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[Occidental]

We made a relatively local excursion and drove the Lolo Motorway over a couple different trips.  The Lolo Motorway roughly follows both the Nez Perce Trail and the route of Lewis and Clark over the Bitterroot Mountains.  The motorway was built in the 1930's by the CCC's and may not be the image that your mind conjures when you hear the term motorway.  It's a fairly rough remote road following the ridges above the Clearwater River for about 93 miles.  If you are in to history or backcountry routes the motorway may be of interest.

 

Here's the post that tells the tale: https://www.occident...-motorway-2023/

Or you can also see the video here: https://youtu.be/218KFQhXNn8

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Nice trip, thanks for sharing.   Did you get the name of the guy doing the BDR on the Honda trail bike?  I be he had quite a trip, too?

[Taku]

Have been on part of that route during a fire. Need to see the rest, thanks for a good report!

[ski3pin]

Yes, another wonderful Ed & Sarah adventure! So enjoyable!

[DavidGraves]

We also have been on part but not all of it. It largely parallels Idaho Rt 12.

Edited by DavidGraves, 11 October 2023 - 04:30 PM.

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Thanks for sharing.In 2008 we did a drive over Lolo pass and camped in a couple

of the CGs along the Clearwater.Beautiful country.Didn't try the motor way though.

Frank

[Occidental]

Thanks all for the comments.

 

Mr. Sage, I did not get the Honda Trail guy's name or info  I had a million questions for him, but he said multiple times during our short conversation that he was in a hurry and needing to beat the weather and his visa deadline south so I just got a quick overview and he went on his way.  I would love to read his report for sure!

[buckland]

Another great documenting of a trip in places I'd like to  be! Those roads look so nice to putter along on and see such scenery! I hope to get out that way again. I then entered onto your river float trip . That was a bit shocking (yet not) that there were 62 boats passing the camp site on the Ronde trip I wonder if the impact of that volume was seen in the camp sites?  Maybe fall the traffic would be less. Glad you are able to get out there. We bought an Omnia Oven for my nephew in AK for his camper and boat. We love ours and sent him your two video links ...great looking lasagna !!!!

Edited by buckland, 12 October 2023 - 08:52 PM.

[Occidental]

@ Buckland

 

Luckily there are a lot of campsites on the Grande Ronde, but that was the most amount of boats I've witnessed on a trip before.  Fall traffic would definitely be less, as the flow it too low to get most boats down, thus the pressure is on during spring and early summer flows.  We went by the put in a few weeks back and it looked like canoe and kayak only water.  

 

We have a lot of fun with the omnia - new video posting later today actually!

[dennis 221]

We've Done nez perce is this one close by?