Great job on the video! The "locals" always tell people that the road is too rough for anything but a 4 wheeler or SxS... partly because they don't want to have to help rescue people who get in over their heads... also to keep the amount of traffic down... and because much of the property is privately owned. Also because the locals see it as "their place". Many of the mining claims were patented including Hump Lake and north and south of it, Concord Airstrip and a lot of the other mine properties. In fact the road NF-202 aka Buffalo Hump Rd/Crooked River Rd runs through private property for a ways... you can see this yourself with a Idaho Geological Survey map or OnX premium. The road stops at/above Jumbo mine and the pack trail begins there... that's why there's an outhouse. Anyways Idaho law says unless you correctly post No Trespassing signs people can access it... I think the Forest Service is trying to buy out all the private landholders out there... might have happened already but the maps haven't changed yet. The locals rely on scaring some people into not going out there and that seems to work most of the time. It hasn't stopped me. Many years ago I even had people stop me on the road out from Orogrande and tell me I wouldn't make it to Wild Horse Lake... lol ya right... I did and have many times in the 20+ years since. I drove an 84 Dodge Caravan out once to prove a point and got a lot of looks like "are you crazy" lol yep. You just have to know how to drive offroad. Years ago I knew a couple of old miners that worked out there near Hump Lake around WW2 and they said during some parts of the year/Spring/Early Summer the road was so rough that they put their rig in first gear and walked along outside steering through the window... too rough to ride inside. Spring runoff can tear the road up. I was surprised that neither of you appeared prepared for meeting up with a Grizzly... They have been tracked to as far west as Fish Cr Campground south of Grangeville.... and Buffalo Hump is a lot closer to Yellowstone/Montana/Wyoming where they're migrating west from... Sleeping in a tent? Nope! Maybe with a large group of people but likely still no. It's a long trip to Grangeville to get stitched up and I'm not young lol. I haven't seen one out there yet but I have seen wolves many times. They have never been a problem for me but they aren't at all afraid of people either. All the Black Bears I've encountered are afraid of their own shadow so usually not a problem unless you're between them and cubs or food. Have you driven Magruder Trail to Montana/Darby? It's not that difficult but some of the side roads out to Lookouts etc are pretty technical. You can also get to the upper Selway River that way and you can camp there (or used to). I personally prefer the sound of rocks/engines to music on these type of videos but I'm old so what do I know anyway lol. Lastly: Orogrande is not really a "Ghost Town" because people still live there.... same with Dixie, Florence etc. And that road out to Jumbo Mine/Hump Lake is not "the top" of Buffalo Hump... that's a little west.
@juststeve7665 i think magruder is on our list for next year's trip. Mostly wanting to do the road to burnt knob lo. Everyone we ran were nice luckily. As far as tent sleeping goes I had little choice in the matter with such a small rig. I am considering a newer suburban for camping or an offroad trailer. I do carry a spot device for emergencies and we both carry pistols (probably too small for a grizzly though). I had a terrible dream of being drug out of my tent by a wolf that night... so it was certainly on my mind lol Thanks for the comment!
@juststeve7665 oh and the sxs guys that warned us were from a orofino group. They just have small tires and I'm sure it was a hard trail for their machines lol
I think it would be better without the music. It doesn't add anything. It's not a dig on how you make videos but I'm here for the video, I'm already entertained, I don't need the generic youtube soundtrack to keep me interested.
Tires on rocks and the engine working is the proper music score
I think I like the music while riding in the jeep but the sounds of the rigs and rock from the outside views.
I miss My 89 Burb. Remind me of My time in The Eastern Sierra Nevada Mtn.
Great job on the video!
The "locals" always tell people that the road is too rough for anything but a 4 wheeler or SxS... partly because they don't want to have to help rescue people who get in over their heads... also to keep the amount of traffic down... and because much of the property is privately owned. Also because the locals see it as "their place". Many of the mining claims were patented including Hump Lake and north and south of it, Concord Airstrip and a lot of the other mine properties. In fact the road NF-202 aka Buffalo Hump Rd/Crooked River Rd runs through private property for a ways... you can see this yourself with a Idaho Geological Survey map or OnX premium. The road stops at/above Jumbo mine and the pack trail begins there... that's why there's an outhouse. Anyways Idaho law says unless you correctly post No Trespassing signs people can access it... I think the Forest Service is trying to buy out all the private landholders out there... might have happened already but the maps haven't changed yet. The locals rely on scaring some people into not going out there and that seems to work most of the time. It hasn't stopped me. Many years ago I even had people stop me on the road out from Orogrande and tell me I wouldn't make it to Wild Horse Lake... lol ya right... I did and have many times in the 20+ years since. I drove an 84 Dodge Caravan out once to prove a point and got a lot of looks like "are you crazy" lol yep. You just have to know how to drive offroad. Years ago I knew a couple of old miners that worked out there near Hump Lake around WW2 and they said during some parts of the year/Spring/Early Summer the road was so rough that they put their rig in first gear and walked along outside steering through the window... too rough to ride inside. Spring runoff can tear the road up. I was surprised that neither of you appeared prepared for meeting up with a Grizzly... They have been tracked to as far west as Fish Cr Campground south of Grangeville.... and Buffalo Hump is a lot closer to Yellowstone/Montana/Wyoming where they're migrating west from... Sleeping in a tent? Nope! Maybe with a large group of people but likely still no. It's a long trip to Grangeville to get stitched up and I'm not young lol. I haven't seen one out there yet but I have seen wolves many times. They have never been a problem for me but they aren't at all afraid of people either. All the Black Bears I've encountered are afraid of their own shadow so usually not a problem unless you're between them and cubs or food. Have you driven Magruder Trail to Montana/Darby? It's not that difficult but some of the side roads out to Lookouts etc are pretty technical. You can also get to the upper Selway River that way and you can camp there (or used to).
I personally prefer the sound of rocks/engines to music on these type of videos but I'm old so what do I know anyway lol.
Lastly: Orogrande is not really a "Ghost Town" because people still live there.... same with Dixie, Florence etc. And that road out to Jumbo Mine/Hump Lake is not "the top" of Buffalo Hump... that's a little west.
@juststeve7665 i think magruder is on our list for next year's trip. Mostly wanting to do the road to burnt knob lo.
Everyone we ran were nice luckily. As far as tent sleeping goes I had little choice in the matter with such a small rig. I am considering a newer suburban for camping or an offroad trailer. I do carry a spot device for emergencies and we both carry pistols (probably too small for a grizzly though). I had a terrible dream of being drug out of my tent by a wolf that night... so it was certainly on my mind lol
Thanks for the comment!
@juststeve7665 oh and the sxs guys that warned us were from a orofino group. They just have small tires and I'm sure it was a hard trail for their machines lol
I think you should sing and maybe play the harmonica a little
A blend is nice, but be cautious the music volume does not kick into overdrive.
I think it would be better without the music. It doesn't add anything. It's not a dig on how you make videos but I'm here for the video, I'm already entertained, I don't need the generic youtube soundtrack to keep me interested.