Remember: Click On Photo Several Times To Get Largest View.
.....*** THIS GOOGLE STREET VIEW SHOWS AS FOLLOWS *** =>
..A) A Bit Left Of Center Is => The Valley Scene Over The Lochsa River:
….((NOTE1: In the Strip Map at GSV bottom, you can discern => A) The Lochsa River and B) The Lewis & Clark’s “Rocky Point”, AND also C) Forest Road 109 which will lead the traveler to Road 500. D) And finally at far right, you see US-12, which here is the ZMM Route. E) The \Red PinPoint of course marks the location of the seen /\ Above /\ Google Street View. ))
….(( NOTE2: On the very long Forest Road 500 (which is the Lolo Trail), is where you can re-trace Lewis & Clark’s Torturous, Treacherous Sept 16, 1806 Journey Trail. This is where they Experienced Stormy, Snow Packed, Cold Conditions FAR WORSE than what you see , in the /\ Above /\ Nov 2015 View!! ))
..B) At Top & To Right Of The /\ Above /\ Mentioned Lochsa Valley Scene, Partly Obscured, Is The Crest Of The Mountains, Along Which Runs The Rightly Famous & VERY Historical “Lolo Trail” (The Next Photo Shows A Better View Of This Crest.) )
..C) Low In The \ Above /\ Photo, You See Four Signs Respectively Describing Local Natural Idaho Scenery & History =>
…..1) The Two Signs At Lower Left Look Like Discussion, With Photos, Of What Can Be Seen In The Surrounding Natural Landscape.
…..2) The Third Sign Numbered 344, Is Shown In Next Photo, Where You Can Fully Read It Close Up,.
…..3) At Lower Right Is The Fourth Sign (Which You Saw Previous Photo Close Up). This Is By The USDA National Forest Service. On Sign’s Top It Says “Checkerboard Legacy”, and Discusses What Is Shown In Map Seen On Sign’s Lower Right. Overall, This Sign Discusses The History Of National Forest Area Around The Sign.
….“ … After five or ten miles.... ” (Cont.Next)
Three miles after top of Lolo Pass At MT & ID Border. (GPS = 46.5953 -114.60013) NOTE: In The Google Street View at location of the /\ Above /\ Photo, the Sign is are not clear enough to read even at maximum zoom. Can anyone send Email With Clear Close-Up Photos, of each Sign?.
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SINCE MOSTLY CAN’T READ, THESE 4 SIGNS =>
….PLEASE ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING LINKS AS A MORE EXTENSIVE INTRODUCTION FOR EACH SIGN, LEFT TO RIGHT: (Each Link Has Photos & Maps)
….1) This Area Of Idaho Is Called “The Lolo Trail Corridor”.
The Lolo Trail Corridor: This Rugged Mountainous Landscape, Is Just North of The ZMM Route (Which Here Is US-12), And Is Deeply Loaded With Many Histori8cal Points of Interest Re a) Early Native Americans.(Nez Perce) and b) Lewis & Clark Expedition.
….2) Our Adventure Traveling “The Lolo Motorway”, Which Mostly Follows The “Lolo Trail”, Which Is Also Close To The Travel Route Followed By Lewis & Clark.
….All This May Be Experienced By Driving => “The Lolo Motorway” => Where You Will See The Important & Historic Lolo Trail Lolo Motorway Portion Of Our Loop Trip Through Idaho Wilderness. By Terry And Simone Kincaid, August 2-August 4, 2014. AFTER This Page Comes Up => You Can Read Discussion (Plus Many Good Photos & Map), Of What It Is Like To Drive “The Lolo Motorway”. Also given is how they accessed this road.
….3) A National Forest Service Summary & Explanation of => The Lewis and Clark Expedition Along => The “Lolo Trail” & The “Lolo Motorway”: Travel Excerpts From L&C Dairy / Journal, A Somewhat Day By Day Report, Across The Lolo Trail, In September 1805 And June 1806. AFTER this page comes up you can read about => The [historical] sites [that] are listed and numbered east to west, as you will find them, on your travels across the Lolo Trail and the Lewis and Clark route along the Lolo Motorway. (Sites are numbered on the map [given]. Also given are very specific instructions as to how to access this road, from either the East or West ends. )
….4) To Learn More About The Lewis & Clark Expedition, Read A VERY Interesting Day By Day, Summary Synopsis Sketch, Of Their Journey, with Excerpts From L&C Journal Writing, Supplemented With Images Of Maps Sketched by Lewis or Clark. AFTER this page comes up, you will read that L&C are asking Native Americans how to “reach his relations”, meaning go into the high mountains of what we know as Eastern Idaho.
…HOW TO USE THIS LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION PAGE => : a) Upper Left Click To Go To The Previous Day AND b) Upper Right Click To Go To The Next Day. ( At Top => The URL line has 18050910 which means 1805 September 10.)
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