MEET NATE PAYNEWINNER OF THE 2019 TRAIL CHALLENGE
Nate received approval from the Forest Service to complete the switchback at the top of McKee Creek. As part of his Boy Scout Eagle Project he lead a troup of volunteers to the site where they dug with picks, pulaskis, hoes and shovels a new track through the sagebush. Jeff and Leslie Perkins, Bob Deeter, Milt Emory, and Steve Hurley helped with digging and packed tools for this project.
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Our Service Project for this year is the McKee Creek to McNabb Creek Trail loop. The first Saturday of the month will normaly be reserved for this project. On July 12th Members of the chapter rode up to the location where the Forrest Service would like to build switchbacks.
Thirty Day Creek and South Putnam Mountain at the top of this map are on the Indian Reservation. Rapid Creek is on the left side of the map, Topponce Creek is on the right side, and Inman Road is at the bottom. For a working map of this Trail Loop click on this link https://trailmaps.us/McNabb
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On the lower sections of the trail, damage has been caused by the creek.
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As can be seen by the trail's profile above, the loop is about 7 miles long and has 2000 feet of altitude gain. Physical exertion for the horse is rated at 5 on a scale of 1 to 10. There is moderate rockyness. The average slope is 15% with a small sections over 30%. We got off and walked the horses at times to give them a rest and to stretch our legs. Recommended for an intermediate rider to gain confidence.
It is open cross country riding from the saddle at the top of McKee Creek to the saddle on the top of McNabb Creek. The trail spur to Buckskin Basin is shown in green on the map. Darrel Beard discovered an older abondoned Forrest Service trail in the McKee Creek basin.
The area covered by this project is a perfect local getaway that has everything horseback riders love, old groves of Douglas Furs, flowered meadows, towering mountains, clear flowing streams, and views in all directions.
The video graphic below is interactive. you can hold down the left mouse buttom and grab the graphic to tip or rotate it. Scroll your mouse to zoom in and out. Controls on the left bottom can pause and start the action, the slider can be grabbed to move to any location along the trail. On the right bottom there is a box shaped icon. Click on it to open a full screen view. Finally in the upper right, click on STATS for more information.
It is open cross country riding from the saddle at the top of McKee Creek to the saddle on the top of McNabb Creek. The trail spur to Buckskin Basin is shown in green on the map. Darrel Beard discovered an older abondoned Forrest Service trail in the McKee Creek basin.
The area covered by this project is a perfect local getaway that has everything horseback riders love, old groves of Douglas Furs, flowered meadows, towering mountains, clear flowing streams, and views in all directions.
The video graphic below is interactive. you can hold down the left mouse buttom and grab the graphic to tip or rotate it. Scroll your mouse to zoom in and out. Controls on the left bottom can pause and start the action, the slider can be grabbed to move to any location along the trail. On the right bottom there is a box shaped icon. Click on it to open a full screen view. Finally in the upper right, click on STATS for more information.
The Federal government owns 61.6% of Idaho, only exceeded a little bit by Utah 64.9%, and a lot by Alaska 84.9%. However, Idaho has the greatest percent of its land in national forests 38.2% and it contains 4.8 million acres of wilderness, 3rd largest in the U.S..
