Expeditions for the Fall 2012 hosted at the McCall Outdoor Science School (MOSS) Check out the expeditions at MOSS this fall! These expeditions are facilitated by MOSS Field Guides and have teams of students who create Trail Reports each day of their week long residency. Pocatello Community Charter http://alatmosspocatellocommunitycharter.wordpress.com/
AL@UI: MSR 0.3 Expedition Day: Wrap-up Date: 10.17.11 Total miles traveled/medium: 80 miles/rafts, 1100 miles/truck for shuttling Lat/Lon: College of Education Building, Moscow Idaho; 46o 73’ N 117 o 00 W Temperature: 50F Weather: Our final day on the river brought overcast skies. There was nary a raindrop until we were tucked into our sleeping… [Read more…]
AL@UI: MSR 0.3 Expedition Day: #5 Date: 10.14.11 Miles traveled/medium: 18 miles/rafts Lat/Lon: Indian Creek on the Main Salmon; 45o 23’ 52.4 N 115 o 36’ 50.0 W Temperature: 61F Weather: Finally! A warm day! Great sunshine all day, clouds here and there. A clear night as well, stars are shining. Narrative over view of day: Today we awoke in a beautiful campsite-… [Read more…]
AL@UI: MSR 0.3 Expedition Day: #4 Date: 10.13.11 Miles traveled/medium: 20.2 miles/rafts Lat/Lon: Ground Hog Bar on the Main Salmon; 45o 28’ 39 N 115 o 21’ 08 W Temperature: 50F Weather: The sun never peeked out today. But it didn’t rain either. The overcast day kept the heat in and made for a pleasant rafting temperature as we… [Read more…]
AL@UI:MSR 0.3 Expedition Day: #3 Date: 10.12.11 Miles traveled/medium: 17 miles/rafts Lat/Lon: Sandy Hole Camp on the Main Salmon; 45o 30’ 31.8 N 115 o 03’ 23.6 W Temperature: 60 Weather: Today started off with some blue sky and much welcomed sunshine…a wonderful change from the day before. As the day moved along we had very favorable weather for being… [Read more…]
TRAIL REPORT FROM A STUDENT AT THE MCCALL OUTDOOR SCIENCE SCHOOL (MOSS) AL@UI MOSS 0.3 Expedition Day 2 10/12/2011 Miles traveled/Medium 4.5 miles/Foot As reported by Caitlin Nguyen Weather: The weather was cool and mild. It was kind of misty, but not rainy. Narrative overview of the day: Today, we canoed over to the Day-Use Beach and… [Read more…]
AL@UI:MSR 0.3 Expedition Day: #2 Date: 10.11.11 Miles traveled/medium: 7 miles/rafts Lat/Lon: Phantom Creek on the Main Salmon; 45o 23’ 47 N 114 o 49’ 04 W Temperature: 53 F Weather: We woke up to pouring rain at Corn Creek. The weather became more variable as we prepared to launch the boats with brief moments of sun and low-lying… [Read more…]
AL@UI:MSR 0.3 Expedition Day: #1 Date: 10.10.11 Miles traveled/medium: 410 miles/ truck Lat/Lon: Corn Creek on the Main Salmon; N 45022’07.0” W114041’05.8” Temperature: 56 F Weather: Cloudy, rain here and there. Good driving weather over Lolo and Lost Trail Pass. And then….rain rain rain on the drive once we met the river as the road turned to… [Read more…]
AL@UI: MSR 0.3 Expedition Day: 0 Date 10/9/11 Miles traveled: 210 miles running shuttles UTM coordinates: 11 498980E 5175804N Temperature: 55 degrees Fahrenheit Weather: Variable clouds, dry Narrative Overview of day: “…remember, the river is the boss.” Eric Newall, a friend and knowledge keeper of many Main Salmon River anecdotes shared this prior to our… [Read more…]
November 7, 2011
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