trip would be affected by any kind of forest closures or delays. 2nd…it is very important that you tell a responsible person your itinerary, your exact route of hiking, and when to notify the local sheriff’s office, if you are overdue or late. IF YOU HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR DESTINATION, YOU MUST CALL YOUR RESPONSIBLE PERSON TO LET THEM KNOW OF YOUR CHANGES. IF YOU DON’T, AND ARE LATE OR INJURED, THE SEARCH PARTIES MAY BE LOOKING IN THE WRONG LOCATION FOR YOU. Both of these are critical in case of an unfortunate accident. TWO BEAR AIR RESCUE SERVICE We are very fortunate to have a rescue service close by to get us out of the woods and to an ambulance or hospital. Two years ago, I was leading a snowshoe (sshoe) next to Stevens Lakes. One of the participants, slipped and tore her Achilles Tendon off the behind. She could not walk or even stand up. I called 911, and the Shoshone County Sheriff, dispatched a three person rescue crew to us. Please keep in mind, it takes hours for a rescue crew to get to the accident site. Once the Shoshone County S&R leader got to us, the leader called TWO BEAR AIR. They are stationed out of Kalispell, so it took time for them to get to us. But when they were hovering above us, I realized my friend was going to get out, without a difficult and complicated rescue. Altho that was a great help in getting her out, the very best part, is….TWO BEAR AIR is a free rescue service. It cost my friend ZERO $. She was air lifted to Lookout Ski Areas parking lot, where an ambulance was waiting. So the moral to ALL of this is simple. STUFF HAPPEN IN THE MOUNTAINS. PLEASE PREPARE FOR ALL UNFORESEEN INCIDENTS. David and my goal is to provide you with the best knowledge we can. By doing this, you can plan your trip, or know what’s available to you, before you even put on your boots. Please check out our RESOURCES, HINTS and MEDICAL INFO sections for more important information, that everyone NEEDS TO KNOW. Thank You for reading and using our local website. Please be safe and learn what we all need to know to have “too much fun in the mountains”. Chic David InlandNWRoutes.com
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