William Robert (Bud) Moore was born on October 1, 1917 in Florence, Montana. The oldest of William and Hazel Moore’s nine children, Bud Moore graduated with an eighth grade diploma from Woodman Elementary School and went to work running a long-line trap line along the Lochsa River and the Lolo Trail in the Bitterroot Mountains of western Montana and northeastern Idaho. While he maintained the trap line in the winter, he began working on fire crews in the summer for the United States Forest Service at the age of 16, in 1934, and picked up other seasonal jobs with the department including alternate ranger, fire dispatcher, lookout, and trail crew foreman until the United States entered World War II. Moore married Mary Jane Buckhouse in Missoula, Montana on November 27, 1941.
Initially labeled 4-F by the military because of a hand injury, Moore joined the effort to cultivate guayule for rubber production. He moved to California and worked on the guayule farms until his hand healed and he was able to enlist in the Marines in May of 1943. During his three years in the Marine Corps, Moore served mostly in the Pacific including campaigns in Peleliu, New Britain, and Okinawa. While Moore was overseas, his and Jane’s son, William Henry (Bill), was born on October 22, 1943. Bud Moore was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in February of 1946 and remained a part of the Marine Corps Reserves until 1952.
Moore returned to Montana and the Forest Service and eventually became a ranger in the Powell District. The Powell District served the Lochsa area and was part of what he considered his “home range.” In 1950, he was promoted to District Ranger of the Powell District. Bud and Jane’s daughter, Victoria (Vicki), was born in Missoula, Montana on May 18, 1953. Moore continued to be promoted to positions of higher responsibility including Deputy Supervisor of the Lolo National Forest and Training and Safety Officer in Ogden, Utah. In 1961, he was promoted to chief of the Branch of Employee Development and Training and transferred to Washington, D.C. He moved his family to Virginia and acquired property in West Virginia (Sandy Ridge Woods) where he began instituting his ideas on land use and ecosystem management. In 1964, he was assigned to direct the National Fire Coordination Study and, at the conclusion of the study in 1966, was named the Deputy Director of the Division of Fire Control. In 1969, he was reassigned to Missoula, Montana as the Division Chief of Fire Control and Air Operations for the Forest Service Northern Region, the position from which he retired in 1974.
Bud and Jane divorced and Bud married Janet Fitzgerald on May 17, 1971. Janet had four children from a previous marriage, Joe, Nancy, Kevin, and Susan. The same year he retired from the Forest Service, 1974, the University of Montana in Missoula awarded him an honorary Doctor of Science degree. He and Janet also purchased property in Swan Valley, Montana (Coyote Forest) that Moore would use to further institute his conservation and ecosystem management ideas and also establish a small milling business. He maintained his interest in the wilderness around his new home, trapping and hiking along the Lochsa and Clark Fork Rivers. Bud and Janet purchased another tract of land (Mattson Meadows) in Powell County, Montana, in 1976. In 2008, Moore would use this land as part of an exchange to acquire 210 acres (McFarland Creek) in Mineral County, Montana with hopes of rehabilitating it to a more natural state.
Moore wrote freelance articles on wilderness, recreation, trapping, and hunting topics starting in the 1960s and was published in magazines such as the Ford Times and Deer Sportsman. In 1974, he began gathering information to write a book on his experiences and ideas concerning wilderness and the Lochsa country of western Montana and the Idaho panhandle. Initially titled
Janet Moore passed away on April 7, 2001. Bud Moore was diagnosed with a sarcoma malignancy in February 2010; he passed away on November 26, 2010.
This collection contains materials relating to Bud Moore’s interest in conservation and forest management in Montana. The collection is comprised of video, audio, photographs, published materials, letters, maps, notebooks, journals, phone logs, calendars, electronic records, and several artifacts. There are many articles, interviews, and speeches by and about Bud Moore on various topics relating to land ethics, hunting, trapping, fire control, Montana regional history, and sustainable forestry. There are also research materials, marketing, ideas, and drafts of numerous articles and his book,
Information on Bud Moore’s properties including maps, deeds, work plans, conservation easements, ecosystem management plans, and property appraisals is prevalent. There are journals and field notes documenting his hiking and trapping in roadless areas in Montana, which include his philosophies on land use and management. There are also materials relating to the operation of Moore’s milling business at one property, Coyote Forest, in the Swan Valley of Montana. A significant amount of personal material is present including correspondence, photographs, notebooks, journals, clippings, and daily calendars. Moore’s large network of friends and family is apparent in his correspondence and photographs; several people also sent him manuscripts and other writing for his comments and review. There are materials relating to other important Montana figures including correspondence with his personal friends Norman Maclean and Stewart Brandborg. An amateur photographer, Bud captured many of the landscapes he worked to protect as well as his conservation projects, family, and friends. Many photographs of Bud are also included. Video and audio materials documenting his speeches and presentations are present alongside materials used for research purposes. There are also materials added by his family concerning his death and funeral services.
Many files have descriptive notes providing context and further information; these notes were provided by Bud Moore’s daughter, Vicki Moore, and offer insight into Bud Moore’s motivations and specific areas of interest.
The collection is arranged into ten series, several have been further arranged in subseries. The contents of each series or subseries are arranged chronologically or alphabetically.
Series I. Personal, 7.5 linear feet and 13,290 electronic files, 1917-2014
Subseries 1: Biographical, 2.0 linear feet and 9,074 electronic files, 1917-2014
Subseries 2: Journals, 2.8 linear feet and 4,216 electronic files, 1946-2008
Subseries 3: Planners, Calendars, and Notebooks, 2.7 linear feet, 1969-2010
Series II. Family and Friends, 0.8 linear feet, 1917-2008
Series III. Correspondence, 5.1 linear feet and 77 electronic files, 1942-2010
Series IV. Bud Moore’s Writing, 13.1 linear feet, 1805-2010
Subseries 1: The Lochsa Story: Marketing, Ideas, Research, and Reviews, 4.9 linear feet, 1805-2010
Subseries 2: The Lochsa Story: Drafts, 5.0 linear feet, 1974-1996
Subseries 3: Other Works: Marketing, Ideas, Research, and Drafts, 3.2 linear feet, 1956-2010
Series V. Speeches, Presentations, Classes, and Interviews, 3.2 linear feet, 1968-2010
Series VI. Properties, 3.4 linear feet and 675 electronic files, 1960-2010
Subseries 1. Sandy Ridge Woods, 0.4 linear feet, 1957-1986
Subseries 2. Coyote Forest, 1.7 linear feet and 534 electronic files, 1969-2011
Subseries 3. Mattson Meadows, 0.7 linear feet and 13 electronic files, 1918-2007
Subseries 4. McFarland Creek, 0.6 linear feet and 128 electronic files, 2003-2010
Series VII. Subject Files, 13.9 linear feet and 23 electronic files, 1855-2010
Subseries 1: Fire, 1.8 linear feet, 7 electronic files, 1934-2003
Subseries 2: Fur Trapping, 0.8 linear feet, 1947-2010
Subseries 3: Historical Research, 1.6 linear feet, 1855-2010
Subseries 4: Land Ethics, 0.5 linear feet, 1958-2005
Subseries 5: Land Management, Use, and Planning, 4.6 linear feet and 14 electronic files, 1944-2010
Subseries 6: Natural Resources, 1.6 linear feet, 1956-2010
Subseries 7: Organizations Supported, 2.0 linear feet and 2 electronic files, 1972-2010
Subseries 8: United States Forest Service, 1.0 linear foot, 1928-2008
Series VIII: Other People’s Writing, 1.0 linear foot, 1943-2007
Series IX: Artifacts, 0.5 linear feet, 2003-2005
Series X: Images/Media, 17.0 linear feet and 8,134 electronic files, 1910-2014
Subseries 1: Photographs and Slides, 14.5 linear feet and 8,132 electronic files, 1910-2011
Sub-subseries 1: Photographs and Slides by Title, 11.5 linear feet and 160 electronic files, 1910-2011
Sub-subseries 2: Coyote Forest Photo Archive, 3.0 linear feet and 7972 electronic files, 1910-2011
Subseries 2: Audio and Video, 2.5 linear feet, 2 electronic files, 1986-2014
Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The University of Montana-Missoula. Access to some materials (both print and electronic files) has been restricted by the donors; researchers must receive approval from Vicki Moore for access. Some electronic files in this collection may require prior notice for access. Please contact Archives and Special Collections for more information.
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Copyright not transferred to the University of Montana. Use of materials in excess of fair use must be approved by the donors, Bill Moore and Vicki Moore. Please contact Archives and Special Collections for more information.
Bud Moore Papers, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.
This collection was in the possession of its creator until his death in 2010 and then it transferred to his children. The collection was donated by the creator’s children, Bill Moore and Vicki Moore, to the University of Montana Archives and Special Collections in several accessions in 2011, 2012, and 2014. Vicki Moore also transferred entirely digital portions in 2012 and 2013.
There are no expected additions to this collection.
The creator’s original order was maintained wherever possible, many folders retain their original titles and series designations. Series determinations followed logical groupings according to the creator’s areas of interest and the original filing system. During processing, duplicates and easily accessible publications without annotations were removed from the collection. Bibliographies were created for published materials that were clearly indicated as reference materials for a particular project but lacked annotations. Folder annotations provided by Vicki Moore that went beyond an inventory were added to the finding aid to provide additional information. Most medical information relating to Bud Moore’s cancer treatment was removed with a single folder of information retained for the historical record. Financial information including routine payment of bills and easily accessible tax forms were also removed. Two books by John Crawford,
The University of Montana Archives and Special Collections also holds a copy of both volumes of the Historic Overview of Bud Moore's Fur Trapping Activities in Montana and Idaho as well as three oral histories of Bud Moore: OH 140-004, 005, 006; OH 99-0022, 0023; and 422-0036, 0037. The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library also retains copies of Bud Moore’s book
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.
This series contains materials directly related to Bud Moore. The majority of the materials are Bud Moore’s educational, military, employment, and financial records. Awards, licenses, certificates, notebooks, personal calendars, and clippings are also present. Articles about Bud Moore and his accomplishments are prevalent. There are also personnel files from his employment with the United States Forest Service as well as journals he kept while in the field.
Some files in this series are restricted. For additional details see specific restrictions noted at the subseries level.
The majority of these materials relate to Bud Moore’s activities and accomplishments that inform a personal biography. Financial documents, employment records, military records, awards, interviews, articles, certificates, his birth certificate, and records relating to his education are all present. This Biographical subseries is arranged chronologically.
Several files in this subseries are restricted because they contain personal or financial information for employees and friends of Bud Moore.
File restricted by donor. Purchasing records of 40 acres sold to Les Hostetler in the Swan. Permission to access required from Les and Kelly Hostetler.
Article eloquently speaks of the importance of Coyote Forest as a showcase.
Biographical information with important place and people names for Lolo/Bitterroot history.
Contains employee personal information.
The audio/video document does not seem to be in the collection.
Folders within "Library": Anthology of Bud Articles; Archive Pictures; Archive Soundtracks; Archive Transcripts; Archives Articles; Archives Notes, Quotes, Questions, Project Outlines;
Bibliography Drafts and Info; Invoices; Library Old; Older Photo Archives Sheets; Slide Shows; Wag Dodge Memorial; WWII Marines
[Processor's Note: Much of the material in these electronic files is also available in
hard copy in the collection.]
Folders within "Bud Personal: Bud Annual memberships and Subscriptions; Bud Biographical; Bud Correspondence --RESTRICTED at the request of the donor; Bud Eulogies for Friends;
Bud Memorial Service; Bud Personal Accounts; Bud Presentations; Bud Recordings Misc; Bud Thought Work
[Processor's Note: Much of the material in these electronic files is also available in hard copy in many parts of Series I.]
Folders within "Contracts": Betsy; Suzanne
[Processor's Note: These electronic files contain information relating to Bud Moore's formal contracts with Betsy Spettigue and Suzanne Vernon.]
Bud Moore kept journals with frequent entries involving his activities during his time with the Forest Service and after. They include his personal views on conservation and descriptions of the areas in which he traveled. There are also scanned copies of the journals with supporting documents. This subseries is arranged chronologically.
Folders within "Journals": 1946 Journals; 1947 Journals; 1948 Journals; 1949 Journals; 1950 Journals; 1951 Journals; 1952 Journals; 1954 Journals; 1961 Journals; 1966 Journals;
1969-1971 Journals; 1974-1975 Journals; 1975 Journals; 1976 Journals; 1977 Journals; Archives Transcripts; Interview Transcripts; Misc Journal Stuff; Original Journal Cover; Typed Journal List
[Processor's Note: Scanned copies of Bud Moore's journals and supporting documents. Folders dated 1946 trhough 1951 have digitized versions of the journals. Folders dated 1961 through 1977 contain selected transcribed excerpts of the journals only.]
Little Salmon journals written in the Bob Marshall.
Little Salmon journals written in the Bob Marshall.
Bud Moore carried a notebook or planner in which he recorded writing ideas, phone numbers, lists, addresses, and reminders for himself about daily activities. Phone logs from his home kept records of those he interacted with on a daily basis. This subseries is arranged chronologically.
Loose paper with notes (this is a page from the Coyote Forest telephone logs probably shortly before Norman Maclean’s death).
This series contains materials generated by Bud Moore’s relationships with his friends and family. Also, includes the records related to two of his dogs. This series is arranged alphabetically by individuals’ last names.
Some files in this series are restricted due to the personal nature of some of the content.
A teacher at the Woodman School on Lolo Creek who “adopted” several members of Bud’s family, his sister Clarine and the illegitimate child of another sister Dottie.
Elizabeth Buckhouse was Jane Moore’s elder sister from the Miller Creek/Missoula homesteader family of Buckhouses – re: Buckhouse Bridge etc.
Nancy is Janet Fitzgerald Moore’s third child from her first marriage.
The Blackfeet Indian singer/composer visited Bud several times at Coyote Forest.
Also includes note by Bud mentioning Cal Samsel who he hired into the Forest Service after the Korean War.
Bud’s dear sister deceased in 1983; Bud was Clarine’s representative during her final bout with cancer.
Frances Lewis was Janet Fitzgerald Moore’s mother and was “cheated out of her life savings” by Janet’s sister, Kathy Pelkey; Bud helped Ms. Lewis clarify her accounts.
The steelhead run in the Lochsa was lost due to dam construction downriver; a few years before his death, Bud went back to the steelhead spawning areas he knew in the Lochsa but found no sign, despite apparent reports that spawners were returning thanks to a rehabilitation program. Note: Bud was a constant supporter of the Lolo Peak News.
Drawing by Bud’s sister.
Ed was one of Bud’s brothers. Items include: symbolically, his White boots and Stetson; a list of family members; the location of Ed’s ashes in the Lochsa; Bud’s list of Ed’s belongings; list of Ed’s debts; manila envelope with Ed’s remaining papers; Ed’s wallet on a chain containing the inventory Bud listed including $5.00 cash [Processor's Note: wallet removed and returned to the family].
Floyd John’s baby book.
Handwriting award for Francis Moore
Bud’s parents’ marriage license dated 1917 (copy and original); copy of Bud’s mother’s birth certificate from 1893; stock certificate in the Bitter Root and Beaverhead Oil Company for Bud’s father; a pack of sympathy cards to Bud’s father (possibly on the death of one of Bud’s brothers at a very young age, Floyd John?); letter from US Department of Labor on Hazel Dell Moore’s death (Bud’s mother) in 1962 containing old photo of Bud’s father, William; and Hazel Moore’s election card dated 1937.
Bud officiated at the marriage of Tom and Melanie Parker in 1997, a dynamic environmentally-concerned couple in Condon: re Northwest Connections.
Written by Lisa, Janet Fitzgerald Moore’s niece – original of poem hangs at Coyote Forest.
Bud always supported Patti’s efforts in her Living with Wildlife Foundation.
RESTRICTED without direct permission from Mike Stevenson, Condon resident
A Condon teenager Bud employed.
Bud wrote and delivered the eulogy and one of his photos appeared on the back of the funeral brochure.
Lolo Creek area history.
Includes Bud’s eulogy for Red Williams with some interesting historical remarks.
This series includes letters and cards sent to and from Bud Moore to various family members, friends, acquaintances, fans, public officials, and organizations. Moore maintained correspondence files alphabetically by the last name of the other party; these files were all retained in their original order with several individuals added if there was a significant amount of material. All other correspondence was foldered chronologically under “Cards and Letters” correspondence.
Some files in this series are restricted by the donor due to their inclusion of the personal information of Bud Moore's friends and family, and specific requests of the donor.
Letters to Stewart Brandborg when he was fired as Director of the Wilderness Society in 1976; G. M. Brandborg - peak named in his honor; Bud reminisces on his relations with Brandy since 1950 and on USFS conflict with conservationists.
Editor of the Lolo Peak News and a friend.
Contains e-mail exchange between Bud and Raymond, one of Tom Opdahl’s students in China – Tom is a Swan Valley neighbor who teaches English in China part-time. Bud’s responses contain very specific details about his experience during WWII in the Marine Corps.
Janet’s younger daughter, partly raised by Bud.
Bud's niece
Bud’s niece; contains some nice e-mailed photos of Coyote Forest and one of Bud eight months before his death
Janet’s second son, partly raised by Bud.
Includes two letters dated 1987 from Joe Waldbillig, old-timer in Lochsa and Miller Creek. Also, letter from Bolle, etc.
This is a beautiful file with Bob’s correspondence to Bud. Permission should be had from Robert Love – Blankenship Road, Columbia Falls - before this is opened.
Norman’s son, contains letter to Bud and Janet 1989; speech he gave in acceptance of a prize for his father; correspondence and updates on Norman’s failing health; and comments on Bud’s eulogy to Norman.
Includes Jim Hepworth’s notes on Norman’s letters. He researched them at Coyote Forest for a subsequent publication about Norman; 17 letters from Norman to Bud from September 15, 1973 to December 3, 1974.
[Processor's Note: Includes scanned copies of letters available in the collection.]
Contains one letter from Norman Maclean (dated January 3, 1974) with a response by Bud (dated January 19, 1974) after reading Norman’s manuscript for his book,
Bud’s note to various editors encouraging them to publish
Bud’s dentist, also a trapper and active in the Montana Trappers’ Association and a good friend of Bud's.
Letters are addressed “Uncle Bud” but these are not members of the family.
President of the Montana Wilderness Association; interesting exchange and paper on USFS funding and timber extraction.
Bob Mutch’s daughter who had a project to write the history of fire in the Selway Bitterroot and who interviewed Bud in 2006.
Ranger? at Powell?
Vicki Moore's ex-boyfriend
Friends and movie makers
Organized an event on camas in Potomac, Montana that Bud attended in 2007.
Bud’s employee and first close lady friend after Janet’s death.
Mike Stevenson was a good friend, one of Bud’s young acolytes and Swan Valley neighbor. Folder contains a birthday card from Mike’s parents to Bud and a map.
Dutch tourists Bud apparently met at the Hungry Bear Steak House in Condon, includes two pictures of Bud.
Bud’s best female friend during his final years.
See also "Letters that give uplift”
Dick and Sarah Walker were good friends of Bud’s.
The Chalet Club, February 2006 -- A.E.’s dad, see file "Washburn, Isabel "Ann Elizabeth"
"AE" spent time at Coyote Forest as an intern with Northwest Connections and became a good friend of Bud’s, file contains emails and letters from AE and a book she sent to Bud.
Related to a visitor to Bud’s Little Salmon trap camp.
This series contains materials relating to Bud Moore’s writing endeavors including ideas, research, drafts, marketing, and final published articles and his book.
Some files in this series are restricted and located in separate boxes at the request of the donor.
This subseries contains research materials, marketing, correspondence, and outlines for Bud Moore’s novel
Rediscovery of Earth was the original title of
Filed with book quotations notecards - possibly from Craighead's work.
Insight into historical research tips on the area and also Bud's methodology of asking himself questions to prepare for researching.
Lists of questions Bud used to prepare his field research trips and interviews of old timers for the Lochsa Story.
These field notes are also part of Bud's Home Range project - reflections on then and now.
This subseries contains drafts, revisions, and critical comments on various versions of Moore’s novel
Book manuscripts- Rediscovery of the Earth- Also letters from Norman and E.M. Kapp
This subseries contains research materials, marketing, outlines, correspondence, ideas, drafts, and final published versions of Moore’s various articles and writing projects; some drafts were initially speeches or talks that he later published. This subseries is arranged chronologically.
Final Copies Famous Writer’s School and letter from Norman
Shows Bud's drafting and thought process through lists, etc. – Eco-cruising (one of his last areas of emphasis)
Preparatory work for Historic Overview of Trapping.
This series contains preparation materials including drafts, outlines, and research for Bud Moore’s various speaking engagements. This series is arranged chronologically.
Contains many talks, documents, etc. Bud prepared while still in the Forest Service as Head of Fire Control for Region One (1969-1972), very interesting for research on changes in fire management policies.
Contains many talks, documents, etc. Bud prepared while still in the Forest Service as Head of Fire Control for Region One (1969-1972); very interesting for research on changes in fire management policies.
[Processor's Note: See also box 46, folder 9.]
From fire suppression to fire used as a management tool.
Good thoughts on trends and changes (the moving mountains).
Includes quotes from Bud's journals on building Coyote Forest.
Ideas on modest, low-impact living.
Shows the scale of Bud's contribution.
Contains published version of Bud's speech to the 1977 graduating class of the U of M School of Forestry.
Keynote speech for the Montana Wilderness Association.
In defense of the Bob Marshall Wilderness under threat of oil and gas exploration.
Interesting overview of the history of the wilderness ethic.
Proposals for wilderness - Swan Front, Clearwater-Monture, Great Burn, Sapphires.
See also Bud's Little Salmon journals (1983-1984).
Thoughts on education, parents, and land.
Overview of Bud's advice for sustainability to managers (land ethics).
Brief overview of Wilderness in Montana since 1945 in Bud's eyes.
For Rangers in the Lolo National Forest, held in Elser's barn.
Contains Bud's report recommending inclusion of the Swan Front in Wilderness (1978).
How Bud wrote
Nascent ideas of ecosystem management.
Bud's relationship with Norman Maclean.
Suzanne Vernon's note.
Notes provide interesting overview of Bud's actions in the Swan Valley.
Yellow notes give clear indication of Bud's speech-making strategies.
Interesting overview of fire history in northwest Montana.
Discussion Outlines
Overview of the history of the Lochsa and Bud's philosophy on sustainable ecosystems and why he wrote the Lochsa Story.
Overview of the history of the Lochsa based on
Contains a list of some of the old timers Bud interviewed for
Meeting as a result of Idaho Public Television show.
Bud's reception of this award.
Very important for Bud's philosophy of Ecosystem Management with reference to why Coyote Forest is so crucial.
See also VHS titled 'Loop Fire Training Team: Bud 1,' Summer 2003 (unedited)
See Box 43, folder labeled Fraley, John/Bud Moore
Bud was also instrumental in coordinating with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, SEC, USFS etc. to help bring about the creation of the Swan Valley Community Forest.
Contains an interesting recap of Bud's talk that Bud annotated in the margins.
Contains Bud's outline and notes for a presentation on Norman Maclean's
See Suzanne Vernon's publication on the Swan Valley stories.
Growing up in the Bitterroot, there is also a VHS marked Traveler's Rest 2006.
Contains a nice photo of Bud and possibly Connie, annotated by Bud.
Shows how Bud was beginning to use the digital photo collection for outreach.
Interesting info on Bud's early - and only formal - schooling.
This series contains materials relating to Bud Moore’s purchase and use of properties in West Virginia and Montana.
Some payroll files in this series are restricted and located in separate boxes due to employees' personal information.
This subseries contains all the materials generated by Moore’s purchase and activities at his Sandy Ridge property in West Virginia. This subseries is arranged alphabetically.
Shows that Bud used outreach and education connected with all his land purchases.
This subseries contains all the materials generated by Moore’s purchase and activities at his Coyote Forest property in the Swan Valley, Montana. This subseries is arranged alphabetically.
Payroll files are restricted due to personal information contained in them.
Sales books.
Sales books.
A good example of Bud's forestry consulting work in the Swan Valley.
Fairly good example of exchange with customers before Bud carried out a light-on-the-land logging operation.
This meeting was held to determine how to use Coyote Forest to continue Bud's work after his death.
Documents concerning lumber to build a guest cabin for a customer.
Christmas letter to customers shows importance of story-telling for Bud.
Folders within "Coytoe Forest":CF Future; Coyote Foreest Almanac; Coyote Forest Conservation Easement; Coyote Forest Development CFD; Coyote Forest Ecosystem Management;
Coyote Foest Filing System and File Guide; Coyote Foest Management CFM; Coyote Forest Monthly Accounting --RESTRICTED at the request of the donor
[Processor's Note: Materials relating to the operation, maintenance, and future of Bud Moore's Coyote Forest.]
Scaling tables for custom sawing.
Scaling tables for custom sawing.
Scaling tables for custom sawing.
Includes timber sawing plans.
Lumber purchase documents.
Includes good example of contract for light-on-the-land logging on a conservation easement property and conservation inspection correspondence - this folder would be interesting for someone doing research on forestry practices and conservation easement properties.
Survey work Bud did for neighbors in the Swan.
Lumber donated to charity or as wedding gifts.
Contains Bud's drawings and calculations for construction of lumber sorting shed at Coyote Forest and Mike Stevenson's design-which was not used.
Included electrical permit from 2000 for mill site which was returned to Coyote Forest on August 24, 2012.
Photos show examples of use of slab products produced on the mill.
Original blank timber sale agreement for CFM.
Coyote Forest Management, Slash Burning - Also 1991 activity=House logs, whips, etc. (related to logging work done for a neighbor (Jim Quinn) in the Swan.
Concerns log purchase for the mill.
Lumber market publications.
Bud's original hand-drawn plans for the sawmill shed, the structure was built in 1998 to protect the mill while it works at Coyote Forest.
Bud's field notes for potential CFM management and logging on Forest Service land adjacent to Coyote Forests; also contains new map of Mission Mountain Wilderness area.
Systematic snow depth measurements taken at Coyote Forest from 1992 to 2001: Bud measured and recorded rain and snow to track long-term climate change.
Gordon Somerville worked for Bud for many years helping with milling and general work around Coyote Forest.
Contains example of a sustainable logging company.
Rich and Sally Thomason are Condon neighbors for whom CFM started a management plan project, this file contains photos of the Thomason's place that indicate what Bud was looking for in terms of ecosystem management - Bud took the pictures.
Scribner Decimal C is a board foot scaling calculation for lumber.
Unfortunately, does not seem to contain Bud's original proposal that won the USFS bid for this blowdown salvage logging.
Original documents have been removed and returned to the property; file contains copies of important elements.
This subseries contains materials generated by Moore’s purchase and activities at his Mattson Meadows property in Powell County, Montana. This subseries is arranged alphabetically.
[Processor's Note: Includes aerial photographs, correspondence, observations, and weed control plans for the property.]
This subseries contains materials generated by Moore’s purchase and activities at his McFarland Creek property in Mineral County Montana. This subseries is arranged alphabetically.
Prepared by Warren Miller, these overlays are essential for the McFarland Ecosystem Management Plan.
Includes Eco-boundary cruising map.
Folders within "McFarland Creek": Geology Nez Perce; McFarland 2007; McFarland 2010; McFarland Apr 16 2009; Mike Vicki Hike 2008; Quartz CK Ranger Station 2007
[Processor's Note: Includes maps, observations, plans, weed control, and photographs of the property.]
This series contains research materials (papers, articles, maps, and correspondence), notes, and some photographs concerning various topics of interest for Bud Moore.
This subseries contains research materials and notes related to forest fires and fire control, there is some overlap with the United States Forest Service materials. This subseries is arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Contains USDA report made by Bud 1976 “Fire in the Northern Rockies”, “Fire, Land and the Forest Ranger” 1976 and “From Fire Control to Fire Management” in Western Wildlands 1974.
Contains “Bark Beetle Activity and Delayed Tree Mortality in the Greater Yellowstone Area Following the 1988 Fires” USDA publication 1996.
Note by Bud: “This is a near-complete story of the Crazy Horse fire.”
Note: Bud was consulted by the incident commander on this file for his knowledge of the local backcountry – though they still lit a backfire that destroyed a historic trapper cabin Bud had indicated.
Clippings, letters re lookout research project 1979 and 1981, let-it-burn article on Bud 1988, Bud’s outline of characteristics for Fire Management and Air Operations Director 1974 (some humor, too), 1910 Fires History by Elers Koch, etc.
Includes 1958 Fire Control Notes USFS; special instructions for lookouts corrected by Bud 1958; Fire functional Inspection – Helena National Forest report by bud 1958; Special instructions for fire Dispatcher 1050’s?; “Planning, Developing and Operating a Combination Air-Ground detection system” 1954; yellow page of safety notes and hand-drawn diagram by Bud; Bud’s notes and documents on Slash Treatment meeting in 1957 (referred to in his journals); Bud’s handwritten notes on Fire Suppression Safety c. 1950’s?; Bud’s hand-written fire control checklist; notes and documents on Fire control training) – Note: this file could be very useful for someone doing research on changing policies of fire control on public lands.
Includes Denver Post 1974 with article on first let-burn wilderness fire, 1974-75 correspondence (Bob Mutch…), Fire Management Workshop Minutes 1974.
Contains “Fire History Assessment for the Lolo Trail Powell Ranger District, Clearwater National Forest” 1995.
Seminal 1957 Fire report by Bud et al: includes 6/17/57 and 6/3/57 draft reports; 1957 related correspondence; Bud’s “Origin of the Standard Firefighting Orders” written in 1997; original cardboard list of Standard Fire Fighting Orders; “Safe Practices under Blowup Conditions for the Fire Crew Boss” unsigned 1957 but probably written by Bud; Bud’s hand-written notes; historic correspondence 1957.
Loose pamphlets, papers, clippings, and booklets relating to fire management includes: “Great Forest Fires of America” 1936; 1967 Forest Fire Statistics; Major Forest fires of 1967; Forest and Flame in the Bible 1964; Improving Fire Control’s Management Information system 1968 (by Bud and Janet before their marriage); Forest and Grass Fires 1967; and more recent documents to 2005).
Includes “Course to the Future: Positioning Fire and Aviation Management” 1995, “Fire Leadership into the 21st Century” 1998 + letter from Bud, “Fire’s Role in Support of Ecosystem management” 1994; letter from Bud to Senator Byrd on the need for a recycling, energy efficient society; correspondence concerning fire’s role in wilderness 1976; significant letter by Bud with report on legality of not following 10:00am policy on prescribed wilderness burns 1974; Audubon article 1974 on White Cap let-burn wilderness fire; Fire in Multiple Use Management 1974; correspondence with Canada 1974; Bud’s Forest Fireman’s Fundamentals 1971.
Includes clippings about grizzly bear shooting at Coyote Forest, clippings on Norman Maclean’s
USDA report on the fire located in the area where Bud had his winter trapping camp in 1980s.
Electronic files concerning the Loop Fire.
File containing work related to the preparation of the 2004 Fireline Refresher training program – Bud’s files, journals and photos on the fatal Loop Fire were used extensively; also contains transcriptions of Bud’s 1966 journals); folder contains final Loop Fire DVD; The Loop Fire Disaster” 1966 report with memo signed by Bud; 2 CD’s of scanned Loop Fire documents and images.
2003: manuscript letter to editor on fire and protecting Plum Creek divestment land in the Swan
Includes fire progress map of 1949; outline of Fire Behavior Mann Gulch Field problem 1958; 1949 aerial photo of Mann Gulch [Processor's Note: moved to Photo Box]; 1955 map of Helena National Forest; correspondence from K. R. 1994, 1995; 1994 article by John Maclean on parallel between Mann Gulch and Storm King fire in Colorado with John’s note to Bud and Janet.
Mentions 2002 30th Anniversary, White Cap Creek fire.
Mentions Bud
See also folder “30th Anniversary, White Cap Creek, 2002” and cross-reference to Bud’s journals.
This subseries contains research materials and notes related to fur trapping, particularly Bud Moore’s involvement with the Fur Trappers Association and his own trapping activities. This subseries is arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Related to Bud’s, the MTA’s and the USFS efforts to restore beaver populations in key areas in Western MT.
Includes old manila folder “Fur Sales” with Bud’s fur lists for 1981 and 1983 hand-written on front (Processor's Note: copies made and folder discarded), certificates for the most outstanding North Central wild mink pelts on sale in 1991 and 1992, sales records, tags etc for marketing Bud’s furs back to 1978.
Includes letter from Bud 1973 – before his retirement – that outlines his ideas of the role trapping associations need to have, role which he later implemented in the MTA; also correspondence related to setting up the chapter of Fur Takers of America in MT which originated in the MTA in 1974.
Montana Department of Fish and Game information
Bud’s letter of recommendation
Includes Bud’s manuscript; Bud often helped trappers write up their thoughts coherently and with impact.
Historic Swan Valley trapper cabin – folder includes photos and negatives + report to Upper Swan Valley Historical Society + manuscript of report + field notes.
Based on typed excerpts from Bud’s Journals in July 1981 and is a reflection on the risk of losing grizzlies in the Mission Mountains as had happened in the Bitterroots.
Speech by Bud to the Society of American Foresters 1970.
Historic Swan Valley trapper cabin – folder includes photos and negatives + report 1989 to Upper Swan Valley Historical Society + manuscript of report + map.
Includes a typed chronology of MTA history and related names + numerous issues of the MTA newsletter and a website print-out but very interesting to read the definition of the MTA, clearly formed by Bud’s work with them.
Through 1985: includes very interesting letter from the MTA Ethics Committee outlining the radical new thinking proposed in terms of habitat, connectedness, etc; documents on the inception of the MTA’s education program.
Trying to get the trappers, the public and the habitat together.
Bud contributed considerably to the MTA’s ethics and training program – Bud viewed sustainable trapping as similar to sustainable logging: preserve the natural systems that support the natural resource over the long term yet integrate man and his needs into the system.
No slides in folder but note from Suzanne Vernon “Were these slides returned?” – a very good question.
See also folder entitled Montana Trappers Association Education Program,General Outline Draft, 1978-1985.
Includes article mentioning Bud; Note: the origin of Janet Fitzgerald Moore’s political career was her lobbying for the MTA.
Includes correspondence between Chuck Jonkel and Len Howells, MTA Director.
Proposed Position Statement on Wilderness, by Harmon and Moore (1986 – shows how Bud’s influence on the MTA led them to consider wild lands management as a whole)
1981 - shows early stages of drafting this document
Mentions Janet’s lobbying for the MTA; 1981 clipping from Ponderosa Press which gives an excellent overview of the change in approach in the MTA thanks to Bud and Janet; also 1978 letter signed by Nentwig.
Unfortunately, Bud’s original letter isn’t in the folder, just the response.
Letter to Bud explaining why he had sprung one of Bud’s traps.
Copy of a how-to-snare trapping document.
Contains booklet on snowshoeing and winter survival 1972, Bud’s prep for a Snowshoeing workshop he did in 1977 for the Girl Scouts in Great Falls.
Location of two historic Swan Valley trapper cabins – see also folder “Meadow Lake Trapper’s Cabin."
Letter to Director of FWP from Swan trappers (interesting for fur bearer population trend studies).
New Method Fur Dressing Company
Preparatory file for Bud’s work on trapping ethics during the anti-trapping campaigns mid to late 70s.
Preparation file and correspondence when Bud was developing wilderness trapping guidelines with MTA and USFS.
Notes for Janet F. Moore’s proposed legislation for a youth class trapping license.
This subseries contains historical research materials and notes relating mostly to Western Montana topics. This subseries is arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Bud helped George Knapp find the grave.
Offer by Corvallis High School to help Bud preserve his archives and Bud's follow-up letter 2001.
From Lanny Scovel, clippings Bud wanted saved.
Includes interview carried out by Bud in 1985; envelope with pictures of Bud trapping in the Mission Mountains (1980’s?); copy of 1901 report by Ayres on the Lewis and Clarke Forest Reserve, Montana.
Jennifer Camp is the daughter of neighbors of Bud's in the Swan, originally from Florida; Jennifer studied archeology at university.
Bud knew Howard Copenhaver, possibly the original owner of the Copenhaver Ranch, now the Whitetail Ranch near Ovando, a property neighboring Bud's Ovando property, Mattson Meadows.
Includes clipping 1983 about Henry “Hank” Viche that also mentions Bud - Viche is often mentioned in Bud’s journals as Hank; 1934 history of Selway fires (copy of USFS document); letter 2001 with clipping of Lochsa Lodge burning down; draft manuscript by Robert Printz about Dead Man’s Flat in the Selway; copy of Elers Koch’s Route of Lewis and Clark across Bitterroot Mountains, sent to Ed Mackay, early ranger on the Powell RD; Bud’s notes “Ed’s funeral” undoubtedly refers to Ed Mackay; timber cruising instructions by Bud when Powell Ranger; 1973 note by Bud when Chief of Fire Control Region One on history of some sites in Lochsa; 1058 document concerning naming Ashpile Peak; 1938 document on other place names in the Lochsa; damaged newspaper clipping from 1967 on Lochsa country; 1954 clipping mentioning Bud as District Ranger; “original” carbon copy of Elers Koch’s Route of Lewis and Clark across Bitterroot Mountains stapled to Bud’s handwritten indications to Andy ? in 1965 explaining where the old trail went – very interesting historic file.
Article from 1954 mentioning Bud.
Dick and Sarah Walker are good friends of Bud’s; Bud’s first paid job (if I’m not mistaken) was guiding sheep into the mountains to the high grazing meadows around the age of 11 or 12; the shepherd’s wife, Victoria, gave Bud his first sleeping bag – he only had a blanket – because she was worried about such a young kid in the mountains – Bud’s daughter Vicki (Victoria) was named after the shepherd’s wife whose generosity had so impressed Bud.
Contains 1939 photos of the old Draper cabin up Lolo Creek with explanations - also contains pictures of skookum Bill Woodman's cabin just near the Moore's farm where Bud used to stay as a young boy and of Francis Middlemist, Bud and Jane Moore's friend.
This is related to Bud's assistance to Richard Simmons at Granite Hot Springs.
Background to planning the Lolo Pass Visitor's Center.
Contains notes and photos of Bud's participation in the dedication ceremony, also some memorabilia - he got out his old USFS uniform to wear during the ceremony - photos probably taken by Betsy Spettigue using Bud's camera. **Processing note - photographs moved to Photos box and other memorabilia moved to Artifacts box.
Note: Bruce Burk is not related to Bud; the Uncle Bud handle was just out of friendship.
Bud’s work on preserving the Lolo/Nez Perce Trail and letter expressing frustration at how long everything’s taking.
Steve Russell’s work on the location of Lolo trail and Bud’s trapline, annotated by Bud.
Contains very old advertisements for tires and Dodge vehicles and a brochure for Louden Barns c. 1916.
Contains incomplete clipping – this might be the McConnell that McConnell mountain in the Lochsa is named after – Bud was lookout on McConnell Mountain for 4 summers before WW II.
Annotated by I don't know by whose hand.
Includes cloth backed official booklet of Tables for Estimating Board-foot Volume of Timber c. 1950’s?, Protection of Trout Stream Environment 1950’s, Volume Tables for Lodgepole Pine 1952, Forest Tree Planting in the Inland Empire 1952, Waters of Coweeta USFS 1953, Forest Vegetation of Northern Idaho and Adjacent Washington, and its Bearing on Concepts of Vegetation Classification 1952, The Lewis and Clark Highway (1939) – proposal to build the highway over Lolo Pass – cover annotated by Ed MacKay? “(“EH?M”), small plastic timber cruising device, etc) – some interesting documents on connecting the Lewis and Clark Highway over Lolo Pass.
Includes copy of Ackerman’s Selway-Bitterroot History, 1974 Official Report on Climate of the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, copy of document establishing the SB wilderness, Some of Bud’s correspondence 1980’s, handwritten notes (not Bud’s hand – maybe Andy Arvish?) on arguments for establishing Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness area, 1957 letter on proposed reclassification into SB wilderness, Note: important file for history of establishment of the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness area.
Processor's Note: This and the previous file were originally a single file.
Includes clipping with notes by Bud and cross-reference to the Coyote Forest log 0f 12/29/98; Reminder: Bud did spend some time near Seeley Lake when he was a youngster (13 or 14) helping take care of an old mountain man.
Includes funeral card for Cindie Kobylenski, wife of the current owner of the Mission Mountain Mercantile in Condon – probably misfiled as this has nothing to do with trapping; Bud was “expert leader” for trapping on the Upper Swan Valley Historical Society and Vice President; Fern is the current Condon librarian.
Contains Crossroads and Westward Barriers newsletters and 2001 clippings about establishment of Travelers Rest State Park.
Includes notes on founding of Upper Swan Valley Historical Society in 1988 + mission statement written by Bud showing his commitment to history of place wherever he lived.
Mostly clippings from 1969-early 1970s, one from 2000 + documentation on log cabin building + 1956 brochure on Ogden, Utah where Bud was transferred and lived for 2 years.
This subseries contains research materials and notes relating to land ethics and its use. This subseries is arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Article on p 25 refers to loose yellow paper above “Sustainable Lifescape”
Includes notebook from 1974, notes from Supervisor’s Staff Meeting 1971, “The Greening of the Forest Service” 1972, “Preparation for Solving Problems Creatively” early 70’s?, etc.
Includes thoughts on energy consumption, letter to Chief of Forest Service arguing against timber-oriented management and financing 1973.
Includes 1952 “Recreation Plan Lochsa-Crooked Fork Unit Powell Ranger District” signed by Bud; early notes to prepare thinking for The Lochsa Story; 1971-72 exchange with “Environmental Effects of Retardant Fact Sheet” enclosed; Bud’s notes during meetings 1972? and “Resource Priorities Act of 1972” which replaced the “Multiple Use Act of 1960”; notes on strategy meetings for Fire Control 1972.
Includes manila envelope “Scrap Book” containing Mann Gulch fire info; letters from 1966, 68, 69, 1970, 71; hand written thoughts; Planning Report for Region 1 1971; Outline for Developing Guidelines for Effective Staff Performance 1960; annotated program for 1960 Forest supervisors’ Meeting in Utah; National Training Officers’ Meeting 1960; Safety Meeting 1960; Bud’s notes on his new job; memos from 1959, 1963; Report “The Biological Bases of Timber Management in the Northern Rocky Mountains 1972; notes from staff meetings 1972.
Includes memos, clipping, thoughts, preparation for fire control meetings… related to fire, over-harvesting timber; early draft of the Lochsa Story (God’s Country’s Guardians) in form of assignment to Famous Writers’ School; 1972 stating Bud’s firm intent to reintroduce fire into the wilderness system; very interesting list of “Basic Assumptions” from a draft multiple use plan 1972;
Includes Bud’s thoughts during trip back East 1974, many different notes (+typed version) related to SRW (Sandy Ridge Woods – property in W. VA) – thoughts, quotes from old-timers there etc; Bud’s 1972 Memo to Regional Forester on land ethics for the Forest Service + remarks and exchanges around this memo; Outline for Chief’s Discussion at R.F. and D. Meeting 1974; various notes and memos 1968; Notes related to staff meeting Nov 1971 where Bud explained the thrust to integrate fire into land management.
This subseries contains research materials and notes relating to land management, use, and planning. Many of the materials are reports and articles on specific wilderness areas and their use and treatment by government agencies, local residents, and corporations. There are also materials relating to efforts by Bud Moore to protect threatened wilderness areas and historically significant sites. This subseries is arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Interesting view by Bud of what forest should be like in the future
Includes editorial against Bud’s defense of USFS practices in the Lochsa, land use issues, timber harvesting controversies, water pollution and silting, protecting Jewel Basin, etc.
In preparation for family canoe trip, even vacations were consecrated to land management issues.
Contains a few clearly labeled photo print-outs that elucidate certain contact sheets in boxes of photos.
1996 Plum Creek and USFS land was exchanged in the Swan Valley to protect bull trout habitat.
This folder is rich in correspondence and shows how closely Bud followed environmental issues and tried to influence outcomes.
Contains correspondence, notes, and writings concerning the Montana Wilderness Bill of 1987.
E-mail exchange asking for Bud’s participation in meeting for Swan Front and Rocky Mountain Front.
[Processor's Note: Materials further documenting Bud Moore's formal stewardship efforts.]
Also includes some correspondence concerning the early idea that fire should play a role in the ecosystem – 1969-1970s. Note: this file could be useful for someone doing research on changing policies of land management (from multiple use to ecosystem management) on public lands.
Includes letter to Cole MacPherson where Bud describes his knowledge of irrigation use of Mill Creek (Lolo drainage) in the 1920s and 1930s.
Notes on how FS should view the land and present it to the public.
Contains a nice map of Rare II areas in Montana and Idaho that might be good in a display representing Bud's ongoing commitment to protecting wilderness.
The thoughts in Bud's letter of 1978 are far ahead of their time in terms of evaluation costs and values of wilderness.
Part of Bud's campaign for the Welcome Creek Wilderness (Lower Rock Creek Planning Unit) and his argument against the FS allowing snowmobiling in the roadless area.
Final typed version of the journals and field notes on the Sapphires, see Sapphire Wilderness
Connect to journals and field notes.
Notes for Swan Front slide show prepared by Bud Moore (according to a note from Bill Moore – this slide show is available at the Condon Community Library); Bud’s recommendation for the Swan Front 1978 (see also folder “Wilderness Talk, Holland Lake, Great Bob Trek, 1987” and “RARE II Hearings 1983” (Box 19) and “Swan Front Slide Show” (Box 48), notes to Representatives 1987; Citizens Alternative to Flathead Forest Management Plan 1981; note explaining slides in the Swan Front slide show at Condon library 1984; various other documents in support of the Swan Front Wilderness; original notes for preparation of recommendation 1978) Note: shows history of battle for the Swan Front, significant if the area is ever incorporated into Wilderness.
Documents from 1952 on spruce bark beetle control, timber sales for 1946, plastic grids and scales for scaling timber in the field, early timber sale near Cooper’s Lake up North Fork of the Blackfoot, 1955-56 Upper Powell timber sale, Lolo Divide road maintenance contract with Ray Fetscher 1954, cruising instructions by Bud 1956, Packer Meadow spruce beetle control logging proposal 1953, Instruction to trap tree crew chiefs – Powell RS 1953, Seeley Lake timber sale 1953; Lower Pack Creek timber sale report 1956, Spruce Creek timber sale 1954, Powell working circle timber sale 1954, Fish Creek divide sale 1952, Outline for timber sale report 1946, University of Idaho Bulletin (“Results and Applications of a Logging and Milling Study in the Western White Pine Tree if Northern Idaho – July 1938”), timber sale report 1954 (Andy Arvish was the “secretary” at Powell) Note: this file could be very useful for someone doing research on timber sales and cruising procedures after WW II.
Final typed version of the journals and field notes on the Sapphires, see Sapphire Wilderness.
Bud's correspondence, notes, and report instrumental in helping establish the Welcome Creek Wilderness Area in the Sapphire Mountains.
This subseries contains research materials and notes relating to natural resources including wildlife management, outdoor recreation, and water resources. This subseries is arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Bud actively participated in the Swan Valley bird counts in later years.
Field notes by Bud during western canoe trips, interesting descriptions of the watersheds at the time of the trips.
Includes Bud’s (and other Swan Valley trappers’) recommendations to Fish and Game Department in 1978.
Includes clipping about grizzly shot at Coyote Forest by Freeman Mann in 1977 and transcript of Bud telling about the last grizzly he saw at Coyote Forest in 2004; also note that Bud was thoroughly disgusted when the grizzly bear recovery program was abandoned in the Selway-Bitterroot wilderness under the Bush administration.
Includes report and correspondence – 1974-75
Contains preparation research for the trip and typed field notes taken during the trip.
[Processor's Note: These materials were combined in a single folder during processing.] Paper titled “An Evaluation of the wilderness and Aquatic Biointegrity in Western Montana” –by Nathaniel P. Hitt and Christopher A. Frissel; paper titled “Review of Ecological Effects of Roads on terrestrial and Aquatic Communities”-by Stephen C. Trombulak and Christopher A. Frissel; paper titled “Large Wood Debris in Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus) Spawning Streams of Logged and Wilderness Watersheds in Northwest Montana”- by F. Richard Hauer, Geoffrey C. Poole, John T. Gangemi, and Colden V. Baxter; Flathead Journal, Fall/Winter 2002; and a folder labeled: General
This subseries contains research materials and notes relating to organizations and clubs supported by Bud Moore either through his activities or monetary donations. Many of the organizations maintained goals that coincided with Moore’s own. This subseries is arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Bud’s contributions to non-profit organizations 2010, 2009.
Since Bud had trouble manipulating keyboards with his arthritic fingers, he usually had someone following his email for him and printing out useful documents that he would read in paper form.
Shows Bud’s close connection to this organization; they wanted Coyote Forest to be a “model forest” for the Guild but Bud refused until he had completed the Coyote Forest Ecosystem Management Plan.
Reference by Bud to telephone logs, both office and cabin, of June 3, 2003.
Letter from Bud (October 9, 2008) on McFarland Creek property; shows his concern to always integrate the specific place into the broader landscape picture; letter from Bud (December 31, 2004) showing his support for the Proposed Great Burn Wilderness.
A touching letter from Bud six months before his death in answer to an e-mail from Headwaters – still involved to the very end.
Patti Sowka’s foundation supported by Bud.
[Processor's Note: Meeting minutes and correspondence related to Bud Moore's work with the foundation].
Bud had talked with Amy quite extensively about a conservation easement for Coyote Forest before going with the Vital Ground Foundation.
Bud contributed.
Documents in this file date some of the photos taken during an NNFP field trip of sawmills in the Swan Valley on January 17, 2003 with Mark Vander Meer; also Bud gave a talk at this congress – also contains a text by Robert “Bob” Love of Columbia Falls that Bud used as part of his speech – author’s rights are with Bob Love.
Bud was a member of the weather spotter program.
Contains mostly work by Bill Moore on possible future use of Coyote Forest to continue Bud’s work on ecosystem management and land ethics.
Includes list of Bud’s subscription and membership dues updated August 2011 which clearly reflects his concerns and areas of interest; related forms, letters and payments.
Letter from Bud with his thoughts concerning U of M’s renaming of the “School of Forestry” in 2003.
Elizabeth Buckhouse was Jane Moore’s elder sister from the Miller Creek/Missoula homesteader family of the Buckhouses – re: Buckhouse Bridge etc
Spring 2006 and Fall 2006 mention Bud and Coyote Forest as first conservation easement entirely held by Vital Ground in the Swan Valley. [Processor's Note - See list of previously filed Vital Ground publications, all available online.]
Contains photo of Bud by Dave Morris.
The work and publications of WWI really impressed Bud in his final years, even though his take was of place-based local inspiration.
This subseries contains research materials and notes relating to the United States Forest Service. Many of the materials came from Bud Moore’s time at the Forest Service including official reports written by Moore. This subseries is arranged chronologically.
Employee personnel files are restricted.
Darlene Eberhard’s Contribution (includes copies of manuscripts by Ralph Hand about early days on the Powell RD).
Contains 1945 Region One newsletter.
Bud quotes some of his interviews in his letter of October 1979.
In Bud’s journals, referred to as “Fergie”; Bud’s annotated envelopes show he hesitated before releasing Fergie’s memoirs to the USFS in 1998.
Bud's notes and correspondence on the elimination of the Powell Ranger District.
This folder corresponds to when the USFS oral history interview by Mike Ryan was done [Series V].
Contains Bud's notes in preparation for the interview/participation in the USFS DVD
Downloaded text and replica of the Use Book given as a thank you to Bud for his participation in the USFS DVD
This series contains materials written by others sent to Bud Moore for critical comments, review, or as gifts. This subseries is arranged alphabetically by folder title.
One file in this series is restricted at the request of the donor due to its personal nature.
This series contains buttons, a banner, and a commemorative key chain relevant to the written materials in the collection. This subseries is arranged chronologically.
This series includes photographs, slides, video, and audio materials related to Bud Moore’s personal and professional life as well as his outreach programs started after his retirement.
This subseries consists of photographs and slides generated by Bud Moore's interests and activities. Many of the photographs and slides are unidentified but often during processing a brief description of their content was recorded for the folder label. Efforts by Bud Moore and his family and friends assured that many photographs and slides were scanned and saved with additional identification and background information. The photo database created by the family is referred to as the Coyote Forest Photo Archive in the collection and its electronic files are labeled "Library," most of the scanned images are cataloged in the boxes labeled "Digital Photographs, Source Materials." Folders are arranged alphabetically by title; during processing, numbers used by the creator and associated with individual files or photos were retained on the folder title.
This sub-subseries contains photographs and slides that are not part of the Coyote Forest Photo Archive.
Bud Moore's sister, includes obituary and photographs from her funeral
Scans of photographs returned to the Moore Family.
[Processor's Note: Many pictures of Bud Moore with his friends and family, some of Bud in the mountains and at his home at Coyote Forest.]
Betsy Spettigue’s photos documenting the filming of the TV programs; the TV programs are: VHS titled “ Outdoor Idaho: Conflict in the Clearwater” + VHS titled “Outdoor Idaho: 20th Anniversary”) [Processor's Note: Includes photos of Bud Moore's logging and sawmill activities]
Betsy Spettigue’s photos documenting the filming of the TV programs; the TV programs are: VHS titled “ Outdoor Idaho: Conflict in the Clearwater” + VHS titled “Outdoor Idaho: 20th Anniversary”)
Archives 4008-4199 (2008 and 2009) – Page one gives clear index and references to Coyote Forest photo archives.
Full-color photograph of the entire McFarland property by Warren Miller – essential for the Ecosystem Management Plan.
Picture annotated by Jane Moore.
Bud's 86th and Bill's 60th
Bud's 86th and Bill's 60th
[Processor's Note: Includes photographs of the Moore's home in Virginia]
[Processor's Note: Taken from Bud Moore's research file on his mother, includes photos of young Bud Moore and his marriage to Jane Buckhouse in 1941.]
[Processor's Note: Photo originally filed with Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration materials, Bud took a course in administration of public policy in 1964]
Three photos taken by Bud Moore
[Processor's Note: Pictures removed from an album chronicling Moore's work in guayule farms of California and active service in the Pacific. All photos described and identified.]
This sub-subseries consists of photographs and slides that are a part of the Coyote Forest Photo Archive, a photo database created by the family, its electronic files are labeled "Library," most of the scanned images are cataloged in the boxes labeled "Digital Photographs, Source Materials." Photo numbers 2030 through 2263 and 2289 through 2300 are not in these boxes. Photos 2030 through 2263 are retained in their original locations in "The Lochsa Story, Selected Photos" folders and then organized by book chapter. Photos 2289 through 2300 do not exist either through a numbering error or were not digitized with the rest of the collection. All photos can be tracked to the digital copy (along with the additional information) by their photo number. Some of the photos have an associated audio file of Bud Moore talking about the photo or a memory associated with the photo. These audio files are labeled with the same number as the photo. A single box of assorted DVDs and CDs contains files that may duplicate materials already available in the electronic files and photo database.
The
The gap in the numbering from 2030 to 2263 represent photographs from
Idaho
Montana
Montana
Bud's Mom and Pop's old Chevy with trunk of split wood and crosscut saw. Montana
Aerial view (prop plane) with a mosaic of naturally restored burn or fire area.
Mixed forest and plains landscape (foothills) East of the Rocky Mountains. Montana
Alaska Airline passenger plane deplaning. Alaska
Mountain landscape mid-slope to above timberline
Close-up rocky pinacle above timberline.
Cattle grazing a mountain meadow in the shade of bug-killed timber.
Aerial view of forested mountain landscape.
Montana
Broad view of mountain drainage, conifer/aspen mixed forest. Alaska
DUPLICATE OF 11. Alaska Airline passenger plane. Alaska
Granite Lake in the headwaters of the Brushy Fork of the Lochsa River, populated with native west-slope cutthroat trout. Two early day trapper cabins stand nearby. Story about Bud finding Andy Anderson's body. See also slide #170 of Granite Lake. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Lookout tower interpretive sign.
Looking from Moore's escape point down the chute where several fire fighters burned to death on the Loop Fire, Pacoima, CA. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Broad view of high mountain basin with two small lakes most likely in the Lochsa area.
Lochsa area, broad view of high mountain basin with two small lakes.
Bottom end of melted out avalanche. Grassy slope ends in old snow and flattened trees with two people climbing slope.
Small home near the mouth of Marshall Gulch near Missoula.Montana
Power line under construction. Library Note: Men visible standing on dirt road beneath power lines. Montana
Entry sign for Clearwater National Forest, Powell Ranger Station. Idaho
Powell Ranger Station original office building and related story about history, Ed Mackay, Bud Moore. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Janet sitting along the trail near Kootenai Creek. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Probably Forest Service inspection team on the Bitterroot National Forest(?). Montana
Bad Luck fire: fire fighters burning out to protect the Bad Luck Lookout. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Exellent discussion of the first two fires that were "let it burn" in wilderness. Early days, beginnings of current policies in Wilderness, validating fire's role in the ecosystem. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Kenai lying on bunch of cedars boughs cut for the Christmas holidays by the Missoula Lion's Club (small drainage near Superior). Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
A Marine Corp. Band in a parade on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC. Bud is not sure of the date.
Ranger Peak seen from along the Woodchuck Trail, mature forest visible in foreground. Idaho
Mid-winter snow drift at Rocky Point Junction along the Lolo Trail. Idaho
Idaho
Bill and Dave Ellen with mule deer buck shot by Dave in Anderson Gulch or Mailbox Gulch according to Dave Ellen (Lolo Creek). Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill pulling Vicki during a snow storm near our home at Target Range, Missoula. Montana
Jane Moore and Bill Moore (?), winter picnic with snowshoes. Montana
Vicki standing in front of our split rail fence in Target Range made of cedar cut and hauled from the Lochsa. Excellent discussion of opening the roads to Powell and giving people access to cedar products. "Quite an industry developed because of this. Tapped a new resource." Early commercial timber sales. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jane and Bill cross-country skiing between Lolo Hot Springs and Lolo Pass. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore, about age 12, carrying mule deer antlers from Grave Creek Range near Blue Mountain; predates law of high visibility orange clothing. Note .25-35 Model 94 Winchester carbine. Montana
Unidentified wildflowers. Library Note: Most likely Clarkia pulchella or Deerhorn Clarkia.
Jane Moore at high country cabin, skiing, in winter.
Yellowstone Park geysers. People on wooden boardwalk behind geyser.
Grayling and Eastern Brook Trout caught while camping on Trail Creek a tributary of the Big Hole River. Bamboo fly rod. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Vicki and Bill gathering fir and spruce cones near Summit Lake and Rainy Lake Seeley Lake Ranger District. Excellent discussion of gathering larch conks, also. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Vicki and Traveler, Jane's horse. Standard feedbag for those days. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Rainbow trout caught in the Lolo Creek Drainage western Montana and discussion about methods of cleaning fish. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill's first deer, mule deer, Schoolhouse Gulch in Lolo Creek drainage. First year hunter education required. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill clearing flammable material around Fiery Irey camp stove at an overnight camp. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jane hunting grouse with Bill about age four or five. Jane and Bill sit on log. Jane holds a rifle, probably a .22, while Bill looks at grouse laying on the log. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Colt Woodsman .22 caliber and Columbian ground squirrel. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill on skis at State Line Cabin, Lolo Pass. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jane and Vicki and Bill nearby on a cedar rail expedition to Lochsa from Missoula. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Domestic bull elk near Wisdom, Montana.
Bill and Bud at State Line Cabin on Lolo Pass in winter. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Measuring snow at Packer Meadow snowcourse. Shows columns of snow as they look outside of the measuring tool. Idaho
Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Snow measuring equipment display near Packer Meadow snowcourse. Idaho
Idaho
Cluster of butterflies on wet soil.
Aspen turning yellow and gold in fall.
Idaho
There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Forest Service employees treating a log to erect as an antenna at Powell Ranger Station. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Forest Service employees erecting antenna for communications system Powell Ranger District. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Forest Service employees using gin pole to erect antenna at Powell Ranger District. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Herb Erickson at Powell Ranger Station with hard hat (center) erecting antenna. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore, about age 12, standing in front of State Line Cabin Lolo Pass. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Chain saw operator clearing windfall from road. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Vicki at home in Virginia sitting with her teddy bear on Beaver Jack's stool. Story about the stool, and trapping in the Lochsa. Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Idaho
Hunting camp in the Sapphire Mountains (later Welcome Creek Wilderness). Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Vicki in front of cedar split rail fence at Missoula. Montana
Bud beside meat pole at Placid Lake with Ed Domer's first elk meat. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Fiery Irey camp stove showing close-up of door.
Jane and Bill at State Line Cabin, Lolo Pass. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill with rifle sitting beside campfire in mountains near Missoula. Montana
Montana
Vicki at unknown lake probably Lochsa country. Idaho
Burnt Cabin tent camp, buried in deep snow. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Herb Erickson at Round Top Lookout digging down through 12 feet of snow to find the latrine. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Vicki at Powell Ranger Station. Left to right: original ranger station, bunkhouse & grub wanigan. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Shattuck Mountain, Lochsa, Powell Ranger District. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
State Line Cabin, Lolo Pass. Idaho
Idaho
Sweeping out a building buried in deep snow, Crooked Fork cabin (?)
Snowshoer down in the snow. Date and location unknown. Idaho
Louis Normand, left, rigging the antenna pole for new communications system at Powell Ranger Station. Idaho
Idaho
Bill hiking and exploring on snowshoes, Monture Creek drainage, Seeley Lake Ranger District. Snowshoes are the standard trail shoes developed in the early days and not many of these built since WWII (with the big turn-ups.) This is an Army surplus pair. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Probably Bill building a campfire in the Brushy Fork of the Lochsa River country, winter 1953. Bud taught Bill to trap up in this country. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Andy Arvish, March 1953, measuring snow at Hoodoo Meadow snowcourse. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jane, Vicki and Bill cooking over a campfire on a car camping trip for recreation somewhere in the Rocky Mountains, late 1950s. CIRCA 1950s. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
View from a Forest Service plane, twin-engine ship, late 1950s. CIRCA 1950s.
Sand Lakers in the pan. Cooking fish on the cookstove at Big Sand Guard Station near Big Sand Lake, Lochsa. Native cutthroat. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill with "first thing he ever shot." (Porcupine) December 1952, Bitterroot Valley, with rifle that Bud gave him for Christmas that year. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Vicki at camp site. Collapsible camp stove, etc. CIRCA 1950s. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
A hot spot on the North Fork (Blackfoot) Fire October 1952. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Waterfall at Maud Creek, Lochsa drainage. Idaho
Vicki, Bill and Jane on Going to the Sun Highway, Glacier National Park. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
No Hunting Without Permission sign near Missoula and related discussion about No Trespassing signs. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill targeting in his rifle in the foothills area of Blue Mountain near Missoula. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill with large conk along old Lewis and Clark Highway, Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill's porcupine shot near the mouth of Miller Creek with his first rifle. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jane on "Traveler" in the Grave Peak range near Friday's Pass. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jane fishing from a handmade raft at Beaver Ridge Lake. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Sunset taken of skyline over Miller Creek near Missoula. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Christmas tree at Missoula home 1952. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill with his first rifle, a .22 caliber youth model. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Vicki at Rocky Point Lookout, Powell Ranger District, Lochsa River country. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill along Bitterroot River near Miller Creek. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Split cedar, rail fence at Moore home, Target Range. CIRCA 1950s. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Vicki with her Smokey Bear doll at what might be Lower Walton Lake, Lochsa country. CIRCA 1950s. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore and David Ellen cleaning cutthroat trout at the outlet of Skookum Lake on Brushy Fork, Lochsa. CIRCA 1958. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Rock marker on state line near Lost Park between head of Brushy Fork and East Fork Lolo Creek. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Horace Godfrey with axe and early-day over-snow vehicle, Army Weasel, Brushy Fork Drainage, Lochsa. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Going to the Sun Highway, Glacier National Park. Montana
Bill and Vicki on what might be waterfall on Warm Springs Creek. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill and Bud on skis along snowbound road between Lolo Hot Springs and Lolo Pass. CIRCA 1950s. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Typical richness and content of the Upper Lochsa spruce forest in winter. Spruce Creek drainage. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Subalpine scene near Rocky Point Lookout as fall frosts begin to turn huckleberry red. Fall colors. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill cleaning his youth rifle at the work bench at home near Missoula. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Vicki with mule deer antlers from buck Bud shot in the Grave Creek range. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Janet on her first hike into the Bitterroot Range near Bass Lake. Unnamed mountains, crest, in the distance. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Forest fire researcher Bob Mutch on an extended hike in the Grave Peak area of the Bitterroot Range, Lochsa country. Grave Peak Lookout site in the distance, far left. Bud Moore and Jim Habeck were along on this trip. Fire ecology research. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Taken from the head of Johnny Creek overlooking the major valley of the south fork of Lolo Creek. Lolo Peak in the distance. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Forest fire researcher Bob Mutch on Cedar Ridge overlooking East Fork of Moose Creek, a tributary of the Selway River. Standing next to old, burnt, whitebark pine snag. Jim Habeck and Bud were along on this trip. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Looking down one of the west side canyons of the Bitterroot, probably the South Fork of Lolo Creek. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Good morning Janet! On her first awakening, her first outing in the Bitterroot Range, near Bass Lake. Similar to B&W image #4511. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Steep, new country, geologically. Unknown location.
Greenough Ranch (no details). Montana
Jane Moore's garden. Montana
Elk browse on Crooked Fork. Tree browsed of all vegetation. Idaho
Elk browse at Russell's Lochsa Lodge. Idaho
Plowing the Lewis and Clark Highway open west of Lolo Pass. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Lewis and Clark Highway near Wendover Creek about the time that highway construction was beginning downriver from Powell Ranger Station. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Standard Forest Service blaze, known as "boot and heel." Early survey indicators. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Sign along Trail #34 showing bear damage on typical Forest Service wooden sign. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Cable suspension bridge just upstream from Warm Springs Creek, across the Lochsa River. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Kelly Creek Ranger Station dwelling. Note burn area in background from 1910 fire. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Kelly Creek Ranger Station administration building. Note old burn from 1910 fire in background, and cedar shakes on front of building. Idaho
Ranger Peak taken from Dan Ridge Lookout, crest of Bitterroot mountains south of head of Storm Creek drainage. Idah. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Rainy Lake and Swan Range. Photo plot or photo point candidate. Good photo of earlier forest conditions in the Seeley Lake area. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Andy Arvish, March 1953, measuring snow at Hoodoo Meadow snowcourse. Montana
Violets taken on Woodchuck Hill, Powell Ranger District. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Montana
Mud slide Lewis and Clark highway, Powell Ranger District. Idaho.
Trilliums along Crooked Fork, Lochsa. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Lochsa River and Tom Beall Park as seen from near the mouth of Papoose Creek along the Lewis and Clark Highway. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Squaw Creek, a major steelhead spawning stream (1950s). Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Muggins Gilman's pack string (mules) at Powell Ranger Station. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Granite Lake in Bitterroot Range (see slide #20, and associated recording). Idaho
Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Idaho
Vegetation at Beaver Ridge Lake. Idaho
Wild Spirea at Elbow Bend on the Lolo Trail motorway. Taken on family outing. Idaho
Louis Normand, assistant ranger, and elk at Freezeout Creek, and related discussion about stocking Forest Service cabins along the river, and elk hunting. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jane showing off her whitetail buck and eating a sandwich near Mormon Peak. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Meat Pole at Placid Lake. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Porcupine ("porky") work at Big Bend, near Maclay flats, Bitterroot. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Loading the sled at 6 a.m. Powell Ranger Station, to make camps to cruise extent of spruce bark beetle epidemic. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Elk at Colgate Lick, looking toward the lick and hot springs. This was a large grove of cedar which burned in about 1929. Bud briefly tells the story of fighting the fire, and also the story of the Carlin party. References the book "In the Heart of the Bitterroot Mountains" that tells the story of Colgate. Good discussion about the big game values of this area, including Bud seeing up to 500 or 600 elk in this area at one time. This is now an historical site. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Clemantis at Doe Ridge, Squaw Creek drainage. Idaho
Williams Ranch at mouth of Woodman Creek. Note new home this date. Bud's home away from home during grade school. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Flowers, Maud Creek. Idaho.
Elk at Jay Ridge shows quartering style that Bud used. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Idaho
Whitetail that Bud shot at higher elevations of Woodman Creek. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Idaho
White Sand Creek (Colt Killed Creek) Bridge at beginning of Lochsa River. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Marten at Walton Creek. Mature conifer forest. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Interpretive sign at Powell about Colt Killed Creek (White Sand Creek) in snowy scene. See also slide # 190 recording. Idaho.
ACM camp at Clearwater Junction looking east along Highway 200. Logs probably from Blanchard area camps. Saw timber. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Smokers sign at Packer Meadow, left up through the winter. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
ACM Log Deck at Clearwater Junction, close up. See also #193 and recording. Saw timber. Anaconda Copper Mining Company. Montana.
Breaking trail in deep snow at Pack Creek. Idaho
The "Blue Slide" (rock slide) along the Crooked Fork, where new trail had to be opened every spring along pack trail. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Snow scene and cornice at Rocky Point Junction along Lolo Trail. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Lost Lake Junction looking toward Rocky Point Lookout in the distance. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
North Storm Lake. Another wilderness "power place." Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Idaho
Bill on Topper (Forest Service horse, big but gentle), leading pack stock somewhere in the Lochsa. CIRCA 1950s. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore and Roger Norgaard on pack trip at Clark's Meadow on Storm Creek, tributary of White Sand Creek (Colt Killed Creek), a fork of the Lochsa. Story about rifle, .25-35 Winchester used to shoot larch conks off tall trees. The kids were gathering larch conks so they could sell them. Roger Norgaard was the son of the Lolo National Forest engineer. CIRCA 1950s. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Weippe, Idaho where Lewis and Clark came out of the mountains and met Indians. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Herb Erickson and Harper with Army Weasel (oversnow equipment) measuring snow at Packers Meadow. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Interpretive sign at the top of the Lewiston Hill overlooking the city. CIRCA 1950s. Idaho
Bulldozer moving dirt in the Lochsa area. CIRCA 1950s.
Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Clearwater Valley overlook, location uncertain but it seems to be the Swan Range with possible Rainy Lake in the Center. CIRCA 1950s.
Bridge redecking, maybe on the Crooked Fork. CIRCA 1950s.
Stuck in the mud somewhere in the Lochsa. Forest Service truck is an International Harvester KB-2 with canvas shell on back. CIRCA 1950s. Idaho.
Snow removal from roof of Ranger dwelling at Powell. Large column of snow is seen stacked next to building. CIRCA 1950s. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Ranger's pickup, Bud's No. 511, 1950 Dodge, at Powell Ranger District. CIRCA 1950s. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Little Cedar Campground sign. CIRCA 1950s. This campground no longer exists. Related discussion about the cedar groves in this area. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Indian Post Office Creek Cabin (Jay Turner's cabin) on Indian Graves Creek. CIRCA 1950s. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bulldozer building fireline. Note smoke in background. CIRCA 1950s. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bulldozer building logging road for National Forest timber sale probably in the Beaver Ridge area of the Lochsa. CIRCA 1950s. Idaho.
Blue camas at Packer Meadow, and discussion of Packer Meadow Timber Sale (one of two first sales on district) and changes in Packer Creek over last several decades. CIRCA 1950s. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Slope, or land slide. People visible in uniform in the background. No location, most likely Lochsa area. CIRCA 1950s. Idaho.
Log stringer overhead truss pack bridge across small stream, maybe along the Bitterroot slopes of the Bitterroot Range. CIRCA 1950s. Montana.
Example of late-spring snow-plowing of original Lewis and Clark Highway across Lolo Pass (single lane turnouts). CIRCA 1950s. Montana.
Early fall timber cruiser on a north slope in the Lochsa. He's come onto a patch of alders and is wondering how to get through it. CIRCA 1950s. Idaho.
Bulldozer working along the old Lolo Trail motorway, pushing spruce trap trees over to attract the spruce bark beetles and thereby slow the spread of their infestation. CIRCA 1950s. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Ranger's pickup at the site where the trap tree fellers camped along the Lolo Trail. Trap trees for spruce bark beetle. CIRCA 1950s. Idaho.
Gathering up on top of Lolo Pass about the time the Forest Service was striving to keep the road open later to facilitate movement of Powell Ranger Station personnel to Missoula for winter. Note Dodge Power Wagon -- first four-wheel drive vehicle used by Powell Ranger Station. CIRCA 1950s. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Small, clear mountain stream somewhere in the Bitterroot Mountains. Note granite rock formations.
Stream somewhere in the Bitterroot Range.
Waterfall somwhere in the Bitterroot Range.
Stream somewhere in the Lochsa, maybe Upper Crooked Fork of Brushy Fork. Pretty robust stream.
Roadside waterfall cascading into culvert under road.
Lolo Creek just above Granite Creek, between the old Lolo Hot Springs hotel and the new hot springs resort. Montana.
Young ruffed or Franklin grouse roosting on a branch.
Springtime look at ruffed or Franklin grouse early nesting season. Possibly Lolo Trail area. Note hemlock forest.
Remnants of a winter snow trailing up the face of a mountain.
Montana
Typical good catch of mountain whitefish caught with cane pole, probably Clark Fork or Bitterroot. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Lawn crocuses at Moore residence, Missoula. Montana
Montana
Graining Traveler at pasture near Buckhouse Bridge, and related illegal hunting story about Jonesy. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Montana
Bath time! Baby pictured in a basin of water. Montana.
Vicki in a stroller at the Powell Ranger District compound. Idaho.
Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Vicki at Powell Ranger Station, 1955. Idaho.
Bill Moore far left with Topper, Roger Norgaard with saddle horse, and far right office string: Sis, Homer and Salty on Inspection Trip with Bud at Frog Ridge between Big Sand Lake and Hidden Peak. Note granetic rock, boulders, sticking up through shallow soils in the alpine meadow. Discussion about ecology of high mountain meadows. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Although uncertain, this looks like a trailhead of early season hunters, probably in the Elk Summit area of the Powell Ranger District. Note all the stock trucks and roadside sign. Packer camp. CIRCA 1950s. Idaho.
Location unknown, but this looks like a planting crew east of the mountains in the Lochsa-Selway region. CIRCA 1950s.
Idaho
Landscape shot, unknown location. Dirt road can be seen following winding river. Most likely in the Lochsa drainage.
Sunset over Lochsa area.
Photo of two moose in Whitehouse Pond, close to what is now the Wendover Campground, on the Lochsa River four miles downstream from Powell Ranger Station. Idaho.
Small sandy island in river.
Night camp with Bill Moore and David Ellen by campfire. Location unknown. CIRCA 1950s. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Freshly planted spruce in a logged over area, somwhere in the Lochsa.
Franklin or spruce grouse on a log.
These are spruce freshly struck by spruce bark beetle. The situation that caused this epidemic was heavily blown down timber in the winter of '49 and '50. In the Lochsa, we began to call it the '49 Blow. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Evidence of elk browse somewhere in the Lochsa. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bark beetle damage on unidentified tree species. Many bark beetle galleries are visible. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Blue flowers. Library Note: Blue Penstemon.
High country moss as seen on a tree branch in winter time. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Fire scarred western larch in the Lochsa drainage.
This is a ______________ conk on a spruce. Library Note: Medium sized conk growing on a spruce, most likely red belt fungus.
Young white pine killed by blister rust, top half of tree is red. Most likely Lochsa-Selway area.
Yellow or orange mushroom type growth on a fallen log. Scientific name unknown.
Unidentified fungi. Library Note: Possibly Hericium americanum, H. abietis, or bear's head tooth fungus.
Unidentified fungi, Lochsa area.
Unidentified landscape showing snow accumulation, cornices from wind.
Possibly the crest of the Bitterroot Range, maybe from Ranger Peak, showing alpine conditions. Montana.
Between where the highway crosses Lolo Pass and Packer Meadow. Moose Mountain in the distance (right side out of view). Idaho.
Forest scene taken from the trail going into Storm Creek as you break down what's called the Woodchuck Hill with the crest of the Bitterroot mountains in the background. Idaho.
Alpine lake, identity unknown, most likely in the Bitterroot Range. Idaho.
Snow cornices probably somewhere along the Lolo Divide. Idaho.
We're not sure of this location but we think it is a shot of the Lochsa River and all of its fire ecology looking downriver toward Lost Butte. Idaho.
High alpine habitat, head of Storm Creek. Note moose in center, looking at photographer. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Result of elk winter browsing somewhere on big game range, Powell Ranger District. Idaho.
Big granite boulder near Bud's home at Lolo Creek, in Mill Creek drainage going toward Uncle Bob's cabin. Only big boulder in vicinity. On property now owned by Cole McPherson and Bill Mytty. Possibly moved there by actions of Glacial Lake Missoula. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Looking up the Mill Creek drainage from above Uncle Bob's cabin. Lolo Peak in background (the peak in the clouds). Uncle Bob's cabin was Bud's home away from home, where he learned to trap, and live alone. CIRCA 1970s. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Photo shows Big Rock Wall in the Mill Creek drainage, a fork of Lolo Creek, above the basin where Bud's father also trapped marten. Excellent marten habitat. Note avalanche path, center of photo. CIRCA 1970s. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Photo shows more of the snowy Big Rock Wall in the Mill Creek drainage (fork of Lolo Creek.) See also photo 291. Martin habitat. Fox story. CIRCA 1970s. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Photo shows the Big Rock Wall. Discussion about marten habitat, fox, etc on photo #290 and 291. Good camera, photography discussion, also about Argus C3 camera. CIRCA 1970s. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Photo shows Lolo Peak on same trip as slide # 290-292. Marten habitat, trapping, etc in the Lolo Creek area. Discussion about more wildlife including fisher, wolverine, and early trapping days compared to present. CIRCA 1970s. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Photo shows South Fork of Lolo Creek drainage from the top of the Big Rock Wall, commonly called Lantern Ridge. Discussion of deep snow, marten sets, and note left by ranger. CIRCA 1970s. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Lolo Creek drainage, Big Rock Wall. Winter, snow-covered scene. CIRCA 1970s. Montana
Looking down the Mill Creek drainage, toward Lolo Creek and Missoula Valley in the distance. Photo is showing trap line area of Mill Creek. CIRCA 1970s. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Wildflowers. Blue. Library Note: Probably a Sandwort, Arenaria montana.
Whitebark pine snags in the upper Lolo Creek drainage (Mill Creek) and related blister rust, and fire ecology discussion. CIRCA 1970s. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Lolo Peak from Lantern Ridge. Bud's trapline (it was Skookum's before that) came up out of the bottom and over ridge to the right. CIRCA 1970s. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Picture showing ponderosa pine severely scarred by road construction. CIRCA 1970s. Montana.
Lolo Peak from up above the Big Rock Wall, looking right across the saddle. Same group of pictures as 290 through 299. CIRCA 1970s. Montana.
Snowshoe trail, lower down from Lantern Ridge, Mill Creek drainage. Note cornice-type snow formations. CIRCA 1970s. Montana.
Overlooking the Lolo Creek drainage from Lantern Ridge towards the town of Missoula in the background and Lolo out of sight behind the dark ridge, which is Mormon Ridge. CIRCA 1970s. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Montana
The top of Lolo Peak from Lantern Ridge. Discussion about "spirit of place." Ethics. CIRCA 1970s. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Looking at Lolo Peak and the Mill Creek drainage from a lower elevation about a half mile from Uncle Bob's Cabin. Note Big Rock Wall far right in photo. CIRCA 1970s. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud and Bill skiing across a little camas meadow above Lee Creek in the West Fork of Lolo Creek, about three miles from Lolo Hot Springs. Discussion about old Indian trail, a fork of the main Lolo Trail, and how the name "Lolo" came about. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Deep snow at Lolo Pass. Note snow-covered State Line Cabin (now at Lochsa Historical Ranger Station) center right, and sign to the left. Montana.
Unidentified wildflowers, low plants or shrub.
Five petal white flowers, most likely Desert Mountain Phlox or Hood's Phlox.
Snowberry plant with clusters of berries present.
White, five-petal flowers, most likely Desert Mountain Phlox or Hood's Phlox.
Camas, a traditional, basic food source for the Native Americans.
Unidentified wildflowers, yellow, white, and purple.
White, five-petal flowers, most likely Desert Mountain Phlox or Hood's Phlox.
Yellow Wild Buckwheat in bloom.
Forget-me-nots blooming in the Lochsa.
Skunk cabbage growing along a trail in the Lochsa area.
Water country, Trout Creek. Probably same snowcourse, measuring trip, as with Andy Arvish, earlier. Montana.
Andy Arvish, March 1952, measuring snow at Hoodoo Meadow snowcourse. Montana.
Trilliums at Cedar Grove near Lochsa River, Idaho. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Brushy Creek in spring. Heavy flow in a smaller river in the Lochsa. Idaho.
Feeder stream into Crooked Fork, Lochsa region. Idaho.
Arrowleaf Balsamroot at Lolo Grade. Montana.
Powell Ranger Station original office building where Bud started work officially in 1935. Idaho.
Packer meadow in spring runoff, and discussion of horse camps, horses eating lodgepole bark, some trapping stories. Riparian areas. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Beaver work on a tributary of the Crooked Fork. "Fast water hand logging." Idaho.
Bluebells at Jerry Johnson cabin site. Idaho.
Joe Schrague making sourdough with the trail and telephone line crew at mouth of Cooperation Creek. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Shooting stars at Lolo Pass. "Loaded ecosystem." Montana.
Yellow daisies at Squaw Creek. Idaho.
Wildflowers at Lolo Divide, possibly a gilia or trumpet flower. Idaho.
Geraniums and possibly Cinquefoils at White Sand Creek (Colt Killed Creek). Idaho.
Flowers along the Lolo Divide, also known as the Lolo Trail. Possibly Sulphur Cinquefoil. Idaho.
Fog in the Lochsa, looking West from Bear Mountain. Idaho.
Warm Springs Creek Trail, near the creek and Jerry Johnson Hot Springs. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Indian Paintbrush at Low Gap. Idaho.
Mountain tea at Swamp Lake. Library Note: Most likely Trapper's Tea, Ledum Glandulosum. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Idaho
Wildflowers at Papoose Ridge, probably a type of Aster. Idaho.
Spring at Beaver Ridge below the lookout on the Brushy Fork side of the ridge. Library Note: Green vegetation with pink and yellow flowers visible around small seep. Most likely Lewis' Monkeyflower and Yellow Columbine. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Heather blooming along Lolo Trail. Idaho.
Pink Monkey Flowers at Twin Creek. Idaho.
Cayuse Creek drainage, taken in 1952, shows reproduction after the 1910 fire (in the distance). Discussion of fire and also bugling elk story. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Syringa blooming along Grave Peak Trail. Idaho state flower. Idaho.
Horses in corrals at Elk Summit Ranger Station, looking east toward Big Sand Lake. Note reproduction from 1910 fire. Hoodoo Creek in distance. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Calf elk and ranger Nousianen's daugher at Kelly Creek Ranger Station, North Fork Clearwater. Idaho.
Fire Lookout named "Smokey" at Rocky Point Lookout. Large thunderhead visible in the distance. Rain gauge visible next to Smokey. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Swan Range, main Clearwater, looking at avalanche chute in the vicinity of Richmond Saddle, east of Richmond Peak. Montana.
Porcupine Work, Bitterroot Valley, and related discussion about eradication of porcupines, and introduction of fisher. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Porcupine Work, Big Bend (a huge bend in the river, upstream from town of Lolo) and related discussion about Bud's experience with Horace Godfrey, and NOT shooting a porcupine. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Porcupine work, Big Bend (a big bend in the river above town of Lolo). Montana.
Porcupine ("porky") Work, Bitterroot Valley. Montana.
Snow marker at Lolo Pass showing 8 feet of snow. Montana.
Breaking trail backwards. Steve Russell driving Army Weasel to break trail for timber cruisers, looking for spruce bark beetle infestations, etc. Lochsa. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Steve Russell fueling up at Powell Ranger Station, Army Weasel. Idaho.
To bring awareness of safety, Horace Godfrey displays the type of First Aid Kits we carried in mobile equipment during the 1950s. Idaho.
Horace Godfrey making bread inside the cookhouse at Powell Ranger Station and related stories about Horace at Seeley Lake Ranger District, including a grizzly bear encounter in Young's Creek drainage. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Snow well beneath Lodgepole pine (four feet of snow) at White Sand Creek (Colt Killed Creek), in the Lochsa. Useful to elk, deer, and moose on winter game range. Idaho.
Army weasel track in snow at Lolo Pass. Looking down on the Montana side. Idaho.
Steve Russel's Army weasel, and his son, Clark, right. This vehicle was also amphibious. Idaho.
Horace Godfrey asleep on a cot at Burnt Cabin Tent. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Trout Creek drainage during snow measuring trip, Hoodoo Cabin area. This area had not been logged at the time of this photo. Possible photo point or photo plot candidate. Montana.
An expansive conifer forest in the foreground, and the treeless crest of the Bitterroots in the background, looking east across Lost Park, Brushy Fork drainages. Almost down the Montana/Idaho state line. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Patton (red hat) and old time alternate ranger, Frank Gummer (white hat) on the trailer behind the Army weasel. Note more crew members inside. Also, discussion about grub wanigan (one of the buildings at Powell) and recent trip made there by Bud and Betsy. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Snowshoe trail through deep snow on the Lower Crooked Fork where we were running a line during the timber cruising operation. Idaho.
Blue grouse at Doe Ridge. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Lupine blooming. Idaho.
Serviceberry, Indian Grave Creek and related winter range and fire ecology discussion. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Beargrass at Powell Ranger District. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Flowering shrub at Crooked Fork. Idaho.
Moose at salt block, Elk Summit Ranger Station and related discussion about moose and elk populations, 1910s to the present. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Oregon Grape at Doe Ridge. Idaho
Idaho
What we called honeysuckle at Papoose Creek. Library Note: Most likely Bluebells. Idaho.
Wild Parsnip at Lochsa Lodge and related discussion about bear ecology and elk hunting (bugles). Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Waxleaf Ceanothus at Cold Spring. Important winter range shrub for mule deer, whitetail, elk and moose. Dry site plant. Idaho.
Scab on elk, White Sand Creek (Colt Killed Creek). Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Mountain Ash at Rocky Point. Fall colors. Idaho.
A nicely recovered old burn, bordered by old growth forest, in Parachute Creek. "Young, diverse forest with mixed understory." Fall colors. Fire. Idaho.
Packing out meat for the winter with Salty, Homer and one other pack animal, Lochsa area. (Herb's elk). Idaho.
Hungarian Partridge and a single shot shotgun at Powell Ranger District. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Idaho
Cow elk with Bud's 1903 Springfield laying on top of it at Jay Ridge. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Plowing snow, early spring, to open the pass beginning at Brushy Creek/Crooked Fork bridge. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Whitetail Deer killed by Bud hanging on a tripod to drain out, Bud's rifle leaning up next to deer. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud crossing Lolo Creek with smaller whitetail deer shot earlier somewhere in the drainage. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Unidentified wildflowers or shrub, green waxy leaves with pink flowers.
Mule deer does in the snowy Blackfoot Valley. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill with gun, no date. 30-06 Model 1903 Springfield military rifle modified by Bill's Uncle Ray to fit him. CIRCA 1950s. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Example of heavy browse (game have browsed off far more than the annual growth) on a winter range, unknown, probably Lochsa area.
Jane with whitetail buck and Winchester Model 54 rifle, Mormon Ridge, Lolo Creek drainage, 1952. Jay Turner, trapper and Alaska story. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Ed Domer's elk, quartered and hung, Placid Lake area, November 1952. Montana.
Ed Domer cleaning his rifle at his camp at Placid Lake. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Milo Herbert's bull elk, being quartered. Bud took these and other photos for a slide show on how to care for meat in the wild, etc. Kabar knife shown stuck in elk leg. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Milo's bull, quartered. Two hind quarters present. See slide #398, also. Discussion about hunting elk for Forest Service employees in the Lochsa. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Milo Herbert's bull elk, being quartered. Bud took these and other photos for a slide show on how to care for meat in the wild, etc. Discussion related to quartering techniques. Kabar knife and hatchet visible in carcass. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Herb Erickson's elk, quartered, Jay Ridge, Lochsa. Bud used this slide to illustrate using cloth to cover meat so the gray jays won't pick at the fat. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud's elk, near Roundtop Lookout. Discussion about hanging quartered meat, and hunting in the Lochsa. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Elk heart, Jay Ridge. Discussion of how to take care of heart, liver, tongue. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Elk tongue, 1954, Roundtop Lookout. Discussion of cooking meat, etc. and how Bud hiked to Jay Ridge, Roundtop. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Elk jaw in the snow, Roundtop Lookout area. Idaho.
Bud's elk teeth or ivories, 1954, and related discussion about elk ivory. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Milo Herbert's bull and Bud's hunting equipment. Note that they only brought out the meat, not the antlers. Discussion related to meat hunting, and prime cow elk, etc. Two large nails, a kabar knife, hatchet or axe, sharpening stone, rope shown with elk ivories and small set of antlers. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Milo Herbert's string, Weir Creek, headed up to pack out an elk. Fall colors. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Elk killed by Bud. Quarter lays on tarp. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Herb Erickson's elk at Jay Ridge. Showing cargoing the meat. The mantis (or canvas wrappings) are tied with ropes, often called cargo ropes. Idaho.
Early-day set for marten, "notch set." Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Lewis and Clark route sign relating to September 17, 1805, and related discussion about Elers Koch research, etc. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore and David Ellen getting ready to go check trapline in the State Line area near Elk Meadows. Note Bud's "two-horse" pickup that he bought from the Forest Service. Related discussion of teaching boys to trap and starting pickup in cold weather. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore on the trapline, State Line near Elk Meadows. Trapping marten. Idaho.
Elk on winter range, eating hay.
Wind action at Limestone Pass near Burnt Cabin (see related photos for details). Other slides have related avalanche stories. These wind slabs caused the snow slide that Bud talks about earlier (related to snow measuring trip with Horace Godfrey.) Montana.
Snowshoe hare, early fall. Note that he's partly turned color, but not completely. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Horace Godfrey's boot, Monture Creek. Related discussion about snowshoes, history and L.L. Bean shoes. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill on snowshoes, checking traps near State Line. Montana.
Bill on snowshoes, checking traps near State Line. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Chow time, Burnt Cabin. Horace Godfrey. Montana.
Bud hasn't seen this. Marked as "Grouse whortleberry." Location unknown. Library Note: Most likely Red Baneberry.
Weasel tracks (not ermine!) on the Brushy Fork Road. During the spruce bark beetle cruising, checking on the extent of the bark beetle infestation, to control the infestation. Idaho.
Burnt Cabin tent camp. Snowshoes visible in front of tent and smoke coming from chimney. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore, lunch time on the trapline, on Montana Idaho state line area. CIRCA 1950s. Idaho.
Mocus Point, low elevation lookout in the Lochsa region. Once on the Lochsa, then later transferred to Powell Ranger District. Probably not manned today. Tower may not be standing anymore. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Good elk country in Wier Creek drainage, thanks in some ways to the 1929 fire, which burned this area very hot. Fire. Idaho.
Powell Ranger Station. Larch in the background showing fall colors. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Front quarter of Ed Domer's elk, featuring a Clack pack frame, Placid Lake. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Packing out Ed Domer's elk. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Front quarter of Ed Domer's elk, on his back this time, courtesy of the Clack pack board. Discussion on previous slide. Library Note: Previous slide meaning photograph 0431. Montana.
Maple and huckleberry along the Lolo Trail. Fall colors. Idaho.
Blue grouse at Doe Ridge, once abundant, now scarce. Discussion of fewer grouse today. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Ed Domer and Whitetail deer at Placid Lake, first day of elk hunting. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill with pine marten, at notch set he called "old faithful" in the Johnny Creek area of the Lolo Creek drainage. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Ermine caught in marten notch set, Johnny Creek area of Lolo Creek drainage, same trapline as previous slide. Bill Moore. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Cubby set for lynx, bobcat on Bill Moore's trapline in the Johnny Creek area, Lolo Creek drainage, below the typical marten country. Discussion about cubby sets, methods. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore at a peg set, for pine marten, on the trapline in Johnny Creek area, Lolo Creek drainage. Discussion about peg set construction, methods, and Leave No Trace ideas popular today, which poachers knew about years ago. Good discussion of pristine. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Old Faithful, one of Bill Moore's good notch sets for marten, trapping in the Johnny Creek area of Lolo Creek drainage. Discussion on previous slides, and this one. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Snowy alpine fir and spruce forest in the Montana-Idaho state line area, near Elk Meadows, where Bill Moore was trapping in his youth. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
David Ellen and Bill Moore snowshoeing on the trapline near Montana-Idaho border, 1950s. Note snowshoes, and wool clothing. Note the sticks the boys are carrying, which they used for balance or to whack the snowshoes once in awhile to keep the snow from building up on the shoes. Montana.
Marten tracks in the snow at Lost Lake Junction along the Lolo Trail (Idaho) and related discussion about marten habits, habitat. CIRCA 1950s. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Furs from David Ellen and Bill Moore's trapline in the Lolo Creek drainage, 1950s. Left to right: badger, marten, ermine, bobcat, and one muskrat by snowshoes. Shown on fence in Target Range, Missoula. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
David Ellen on the trapline, Lolo Creek drainage. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore approaching a marten caught in a peg set on his trapline near Montana-Idaho border. Good catch! Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Marten and ermine pelts on stretcher boards, getting the pelts ready for market. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Porcupine ("porky") work, Packer Meadow, showing that porcupines eat the bark while sitting on top of the snow. This explains some of the scars you see in the summer, high up on the trees. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore with snowshoe hare on the trapline, and related discussion about the young men learning survival skills in the wild, in winter, along with Wyakin (Nez Perce tradition) and vision quest traditions among Native Americans. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore with two male marten near the Montana Idaho State Line, heading toward Elk Meadows. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Cedar browse in winter.
Taken from the ridge that divides Johnny Creek from the main South Fork of Lolo Creek (probably). Lolo Peak may be just out of the photo to the right. CIRCA 1950s.
Savage Pass snowcourse (the road to Elk Summit Ranger Station crosses Savage Pass and the Army Weasel is sitting almost on the road) showing Army weasel and small cabin where snow measuring equipment was stored. This particular area is probably the best marten habitat in the world (Bud). Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Sticky goin', Pack Creek, snowshoeing through "gumbo" snow while cruising for spruce bark beetle outbreak, Lochsa country. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Winter photo taken in the 1950s along the road to Beaver Ridge Lookout showing the reproduction following a fire in 1931. Note tracks in road. Jay Turner trapping cabin is located in this area, too, below road. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore and David Ellen, on the trapline along Montana-Idaho State Line en route to Elk Meadows. Bud is not sure of the date. Montana.
Snowshoe hare in marten notch set along trapline near Montana-Idaho border. Bill Moore trapline. Bud is not sure of the date. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Marten caught by front foot (typical) in notch set. Note where the marten has kicked out all the cleats on the set. Taken near the Montana-Idaho border, Elk Meadows area. Bud is not sure of the date. Montana.
Bill Moore and David Ellen on the trapline along Montana-Idaho State Line headed for Elk Meadows. Marten trapping. Bud is not sure of the date. Montana.
Marten peg set "snowed under" along trapline at Montana-Idaho State Line. Bud is not sure of the date. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Pelts from trapline of Bill Moore and David Ellen showing predominance of male marten pelts. Shown on fence in Target Range, Missoula. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore and David Ellen scouting their marten trap line, deciding where to locate the traps. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Overlooking Bill and David's trapline country. Discussion: Bill Moore and David Ellen set a trapline right across this meadow in the Elk Meadows country. Also "Power Places" that Bud considers to be special. Bud called this "the little meadow." Overlooking good marten country, also, with "old faithful" set (trap) location in the middle of the photo, up along the middle ridge. Also discussion of the Elk Meadows grizzly story and telling Frank Bretschneider the tale, and listening to Frank's radio as a kid. Wilderness discussion, although this location is not inside wilderness. Bud is not sure of the date. This is one of the best discussions regarding wild places, pristine, "power places" and spiritual aspects. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
David Ellen in dead Whitebark Pine snag on a marten trap line scouting trip with Bill Moore and Bud. Bud is not sure of the date. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Beargrass, Snowbrush and huckleberry in the fall. Idaho.
Idaho
Elk "horning" Buck Creek (?). Bud thinks this elk antler rub was located in the upper Placid Creek drainage, Lolo National Forest, Seeley Lake Ranger District. Montana.
Bill and Bud Moore with mule deer buck in the Blue Mountain area near Missoula. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Male Franklin grouse, Pack Creek drainage, Lochsa. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Blue grouse shot by Bud one fall along the Lolo Motorway, vicinity of the Lolo Divide. Discussion of declining populations of Blue Grouse and related explanation about the terms Lolo Trail, Lolo Divide, Lolo Motorway. Fall colors. Leather holster probably holds Bud's Ruger Single Six. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Whitetail buck at Woodman Creek. Montana.
Varnishing snowshoes with Minnesota Marine Finishes varnish. Taken with Bud's Exacta camera in basement of Missoula home. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
LL Bean hunting shoes. Note Chap wax and oil for the leather. Taken with Bud's Exacta camera in basement of Missoula home. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Snowshoe hare in snow laden forest, Low Gap, on the Brushy Fork drainage, Powell Ranger District, Lolo National Forest. Idaho.
Typical marten notch set. Note trap in behind the cleats. Location unknown, somewhere in good marten habitat.
Bill Moore with flying squirrel caught in marten notch set, and related discussion about squirrels, marten. Note tag on trap. Discussion. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Butchered deer: its excellent condition suggests good habitat.
Bill Moore packing the antlers of a mule deer. Note .25-35 Model 94 Winchester carbine. Blue Mountain country near Missoula. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore packing the antlers of a mule deer. Note .25-35 Model 94 Winchester carbine. Blue Mountain country near Missoula. Montana.
Bud's smokehouse in operation in Missoula. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Smokers ready for the work. Rinsing whitefish after they have been brined but before they go into the smokehouse. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Nice Whitefish, taken along the Bitterroot River. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Smoked whitefish and Highlander beer (from a Missoula brewery) on a desk. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Whitefish ready for the pan. Note that Bud skinned them instead of scaling them before cooking. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
People fishing for whitefish on the Blackfoot River. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jerry Domer, fishing for whitefish along Blackfoot River. Jerry holds bamboo pole and whitefish hangs off hook in front of him. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore at the Burnt Cabin tent camp, on a snow measuring trip for Seeley Lake Ranger District. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Keith Rudd, game warden, taking a break to tape his toes while doing a winter game survey. Photo taken on the highway side at Warm Springs Creek bridge. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Sunset at Roundtop Lookout. Discussion: story about spruce bark beetle infestation and associated cruising, winter camps, and Thor Ness, the "wild Norwegian" who worked with Bud. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill & Topper at Weir Creek, "trailing Bud" while Bud was working for the Forest Service. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore at Post Office Creek trail maintenance camp. Related discussion of history of the area, Jay Turner cabin, etc. that Bud bought and later used for trapping. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Elk Summit Ranger Station in the summer, 1954. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill on Big Sand Creek, about four miles below the lake. Stream was good habitat for native cutthroat. Brook trout were later introduced. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill and Ronnie (can't remember last name) with Hidden Peak in the background, about 7,000 feet elelvation, in August, 1954. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Rock cairn, one of several, along the Lolo Divide near headwaters of Indian Post Office Creek. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jane and Vicki at Lolo Pass in the snow, with snowshoes behind them. Montana.
Clearcut logging in mature forest. Exact location unknown. Probably Lochsa. Idaho.
Fall scene, cottonwood and aspen, along highway. Location unknown
Jane ice fishing on a backwater of the Bitterroot River. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Moore family and one other family, fishing along a backwater of the Bitterroot River. Montana.
Panning for gold, probably in the Virginia City area, Montana. Along a stream, within the high water mark. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Frosty horses at the Moore residence, Target Range, near Missoula. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jane Moore doing a little target practice with Jay Turner's Model 54 Winchester 270 rifle. Note that Jane is shooting left-handed. Utah. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Someone's hand point at a target showing Jane's target shooting accuracy. Utah. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Vicki, Jane and Bill Moore at the target practice area near Missoula. Utah. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore with the Springfield 1903 30-06 bolt action. Utah. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Vicki Moore with Bill's .22 youth rifle, Winchester Model 67. "Learning the game." Utah. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore firing in the prone position with the Winchester Model 94 .25-35 lever action rifle given to Bud by Ray Schill. Utah. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore warming up on a hunt some place in Montana or Idaho. Before the days of high visibility orange requirement.
Forested landscape. Location unknown.
Forest Service sign on the divide where the Petty Creek Road crosses the Grave Creek range. Story about sheep herding, and Bud's first night in a real sleeping bag. Also story about a cantankerous burro. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill with rifle, on a hunting trip in the Grave Creek range, near Petty Creek road. Story about the military Jeep, and using it for recreation near Ogden, Utah. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Excellent big game hunting country in the Grave Creek range, Lolo National Forest. "That place was loaded with wildlife." Montana.
Bud Moore and a mule deer buck. Montana landscape, maybe Lolo Creek drainage. Montana.
Bill Moore beginning a hunt in the Grave Creek range. Montana.
Blue grouse in a Jeep trail along the crest of the Grave Creek range. Montana.
David Ellen skinning the antlers of a forked horn mule deer. Note the Filson wool jacket and Malone pants. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Whitetail buck head and antlers. Origin unknown. Note the knife. This is Bud's knife, a Case. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This picture displays the common way of cleaning the skull and leaving the antlers intact so they can be put up or displayed at practically no cost. Note: In Alaska, north country, they clean up the whole skull, teeth, etc. But here we are more apt to clean them like this and put them on a board of some kind. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Woodman School, where Bud graduated from the eighth grade. Story about spotted fever and wood ticks in sagebrush near school, immunizations etc. Montana.
Landscape of prairie and mountains. Utah (?). Possibly area used a lot by geode hunters.
Bill and Vicki on a pass into Montana from Utah one fall, headed for hunting camp in the Lolo Creek drainage. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore eating lunch on a hunting trip. Note M1903 Springfield rifle before modification by Uncle Ray Millard. "Jane would say, 'No wonder you don't shoot much. You're always eating!' We were too intense when hunting to think about cameras, until we stopped to eat!" Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Montana
Overlooking the Grave Creek drainage, looking northwest toward the Mission Mountains far right. Note beginning of logging (clearcuts) in the distance, encroaching on the pristine Grave Creek range landscape. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Hunting camp on Camp Creek, Lolo Creek drainage. Story about Uncle Ray, and last Montana trip for a while. Now private land with homes across the landscape. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Snowshoe hare, partly turned white, but it looks like he has the appropriate camouflage for the situation. Montana.
Lunchtime on the Jeep trail in the Grave Creek range. Bill Moore enjoying a hot drink from the thermos. Maybe Woodman Saddle area. Montana.
A different view of our hunting camp at the mouth of Camp Creek, Lolo National Forest. Note fly on front half and walled tent behind. Montana.
Montana
Military surplus Jeep used by the Moore family for hunting and recreation. Seen here for carrying firewood back to camp. Story about kitchen cupboard that fit in the back of the Jeep. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud's elk shot in the head of Woodman Creek drainage. Cow elk. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Blood trail on Bud's elk in Woodman Creek area. "This is what gives the hunter encouragement that the meat is going to be down, not that far ahead." Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Vicki Moore getting ready to ski at one of Utah's ski resorts near Ogden. Related safety inspection story from Bud. Utah. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Scenic photo of higher runs at Utah ski resort (?). Utah. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Station wagon and Jeep hooked up for the trip back to Utah after Montana hunting. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Moore family station wagon towing the military surplus Jeep on the return trip back to Utah after a Montana hunting expedition to Camp Creek/Lolo Creek area. Montana.
Moore family station wagon towing the military surplus Jeep on the return trip back to Utah after a Montana hunting expedition to Camp Creek/Lolo Creek area. Montana.
Powell Ranger Station sign in 1963. Location now is changed for Elk Summit turnoff. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Fort Fizzle sign and Bud's story about the area, including Pete Thompson homestead. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Gates of the Mountains, Helena National Forest, Missouri River view. Montana.
This is a subalpine landscape. Location uncertain. Might be in the Blacklead area.
Montana
Big Hole Battlefield memorial plaque: In memory of the Indians, infants, children, women, and old men who were wounded and killed near this battlefield by white soldiers August 9, 1877.
Moore residence in Target Range, Missoula, 1950s. Two-bedroom home and five acres. Built by Ron Brechbill. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore fleshing a marten pelt. CIRCA 1950s. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Andy Arvish with snowshoes, elk and tobaggon. Location uncertain. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Helgramites on a screen taken from a stream riffle. These are the salmonflies that come out in the spring. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Location uncertain, although it appears it might be eastern Montana or the Palouse Country over in Idaho. Library Note: View is southwest over Bannack, Montana, photograph probably taken from cemetary.
The end of Henry Plummer, Bannack, Montana.
Idaho
Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Rocks marking the last resting place of prospector Billy Rhodes in the Blacklead Mining District and related story (also documented in The Lochsa Story.) Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Looking toward Rhodes Peak from near Billy Rhodes cabin site, across the Silver Creek drainage. This is the Blacklead Mining District, and related stories that are also in The Lochsa Story. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Forest Service horse, Topper, on Beaver Ridge. Note Bill's rifle, Winchester 94 .25-35, on saddle. Location: the head of Storm Creek. Powell Ranger District saddle horse in the foreground, looking across the head of Storm Creek drainage into the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness.
Idaho
Site where Jimmy Harrison died at Mann Gulch in 1949 and related discussion about the death of Bud's brother, Lloyd Francis "Stubby" Moore on a fire in Seeley Lake that summer, and the death of Wag Dodge, crew foreman at Mann Gulch, which occurred many years later. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Kelly Creek sign. Discussion of Hanson meadows, Hanson brothers, Billy Rhodes. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Cow Moose somewhere in the Lochsa. Idaho.
Clean camp somewhere in the Lochsa. Idaho.
Idaho
Overlooking Big Creek Lake from the crest of the Bitterroot Range. Discussion about trapper cabin built by Clark family, and story about Clark Pass (Chink and Jack Clark), Frank Bustard's grizzly bear story about trapper George Johnson and the grizzly bear he killed. Discussion of Clark family's mining claims in Bitterroot range. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Office String. Salty (saddle horse in lead), and mules, Homer and Sis. Bud's string while at the Lochsa Ranger Station. Salty stories. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jane and Vicki Moore getting ready for lunch at a campground somewhere in the Ponderosa Pine forests of western Montana, maybe the Blackfoot or the Bitterroot valleys. Montana.
Forest Service Branding axe and related discussion (used to mark high stumps, logs, on timber sales). This photo probably during the logging for spruce bark beetle in the Lochsa. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Pack Box Pass in the Bitterroot Range and related discussion about how the pass got its name. Saddled horse in the foreground. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Blodgett Peak and related discussion about Bitterroot Range, excellent mountain goat habitat, development of irrigation from lakes by construction of dams which are now inside the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Lolo Pass, plowed late into the winter due to logging of spruce bark beetle infested trees. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Heather at Hidden Peak. Idaho.
Lewis and Clark interpretive sign at Wendover Junction along the Lolo Motorway. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Alley Oop in the granite spires at Lolo Hot Springs. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Lewis and Clark interpretive sign along Lolo Motorway, at locations designated by Elers Koch's explorations. Idaho.
Clean camp, Storm Creek. No Trace camping practices. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Photo and discussion. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore and Bonnie Lyman sitting in a meadow at Frog Peak. Bill wears leather chaps. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore and David Ellen at the trapper cabin, Granite Lake, near the headwaters of the Brushy Fork of the Crooked Fork of the Lochsa where the young men were trapping that winter. Dave Ellen is sure this is in fact a cabin up South Fork of Lolo Creek during a fur prospecting trip. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore with new LL Bean "pickerel" snowshoes, Christmas, no date. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Air drop of supplies (?) to a gang of firefighters near Storm Creek and related story about first air drop on the Powell District in this vicinity in 1936, ranger Ed Mackay etc. Early season fire detected first by Federal building employees in Missoula (the 1936 incident). Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Larch trees along Lewis and Clark Highway, probably on the Montana side, east of Lolo Pass. Idaho.
Woman's Head, overlooking Traveler's Rest. See page 25 of the Lochsa Story. Lolo Hot Springs. Lewis and Clark. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Lolo Pass, slightly down the Idaho side, showing snowed in logging camp. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Lewis and Clark interptretive sign 7 miles west from Travelers Rest. Montana.
Some firefighters' prank. Unknown location. Safety helmet on a carved stick.
Vicki at home, 1954, Missoula. Montana.
Vicki in the bathtub at home. Montana.
Bull Elk (center of slide), Storm Creek and related story about proposed trail along the crest of the Bitterroot Range. See also #4213 for another view of this same bull, and related story about the elk in this area. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Small pond in high alpine country near the crest of the Bitterroot mountains. Montana.
A high alpine basin along the Bitterroot Crest, probably in the head of Spruce Creek. Montana.
Picturesque channel of the upper stretches of a stream in the Bitterroot range (maybe the upper reaches of East Fork of Moose Creek). Montana.
Spectacular rock upthrust! Logan Pass, Glacier National Park.
Picture of Forest Service workers. Person on left looks like Milo Herbert, a longtime trail crew foreman in the Lochsa country. Herbert owned Bud's property in the Swan Valley once, previous to Bud's ownership. (Not sure on either ID, here.) Note the work clothing, typical of the era between hard hats and crushers. Idaho.
Fire camp at the Trapper Peak fire near Libby, Montana about 1970 and discussion of the fire, including losing original slides of the fire later. Andy Anderson, far right, and Shorty Meneely, center. A dozer operator was killed on this fire when the fire made a large run. This was a big fire, as you can see by the smoke columns in the background. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This shows the tools used by a special kind of cruising. Usually with these tags it would be connected to insect control. For some special reason he wants to mark the trees with these tags. Note axe has US brand on the side. Not the typical timber cruise equipment. Idaho.
Bill Moore (right) and friend (Roger Norgaard) at one of two Adirondack shelters in the Warm Springs Creek drainage and related discussion about elk hunting, reduction of elk herds in the area, and outfitters' requirements to provide public service. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Typical feeder with horse and mule, probably somewhere in the Lochsa. These cribs needed to be solid enough to take the force of a horse or mule that might be tied to it. Idaho.
Typical camp for trail maintenance crew in the Lochsa River country. Exact location unknown. Note the evidence of the 1929 fire in the background. Idaho.
Here at Elk Summit Ranger Station, the moose are common visitors to the pasture. Hoodoo Creek, background. Idaho.
Here a thunderstorm is building up fast somewhere over the Clark Fork Valley with a long train on the track in the foreground. Idaho.
My son Bill on Topper somewhere on the upper end of the East Fork of Moose Creek, Powell Ranger District, Selway drainage. Idaho.
Clear stream flowing through spectacular canyon. Location unknown. Note jagged cliffs in background. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Photo shows scattered trees dying of insect attacks. Note the color variation. Lodgepole pine. Idaho.
Antler of old buck. Bud still has these in his office. This deer was taken in the Graves Creek area when Bill was about 11. Montana.
Stump and butt of western red cedar apparently cut for shakes somewhere in the Lochsa. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Quarter corner, lower Crooked Fork, 5/53. Blazed tree with scribe marks from original survey. Northern Pacific Railway, and Land Grant discussion regarding checkerboard ownership in the Lochsa. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Slide shows Northern Pacific Railrway Company road crossing at Crooked Fork showing sidecast into creek. Related discussion of spruce bark beetle outbreak and related logging activities. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
International dozer building logging roads in the Lochsa country sometime in the early 1950s. Idaho.
Unknown observer looks from a snowbank into a lush basin somewhere in the Lochsa River watershed. Library Note: Most likely north side of Bear Mountain in Idaho. Idaho.
View from the tower at Bear Mountain Lookout shows latrine and stock feeder with Bud's "office string" including Salty (white horse). Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Thor Ness, "the wild Norwegian," in Trap Tree camp about two miles west of Cayuse Junction along the Lolo Trail. Spruce bark beetle outbreak. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This sign is about a mile and a half west of Cayuse Junction along the Lolo Trail. Picture taken at the same time we established Thor Ness's trap tree camp. Sign is pointing toward Squaw Creek down below. Lots of mountain goats in this area, too. Idaho.
I think this is the Tree Farmers Timber Company Motor Patrol plowing snow on the Idaho side of Lolo Pass. Area of the 1910 fire. Idaho.
This photo shows the method for pushing over trap trees down in the spruce basins. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bulldozer and operator plowing snow from logging road in the Roundtop area of Beaver Ridge, Lochsa. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Herb Erickson, Frank Bustard, and Tom Barker working to level a path across an avalanche above the Crooked Fork, early spring, 1950s? Note Army Weasel to left. Trying to get to the ranger station to open it up and start work. Discussion also about drowning of Frank Kube. See "Indian Isaac" chapter of the Lochsa Story. Kube drowned just upstream of this photo. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Photo of Vicki and her girlfriend at the beach on one of our several trips to the beach while working in Washington DC. Massachusetts.
Our camping outfit with new Ford Station Wagon, Virginia and Washington DC. Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The McLean House, interpretive sign about end of the Civil War. Virginia.
Vicki's dog Snuffy at an unknown location in Virginia. Library Note: This is the McLean House, Appomattox, Virginia.
Historic buildings at an unknown Virginia park. Library Note: This is the Court House in Appomattox, Virginia.
Virginia
Our camping equipment probably along the Blue Ridge Parkway with Vicki resting on a rock in the sun. Virginia.
Our camp trailer somewhere along the Blue Ridge Parkway, with Vicki resting on a rock. Virginia.
Vicki and Snuffy in small town Appalachia, along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Virginia.
Extensive burned area showing fire lines probably in Southern California. Library Note: Aerial view of burned mountains above Pacoima, California. Loop Fire, 1966.
Rienhardt Redy Mapper, developed by Bob Rienhardt in Washington DC. Bud used this to map 500+ acres they bought in West Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Extensive burned area in Southern California. Rugged country with dozer lines. Library Note: Aerial view of burned mountains above Pacoima, California. Loop Fire, 1966.
Bud and Vicki exploring the Sandy Ridge Woods property. This rock had a name but I can't remember it. Sedimentary rocks. West Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Extensive burned area in Southern California. Rugged country with dozer lines. Library Note: Aerial view of burned mountains above Pacoima, California. Loop Fire, 1966.
Wildflower in the Eastern US mountains. Library Note: Possibly blossoms on an apple tree. Virginia.
Wildflower in the Eastern US mountains. Library Note: Possibly Common Evening Primrose. Virginia.
Extensive burn area showing fire lines, probably in Southern California
Here's another photo of our Ford station wagon and trailer that we used for road recreation, camping, while living in the East. This is along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Virginia.
Scenic photo of a country road leading off a paved highway, somewhere in the eastern U.S.
Moore family station wagon towing the camping trailer, somewhere in the Appalachian mountains.
Clear mountain stream flowing through eastern hardwood forest, eastern U.S.
Interpretive sign, Mabry Mill, in National Park featuring early day craftsmen who worked in sawmills, gristmills, etc.
Mill site, dam, in national park, probably Mabry Mill, eastern U.S.
We traded this Chevy station wagon for the Ford station wagon that you see in the earlier pictures, for camping. This is the vehicle we drove from Montana to Utah, too.
What looks like rhododendron in bloom, eastern U.S. Appalachian mountains.
Forested landscape at the entrance of a government facility, eastern U.S.
Bud and Jane Moore running some swift water on some river in the eastern U.S. Location unknown. Snuffy the dog in the middle (Vicki's dog).
Eastern wildflower. Library Note: Possibly cotton.
Barn Mill at the site of the first successful colony by Europeans in America (can't remember name of town!). Library Note: Most likely located at Mabry Mill site, Virginia.
Grinder stone on display at early-day colony site. Library Note: Most likely located at Mabry Mill site, Virginia.
Historic water-powered mill site, probably in one of the Eastern National Parks. Library Note: Mabry Mill, Virginia.
Bud and Jane, and Snuffy, canoeing on an eastern US river.
Eastern wildflower, maybe sunflowers. Library Note: Probably Black Eyed Susans.
Eastern wildflowers somewhere in the Blue Ridge Parkway, up high. Brush like this is thick, tangled, and you can hardly get through it in the East. Library Note: Rhododendrons.
Making coffee for a break along the banks of a river or stream, while canoeing somewhere in the Eastern US. (maybe Rapahannock). There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
>Neighbor Harold "Robby" Robinson holding catch of live crabs caught at Ocean Beach in Maryland, not far from Washington D.C. The beach where we used to go had lots of little towns along the beach. Massachusetts. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore cutting firewood at Sandy Ridge Woods, West Virginia. Discussion about firewood in the East, and hunting leases on this property, and also the tragic end of the cabin on this property. It burned and a young man was killed. West Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jane Moore taking a break after shooting a nice buck on a Virginia hunting trip. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Photo taken at the World's Fair at New York City and related discussion about the family trip that year, which included Grandma Buckhouse and story of her pioneering spirit. New York City, New York. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
New York City
World's Fair, New York City, 1964.
World's Fair, New York City, 1964.
World's Fair, New York City, 1964.
Jane Moore with Grandma Buckhouse and her wheelchair at the World's Fair, New York City, 1964. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
World's Fair, New York City, 1964.
World's Fair, New York City, 1964.
World's Fair, New York City, 1964.
World's Fair, New York City, 1964.
World's Fair, New York City, 1964.
World's Fair, New York City, 1964.
World's Fair, New York City, 1964.
World's Fair, New York City, 1964.
World's Fair, New York City, 1964.
World's Fair, New York City, 1964.
World's Fair, New York City, 1964.
World's Fair, New York City, 1964.
World's Fair, New York City, 1964.
World's Fair, New York City, 1964.
Canoe camp probably along the Rapahannock River in Virginia.
Rhododendron probably along the Blue Ridge Parkway, up high again in the fog. Virginia
Waterfall on a small creek in an Eastern forest. Virginia
Canoe camp or lunch stop along some river in Virginia or West Virginia. Note the campfire and coffee pot set up, as in previous slide. Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The ruins of a stone building on a ridge up pretty high somewhere, out in the Appalachian mountains, eastern U.S. Completely stone construction. Fall scene. Virginia.
Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Float planes like this one were in common use during Bud Moore's inspection of Alaska's national forests. Alaska.
Alaska passenger plane in common use, I think it was called the Grumman goose. Alaska.
Aerial view of islands, probably flying from Ketchikan north along West Coast, Southeast Alaska. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Another aerial view of the Alaska coastline, showing more of the mountainous terrain, where the previous photo featured the islands. Alaska
A Forest Service couple in front of the ranger station in Juneau, Alaska. Note flag pole to right.
Docks on the waterfront, Juneau harbor. Alaska.
Mendenhall Glacier along Alaska coastline, north of Juneau.
Another photo of the island complex north of Ketchikan along the Alaska coastline.
Loading lumber (or logs) along the coastline, harbor community, in _______________ Alaska. Library Note: Most likely Ketchikan, Alaska, looking west.
Coastal town, possibly Sitka. Library Note: Most likely Wrangell, Alaska. Totem pole visible in foreground with Stikine Bar in background.
Southeast Alaska. Coastline photo of Ketchikan.
Slash accumulation, fuels, following clearcut logging on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska.
Slash accumulation, fuels, following clearcut logging on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska.
Bulletin board at the primary logging camp on Prince of Wales Island, Southeast Alaska. Various signs regarding fire prevention posted.
Small logging town on Prince of Wales Island, Southeastern Alaska. Note beginning of raft of logs, log boom.
Unidentified location, overlooking high country along coastline of Southeast Alaska.
Unidentified location, overlooking logging area and scattered areas of pest/disease. Alaska.
Islands along the coastline, Southeast Alaska.
Another example of the logging along the coast of Southeast Alaska, possibly along Prince of Wales Island.
Mark of clearcut logging on the landscape, probably on Prince of Wales Island. Logging camp, boom of logs. Assembly of raft of logs to be towed to the nearest sawmill. Alaska.
Vicki at the top of what we think was called Castle Rock near Sandy Ridge Woods. This is located in what might be a state park, right alongside the Cacapon River, a wild and scenic river. West Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud hunting grouse at Sandy Ridge Woods and discussion of wildlife there. West Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Harvesting apples at Sandy Ridge Woods. The apple trees were scattered in the forest, remnants of the homestead era. West Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud bow hunting at Sandy Ridge Woods for maybe a combination of gray squirrels, grouse, whitetail deer and turkey. "Great turkey country." West Virginia.
Jane and Vicki Moore cutting Christmas trees at Sandy Ridge Woods. Note the old homestead building that the Moore family renovated. This building later burned down. See previous slides with more info about the fire. West Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud using a staff compass at Sandy Ridge Woods as he was mapping the 557 acre property and developing management plan. West Virginia.
Eastern columbine at Sandy Ridge Woods, where there were lots of rocks and spiny ridges. West Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Local extension forester helping to survey lines with staff compass at Sandy Ridge Woods. West Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Chestnut roots at Sandy Ridge woods and discussion of chestnut blight and the impact on eastern forests. West Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Eastern lady's slipper (orchid) at Sandy Ridge Woods. West Virginia.
I think this picture was taken somewhere in the northern region. It looks like a weather station, for climate observations. Location unknown. Could go to journals and perhaps find it. Library Note: Point Six in Lolo National Forest above Grant Creek, overlooking Missoula Valley. Montana.
I think this picture was taken somewhere in the northern region. It looks like a weather station, for climate observations. Location unknown. Could go to journals and perhaps find it. Library Note: Point Six in Lolo National Forest above Grant Creek, overlooking Missoula Valley. Montana.
Montana
Western shrub of some kind with the annual growth chewed off by browsing big game animals. Idaho.
Photo shows Rhodes Peak in the Blacklead Mining District, looking at Silver Creek, which is a fork of Cayuse Creek, which is a fork of the North Fork of the Clearwater River. This is regeneration from the 1910 fire. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Thor Ness, the "wild Norwegian", who was trail crew foreman, just finishing a corduroy bridge on the upper reaches of East Moose Creek, which is a fork of the Selway River. Discussion about corduroy bridges, etc. Below East Fork Moose Creek falls. Corduroy made with puncheon deck. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Example of earliest Forest Service enamel signs. Related discussion. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore with his first deer in Mailbox Gulch, kind of a dry gulch on the north side of Lolo Creek. Forked horn mule deer. Rifle is a Winchester Model 94 .25-35 lever action. Near Blue Mountain, near Missoula. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Devil's Chair rock, now a well known landmark along the Lolo Trail. Lewis and Clark did NOT mention this in their journals. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
High alpine scene somewhere in the Bitterroot mountains. Montana.
Prickly pear cactus, exact location unknown.
Montana
This looks like the caved in entrance of some mine or prospect, and it could very well be one of those many mine tunnels in the Lolo Creek drainage. Might also be Billy Rhodes Blacklead Tunnel in the Lochsa.
Rock cairns at Indian Post Office, and related discussion of name, Lolo Motorway, and old Lookouts including earliest ones such as Indian Post Office that were used for fire protection. Lewis and Clark did NOT mention this in their journals. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Interpretive sign about Fort Connah in the Mission Valley. Flathead Reservation. Montana.
A forested landscape somewhere in the Lochsa. Idaho.
This landscape looks like the headwaters of Weir Creek to Bud but he can't be sure. Forest landscape. Looks like fairly well recovered burn, probably the 1929 fire or 1934 fire. The Lochsa burned in those years, "big time." Big fires got away and burned and burned and burned. "Once they get about so big you can't stop them." 1929 fire, 1934 fire, restocked with shrubs. Idaho.
High alpine, Rocky Mountain landscape. Location unknown. Blooming shrub visible in foreground.
Billy Rhodes' mining tunnel in the Blacklead Mining District and related discussion about his death, and grave location. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Heavily browsed shrubs in wintertime. Idaho.
Here's the old and the new: ponderosa pine seedling backdropped by a burned stump, somewhere in the Lochsa country. Fire. Idaho.
Pondorosa pine, Mountain pine beetle attack, Sheridan Creek. Montana.
Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Powell Ranger Station from Jay Point Lookout, July 1952, before the logging activities scarred the landscape. And related discussion about pristine landscapes and the differences today, after management, logging, etc. Possible photo plot or photo point candidate. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Homer the pack mule with water cans at Bear Mountain Lookout. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bob Byers on Topper at Duck Creek and related discussion about Byers, democracy, and inspection trips to Sand Lake. Byers was deputy supervisor of the Lolo National Forest, a position Bud later held, too. Byers was an important mentor for Bud. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bob Byers at Hidden Lake and related discussion about fur bearers and trapping in this area. Old trapper cabin was at this location, below the outlet. Burned in earlier years. Fur bearer habitat. Trapped by legitimate trappers, then area later declared game preserve, and so illegal trapping took place. Poachers. Good words about size of old trapper cabins. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore on skis (cross country gear) on a snowed-in road. Skiing somewhere in the upper Lolo Creek drainage. Montana.
Vicki at our home in Missoula. Related discussion about when she was born, and when she first walked. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jane, Bill and Vicki Moore at an urban setting, probably Missoula. Montana.
Vicki, Bill and Grandma Sadie Buckhouse at an unknown location probably in Missoula. Montana.
Montana
Veteran woodsman, Frank Bustard (right, in red shirt), and Eldon Hannibal, with elk fawn. Don't remember the story of this. Likely one where somebody shot the mother or something. At Powell Ranger Station. Idaho.
Water Ousel nest under the pack bridge at Colt Creek, and related discussion about water dippers, nest building,and their bird songs. Idaho.
Swede Cut Sale on the Lochsa, near Lolo Pass, advertised and sold locally in addition to sale at Packer Meadows. Bought by Steve Russell, owner of the Lochsa Lodge. Spruce bark beetle infested trees. Discussion also about how later sales were finally advertised on a broader basis because it seemed like we were going to have trouble dealing with the local mills (they failed to bid on two because Forest Service hadn't allowed enough to account for cost of deteriorating trees). Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Fall colors at Rocky Point Junction along the Lolo Trail. Idaho.
The view here is from near Rocky Point Junction looking down the east fork of Papoose Creek and beyond. This is all logged again now, so this is a tremendous comparison. Possible photo plot or photo point candidate. Idaho.
Looks like Glacier National Park. Possibly Highline Trail above Going to the Sun Road. Montana.
Bill and Vicki at the historic exhibit en route to West Glacier. Montana.
Montana
Montana
Scenic landscape somewhere in northwestern Montana showing avalanche chutes and fall colors (larch), maybe Glacier National Park. Montana.
Camper's Code sign tacked to unknown cabin.
Bud looking lean.
Jane Moore at the World's Fair in New York City.
Grandma Buckhouse in wheelchair and Jane Moore on bench, World's Fair, New York City, 1964.
World's Fair display, New York City, 1964.
World's Fair, New York City, 1964.
Urban scene showing WNBC sign and Paramount Theater in New York City. View looking down 7th Avenue.
New York City skyline from the water.
New York City skyline with view of the Brooklyn Bridge.
Montana State Flag probably at the World's Fair, New York City, 1964.
Hollywood, USA display at World's Fair with replica of the Chinese Mann Theater, 1964.
New York City skyline, and Old Glory. View from the aft of a vessel.
New York City skyline with view of General Grant National Memorial and the Riverside Church.
New York City skyline with Cunard Line docks visible on waterfront.
Montana exhibit, World's Fair, New York City, 1964.
World's Fair, New York City, 1964.
New York City
New York City skyline looking back from near the Statue of Liberty.
New York City skyline in the distance with a port visible in the foreground. Photograph taken from on the water.
New York City skyline. View of the United Nations Building from the water.
New York City bridge, probably on the Harlem River.
Eastern wildflower, most likely a type of Hieracium in the Aster family. Virginia.
Virginia
Virginia
Reflection in the pond of an unknown location, Eastern United States. Virginia.
Freshly burned stand of Lodgepole pine, probably in the Big Hole Basin, Montana.
Freshly burned stand of Lodgepole pine, probably in the Big Hole Basin, Montana.
Unknown shrub, pink blossoms. Probably eastern United States. Virginia.
Jane Moore on a foot log in the Bear Creek drainage, Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Lost Horse Creek Station near the road end where we began a hike into the Selway country. Vicki Moore. Montana.
Western wildflowers somewhere in Montana. Indian Paintbrush and others. Montana.
Our first night out on the trip between Lost Horse Pass and Selway Falls. Note the lean-to used as a tent. Vicki Moore. Montana.
Jane and Vicki Moore hiking the trail in ponderosa pine country not far from the river (Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, Lost Horse Creek to Selway Falls trip). Montana.
Vicki Moore looking back up at the crest of the Bitterroot mountains, Selway trip. Montana.
Probably Bear Creek near the junction with Cub Creek, Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness. Discussion about sea-run fish, salmon, etc. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jane at small spring and story about drinking from pristine waters. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Vicki Moore captured by white water somewhere in the vicinity of the junction of Cub Creek and Bear Creek. And related discussion of powerful places like this in wilderness, the sound of white water, and how it all defies description. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Selway River below the mouth of Bear Creek. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jane Moore crossing a log jam somewhere in the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Discussion of importance to log jams to fish, mink, otters, etc. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Fish Lake Trip. Bud Moore skiing in the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness, at the saddle near Fish Lake during a winter trip with Bill Holman, Dick Walker to meet marten researchers, Gary Kohler and Dennis Miller near Fish Lake. Discussion about trip, deep snow, getting lost, and hearing avalanches, etc. "I was gone about ten days and they nearly replaced me at the Regional Office. I did this type of thing often, much to the chagrin of some of the people I worked with. I figured if I couldn't get out there and see it (the land) what was the use working there!" Bill Holman wrote a story about this trip and marketed it in an outdoor magazine somewhere. Bud is not sure who took this photo, but it was somebody on the trip. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jane, Vicki Moore on logs somewhere in the Selway Bitterroot wilderness. Idaho.
Bud and Janet, posing for a photo, Blodgett Pass during the Powell Elk Summit trip to do research for the Lochsa Story. Discussion about writing the Lochsa Story, who took the photo, and Charlie Powell, and historic cattle drive across Blodgett Pass. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Picture of Bud Moore hiking near Ranger Peak, with Kenai and Ky on an exploring trip for the Lochsa Story. Name of Ranger Peak used to be called Snowy Peak on old maps due to color of granite on one side. Bud carried a tripod with him so he could take self portraits, etc. while on these trips. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud at McConnell Mountain Lookout Cabin, on his research trip for the Lochsa Story. Bud worked here as a lookout in late 1930s, perhaps 1937-1939. Discussion about history of the cabin, when it was built and by whom, and related discussion about lookout duties, etc. Note: the cedar shakes on this roof were probably split and bundled along the river then packed six or eight miles to the Lookout. More discussion about wages of $74 per month, and culture of the time, why people worked for the Forest Service during the Depression, fire protection, communication and trail crews. At one time, this lookout was a 30-mile hike from Powell Ranger Station. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Landscape showing logging and lodge, possibly in Montana east of the mountains.
Bud, Boulder Creek drainage visiting marten researchers near Fish Lake. See also 0806 and related discussion. Bud is not sure who took this photo, but it was somebody on the trip. Everyone shared their slides.
Bud and Dick Walker, Fish Lake Trip to meet marten researchers. Discussion of no trace camping practices for winter recreation, administration for campfires, fire rings. Wilderness. Bud is not sure who took this photo, but it was somebody on the trip. Everybody shared their slides. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Elk meat for the winter, Probably in Montana.
This may be a crew working on the reconstruction of the Bear Mountain Lookout, in the Lochsa. Not quite sure. Bud said "We replaced an old wooden tower with one made of treated timber. I'm unsure that this is Bear Mountain." CIRCA 1950s.
A small high-alpine lake. It could be Frog Lake near Hidden Peak Lookout in the Lochsa country. CIRCA 1950s.
Horace Godfrey, District Ranger at Seeley Lake, unpacking snow measuring equipment at Limestone Pass. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Remains of prospector/mining cabin in the Blacklead Mining District. Maybe Billy Rhodes' cabin, or Beaver Jack's. CIRCA 1950s. Library Note: Identified as Beaver Jack's in photograph #1594 and in the Lochsa Story p. 87. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud's backpacker cooking outfit, in action. Fried trout and potatoes, and black coffee. Location unknown. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bitterroot in bloom, somewhere in the Bitterroot Valley.
Dinosaur skeleton in the Smithsonian. Archaeology, fossils. Washington, D.C.
Vicki with a strong resemblance to her doll! CIRCA 1950s.
A beginning Douglas fir beetle infestation at an unknown location.
Montana mule deer at an unknown location. Montana.
Cluster of butterflies near water.
Though Bud's not sure, he thinks this is Hy and Anne Lyman's home, in Annandale, Virginia. Hy was the chief of Personnel Management for the Forest Service. He was Bud's boss. Bud "ran the training branch" of the Forest Service for Hy "for a few years." Virginia.
Attempt to show heavy browse use. Idaho.
Cross country skiers at a well-known ski slope in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah.
Tree Farmer's Logging Company, Squaw Creek area, work trailer. CIRCA 1950s. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Aerial view of Washington D.C. Thomas Jefferson Memorial in the Center.
National Gallery of Art, West Building, Washington D.C.
A Lookout getting ready to pack his gear to the tower in the Absarokee Beartooth mountains, Squaw Creek area. Bud is not sure of the date. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Montana
An Interstate highway with traffic at some unknown location (possibly Billings, MT). There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
A small city in a continuous forested landscape. Location unknown.
Lupine in bloom. Idaho.
Idaho
These Forest Officers are examining a woods products operation in the Southeastern Region of the US.
Small and medium-sized logging operation on a Southeastern forest.
End of the log shows the growth rings on southeastern pine, I believe that this is in Florida.
Headquarters of some kind in the Southeastern Region of the Forest Service.
Violets, location unknown.
Back East, someplace. Moore family camping somewhere in the Eastern part of the US.
George Cohan monument, New York City theatre section.
George Cohan statue or monument on street in New York City.
Building view in New York City, looking east towards G.E. Building on 50th Street.
Moore family recreation room in Virginia, showing the fireplace they designed and built. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Moore family recreation room in Virginia, showing the fireplace they designed and built.
Moore family recreation room in Virginia, showing the fireplace they designed and built.
Vicki grilling hot dogs at Moore family recreation room, Virginia.
Vicki loading firewood on the toboggan at Sandy Ridge Woods and related discussion. West Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jane and Vicki with toboggan, headed for the house in Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jane with Old Towne canoe, Potomac River near Washington DC.
West Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud's hunting camp in Virginia. Hunting for whitetail deer, and black bear. Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Small Virginia town that Bud passed through on the way hunting.
Model 12 Winchester shotgun and squirrel shot in the woods behind the Moore place in the suburbs of Fairfax, Virginia.
Snuffy with trophy squirrel on a hunting trip with Bud in Virginia. Related discussion about hunting with hounds, for rabbits and squirrels. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud hunting with Snuffy at Sandy Ridge Woods. Note the .22, not the shotgun in this photo. West Virginia.
Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Virginia
Shrine of the Tomb Sentinels, Arlington, Virginia. Note the military guard (see also #876). Library Note: Arlington National Cemetary.
Photo of some kind of government institution or headquarters at an unknown location, probably in the East. Virginia.
Interpretive sign to explain the Shrine of the military guard "tomb Sentinels" that we see in #874. Library Note: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetary. Virginia
Impressive history building somewhere in the Eastern US. Location unknown.
Log and stone ruins of an old building, location unknown for sure, but it could be along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Virginia.
Cave entrance where an old iron works operation from the Civil War existed. Huge adaptation from Blacksmithing. Note a person standing on hearthstone. Discussion of Sandy Ridge Woods, too. Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jane and Snuffy at the dog show for hounds, hunting dogs. Vicki took the picture? Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Park headquarters or some similar institution, probably along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia. Note the split rail fence. Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Rhododendron in full bloom in some of the high country of Virginia or North Carolina.
Exact location unsure. Probably the Rapahannock River. Grumman canoe. Virginia.
Bud and unknown canoeing companion running a rapid in the swifter, rockier portion of the Rapahannock River. Bud in stern, but not sure who is in front. Grumman canoe. The Rapahannock River, particularly from Kelly's Ford down to near Fredericksburg was one of Bud's favorite rivers to run, and fish, and recreate. This was about twenty miles from Moore's Fairfax, VA area home.
That's Snuffy in the center of the picture and he's pretty interested in staying in the center of the snowshoe trail. He couldn't get around very well outside of the trail. One of the larger snowfalls in the Washington DC area. Virginia.
Campsite at the Dismal Swamp caretakers headquarters by the outlet of the swamp. Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Cypress tree in the Dismal Swamp area of Virginia, North Carolina. Discussion about camping trip, and raccoon story. Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jim Jay and Jack Dietrich (left) in canoe at Dismal swamp and related story about history of area. Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Caretaker's house at Dismal Swamp outlet, showing the canal downstream. Virginia.
Cypress tree in the Dismal Swamp area of Virginia, North Carolina.
Cypress tree at Dismal Swamp. Virginia, North Carolina.
Swamp vegetation species unknown. Canoe in the swamp. Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This shows Jane in our Old Towne Otca Canoe, accompanied by the Grumman 17' canoe. Virginia.
Swamp-like sections of a small stream crossing the Piedmont part of Virginia. These are inhabited by both large and small-mouthed bass.
Swamp-like sections of small stream crossing the Piedmont part of Virginia. These are inhabited by both large and small-mouthed bass.
Jane watches as the canoe party prepares to embark on the Dismal Swamp voyage. Virginia.
Caretaker's area for Dismal Swamp, at the outlet. Note camping facilities for sportsmen. Virginia.
Camping area at the outlet of Dismal Swamp, taken during same trip as previous slides. Virginia.
Bud's cooking outfit in action somewhere in a camp in the East. Note "little chunky fish, maybe bluegills, catfish." Virginia.
Landscape shot showing several different uses. Location unknown. Terrain looks a little bit like the Libby -- Troy area.
Landscape, possibly in the Libby -- Troy area of Western Montana. Location unknown.
Landscape, possibly in the Libby -- Troy area of Western Montana. Location unknown.
Aerial view of a marshy meadows surrounded by forest. Location unknown.
Landscape, possibly in the Libby -- Troy area of Western Montana. Location unknown. Shows roads, logging.
Fire danger and ranger station sign at Bonners Ferry Ranger Station 1967, which was an active fire year. Idaho.
Fire scene possibly on the Trapper Peak Fire, 1967, near Libby, Montana.
Small spot fire creeping up to a log on a fire in Region One in 1967. Could possibly find this by looking in Bud's journals for summer 1967.
Crews cleaning up a dozer line on a fire in Region One, 1967.
Region One Aerial Fire Depot. Smokejumpers building visible in background. Aero Commander 500 visible on tarmac. Montana.
Aerial shot of ground fire, Region One, 1967.
Photo shows the hottest part of the fire controlled by line. Somewhere in Region One, 1967. Might even be a burnout.
Aerial view of a fire in mountainous terrain in Region One. Engine cowling of Aero Commander aircraft visible in photograph.
Air drop to a fire in Region One. Location unknown.
Air drop to a fire in Region One. Location unknown.
Overhead crew making plans on a fire in Region One.
Firefighter rest area on a fire in Region One, 1967. Note stream, riparian area in the background.
Partial view of downtown Juneau, Alaska.
Waterfront scene of South-Central Coastal Alaska showing float planes.
View of Juneau. Discussion about "sun leave" given to Forest Service employees out of Juneau. Alaska. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Ketchikan airport, Ketchikan, Alaska. Library Note: Alaska-Coastal Ellis Airlines Grumman Goose visible in foreground and Pacific Southwest Airlines 737 in background. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
North River Mills Post Office and story about Elmer Croston, and Montanan who got thrown in jail. Fall colors. North River Mills Historic District, Hampshire County, West Virginia.
Colorful fruit and shrubbery. Identification unknown. Probably West Virginia mountains. Bud went back to DC for a fall trip this year. Library Note: Most likely flowering dogwood and a type of wild grape.
Jane hunting at Sandy Ridge Woods with George's Peak in the background. West Virginia.
Camp trailer parked near our headquarters at Sandy Ridge Woods. West Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Whitetail deer hoisted with Spanish windlass and related story. West Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Crocus probably in a Montana forest.
Boy Scout camp at Sandy Ridge Woods. Dutch oven cooking story. West Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Here the Scoutmaster prepares to cook our supper in a Dutch oven. West Virginia.
Vicki and friend at about high school age, somewhere in Virginia or West Virginia, ready for a canoe trip. "We did a lot of canoeing back there."
Firefighters on line somewhere in Western US. "Slide 21 Line Crew" written on the slide. (This image obviously from a slide show that Bud presented somewhere.)
Old Forest Service blaze chopped into a fire scar. "I can see why I took that. It's a real old thing. You have to look hard to see it."
Dick and Sarah Walker's home, under construction, over on the Clearwater near Peck, Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Dworshak National Fish Hatchery and discussion about the dam on the North Fork of the Clearwater and the ruination of the fishery. Good quote from Nez Perce by Bud. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Mud Creek Ranger Station, ranger dwelling near Lolo Hot Springs. This was abandoned as a ranger station in 1935. Later moved to Lolo Pass. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Old Clearcut in the Lochsa/Clearwater country. Fireweed coming back in is a good omen for healthy start, or restart. Idaho.
Prescribed or slash burn in an unknown location, probably in the Lochsa country. Fire. Idaho.
Seed tree cut at an unknown location on the Lochsa. Idaho.
Seed tree cut at an unknown location on the Lochsa. Idaho
Warm Springs Creek at Jerry Johnson hot springs and related stories about the area, mineral lick, elk, moose. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud's camp at Wild Goose campground below the junction of the Selway and Lochsa rivers, which form the middle fork of the Clearwater. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
New office building at the Powell Ranger Station. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
New office building at the Powell Ranger Station. Jay Point Lookout is on the ridge in the background. Idaho.
We see here a fresh clearcut in the foreground, and in the distance, other clearcuts beginning to show during a period when we first began to log heaviliy in the Lochsa, Powell Ranger District. Idaho.
Interpretive sign somewhere in the Lochsa, possibly at the Lolo Pass Interpretive Center? Idaho.
Fire warehouse building at Powell Ranger Station, which was also called the Elk Summit building when Bud worked there. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud while he was spending winter trapping in the Little Salmon drainage, Bob Marshall Wilderness. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Inside Fish Lake cabin. Left to right: Gary Kohler, Dennis Miller, Bud Moore, and Bill Holman. Bud met these researchers in here during a marten ecology study. Bud is not sure who took this photo. Everybody shared their slides. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Ranger Bud at the Lewis and Clark route recreation sign in February 1953. Idaho.
Bud taking notes for the Lochsa Story at Blodgett Pass. "Good place to take notes. I can write when I get in a setting like that!" Montana.
Bud Moore at Hoadley Reef, Bob Marshall Wilderness, on an inspection trip with Forest Supervisor, George Engler. "These little meadows are really rich, forbes and shrubs. Lots of little wildflowers, all in pygmy." Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
South Fork of the Shenandoah River, Virginia. "Beautiful country."
Yale Lyman with canoe, during a trip with Bud, on the Penoboscot River side, going upstream, toward Allagash River side, and on through to Allagash on the Allagash River near the St. John River, northern Maine. Massachusetts. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Location uncertain, probably Bear Creek in the Selway taken during the hike we made across from Lost Horse Pass down to Selway Falls. Montana.
West Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
West Virginia
West Virginia
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West Virginia
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West Virginia
Kinnikinnick, or Bearberry, at Swan Valley property, Coyote Forest. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Kinnikinnick, or Bearberry, at Swan Valley property, Coyote Forest. Montana.
The very necessary woodpile at Coyote Forest. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Main cabin at Coyote Forest, built in 1975-1977. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Crazy Horse Falls in wintertime. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
View of Mattson Meadows looking northwest toward mountains that border the Scapegoat Wilderness near Ovando. Discussion about history of the property, how it was named, Mattson or Madison on the maps, and previous owners including Danaher. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Looking southeast from Mattson Meadows toward clearcut logging east of Kleinschmidt Flats. Some discussion of logging in this area. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore fishing on one of the South Cold Creek lakes. Grizzly bear stories. Discussion of fish in lakes; some are stocked, and getting into the South Fork Cold Creek lakes. Bob and Gyda Newman and stories of building trail and taking first pack horses into this area. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Another lake in the South Fork of Cold Creek chain. Montana.
Shrubby cinquefoil in bloom. Montana
Grandson David Moore with fishing pole in hand at South Fork Cold Creek lakes. Montana.
Grandson David Moore with fishing pole in hand at South Fork Cold Creek lakes. Montana.
Bill Moore, Topper, Bud's horse, Salty, and pack mules, Homer and Sis, that made up the Office String. Just breaking camp and pulling out of a camp at Clark Meadows on Storm Creek. Powell Ranger District. Idaho.
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Lochsa River at a place called Lake Creek Crossing. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Homer and the Office String on a scenic ridge, Hidden Peak and Big Sand Lake, "a real power place" and discussion of alpine larch regeneration, mountain horsemanship, etc. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Wendover Cabin (now the site of Wendover Campground meadow) which Bud built for trapping before World War II. "a hallowed place" where he trapped for about six years. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Browse in unknown location. Most likely Lochsa area. Idaho.
Early-day Navy fighter plane, TBM Avenger, (designed to drop torpoedoes) adapted to dropping retardant on forest fires, probably at the Missoula airport. Montana.
McConnell Lookout and the Office String. Bill Moore, lookout and one unidentified young man. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Blodgett Peak. "good goat place." Looks like a 1950s slide. CIRCA 1950s. Idaho.
Heel boom probably in the Bear Camp area, and related discussion about 1950s era logging, Idaho jammers and shovel logging including roads. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore with the office string, followed by Lenny Smith, packer, on the trail between Jerry Johnson cabin and Jerry Johnson lookout. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud's stepson Joe Fitzgerald on the Bitterroot River trapline which Bud ran during the early 1970s. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Pack Creek Ford, G. Squires, part of trail maintenance crew that is repairing the ford across Pack Creek. Idaho.
Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Horace Godfrey at Edith Peak fire, near Reservation Divide. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bondurant Logging Company loading at Packer Meadows. Spruce logs on 1950s era logging truck. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Maple Lake looking toward old lookout site. No fish in this lake. A few words about this as a power place. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Papoose Creek, black bear hind foot track on the Powell Ranger District. One of the better drainages for steelhead spawning, and probably chinook, too, but they were fading out pretty fast when Bud first got in there. Idaho.
Diablo Lookout and related discussion about Powell Ranger Station and Elk Summit, Frank Smith and Adolph Weholt, first rangers on those districts in 1909. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This is a photo of the place where historians thought Traveler's Rest was for many years. Taken from a hill above the location. In early 2000, the site was identified as being further up the drainage. Montana.
Spruce logs from spruce bark beetle infestation. Discussion: logging on the Lochsa, logs being hauled to Missoula and information about this particular harvest which lasted from 1951 to about 1957. 1910 fire. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore panning for gold near Bannack, Montana in about 1959. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
George Colgate's grave along the Lochsa River. Discussion: Bud mentions hot springs, nearby Colgate Lick recreation trail and visitor information signs and interpretive site. The Colgate Lick was once a large cedar flat, but it burned in about 1929. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
A fire blowing up in Region One.
Kenai and Ky in the Powell Ranger District with packs. Note stump, which is a trailside stump cut for the original trail. Maybe along the trail between McConnell Mountain and Fish Lake. Bud is not sure who took this photo. "Everybody shared their slides." Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud pointing at something, location between Elk Summit and Powell Ranger Station. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This spectacular granite upthrust along the Lolo Trail is known as the Devil's Chair. When you scramble up the backside of this rock, there's a huge place looks like the Devil's Chair. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Gary Kohler, left, and Dennis Miller, right, overlooking the Fish Lake drainage, airport and cabin site just left of middle of photo. Taken on the Fish Butte Saddle as the team was headed out, down Boulder Creek, to the Boulder Creek Campground where they hoped to catch a ride out. Bud is not sure who took this photo. Everybody shared their slides. Idaho.
Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bob Mutch and Jim Habeck, researcher, standing on the ridge that runs from Tom Beal Park right on up to Grave Peak during a field study of fire ecology. "Pretty good shot of an old burn." Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore at the same location (nearly) as previous slide, on the ridge between Tom Beal Park and Grave Peak, during fire ecology research trip. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Grave Peak Lookout, built in the 1920s with lumber sawed by Bill Bell at Elk Summit Ranger Station. Discussion: Bud's journals or his interview with Heinie Williams may have the name of the man who actually packed lumber up to the lookout, and then built it. Or check Lochsa Story index. Heinie was the packer there, then. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Looking east from the Tom Beal Park/Grave Peak ridge, we can see the results of probably a fire about 1910 with new reproduction coming in. The drainage immediately in front is Colt Creek, which flows into White Sand, now known as Colt Killed Creek. "Gosh those were good years, hiking around looking at all that stuff. I sure enjoyed them, with the pack dogs and all that stuff." Same trip for fire ecology research. This is the same elevation as all the others, but this is over the other side, wetter, and you have all kinds of regeneration. "Pretty telling landscape." Idaho.
Trail sign at mouth Big Flat Creek. Discussion of history of Forest Service signs, enamel, etc. Note: No bullet holes in this sign. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bear Mountain Lookout. Discussion: stories about putting up this tower in the late 1940s. Bud had to hire Bob Johnson flying service to "drop" the longer materials at the lookout site. Good story. Note: A journal entry for April 11, 1951 references the Bear Mtn. Lookout: "Made plans also today for dropping a plane load of tower supplies to Bear Mountain Lookout." Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Maple Lake Lookout (which is no longer there). Discussion: good discussion of lookout duties, job lists, and the transition from using these lookouts for fire detection, to the use of aerial patrols and smokejumpers. Discussion about taking out lower priority lookout to finance "a smokejumper or two." Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Early-day sno-cat (predecessor to the snowmobiles) used in the Lochsa. Discussion: Snowmobile Development by Forest Service Equipment Development Center and often tested at Powell, etc. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Snow measuring crew at Lolo Pass, 1950s. Montana
Lochsa River looking upstream toward the site of the cabin Bud got from Jay Turner. Discussion: related stories including discussion of the ice jams and flooding along the river (Burnt Cedar Bar). Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Logging equipment at Wendover Creek area, high-lead logging. Discussion: mentions that Bud interviewed this logger for the Lochsa Story. See book for more notes. Also history of changes in logging equipment from shovel logging to lines. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Researcher Dennis Miller on marten study, Fish Lake. Bud is not sure who took this photo. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Holman, wilderness staff for Region One, on marten study in Fish Lake Basin. Pack dogs Ky, Kenai, Huna (?). Bud is not sure who took this photo. Idaho.
Digging out of winter camp in Fish Lake Basin during marten research trip. Bud Moore, Dick Walker, Bill Holman. First night out (next morning). Snow. Bud is not sure who took this photo. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Crew member, Bill Holman, on Fish Lake trip for marten research. Head of Old Man Creek where the snow is 14 feet deep. Note creek bottom left hand side. "I bet nobody's been there since in the winter!" Bud said. See related slides about getting lost in this drainage this trip. Snow. Bud is not sure who took this photo. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Ky and Kenai resting at camp on the Fish Lake marten research trip. Snow. Bud is not sure who took this photo. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Unsure of location. It looks like the country we came down through by mistake into Old Man Creek, during the Fish Lake trip. Snow. Not sure who took the photo. Idaho.
Typical shot of Eagle Mountain, Fish Lake country. Marten research trip. Snow. Bud is not sure who took this photo. Everybody shared their slides. Idaho.
Fish Lake trip. Gary Kohler climbing out of the Fish Lake Basin toward Fish Lake Saddle and related discussion. Snow. Bud is not sure who took this photo, as everybody shared their slides. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Same location as previous slide. "Ski trail coming up out of the Fish Lake Basin with Fish Lake Saddle on the horizon, I think." Snow. Bud is not sure who took this photo, as everybody shared their slides. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Snow scene on Fish Lake Trip, similar to previous slides. Bud is not sure who took this photo. Idaho.
Fish Lake Trip, trail leading from main camp at Fish Lake Cabin to latrine (outhouse). Snow. Bud is not sure who took this photo. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Fish Lake Trip. Ski trail along marten trapping "trapline." Discussion: skiing in deep snow, and live-trapping in box traps. Snow. Bud is not sure who took this photo. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Probably the camp at Old Man Creek on Fish Lake Trip. Pack dogs in snow and related discussion. Bud is not sure who took this photo. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Landscape photo somewhere near Fish Lake saddle. Gary Kohler, front, and Bill Holman, back. Dogs from left to right: Huna (Bill's dog), Kenai and Ky. Bud is not sure who took this photo. Idaho.
Dennis Miller on a day trip out from the main camp, marten research on Fish Lake Trip. Snow. Bud is not sure who took this photo. Idaho.
Fish Lake Trip, on the marten trapline. Bud is not sure who took this photo. Idaho.
Gary Kohler, Dennis Miller and Bill Holman on the trapline, Fish Lake Trip, marten research. Bud is not sure who took this photo. Idaho.
Fish Lake Trip photo shows box trap used to live-trap marten for research. Discussion: marten habits, habitat. Bud is not sure who took this photo. Everybody shared slides on the trip. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Fish Lake Trip, skiing on the spur line, marten trapline out from the main Fish Lake Cabin camp. Bud is not sure who took this photo. Everybody shared slides on the trip. Idaho.
Dennis Miller on a day trip out from the main camp, marten research on Fish Lake Trip. Snow. Bud is not sure who took this photo. Everybody shared slides on the trip. Idaho.
Gary Kohler on Fish Lake Trip, examining marten set. Bud is not sure who took this photo. Everybody shared slides on the trip. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Fish Lake Cabin where researchers stayed for marten, fire ecology project. Bud is not sure who took this photo. Everybody shared slides on the trip. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Fish Lake Trip, crew members heading out over Fish Lake Pass. Snow. Bud is not sure who took this photo. Everybody shared slides on the trip. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Unknown location. Winter scene with snowshoe trail at an unknown location. Bud thinks this is not the Fish Lake Trip because of the snowshoe trail. Bud is not sure who took this photo. Everybody shared slides on the trip. Idaho.
Location uncertain, but part of the White Cap Fire Study. Discussion: early days of the Let It Burn policies in Region One. Tried to hold this fire in the White Cap drainage. It went into the Snake Creek drainage and "we fought it full bore there." Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Probably the White Cap study area, same as previous slide. White Cap study/Fitz Creek fire. Idaho.
This is probably the hitch rack at the Bad Luck Lookout, White Cap Creek fire study area. Fitz Creek fire. Idaho.
Firefighter in the White Cap Creek fire study area. "We did have firefighters there to protect the lookouts and whatnot." Fitz Creek fire. Idaho.
Bad Luck Lookout, White Cap Creek fire study area. Note smoke down below from burn. Fitz Creek fire. Idaho.
Firefighters holding a line just below the Bad Luck Lookout, part of the White Cap Creek fire study and Fitz Creek fire. Discussion: Lots of brush, good game country. Vegetation is mid-slope regeneration following an older burn. Fire. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Looking down from the Bad Luck Lookout at smoke. Firefighters in previous slide are just below the lookout. Idaho.
Fire spots in a mountainous area, location unknown. Most likely Northern Idaho or Northwestern Montana.
Fire spots in a mountainous area, location unknown. Most likely Northern Idaho or Northwestern Montana.
Fire spots in a mountainous area, location unknown. Most likely Northern Idaho or Northwestern Montana.
Fire spots in a mountainous area, location unknown. Most likely Northern Idaho or Northwestern Montana.
Fire spots in a mountainous area, location unknown. Most likely Northern Idaho or Northwestern Montana.
Fire spots in a mountainous area, location unknown. Most likely Northern Idaho or Northwestern Montana.
Fire spots in a mountainous area, location unknown. View from airplane. Most likely Northern Idaho or Northwestern Montana.
>Fire spots in a mountainous area, location unknown. Most likely Northern Idaho or Northwestern Montana.
Firefighter in the Fitz Creek fire/White Cap study area, near Bad Luck Lookout. Idaho.
A large fire blowing up as seen from an unknown location, probably Region One.
Retardant drop at Bad Luck Lookout, Fitz Creek Fire, White Cap Study. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Retardant drop at Bad Luck Lookout, Fitz Creek Fire, White Cap Study. Hitching post visible, twin engine plane in the sky. Idaho.
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Orville Daniels and another firefighter near Bad Luck Lookout, Fitz Creek fire. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Fire camp, unknown location but likely Powell Ranger District.
Smoke plume beyond ridge, fire camp in foreground. "Looks like she's cookin." And "We had lots of fires that year."
Firefighters lighting a burnout. Discussion: "We always carried torches" -- to slow the Fitz Creek fire in the White Camp study area. Below Bad Luck Lookout. Note the helicopter, but it doesn't look like it has a bucket. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Firefighters lighting a burnout, by hand. Later obtained torches from another crew to complete the burnout. Helicopter visible in background. Idaho.
Firefighters on the Fitz Creek fire in the White Cap Study. Idaho.
One of our crew trying to light a burnout with a flaming stick or something. We got torches right away. Firefighters were scattered all around, kind of converging on the lookout. See previous slides, one shows the torches. Idaho.
Gopher, Lolo Pass. Montana.
Camas, Powell Pasture. Discussion: draining meadow at Powell Ranger Station. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Milo's camp Badger Ridge. Discussion: This area is now roaded. This was prime elk country. "You had to hike about ten miles from anywhere to get in here." Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Gilman's string crossing Squaw Creek. Good discussion about buidling of the Lewis and Clark Road, which you can see in the middle, right side of picture. Highway here today. For more details on the Squaw Creek drainage see Chapter 19, Trial by Bulldozer, in The Lochsa Story. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Beaver Ridge Fire and good discussion about catching fires when they are small. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud's shoes, Placid Creek. Taken during a cruise for one of the early-day timber sales near Seeley Lake. Good discussion about caulked boots, wearing them out every year, and how fires were fought in earlier times. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Snowshoe care in the basement. Good discussion about snowshoes, the old ones with the round bows, the Lochsa Hitch, and changes in snowshoe styles. Excellent discussion about time and the way we use time in different stages of our lives. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Porcupine ("porky") work, Lost Park Saddle, about two or three miles from Lolo Pass. Shows how porcupines sit on the deep snow to eat bark. Discussion about finding scars in summer, and also the changes in populations. "Not many people realize how many porcupines we had then. I have a feeling they are a barometer of something. We were stumbling over them all the time. Now they are rare. Maybe somebody might call them endangered." Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Tree Farmers, Inc. crew with rock drilling equipment at North Fork of Squaw Creek, getting through the rock during logging road construction. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Elk Summit Ranger Station as it looked in the 1950s. Good discussion about this facility. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This porcupine is looking for something on a shrub of some sort, not his usual pines. Specific location and date unknown. This is unusual, because porcupines usually are in the pines. CIRCA 1950s. Montana
Logging truck at Low Gap, hauling logs from Spruce Creek, a major tributary of the Brushy Fork of the Lochsa. CIRCA 1950s. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Here at this big spruce in Spruce Creek, one of our top entomologists, Dave Scott, records the end of this spruce. If you notice, you can see the beetle dust and boring on this tree. A surveyor in action. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jumbo the moose, at Powell. Good discussion of the history of this moose calf, Bud's first day at Powell, and characteristics of ranger Ed Mackay. CIRCA 1950s. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jim Papke and Horace Godfrey, Brushy Creek. Working on the spruce bark beetle infested stands. "Lunchtime! That's what we often did, find a snag or something that would burn, easy to light. We'd eat our lunch, tell a few stories, then grab our gear and go to work again." Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
1950s-era photo showing typical techniques for building temporary logging roads at stream crossings. Probably Squaw Creek or Papoose. Looks like cedar logs. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore in front of a big cedar, with his hard hat and Winchester Model 94 in the Papoose Creek country. "Future logger." Idaho.
Modified corduroy bridge over spring, or boggy area, on the Swede Cut sale purchased by Steve Russell. One of two sales, first ones to be put up for sale to area loggers. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Arch-pipe style of culvert that allows steelhead passage. Good discussion about spawning. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Winter camp at Roundtop Lookout. Johnson Flying Service plane above. Good story about setting up this camp. CIRCA 1950s. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Army Weasel in front of Powell bunkhouse, 1950s. This one belonged to Steve Russell and was contracted to the Forest Service. CIRCA 1950s. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Platform to support tent at Roundtop Lookout. Camp built on 12 feet of snow while cruising timber. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
In the Early 1980s, I took this photo of a freshet in the Bob Marshall Wilderness, upper Albino Basin. Water plants, Albino Basin. Discussion about trip that Bud took with grandson David, telephone lines, horse bells, etc. CIRCA 1980s. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Beaver work. Good short discussion about beaver habitats, and habits. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Landscape looking east from South Fork Rocky Point Jct. Could be a good place to do a pre-logging/post-logging comparison, changes on the landscape. Possible photo plot or photo point candidate. Pristine area at the time photo was taken. Probably not so, now. Idaho.
Beaver Meadow Cabin built by Jay Turner in mid-1930s. One of two of the last legally built trapper cabins. Other one built in the 30s by Bud at Moon Saddle. The last two that Bud knows of under Forest Service permit. End of the "big" trapping era. Old Beaver Meadow fire is to the right of photo. Jay Turner built this in this location because of a small spring creek here. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Milo Herbert, trail crew foreman, center, Dave Parsell, left and (?) Long, right, somewhere along Brushy Creek. These were called the Gypsy Trail Crew. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Packer Meadow as seen from the Crooked Fork Road in 1952. "You don't see too many pictures of Packer Meadow from this perspective." Good comparison opportunity for pre-logging/post-logging landscape. Photo plot or photo point candidate. 1910 fire. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Cayuse Lake, another "power place" where Bud trapped marten and mink, and stayed in a trapper cabin built near the outlet by the Hanson brothers in earlier times. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
A blowup fire in Region One, location unknown but probably the Trapper Peak fire, Kaniksu National Forest. Note the logging trails visible. "I had some good photos of that fire, and lost them." If it is the Trapper Peak fire, this would be a 1970s slide. The Trapper Peak fire was started by slash. This one looks like it is possibly burning in slash.
Dozer walking through the Crooked Fork just below the Blue Slide, rather than risk the newly built bridge which provided access to Northern Pacific timber. Early logging associated with spruce bark beetle epidemic. CIRCA 1950s. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Seeley Lake District Ranger, Horace Godfrey, helping the Powell Ranger on a winter game survey. "We did that, I went with him (at Seeley) and then he went with me. That was back when nobody was around the districts. Now we have small towns, and lots of people involved." Idaho.
Camas at Packer Meadow and related discussion about the actual meadow, use of the area. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Colorful huckleberry, Rocky Point Road. Fall colors. Idaho.
Packer Meadow. Discussion: (Note that Bud says "Elk Meadow" at the beginning of discussion, but this is Packer Meadow.) Also, childhood trips to this area, fishing in the creek and in Skookum Lake, and Bud's first grizzly encounter, along with his ironic duty of later locating a logging road in the same place. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Wag Dodge memorial cross erected along Fern Ridge Trail, and his ashes were spread over Dan Ridge. The cross was air dropped at Dan Ridge Lookout so the expedition crew could later be sure to find it, and erect it. Wag Dodge died in Missoula, at St. Pat's Hospital, on January 12, 1955. So this cross was probably set in the summer of 1955 but we should look in the journals to be sure. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Fort Fizzle as it looked in earlier times, maybe the 1950s. Related discussion about the history of this spot, Pete Thompson homestead, the Nez Perce, and the Army from Fort Missoula, etc. Bud may have more details in his files. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Forested landscape with small clearcut, probably spruce bark beetle control operation. Somewhere in the Lochsa. CIRCA 1950s. Idaho.
Elk browse on the Lochsa Powell big game winter range. CIRCA 1950s. Idaho.
This is an ermine caught in a notch-set made for marten at an unknown location, probably in the Lolo Creek drainage, about the mid-1950s. CIRCA 1950s. Montana.
Tree Farmers Inc. clearing snow off the east side of Lolo Pass during spruce bark beetle control, about mid-1950s. Tree Farmers were the only ones with a blower on the grader. CIRCA 1950s. Idaho.
Logging slash burning on the Powell District, probably about the 1950s. Note backpack style propane tanks. CIRCA 1950s. Fire. Idaho.
Patsy Dodge (White?) next to the cross memorial for her late husband, Wag Dodge, near the Fern Ridge Trail. Wilderness. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Marten in "Old Faithful" notch set in Johnny Creek, during late 1950s. CIRCA 1950s. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Whitebark pine in the Blodgett Pass area and related discussion about this pass being used frequently by trappers in what is not the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness area, and later, poachers, in the Idaho game preserves. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Spruce logs somewhere in the Lochsa. Summer logging and related discussion about change to winter logging. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Andy Arvish, Johnny Breazeal, George Taylor left to right. Working on a timber marking crew on the Superior Ranger District. Photo taken in a camp trailer. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Johnny Breazeal marking a ponderosa pine on the Superior Ranger District sometime in the 1950s. Related discussion about what criteria for making timber, and ecosystem restoration (the beginnings of this) and the influence of Ed Schultz's philosophy upon Bud's ecosystem management theories today. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Construction of a skid trail somewhere on the Powell Ranger District. Some discussion about the types of equipment used in the 1950s. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
View of White Sand Creek (now called Colt Killed Creek) and the Storm Creek Drainage to the crest of the Bitterroots, up high. Photo taken during survey of bark beetle infested country at Powell. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
A fire blowing up in Western Mountains, with remnants of an earlier burn in the foreground that shows dead snags from the earlier fire.
Powell Ranger Station complex about 1950. Excellent aerial photo shows old facilities, fish holding tanks, etc. Discussion about location and uses of various buildings shown in photo. This is a good one to use as photo plot or photo point for comparison then and now. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This flood-damaged pack bridge is somewhere on the Powell Ranger District probably back in the early 1950s. Can't remember the location. Idaho.
Motor patrol plowing snow on the Montana side of Lolo Pass, sometime in the 1950s. This had a blower on it, note the big cloud of snow. Forest Service had to keep the road open for logging operations, spruce bark beetle. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Early prototype of snow cats, or snowmobiles and good discussion about early equipment including good story about how Bud always thought there must be a way to get people into the high country, to appreciate it during winter, while he was snowshoeing, wanting to share the resource!. Bud thinks this is Tom Barker hauling gear into Powell Ranger Station. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Fog in the Lochsa. Bud thinks this is a landscape shot taken east from Bear Mountain Lookout. Powell Ranger Station is down in the valley, right of center. Idaho.
Deputy Forest Supervisor Bob Byers on Fern Ridge, inspecting Powell Ranger District when Bud Moore was ranger there. Brief recording, no new info. Selway Bitterroot Primitive Area, now Wilderness. Not a particularly informative recording. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Repairs to the sled, Powell -- Godfrey. This is the sled that was pulled behind the Army Weasel. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Chowtime, Powell. Bud could name all these by going to his journals, for 1953. Not a real informative recording. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Powell Cookhouse and Jay Point Lookout in the background. This lookout is still in use today. Discussion about using grub wanigan as museum when Bud was there, but then the Forest Service later tore the building down and had museum at Lochsa Ranger Station. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Abies Laceocarpa, Beaver Ridge. Snow-laden trees at midslope elevation. Surveying country during spruce bark beetle infestation, pests and diseases. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Louie Normand, the "cook of the cruising crew" at Powell. Brief discussion about survey for pests and diseases. Spruce Bark Beetle. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Beaver work, Monture. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Colt Creek Bridge as it looked in the 1950s. Good discussion about trail crews having to cross here, on logs earlier, with a trolley in between, and via this bridge later. Bridge is still there today. Discussion includes story about cabin on the other side. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Riparian scene on the upper portion of the Crooked Fork of the Lochsa River. Idaho.
Early-day logging road somewhere in the Lochsa. Considered for use in the Lochsa Story, and discussion about photos that were gathered for the book. Photo 1 Ch XXII. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Ray Bailey, Edith Point fire. Ray was "a typical logger of the day and he'd say short-liners. He was a reasonable man but he wouldn't take too much, he'd say, 'you know Bud, a man can only take so much.' I just loved him he was such a square guy." Ray worked for ACM (Anaconda Company) and later for Al Fetcher for Tree Farmers. Discussion brief about Ray and Al. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Camas flower in Powell Pasture. Taken with Exacta camera with related discussion about Bud's journey through the realm of photography, from view camera to single lens reflex. Used these photos almost exclusively during talks to the public about forest policies, projects, etc. Public relations. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This cabin was built by ranger Ed Mackay and Assistant ranger Roy Daniels near Colt Creek. Referred to in slide 1141. That discussion contains the history and background. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Maud Creek Cabin (which is right on the bank of Storm Creek, and just downstream from where Maud Creek flows into Storm Creek) as it looked in the 1950s. Discussion about location of the remains of this cabin. Idaho.
Landscape scene of the Brushy Fork (foreground) and Spruce Creek complex before any logging or roads. Photo plot or photo point candidate. Taken from near Low Gap. Idaho.
Ranger Peak on the Montana-Idaho line, viewed from the Big Creek drainage of the Bitterroot River. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho.
This picture of an aerial photo shows Bud's field notes while laying out the road from Spruce Creek past Lily Lake to Elk Meadows on the Powell Ranger District. Idaho.
Waterfall on the east fork of Moose Creek on the Powell Ranger District. Then it was the Lolo National Forest now it is the Clearwater National Forest. East Moose Creek is a tributary of the Selway River. Idaho.
A fire crew at the office building at Powell Ranger District Clearwater National Forest now.
Snowmelt showing runoff, early spring.
Aerial photo of Powell Ranger Station 1971. Might be good to use as comparison to 1128 taken in the 1950s. Photo plot or photo point opportunity for current comparison, etc. This is a good shot of the island that identifies Lewis and Clark's camp location on their westward journey. Bud doesn't think he took this photo, but he's not sure who did. Idaho.
Bud think this is a photo of Grave Peak from near the location of Isaac's grave, but he's not sure. The height of the tower or lookout on top of the peak confuses Bud, as there was just a Lookout on Grave Peak. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho.
Dennis Miller at the Fish Lake Cabin, Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Discussion includes information about other people on this trip taken for fire and marten research. Note that photos taken during this trip were shared so the photo credits are uncertain. (Bud may not have taken this photo.) Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Pack dogs on Fish Lake trip from left to right: Huna (mother) , Kenai and Ky (pups). Bud is not sure which person on this trip took this photo. Idaho.
Breaking camp in the morning on the Fish Lake trip, under about two feet of new snow. Note pack dogs in the snow. Note about photo credits on this trip, everybody made extra copies and shared slides, so Bud is not sure who took what slide. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Here is a side view of the cabin completely buried in snow (Fish Lake Cabin), taken during the Fish Lake trip. See related notes about photo credits for this trip. Bud is not sure if he took this photo. Idaho.
Taken from near Fish Butte Saddle, this view shows the airport down in the basin (Fish Lake trip). The cabin is on this end of the airport, or airstrip, at the Fish Lake Cabin. Note that Bud is not sure who took this photo, but somebody on the trip. Idaho.
Another front view of the Fish Lake Cabin (Fish Lake trip). Pack dogs in the snow, skis. See notes about photo credits this trip. Idaho.
Class trip, 1975, with the Wilderness Institute, UM, Wilderness and Civilization program, involving education, research and instruction about wilderness management. See also slide 1525 and recording. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Possibly Big Creek Lake with Pack Box Pass in the background. Montana.
This couple I think were the hosts at the Wendover Campground on the Powell Ranger District of the Lochsa drainage, Clearwater National Forest. If we need more detail on these people, Bud can check his journals for the date indicated. Idaho.
Elk & Godfrey, Ashpile Creek. Photo taken in the Powell Ranger District during game range survey. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bird nest, blue eggs.
Johnny Breazeal cruising timber on Sheridan Creek, Superior Ranger District Lolo National Forest. Idaho.
Columbian Ground Squirrel, Gopher, at snowbank near Lolo Pass. Montana.
Lochsa and Bear Mountain, in the background. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Franklin Grouse, somewhere on the Powell Ranger District.
Gilman's String, Warm Spring Creek Lick. Packer Muggins Gilman leads his pack outfit through the game licks near Jerry Johnson Hot Springs. Brief discussion about the area. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bob Byers, Forest Supervisor on the Lolo when Bud was District Ranger at Powell, fishing at mouth of Big Flat Creek and Colt Killed Creek at the end of a Forest Service Inspection trip in this area. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Photo taken from Blacklead Lookout on the Powell Ranger District, this scene shows part of the Blacklead mining district. The deep drainage in the background is Silver Creek, which was included in the prospecting district. Photo also shows regeneration from the 1910 Fire. "The prospectors were tickled to death because now they could see the ground." -- Bud. Idaho.
Upper Lost Lake, one of the many lakes in the Powell Ranger District. These lakes are populated with native cutthroat trout. The fish are small but they are abundant. Note the camas in the foreground. Possible photo plot or photo point candidate. Idaho.
Bill Rodgers & Bill Moore, Packer Meadow. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Cargo drop, North Fork Fire (Falls Point Fire). The fire started near the junction of the Dry Fork and the North Fork of the Blackfoot. It was started by Boy Scouts. Rare October fire, after pack strings pulled off the district, etc. Discussion is brief about this fire. Forest Supervisor Bob Byers tracked down the Boy Scouts and discovered the cause of the fire. See related slides (?). Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Weir Creek elk country. Excellent elk habitat in the Weir Creek. Photo taken near the base of Ashpile Peak. Possible photo point or photo plot candidate. Still fairly pristine. This area was burned heaviliy during the 1929 fires. Idaho.
Wintertime whitefishing along the Blackfoot River. See also other slides in this collection have discussions about whitefish, etc. Montana.
Snowshoes drying at Powell Ranger Station after a day's use at the mountains. Probably were used by the crews cruising for bark beetles. Possibly located in the wash house where the shoes would dry on the cement floor. Idaho.
Whitefish angler along the Blackfoot River. Montana.
Blackfoot River whitefish. Montana.
Here is a classic photo of what some observers call nature's watershed tree, the alpine fir, or Abies laceocarpa, taken on Beaver Ridge in Feb. 1953. The limbs all bend down tight against the tree, so the snow all avalanches right to the ground so there is less evaporation off the tree. They provide pretty good shade too. Note about these 1953 slides. "A lot happened in '53. We were out cruising those bark beetles. Working with ACM (now Plum Creek) working side by side." Also, early explorer, John Lieberg, is the one who first called this tree "nature's watershed tree." He made the first reports of this country with the USGS, which was charged with surveyor work, in the late 1800s. Idaho.
Left to right: Bill Moore, David Ellen and ? Lunchtime while whitefishing along the Bitterroot River, February 1953. Montana.
Tough going, Brushy Fork, February 1953. Army weasel negotiating the road (coming toward us in the photo). Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Side view of the Army Weasel along the Brushy Fork, February 1953. Idaho.
Bill Moore, Traveler, Salty, Homer, Finley, better known as the "office string" except that Sis was not there. Bud took the picture. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho.
64-inch spruce cut at Packer Meadow. The Packer Meadow Sale and the Swede Cut were the first two sales during the bark beetle logging in the Lochsa, 1950s. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Firefighter at Edith Peak fire, August 1953, Ninemile area, Montana. Idaho.
Left to right: Charles Snook, Thor Ness, Heinie (Henry G.) Williams, Frank Bustard at the grub wanigan at Powell Ranger Station, now converted to overnight housing. Smokejumper gear on the porch and related discussion about these men, and the fire camp they may have packed out from a fire. (Note that the writing on the slide said the first man, left to right, was Paul ... not Charles, although Bud is pretty sure the picture is of Charles.) Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Trail crew foreman, Thor Ness, takes some delicious looking biscuits out of his camp stove at Frog Pond Camp, where he was maintaining trails. Thor was a good cook. Also, a note about these photos: "I got some pretty good pictures up close with that Exacta. It was a honey for that. You could just see what you were going to get." Idaho.
Powell Ranger Station March 1954 showing the original ranger station building center, back. The grub wanigan on the right, ranger dwelling, left. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore and Homer. Bear Mountain Lookout and related discussion about water, springs, construction and reconstruction of the lookout while Bud was ranger. Johnson Flying Service story. Also, mule comment: "Once you generate ability to understand a mule, why then you've got a real partner." Note: April 11, 1951 Journal entry says, "Made plans also today for dropping a plane load of tower supplies to Bear Mtn. Lookout." >Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Lewis and Clark sign, Wendover Campground and related discussion about the history of the roads and contracts, and Lewis and Clark. Good discussion about topography in this area. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore with a bobcat, or lynxcat, as they were called then and related discussion about Bud and Bill trapping when Bill was young. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Vicki Moore with Traveler, packed with hindquarters of an elk. Discussion about packing techniques, putting packs on saddles, etc. Probably late 1950s. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Duplicate of 93, but lighter.
This slide shows the results of a cloudburst type rain that fell on the mountainside north of the old Rock Creek Ranger Station. Date is uncertain, but in the 1940s or early 1950s. "I remember that thing up behind the ranger station there, you could see it where the rain fell and beat up the hillside. Normally it's pretty stable soil. But I hiked up there, and I'm pretty sure that's the spot." Montana.
A mule deer buck close to the center of the picture in a splendid high country landscape. Date and place unknown. Beargrass in photo.
Natural and diverse flower patch on a mid-slope or higher area. "This sort of mixture begins in the spring down low, but then it doesn't last too long. But you can go clear up high in August and find this same thing again, especially the Indian paints. You can just see the summer walk up the mountain." Bud has written about this sometimes in his journals.
This photo shows the Moore family's camp but location is unknown. This looks like a pretty mobile camp, traveling light.
Looking up toward the falls on the Brushy Fork from near the vicinity of Fred Schott's Brushy Fork cabin. The cabin is located between the old pack trail and the Brushy Fork Creek, a short ways downstream from the falls. "I don't think it's very far but it's right in that area." The last Bud saw the cabin it was pretty rotted out, probably in the early 1950s. Idaho.
This slide shows the mailbox on the corner of our street, looking across South Avenue toward the Pattee Canyon area, and a small forest fire burning in the background. Probably in the 1950s. Montana.
The elk that Bud shot when he first received the 30.06 Springfield M1903 Model military rifle from Uncle Ray. Discussion about the rifle (brief). The elk was shot between Woodman Creek and Westerman Creek. Bill was with Bud when they shot this elk. They jumped a band of elk in the woods and they scattered out. "This one spike stuck his head up out of the brush and I got him, shot him right in the head. That was our meat for the winter." Hunting pack sack in the center. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Snow measuring work. The recorder in this photo is Bob Rehfeld, recording snow measurements at Packers Meadow snowcourse at Lolo Pass. Idaho.
Ski camping somewhere in the Bitterroot mountains, with son Bill Moore in the foreground, and an unidentified person in the background, toasting weiners. Idaho.
A typical tree set made of pegs for trapping marten. Somewhere in the Lochsa Bitterroot mountains.
Winter landscape in the Missoula area. Montana.
The Forest Service moved this small portable cabin from some unknown location to Savage Pass in the Powell Ranger District, of the Lochsa country. It was used for overnight stays, if the going got tough when you got up there to measure the snow. "Most of the time we'd get up there from Powell to measure snow, and then we'd have a warm place to get in and eat our lunch. Then we'd go back down to Powell, so we could round trip it most of the time." Idaho.
Bud's saddle horse takes a roll in the dust after removal of his saddle after a long trip somewhere. Photo is at Powell Ranger Station and probably taken in the 1950s. Idaho.
Andy Arvish filling in his notes after a day of timber cruising on the Superior Ranger District Lolo National Forest. Bud thinks this is the Sheridan Creek drainage, sometime in the 1950s. Note Abney level, diameter tape, cruise sheet and the standard columnar book where he's recording some data. Frisbee's syrup can ("Boy, that was a good syrup. There were a lot of good syrups for a long time. They had a lot of syrups that tried to taste like maple. They were good, but now there aren't so many.") Bud uses maple syrup now, but he would buy a good maple imitation if you could buy it! Bud and Jay Turner would make their own syrup in the Lochsa by taking 2 cups of brown sugar to one cup water and flavor it with Mapleline. Montana.
Remnants of an old cabin or remains of root cellar, probably near Judith Landing on the Missouri River. See slide #1211. Montana.
Photo of old homestead remains south of Judith Landing near Fort Benton along the Missouri River. Discussion about early settlement of this area. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
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Homer and Sis, two pack animals that made up the office string when Bud was ranger at Powell Ranger District. Bud says, "Look at those nice manties. Even the mules are smiling!" Idaho.
Bud can't be sure where this slide was taken, but it is possibly one of the cruising camps where Forest Service crews were cruising for the spruce bark beetle infestation in the winter. One of these that might be connected, but can't be sure, is up on Round Top Lookout up on Beaver Ridge where Forest Service dropped a camp, and dropped some lumber, on top of about ten feet of snow. Bud said, "We pitched a 14 x 16 tent on top of that, which became our bunkhouse for the project while we were up there. We were up there about ten days with a pretty good sized cruising crew. Looking at this photo, it looks like there is a wood floor under this tent. That would be the raft if that is the spot." Andy Arvish is holding the bowl, sitting on the bunk. Idaho.
The Ranger's pickup meets a load of spruce bark beetles headed for the mill. Logging truck. Early 1950s. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
View of the Lewis and Clark Highway as it looked during some of the reconstruction to build bigger turnouts, etc., in the early 1950s. Forest Service was trying to upgrade the highway to haul a few logs over it, due to the spruce bark beetle outbreak. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Fall trap tree camp along the Lolo Trail about 1952 or 1953. Discussion about the purpose of the trap trees, brief. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Army Weasel with elk antlers in front, taken from a winter-killed elk on the road before Wendover Campground. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Second edition Forest Service sign at Pack Box Pass. Brief discussion about Forest Service signs and ethics, particularly current signs being shot full of bullet holes. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This pickup truck is parked on the upstream side of a huge pile of rubble blasted off a cliff to construct the Lewis & Clark Highway downriver about eight, or seven miles, below Powell Ranger Station. This cliff was just downstream from Badger Creek, where the creek enters the river. There's a big hole, what Bud called the Big Fish Hole, in this vicinity. A lot of this rubble was blown out into that fish hole. It didn't dam up the river, however. This was not the main highway, because it was being built wider than this. This is a pioneer road, out ahead of the main construction. Idaho.
Here you see Powell District Ranger Bud Moore and his boss's son, Yale Lyman, standing amid the ruins of the old Squaw Creek trapper cabin. This was a cabin used by Bud for trapping purposes for at least two years. It was constructed by an old timer named Homer McLain. This cabin is non-existent today, but its location was slightly upstream from where the West Fork of Squaw Creek comes into the main Squaw Creek drainage. It's a narrow tight canyon, and this is all partly under the road or something. You can't find the cabin remains today. This is one of the first cabins that Bud used for trapping purposes the winter he bought out the Wendover trapline from Bill and Orin VanHoose. Idaho.
Golden Trout in White Sand Lake, and related discussion of names of these lakes, etc. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Dave Parsell with smokechaser pack going to a fire in the vicinity of Beaver Ridge, possibly late 1940s or early early 1950s photo. Good discussion about Dave, earlier fire in this area, and stories. Smokechaser pack would have contained all you see in photo plus rations, tarp, head lamp, and mess kit. And people like Bud would include a fly line wrapped around the cap so if you were close to a creek you could have roasted trout with the rations! Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore holds a large marten caught in the South Fork Lolo Creek area of the Bitterroot Mountains. This is a good shot of a notch type marten set. Idaho.
Frank Bustard on the right, and ? On the left relaxing at the bark beetle cruising camp that was air dropped at Round Top Lookout in about 1953. Frank used to keep his packsack under the bench in this tent. He'd swing over and say, "Now I have to open my dresser drawers." Frank was one of Bud's earliest mentors. "I thought Frank could do anything, and I was pretty much right. The only thing he wasn't good at was marriage, family. He never married." (Bud) Frank told Bud, "When I was young, and strong and handsome, I couldn't see any of the girls to get tied up with, and now that I'm old, they don't want to get tied up with me." He was a good trapper, and worked lumber camps. Idaho.
The exposed cambium of this dying spruce tree displays the galleries of the spruce bark beetle. This photo was probably taken at the same time that the Forest Service cruised so much of the Lochsa country. Idaho.
Bill Davis and I were trying to locate the southern boundary of the bark beetle infestation of the early 1950s in the Elk Summit area of the Powell District of the Lochsa. Here Bill is in the sun on the ridge Colt Creek and Swamp Creek. Bill came in to work on the bark beetle cruising project. He had worked for the Forest Service long before. He was a happy, talkative guy. His last name is in Bud's journals. The crest of the Bitterroot range separating the Lochsa from the Bitterroot Valley is in the background. Idaho.
This photo is probably of Bud (he wore gray wool shirt and wool malones often on these trips) but we don't know who took the picture. Related discussion about the snow in this area. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Herb Erickson, left, and Keith Rudd, right, playing cribbage at Powell, no date, but probably in the 1950s. Discussion relates to communication and networking between Forest Service and Fish and Game personnel as a necessity in public land management. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Another picture of an Army Weasel in use as conveyance over the snow. Here it's traveling on an old road bed on steep ground in deep snow. "These weasels proved to be very efficient transport for four or five people to and from work, wherever you had a reasonably level bed. Their achilles heel was they'd throw a track once in awhile and we'd have to dig in under it and get the track back on the cogs. That would take maybe an hour or two to get it going again. The mechanic and driver would crawl under the weasel and the rest of us would build a big bonfire until we got it going again." Idaho.
Bud is not completely sure of this photo, but he thinks it is the base camp of an engineering crew near Packer Meadow that was locating the road in the Spruce Creek Brushy Fork country during the time of the bark beetle control logging. Idaho.
A bulldozer with an angle blade removes a rock slide from the Lewis & Clark Highway somewhere in the Powell Ranger District. Good photo to use for comparison today. Photo plot or photo point maybe not possible because of unknown location. Idaho.
Possibly a photo of Papoose Creek during removal of a log jam and related discussion about this type of activity was done in the 1950s, in an attempt to restore passageways for migrating chinook salmon. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Snow-covered Forest Service work camp somewhere in the Powell Ranger District. Idaho.
Watersheds! This is a good shot of a clear stream, with at least one snowbridge still intact, on the Crooked Fork of the Lochsa. Idaho.
Bull dozer removing rubble during construction work on the Lewis & Clark Highway. Maintenance or construction of the Lewis & Clark Highway somewhere in the Powell Ranger District country. Idaho.
Heavily forested landscape beginning at the edge of a meadow which could possibly be Packers Meadow. Idaho.
A roughed out log haul road on a timber sale somewhere in the Powell Ranger District. Idaho.
Roughed out log haul road. See previous slide also. Idaho.
Frank Bustard heats iron in the forge at Powell Ranger Station. Idaho.
This is a bull dozer working on a road in the high country of the Powell Ranger District. The trench in the foreground and the pile of lumber in the background suggest that the crew will be installing open topped culverts for drainage on this road. Idaho.
Bud's son, Bill, getting a cool drink from a moss-covered pond somewhere in the mountains. Idaho.
Indian paintbrush ("Indian Paints") display their colors in the high alpine country of the Bitterroot Mountains. Idaho.
North Fork Fire, showing North Fork Trail crossing through the center of it, and related discussion about this fall fire. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Here's what looks like a manmade irrigation ditch in a pristine setting somewhere in Montana or Idaho area. Not sure about this photo. We may come back to it later if we find similar project photos.
Bud is not sure which lookout this is, but he thinks it is a winter scene of Savage Ridge Lookout where Horace Godfrey snowshoed out to the Lookout and to the cabin on White Sand (Colt Killed Creek) on a winter game survey (game range). Brief discussion. This lookout wasn't manned after the mid-1950s. It was one of the first to go when air patrols began. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
A landscape scene showing mid-slope and high alpine forest taken of Ranger Peak from Beaver Ridge. Idaho.
A National Forest sign along a roadside somewhere in the Clearwater National Forest. Probably 1950s. Idaho.
Dogtooth violet or glacier lily in the Squaw Creek drainage of the (then) Lolo National Forest, now Clearwater National Forest, June 1953. These glacier lilies grow a small edible bulb in their roots that are favorites to grizzly bears and also edible to humans. Idaho.
Sub-alpine landscape likely in the Blacklead area of the Powell Ranger District. Idaho.
Placid Lake meat pole and good story about hunting with Ed Domer, and hunting ethics story. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
An open ponderosa pine grassland ecosystem at an unknown location. Probably Blackfoot Valley. Montana.
Deer winter range in an ecosystem that appears to be open lodgepole. Snow-covered terrain.
Papoose Creek area, where Bud took this photo of a Coopers Hawk (?) nesting cliff. May have other photos that show the hawks. Idaho.
A landscape with larch in fall color mingled with green coniferous forest.
Probably monkeyflowers in unknown location. Slide may be out of focus.
Douglas fir beetle attack somewhere in the Lochsa country. Idaho.
Johnny Breazeal eats lunch while taking a break from marking trees on Sheridan Creek, Superior Ranger District, Lolo National Forest. Montana.
Kinnikinnick in bloom. Whitetailed deer eat a lot of this at different times of the year. Game Range. Browse.
A typical mid-elevation, little on the dry side, bog, which is a very complex ecosystem when you start trying to figure it out! Western mountains. Location unknown.
Here we have a device intended to show the soil movement off of some sort of a project, upstream from this equipment. Bud thinks these were used in the late 1960s on the Kootenai National Forest at various timber management research sites. This is a common approach to determining the soil movement after disturbance.
Type of pussypaws flower. Location unknown.
A turbulent stream of clear water flowing through a pristine forest. Typical of many mountain streams in the Northwest, but location unknown.
Forest Service cabin at Lake Otatsy. Bud took this photo while working with By Amsbaugh at the Seeley Lake Ranger District. This cabin is no longer there. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
An aerial cargo drop on a small smokechaser fire somewhere in the Northern Rockies.
Shrubs browsed probably by elk on some winter range, location unknown. Most likely Lochsa area.
This is an aerial landscape view of lightly forested mountains. The geology looks like somewhere in the Bob Marshall Wilderness, maybe the eastern part. Exact location unknown.
This is Bud's daughter, Vicki, among buttercups and pasque flowers. Mid-1950s. Exact location unknown. Ponderosa pine site.
Talus slope probably located somewhere in the Bitterroot mountains.
Mountain ash somewhere in the Northern Rockies. Fall colors.
Check station booth at Montana-Idaho state line at Lolo Pass. Cabin was used to check trucks hauling logs from the spruce bark beetle logging. Forest Service manned this site to check any kind of use across the Pass. This is now near the site of the Lolo Pass Interpretive Center. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Mule deer buck hung on a tripod by Bud Moore and Freeman Mann, a friend of the family. Discussion about hunting with Freeman. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Medium-sized fire in a forested ecosystem showing typical downdrafts of early morning. A worthy objective of initial attack personnel is to get on these fires and get them under control before the heat of the day and the fire begins to burn more aggressively.
Duplicate of a recent slide.
Bill Moore, whom Bud calls "My packer" leading a horse packed with elk hind quarter. Discussion about how to pack an elk hindquarter. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Interpretive sign near the forks of the Jeffereson River, Ruby River and Beaverhead. Lewis & Clark. Montana.
Interpretive sign along the Jefferson River, citing name Beaverhead. Lewis & Clark. Montana.
Prickly pear blossom. What Lewis & Clark said, "Got stuck in our mockersins (sic)." Probably taken in some of the foothills of the Bitterroot not far from Missoula.
Vicki at our home on 13th St. West in Missoula, Montana.
Bud thinks this is an interpretive sign at the Battle of the Big Hole between Captain Rawn's attachment and the Indians. Sign reads: M.F. & T.C. Sherrill dug this rifle pit, entered it at 2 A.M. Friday waiting for the massacre that never came.
Improvised small fire base camp. Location and personnel names unknown.
A contrasting dense forest and clearcuts in a location in the Northern Rockies. Unknown location. Fairly old slide.
Roaching Lacey, one of the mules at Powell. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Powell mule named Lacey up against the gate of the roaching chute. Idaho.
Clipping Lacey's tail in the roaching chute. Mules. Idaho.
Salty and Homer at the feeder at the Bear Mountain Lookout site. Idaho.
At Powell July 4, 1952. Idaho.
Dave Parsell, Brushy Fork Trail, one of the early uses of using chainsaws for trail maintenance. This is probably a mall brand saw, which was later replaced by McCulloch. Idaho.
Storm Creek Camp, Roger Norgaard and Bill Moore. Discussion about Clark family's occupancy of this site in the early days. Bud calls this a power place. "A place that really grabs your heart." Clark family mined this area in the early days, but later examinations showed no mineral content at the site, so they couldn't claim the land. Storm Creek is over the pass from Big Creek Lake. The Clark family built fairly nice accommodations at this site. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Our camp, Wind Lake. Bill Moore and his mom, Jane, far right. Story about camping with the family while working for Forest Service. Also note about Bob Marshall hiking through this area and one of his essay about being treed by a bear near Wind Lake. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Mule Deer, Saddle Camp and related brief story about camping with Hy Lyman, who was named High Pockets due to his 6-foot-6 stature. "I had to lean over backwards to look up and see him," -- Bud. Hy was one who had tremendous confidence in Bud. "He probably had a lot to do with me getting a professional appointment in the Forest Service. I did my best to stand solid with his confidence." Real name: Chalmer K. Lyman, alias Hy. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
North Fork Fire and related story about how Boy Scouts started this fire. This area is all back in the Scapegoat Wilderness but there is a section right at the forks of the North Fork and Dry Fork owned (now) by Plum Creek. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Ed Domer packing a whole whitetailed deer out on his back. Near Placid Lake. Story about this hunting trip also related to other, previous slides. (Bud biography note: physical strength and endurance). Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore, far right, with Domer family, possibly left to right, Helen, Judy and Ed, although Bud isn't 100% sure. Whitefishing on the river. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Franklin grouse, Packer Meadow. Photo taken while Bud was measuring snow. Idaho.
Idaho
Bud think s this is a photo that he took in the Pacific Northwest Region of the US Forest Service while trying to put together a training program for prescribed burning. The Photographer Elmer Bloom and I were going to take pictures but the wind changed and blew smoke between us and the fire. The program was intended to use the training to show how to light a fire and eliminate chances of it getting away; the purpose of this burn was to reduce slash and prepare seed bed.
This slide shows vigorous Douglas fir reproduction likely in R-6 of the U.S. Forest Service.
This photo is likely a presribed burning of logging slash. Location unknown, although it is probably the same trip as previous slides.
Tall steel tower whose purpose and location are unknown.
A small clear-watered, stable-looking stream in mountain meadow country.
Big Hole Grayling caught in the Wisdom, Montana, area. "That's the only place I ever caught grayling, was in the Big Hole." Bud's family camped in the Big Hole a lot when they lived in Missoula. Montana.
Vicki Moore at what appears to be a party in the basement of the Moore home in Missoula. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jane's horse, Traveler, and an older horse owned by the Moore family at their Target Range home. Brief discussion about building this house. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Horse at the Moore home at Target Range. 'We got this horse because he was real gentle. The kids could crawl all over him. Montana.
Traveler at the Moore home, Target Range. Montana.
The older horse owned by the Moore family when they lived at Target Range in Missoula. Montana.
Shooting star, or Johnny jump-ups. Montana.
Here, Bud's son Bill, daughter Vicki, and friend David Ellen, are enjoying the scenery near Pinedale, Wyoming.
An eastern brook trout caught in the mountains near Pinedale Wyoming by the Moore kids to provide part of a nice supper. Wyoming.
Photo overlooking wilderness landscape in the mountains near Pinedale, Wyoming. Bill scans the landscape near the front of the photo. Riparian. Wyoming.
Jane Moore looks out over a rugged wilderness landscape in the mountains near Pinedale, Wyoming.
Jane Moore looking askance at her pack, somewhere in the mountains near Pinedale, Wyoming. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Mountain buttercup. These grow up high. Wyoming.
Fish caught on the same trip as previous slides and displayed on a granite boulder near Pinedale, Wyoming.
Snowshoe hare blending in with his surroundings. Camouflage. Mill Creek drainage near Lolo Peak. Montana.
Photo taken from the highway enroute from Missoula to Ogden, Utah. Likely the Wasatch Range or an extension of the Bitterroot Mountains.
Parking lot of the ski area in the Wasatch Mountains behind the town of Ogden, Utah. You can see in the lower left, the rope tow, and equipment shack. Bud thinks this is the ski resort where Vicki got sunburned, pretty bad! Discussion about Forest Service Inspection Trip to these types of facilities when Bud was working as Safety and Training Officer for the USForest Service. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Lizard, or reptile, of some kind in the Utah desert where the Moore family learned about desert ecology. Related discussion includes some family stories. Desert. Utah. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Castle Valley in the Moab, Utah area. Desert. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
An arch in the area of the Canyonlands NP near Moab, Utah. Desert.
This is a typical cliff-like place in the Moab, Utah desert country. It is in this type of area that the cliff dwellers lived in for so long.
This shows the Moore family -- Bill, Jane and Vicki -- examing an ancient Moqi dwelling in the Moab, Utah area. Desert. You can see the Jeep in the background. This ruins was located in an area that was then called Beef Basin, because it was fairly heavily grazed by cattle. Utah.
More desert scenery, of landscape created by water and wind erosion in the cliffs and rocks that are typical to this area near Moab, Utah.
The trail in the center of the photo is near the spring at Beef Basin. Related recording. Utah. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Moqi corn crib in the desert near Moab, Utah. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This picture shows some trace of ancient Moqi habitation, but there doesn't seem to be a residentail cave here. Utah. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Moore family -- Jane, Bill and Vicki -- in the Jeep looking toward some off-road adventure. Desert. Utah.
Vicki in the entrance to some cave near Moab, Utah. Related story aobut Vicki's passion for caves. Spelunking. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Some sort of wildflower, possibly in the sego lily family or sand lily, in the desert of Utah. Brief discussion about why and where Bud took this photo while camping with family. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Landscape view of Castle Valley in the distance near Moab, Utah. Desert. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Elk Meadow as it looked in 1982 and related discussion about changes since Bud first camped here in his youth. Good story. Possible photo point of photo plot candidate. Some discussion of subsistance gathering, camas. Note large dozer line and road cut across mountainside. On the Idaho side looking toward the Montana-Idaho line. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Here is Jane Moore examining some kind of a Moqi monument in the Moab country. Desert. Utah.
Another photo of the road in the Castle Valley. Desert. Utah.
Moore family home in Virginia. The closest town was Centerville. Fairfax was where they went to work. Raking leaves in the fall? Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Vicki sitting on one of the many cannons that decorate the parks in the Civil War area around Washington D.C. This one is in Virginia. National Park.
Washington, D.C.
Moore family home in Virginia, near Centerville and Fairfax.
Cherry blossoms on the mall in Washington D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Eastern dogwood. This is a native dogwood, East Coast.
Vicki and her dog, Snuffy, in the rural woods near our home in Virginia.
A bustling little urban town somewhere on the East Coast. Note 50s cars, dress, etc.
Jane Moore fishing along an Eastern stream. Story about using canoes for fishing on Eastern waters, and also a brief story about the straw hats that Jane and Bill sometimes wore. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Road going in to the Moore's West Virginia acreage known as Sandy Ridge Woods. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Eastern orchid of some kind.
Canoe camping on an Eastern river, unknown location. "They call the smaller (rivers) 'runs'." -- Bud
Part of rations for canoe trip into the backcountry.
Bud can't remember the names of these folks. But they were great people! The man in the picture was the training officer for the Southwest Region headquartered in Albuequerque. Bud used to go out to this region on inspections and they always wanted Bud to stay with them. She was a wonderful cook and specialized in Spanish or Southwestern recipes.
Sign and personnel in front of a regional training center and related discussion about the development of these facilities. U.S. Forest Service aerial training. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Likely New York's Broadway with an unknown tall building in the background, probably taken while we were touring New York City, when we first went East. "We wheeled Grandma Buckhouse all over New York. We were showing her the town." Library Note: Street sign reads Broadway, and Herald Square. Building is Empire State Building.
Looks like an Eastern landscape taken shortly after we went there to live and work.
Riverbank camp somewhere in the East, with Bud's Otca canoe. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Cat story, and anecdotes. Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Portaging a canoe in Boundary Waters. This area has a long history of canoe transportation. Brief discussion about portaging, and the geography of this area. Bud was the only one able to carry the canoe on this trip. Jane and Vicki packed everything else! This canoe weighed maybe 80 or 90 pounds. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Marine company clerk, Cato, on right, who served with Bud in WWII and related discussion about the war, and Pelilieu Island. Brief story about how Bud got his Purple Heart, from being wounded twice. Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Vicki and Snuffy, far right, and some of Vicki's friends that Bud can't remember the names of. Probably taken at the Moore home in Virginia when Bud was working in Washington D.C.
This is a Virginia landscape, human-created, with basketball nets, etc.
Mountainous landscape along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Vicki and Snuffy, and friends.
Possibly the Jefferson Memorial and related words about the history of the East Coast communities, etc. Washington, D.C. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jefferson Memorial stone sign dedicating and remember Thomas Jefferson and all he did for our country. Washington, D.C.
Centerville principal. Bud served as chairman of the PTA in this district. (He was later chairman of the Missoula PTA Council.) "I'd just come out of the wilderness, take off my pack and go to school." -- Bud. Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Photo of the central part of some large city that we can't identify for sure. Flags suggest something like the United Nations, where Bud visited at one time. "All this shows is that we were all over in all kinds of habitats." -- Bud. Library Note: Photograph taken at United Nations Plaze, New York City, with view of Chrysler Building.
This photo looks like the Congress of the U.S. headquarter, some part of Congress, in Washington D.C.
Vicki at the Christmas tree in the basement of the Moore home in the woods between the cities of Fairfax and Centerville. Note the fireplace that the family built with barbecue. Related story about Bud trading his 1903 model Springfield military rifle to a man who built this fireplace. "The snowshoes are the same ones now hanging on the bunkhouse wall. The first snowshoes I ever had." -- Bud. Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Possibly the Washington Monument. Washington, D.C.
PTA gathering see slide 1378 also, and related discussion. Sign visible on table, people standings in hallway. Virginia.
PTA agenda and related discussion about Doc Buchanan, Stress (good quotes and stories about health and welfare) and brief thoughts on the importance and commitment of the PTA, parents, etc. This is a recording of a story that Bud tell often to groups of students, professionals, when the story seems to fit! The story is about a turning point in Bud's life, as far as setting personal goals and priorities, and surviving stress into old age. Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Picture of the Moore family canoe on a "run" or creek, not far from Washington D.C. Many of these streams were navigable in the early days. They are still that way, public waters up to the high water mark.
This canoe paddle, the rocks out in the middle, and the steam out in the water suggest an early morning canoe trip on the Potomac River probably below the Potomac Falls near Washington. This paddle would begin in fresh water and end in salt water. "When you get your canoes in salt water, they'll corrode, and you have to wash them clean at night. When you buy the aluminum canoes you buy them painted, salt water resistant."
Hidden Peak Lookout and related story about this lookout and also that Bill Moore worked here, and met Jeannie (his wife) while working here. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This is Bill Moore at our home at that time in Missoula with his first rifle, a .22 long rifle single shot. Bud thinks it was a Winchester. At Christmastime. See previous slides for recordings and similar stories.
A blow-up fire likely in the western mountains. This was considered for the Lochsa Story but not used.
Bud with his Kelty pack hiking in a high country landscape somewhere in the Bitterroot Mountains.
That's God's country!' somewhere in Region One of the Forest Service.
Vicki and Snuffy in the Moore family's Otca canoe on a river probably in Virginia. Good photo for Vicki.
Moore family canoe, Vicki fishing on some lake in the Eastern part of the US.
Virginia or West Virginia landscape, where the rivers look similar. Vicki and Snuffy in the Moore family canoe.
Vicki and Snuffy in the entrance of a riverside cave on the upper reaches of the Rapahannock River. Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Another Virginia or West Virginia River and surrounding mountains.
Vicki and Snuffy on a Virginia or West Virginia River.
Unidentified plant growing in an Eastern landscape. Leaves are similar to oak.
Unidentified plant growing in the Eastern forest. Fall colors
Vicki in a colorful Eastern landscape, shrubs in fall colors.
Note the bridge in the background on this photo. It's where roads cross these navigable streams that the Moore family would launch their canoes to run down the rivers without trespassing on somebody's property.
This scene shows the Moore family Otca canoe beached below what Bud thinks is one of the falls of the Potomac not far upriver from Washington DC.
Vicki and Snuffy canoeing, possibly on the river that runs between Kentucky and Tennessee, near Devil's Jump. This is significant because the Army Engineers were talking about damming the Devil's Jump. "That's why we went to see it."
Grumman canoe that Bud still has, initially purchased when Bud was helping with the scouting program in Virginia. Bud was a counselor for four merit badges in the scouting program, including canoeing, woodsmanship, nature and others. He still has all the books from this era. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This is a view from a high point of the Cacapone, West Virginia. Good discussion about the Moore family's purchase of Sandy Ridge Woods (near here) and how that investment allowed Bud to later purchase Coyote Forest in Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
A closeup view of the beach and surf of the Atlantic Ocean. Not sure of the location, but is likely Maryland, Virginia or North Carolina area.
Vicki and Jane observing a lighthouse on the Atlantic Coast somewhere in Virginia or Maryland.
Vicki and Jane in an unknown location, maybe along the Atlantic Coast as in previous slide. Library Note: Wright Brothers National Memorial, Visitors Center visible in background.
Jane fixing lunch at a beachfront camp near Kitty Hawk. Previous slides may be in same location. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Vicki and Jane observing historical conditions in the Kitty Hawk (Wright Brothers) area.
Same location as previous slide. Near Kitty Hawk.
Interpretive sign about the Wright Brothers near Kitty Hawk.
Chevrolet station wagon. "Here's our camping equipment: trailer, canoe, station wagon, that we used to explore the Eastern part of the US. This was a good little outfit." -- Bud
National Park Service sign on fence.
This photo shows logging as the undeveloped lands near out home in Virginia began to be subdivided for houses. Virginia.
A new roadbed in Eastern US soils. Possibly same development as previous slide. Virginia.
Possibly same development as previous slides. Virginia.
This is remnants of a wrecked sea-going ship partly buried in sand along the Kitty Hawk beach. See previous slides.
Vicki out cold in the back of the station wagon. Virginia.
Out of Order. Vicki and Snuffy fascinated with colonial architecture, Washington DC area. "We named him Snuffy because he loved to hunt with his nose and would 'snuff' all the time when he was on a trail."
Post Office at the small town of Clifton, Virginia.
Clifton city sign. "I don't quite know why we were so fascinated by Clifton but we'll save it. We might come to the punchline one of these times!" Virginia.
The old homestead building that the Moore family fixed up at Sandy Ridge Woods. Related discussion. The Moore family bought this, which has been long neglected, and then began to bring the land back to a more healthy state. West Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Vicki Moore and Jim Jay cooking lunch over a fire somewhere in Virginia. Good story about a trip with Jim along the river. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Cooking lunch over a wood fire at a public campground somewhere in Virginia, probably. Bud is cooking lunch, and multitasking using spatula and drinking coffee at the same time.
Jim Jay and Jack Deitrich at the upper end of the canal that comes out of Dismal Swamp. Good story about raccoon, and the way these outings among Forest Service coworkers were sometimes organized. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This shows the Moore family aluminum canoe and what looks like the Potomac River upstream from Washington DC.
Snuffy in the prow of the canoe somewhere on the Potomac River. Snuffy sometimes fell off the canoe when he would ride in this position. Also, Bud said, "This is beautiful country. It healed up quick (from logging or agriculture). In the West, you have to live in a place half a generation (to see the restoration or healing)." Washington, D.C.
The Moore family including left to right, David, Bill, Jean, Vicki and Jane, somewhere along either the Shenandoah River in Virginia or the Potomac River near Washington DC.
Virginia landscape, maybe the Potomac River in the foreground.
This looks like Bill Moore and his son, David, along some river in Virginia during the only trip they made back East while Bud and Jane, Vicki were living there.
An apprehensive David Moore in the canoe during Bill and Jean Moore's trip to Washington DC while Bud was there.
Moore family, Vicki in front, on a river somewhere in the East, probably either the Shenandoah or the Potomac.
David Moore, Bud's grandson, prepared for the river, Virginia, even a sailor's cap.
David, Jean, Bill and Vicki Moore in the canoe on the river back East somewhere.
Virginia corn patch maybe in the upper reaches of the Rapahannock River drainage. Bud took photos like this to show that "there is so much of this country back East that is all forested and they just chop the fields out of the woods, and it grows good stuff. Then the raccoons come in a start harvesting the corn and packing it away, so they are always after the raccoons."
Moore family canoe trip, possibly along the Shenandoah River in Virginia.
This could be one firefighter helping another bandage an injured foot. Location unknown.
This is a broader picture of the first aid slide, previous. Note helicopter parked in background. A fire camp somewhere, including next two slides.
Burned stand of trees. Location unknown.
Indian firefighter on a fire somewhere.
The results of a West Virginia snowstorm at Sandy Ridge Woods, which the Moore family owned and managed.
More results of a snowstorm in West Virginia. This big tree stood in the yard at Sandy Ridge Woods, between the house and the old garden site. Good recordings of Sandy Ridge Woods stories, including the story of the pits and how the place came to be named by Moore family. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Lunchtime, probably hunting on Sandy Ridge Woods. Note the Beretta over-and-under shotgun. West Virginia
A stretch of the Cacapon River that flowed across Sandy Ridge Woods property, near a place called Twinkling Springs. West Virginia
A whitetailed buck that Bud shot near Sandy Ridge Woods in West Virginia, Appalachian mountains. West Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
A river that Bud explored in Virginia or West Virginia. Location unknown.
Same buck as slide #1449. Buck that Bud shot in the Appalachian Mountains near Sandy Ridge Woods. West Virginia
The Moore family's Ford station wagon, including canoe racks near water, parked at an unknown location in the Appalachian Region. Possibly Shenandoah Valley. West Virginia.
The Moore family on a winter outing somewhere back East. Possibly Shenandoah Valley West Virginia.
Landscape scene on an Eastern River. Location unknown, probably West Virginia or Virginia. Possibly Shenandoah Valley. West Virginia.
Landscape scene on an Eastern River. Location unknown, probably West Virginia or Virginia. Possibly Shenandoah Valley.
Canoe camp on Eastern River and good recordings about hunting these remote islands. The recording discusses the "beginning" of the shotgun era for Bud, as he didn't use high powered rifles too much in the East. West Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Possibly the lake at the head of Brushy Fork drainage, and related discussion about how this scene relates to the opening scene in Bud's book, The Lochsa Story. Bud and his son, Bill Moore, re-visited this location and took this picture. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This scene possibly on the Trapper Peak fire that Bud came to work on from Washington DC. This fire was on the Kaniksu National Forest this same year as slide. Bud was out West all summer in 1967, working on fires in similar fuel types. Decent photo of fire and flames.
Logging road and select cutting block fairly high up in subalpine timber, somewhere in Region One.
Clearcuts that were part of a tour during a nutrient study conducted by the Forest Service and the University of Montana in 1967. The study was to determine the amount of nutrients you would have to leave in the woods after logging in order to maintain the vigor and productivity of the site under consideration. Recording discusses study a bit more. The study seemed to be leading to this: If you could leave the fine and the small tops, you'll maintain the site pretty. "Now we've changed on that," Bud said. "We went for years to the practice of hauling all that small stuff out to a small landing. Now we leave it all and bigger, so its recycled into the ground." Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Fire break in the Sapphire Mountains along the Bitterroot and Deer Lodge National Forest divide. Bud took this picture while on an inspection trip to this area. Related discussion. Possible photo plot or photo point candidate. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
These three firefighters are on the run somewhere. No location or ID's. Likely an Eastern National Forest.
Wildflowers somewhere in the West.
Bill Moore on a hiking trip with Bud Moore, somewhere along the Brushy Fork, headed up to the Pass where Bud opened the first chapter of the Lochsa Story. Idaho.
Bill Moore on a hiking trip with Bud Moore, somewhere along the Brushy Fork, headed up to the Pass where Bud opened the first chapter of the Lochsa Story. Idaho.
View of the Bitterroot Valley from the crest of the Sapphire Mountains, along the Divide between the Bitterroot and the Rock Creek fork of the Clark Fork River basin. Montana.
Same location as slide # 1461, where the Forest Service cut a large fire break. Sapphire mountains. Montana.
Area where Forest Service constructed fire break along the crest of the Sapphire Mountains between the Bitterroot and Rock Creek. See previous slides. Short discussion about this area. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Powerful water. Location unknown. Most likely southeastern United States. Washington, D.C.
Powerful water. The Moore family gives some clues, but Bud still can't remember where this is. It is possible that the answer lies in his journals from August 1967. Washington, D.C.
This photo suggests that this picture and previous two which were unidentified, are probably in or around the falls of the Potomac River just upstream from Washington D.C.
Upstream from the falls of the Potomac River. Washington, D.C.
Two firefighters and what looks like the pilot running to answer a fire that called for a helicopter. Likely an Eastern National Forest. Same firefighters as the men running in previous slides. Virginia.
Eastern box turtle, a dryland turtle. Virginia.
The Moore family's VW Beetle that Bud used to commute to work, and then drove across the US with the canoe on top, when the family moved back to Montana. Short discussion. Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Coca Cola sign, James Keyser, and Report Fires Here. Location and reason for photo unknown.
Entrance or registration sign on the Hazard Mills camp, George Washington National Forest, Virginia.
Landscape on an Eastern River. This could be the Shenandoah. "It's one of those 'bass' rivers. Big bass in the shade of the bushes." -- Bud. Virginia
Snuffy eating blueberries out of the bucket. The Moore family picked huckleberries and blueberries, both, at Sandy Ridge Woods, and many other place while they lived in the East. Location unknown on this photo.
Moore family canoe along an Eastern River.
Bud Moore repairing the road into Sandy Ridge Woods. It was just a dirt road, and became muddy in the spring and fall. West Virginia.
View of the corner of the house and yard at Sandy Ridge Woods. Good story about the Moore family's use of this place, and the tragic fire that destroyed the house and killed one young man. West Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Elk Summit Ranger Station. Discussion: brief story about the dates of construction on original station, left (1911 or 1912), and newer station, right (1925). Bud notes that "If you ever go visit this place, you'll certainly go back again. It's a beautiful spot that really captures your heart." Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Probably Ketchikan. The headquarters of the Tongass National Forest are located here(Ketchikan). Bud has a copy of his Inspection Report for this trip in his closed files, for reference. Photo shows the Red Dog Saloon. Bud visited the Forest Service offices here in 1967. Library Note: This is Red Dog Saloon in Juneau, Alaska, not Ketchikan.
City of Juneau, Alaska, where the headquarters of the Alaska Region Forest Service is located. "The suns shines very little in coastal Alaska. When they would get a nice sunny day, they'd turn everybody loose. They called it 'sun leave'. This photo shows 'a pretty nice day' for Alaska."
These are citizens of Alaska, happy with their lot, in the largest state in the Union. Location unknown, but there may be more information in Bud's Inspection Report, see closed files. The Inspections focused on logging on two different islands. The photo was probably taken on one of the outlying islands.
This is probably the harbor at Juneau, Alaska, with a tour boat of some kind in the foreground, float planes in the background.
Children headed for the beach at a logging camp site on one of the several islands out of Ketchikan. See Bud's Inspection Report for this trip in his closed files. Alaska.
An Eastern landscape, probably in the rolling foothills of the Appalachian mountains of Virginia. Note the blue haze, for which the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia of named.
This is probably the Trapper Peak Fire on the Kootenai National Forest. This was a big fire. Related discussion, including comments about Andy Anderson, Forest Supervisor and assistant to the Forest Service fire boss. This fire started on state land, then "blew up". There was one fatality on this fire, and the Washington Office was quite involved. It wasn't too long after this fire that Bud transferred back to the Division of Fire Control and Air Operations at Missoula, and several changes were made in the way the State and Forest Service responded to fires that could burn over each other's managed lands. Good discussion, although not much about the fatality in this recording. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Homer W. "Skip" Stratton, left, and National Guardsmen, right, on the Trapper Peak Fire. Skip was the acting Division Chief for the Division of Fire Control and Air Operations in Missoula at the time of the Trapper Peak Fire. His boss had died, Ernie DeSilvia. So Skip was acting, then the Forest Service recruited for a replacement for Ernie, and hired Bud. Bud got the job and returned to Missoula. Brief discussion about Skip and National Guardsmen, and the intensity of this fire. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore's Staff Compass, the one he still uses, while he was surveying and making a map for Sandy Ridge Woods. (He noted that at one time he wrote an article for Mother Earth News about how to make your own maps. See these and other articles in his closed files.) Virginia.
The entrance road to Sandy Ridge Woods, taken in the springtime when the Eastern Dogwood was just starting to bloom. Good brief discussion about the spring that was located on this property. Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Chalmer K. "Hy" Lyman at Sandy Ridge Woods and related good stories about Hy and his friendship and professional relationship with Bud. West Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Location and purpose of this photo unknown. Fire breaks in the background and U.S. Forest Service plane in foreground. Fuels look like brush, maybe in California. Library Note: Aerial view of Pacoima, California, Loop Fire, 1966.
Helena Forest Supervisor, Bob Morgan, looking across the Blackfoot River toward Forest Service clearcuts that were designed to replicate old burns, in the era when Landcscape Architects were first being employed. Photo point or photo plot candidate. This photo was taken right along Highway 200 between Ovando and Lincoln. For more info about his photo see Bud's journals for this time period. Good discussion about this project, and this era. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore opening the gate at a backcountry airstrip that he thinks is probably Benchmark, along the edge of the Bob Marshall Wilderness, west of Choteau. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Johnny Breazeal with two pack horses, packing elk meat out of Schwartz Creek, east of Missoula. Montana.
Bud Moore in the rocks in the Sweeney Creek drainage. This photo was reproduced in black and white for The Lochsa Story, so Bud has a black and white negative of this photo in his Lochsa Story files. Bud was hunting for a mountain goat, which he got. The hide is now in the bunkhouse/office building. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Skookum Woodman's next-to-last cabin that he built in the Lolo Creek drainage. Skookum stayed in these cabins for winter. Good story about how Skookum lived, his character, his personality, and this cabin, which was built in the late 1920s. To learn more about Skookum see The Lochsa Story. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Janet Moore along Kootenai Creek, and good story about her first experience drinking water from a clear, cold stream. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Montana
This slide shows the impact of stretching a power line across the forested mountain country, with logging clearcuts in the background.
Here, a US Forest Officer observes clearcut logging from a lookout (location unknown).
This slide shows clearcut logging, but the location is uncertain. It could possibly be the white pine country above the North Fork of the Clearwater River, where white pine blister rust was killing trees. Idaho.
Unknown location. Clearcut on a high ridge. Possibly the Sapphire Mountain range, Deer Lodge National Forest. Montana.
Clearcut logging on the Sapphire divide between the Bitterroot Valley and Rock Creek, on the Deer Lodge National Forest on the Deer Lodge side. Montana.
Nancy Fitzgerald, Janet Moore's daughter and Bud's stepdaughter, posing in a large whitebark pine on a camping trips in the Selway Bitteroot Wilderness. Discussion about this camping trip, and the decline of whitebark pine in this area. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Forest Service employees backpacking across East Moose Creek in the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness while on a research/study trip concerning fire and ecology. This group included Jim Habbeck, Bill Holman, Janet Moore and Bill Moore, plus Bud, who took the picture. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Osprey nest somewhere deep in wilderness. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This picture was taken at Powell Ranger Station during a trip that Bud made over there with Janet and some of her family in the winter of the big snow, 1971-1972. The two malamutes accompanied Bud on many outings. Idaho.
A hunter, probably Freeman Mann, waiting for his partner and enjoying a winter sunset and a campfire. Likely in the Sapphire Mountains. Montana.
Freeman Mann looking over potential hunting country in the Rock Creek drainage of the Clark Fork River Valley. Montana.
Johnny Breazeal's pack horses, packed with elk quarters. See also previous slides. Loaded with Bud's elk, here, in the headwaters of Welcome Creek, close to Cleveland Mountain. Bud had borrowed Johnny's horses this day to pack the elk out. This elk had been collared, a nice cow. Bud called the game warden later and the next day Bud took off from Holloman Saddle and the game warden was there to go in with Bud. This is the only elk Bud ever shot with a collar on. Montana.
Freeman Mann with his hunting rifle. Story about his girlfriend Debbie on this hunting trip. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Homestead cabin that Bud Moore's dad built on Lolo Creek on Bud's grandmother's place. Good recording and discussion about the history of this place while Bud and his father, mother and grandmother lived here. The cabin was built in the 1930s and still stands today. Grandma Wright remarried in the 1930s to a man named Ayers. They built a home closer to the creek. She was only there a couple years before she died. Bud came out from the Lochsa from a winter's trapping, and he discovered that she had died and been buried and he hadn't been around. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The cabin that Bud built for his sister, Silvia "Siv" and her husband, Al DeMott, when they were newlyweds at the Moore family homestead. Recording has interesting brief story about differences in log construction, notches, comparing typical Bitterroot Valley cabins to those, say, in the Swan Valley where Scandinavians did much of the construction. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Aerial view of a fire in the rough country somewhere in the Northern Region of the US Forest Service.
Retardant plane flying west of Missoula. Bud was in Missoula at this time, and worked on this fire. The recording also addresses the Pattee Canyon fire in later years, and the importance of using retardant planes for initial attack. (The DC-7 discussion refers to Evergreen Air in Missoula and it should be Neptune Aviation.) Wildland Urban Interface. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Big Creek Lake from Storm Creek Pass. Bud took this photo during his Powell to Elk Summit trip the summer of 1974, when he started revisiting some of his early-day work stations, in preparation for writing The Lochsa Story. This lake is dammed for agricultural purposes in the Bitterroot Valley. Irrigation. Idaho.
Wilderness and Civilization class that Bud led througfh the Selway Bitterroot mountains in 1975. This group started at Elk Summit, hiked to Big Sand Lake, then over the pass to Big Creek where they met another group participating in the same program. Bud thinks that this was the first Wilderness and Cvilization class trip after the founding of the Wilderness Institute at UM. Bud is not sure of dates in recording, although process date on the two slides we have so far is 1975. See also 1165. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Evidence of an old marten set and trapline in the Selway Lochsa Crags area of the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Discussion about the details of this set, and the trappers who may have worked this country. Bud made several trips into the Lochsa country during the 1970s to collect information and writing The Lochsa Story. Good story about the Russian trapper. These trapper names can be found in The Lochsa Story index. Some discussion of how Bud gathered information for writing his book. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Here are the ruins of a corduroy bridge, corduroy meaning split puncheon bridges for horses to travel across a bog or muddy area where the horse might get down in the mud or lose a shoe in the mud. This photo shows the trail coming into the corduroy, and it looks pretty well worn, like many horsemen have passed through here over the years.
Bud is unsure of the location of the long ridge in this photo, but he thinks it is probably in the vicinity of the Lochsa Selway crags and Coolwater Ridge, west of there, where there is a lot of this kind of country, which was burned over in 1910 and is coming back now pretty vigorous in alpine forest. This photo was taken during one of Bud's trips to gather information for The Lochsa Story. During the trip that he calls the Elk Summit or "E.S." on the slides, he went from Elk Summit down to McConnell Mountain, Fish Lake, Stanley Butte, Old Man Lake, and into the Lochsa on a ridge called Split Creek Ridge. Other people on this trip included Brooks McKinney, mentioned in this and subsequent recordings and especially 1538. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Ky and Kenai during Bud's wilderness trek summer 1975 from Elk Summit through the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Looks like this is possibly the same ridge as previous. See 1528. Idaho.
Selway Bitterroot Wilderness in the vicinity of Selway Crags. See slide 1528, 1529. Idaho.
This photo was taken at one of several camp sites along the trip discussed in 1528. This trip, and others in 1975, was recorded in journals, so information can all be verified by researching Bud's files. He recorded details for each of these trips, thoughts and day-to-day activities. The man in this photo is Brooks McKinney's partner who was a little ill when the trip started, so he didn't go out with Bud and Brooks the first day, but joined them later. Brooks and Bud started out at Elk Summit and camped out in the Graves Peak range, then the next day at McConnell Mountain (?). "We (all three men) camped three different places where we could fish on this trip. Not sure which one this is." Camps included Warm Springs Creek, Fish Lake, a lake in the crags . . . and also Old Man Lake. "We only fished the last three together. It looks like fish for supper." Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho.
Bud writing in his journals above Fish Lake at Fish Lake Saddle, putting words to paper for The Lochsa Story. "What a great adventure that was, to get out in that country. It almost writes for you, if you capture it while you are there." Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho.
Cutthroat trout and good discussion about this pure strain in Fish Lake, Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This is the present-day ranger cabin at Fish Lake, Powell Ranger District, looking toward the airstrip and Fish Lake. "The Forest Service drew a donut hole around this airstrip and cabin, excluding it from wilderness." Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho.
Cutthroat trout caught in Fish Lake, Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. See slide 1533 and 1539 also.
Idaho
Here's a summertime view of the Fish Lake cabin. On earlier slides, we just see the tip of this cabin, beneath about 14 feet of snow. The last time that Bud had heard about this cabin, the Forest Service had left it unlocked, put a sign on the door, "welcome to stay overnight, keep the cabin clean," and so on. So what was once a bustling ranger station now invites the public in to sleep! Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho.
During Bud's trip from Elk Summit to Split Ridge, this was the overnight camp, they stayed two nights, near the outlet of Fish Lake. (Brooks McKinney story next slide.) Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Ky lying near a campfire ring. Idaho.
Brooks McKinney cooking with the modified 'dutch oven' and also good story about Bud and Brooks finding a poacher's cabin near the deep saddle west of Hungry Rock, near the headwaters of Warm Springs Creek, a fork of the Lochsa River. The details of this "find" are also in Bud's journals from this trip. They also found another trapper cabin remains near McConnell Mountain Lookout (below it, in the California Creek and Fish Creek drainage, downstream from where the trail hits the stream. Bud had learned about this cabin location from Dick Walker, who had discovered it when he was a wilderness ranger in this area.). See related slides of cabin ruins. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Cutthroat trout caught at Fish Lake. See slide 1533 and 1535. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho.
High alpine rock slide. Bud is unable to identify the location for sure, but it is probably between Fish Lake and Stanley Butte, taken on his trip from Elk Summit to Split Creek Ridge. Evidence of an old forest fire or burn in this area. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho.
Another view of the Fish Lake Cabin in summer. Note the bare ground in front of the cabin, which may be the taxi-way for the airstrip. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho.
Another high alpine photo with uncertain location. This is somewhere in the Fish Lake Saddle to Stanley Butte country. "There is a long series of this sort of landscape in this area." Note the pack trail, carved fairly deep in the alpine vegetation, middle of the photo. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho.
Bud next to the observatory at McConnell Mountain. He built this in the 1930s. Good recording and story about lightning striking close to him while in this building, and Ranger Ed Mackay approving of Bud's construction efforts. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
McConnell Mountain observatory from a distance. Bud circled around below the lookout, the way he used to go for water, to take this picture. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho.
McConnell Mountain observatory from a distance. Bud circled around below the lookout, the way he used to go for water, to take this picture. This was taken near the site of the spring that furnished the water supply just east of the lookout. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho.
Brooks McKinney and hiking partner cooking over a fire near the spring at McConnell Mountain Lookout. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho.
Bud and hiking partners camped at a small spring near the crest of this ridge, just west of the trail from Old Man Lake reaches this Divide between the Lochsa and Selway drainages. Good story about finding remains of a trapper cabin in this area. In this recording, Bud also repeats a story he heard from Jay Turner about a young man who died while checking a trapline at a cabin maybe in the Crags mountains, etc. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This scene shows clearly how a climax species can perpetuate itself. It is possible to protect from fire or other disturbances long enough so that the climax species keeps its place in the ecology for quite a long time. Note the young stuff coming back up in this area. Alpine fir. Bud often took photos like this, because he was always thinking about the subject of climax species. Was it possible for a forest to really reach "climax" without a disturbance such as fire? Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho.
This shows a tree where the Forest Service had a telephone wired or nailed to a tree, at a trail junction, possibly for calling in case of emergencies. Bud remembers that he identified this as a telephone site, near California Creek in the Fish Lake basin. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho.
Brooks McKinney in front of the McConnell Mountain Lookout residence, where Bud worked in the 1930s. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Photo shows the base for the fire finder map at McConnell Mountain, one of two observation points at this site. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Primitive snowshoes that Bud photographed somewhere near Fish Lake, 1975. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Photo of trapper cabin remains between where California Creek and Fish Creek join, below McConnell Mountain, along the trail from McConnell Mtn six or seven miles toward Fish Lake. This is on a ridge closer to Fish Lake than McConnell Mtn. Related recording on previous slide. Dick Walker. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
US Forest Service plane with three Forest officers, which we are unable to identify for sure. Unknown location, but probably Missoula or in Region 4.
Brooks' and hiking partner crossing a stream on a footlog while Brooks McKinney watches. Somewhere on the Elk Summit/split creek ridge trip in 1975. Probably between McConnell Mountain and Old Man Lake. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho.
Brooks McKinney's hiking partner doctoring his foot, somewhere along the trail. Same trip as previous slides. First aid. See Bud's journal for details. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho.
California Creek-Fish Creek area trapper cabin which Bud found thanks to directions from Dick Walker. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho.
Location uncertain, but this looks like a landscape with one of the several meadows in the Fish Lake Basin in the foreground. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho.
Bud remembers this site. "Hiking from McConnell, as we began to get close to Fish Lake, we were greeted by abundant blooming bear grass." Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho.
Bud's first Swan Valley elk, which he shot in the Elk Creek drainage, and related story. This was right after Bud and Janet moved to Coyote Forest. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Donald Kinney in "the park" on the ridge leading from the Foothills Trail near Elk Creek to Hemlock Mountain, packing elk quarters from where he and Bud shot two raghorn bulls the day before. Good story about this hunt, and encounter with a grizzly bear. Excellent landscape scene, overview, of the hunter on the mountain and the Swan Valley below. Looking east toward the Swan Range. Holland Canyon right of center. Bud used to like to hike, trap in the mountains of the Swan Valley, and he got a particularly good feeling when he'd come to places like this that would overlook the valley below, especially at night. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Donald Kinney's elk right where it fell in the vicinity of Elk Creek and the Foothills Trail, toward Hemlock Mountain. Montana.
Bud with another raghorn elk he shot in the vicinity of Elk Point, Swan Valley. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
South Fork Cold Lake in the Mission Mountains Wilderness. Good story about Bob and Gyda Newman, swan valley old timers, building the trail into this basin, right at this lake. This lake is stocked with rainbow trout. Bud wrote the story of a trip from Glacier Creek, Crazy Horse, head of Elk Creek, Elk Lake, to North Fork to South Fork Cold (across Mollman Ridge) to Mollman Lakes) to check out the summer grizzly activity and those notes or reports are in Bud's journals, or in the files. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Looking east toward the Swan Range down the South Fork of Cold Creek basin, showing the string of lakes that exist in this area, viewed from the furthest lake up. Mollman Ridge is in the center, back, photo and the trail that Bob and Gyda Newman built to the lake pictured previous slide came around from Mollmand Ridge to the lakes. Mission Mountains Wilderness. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore with malamute, Koyak, at Coyote Forest. Good story about growing a beard while trapping in the Bob Marshall Wilderness, Little Salmon. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Smokejumper coming down! Open parachute in clear blue sky.
Clearcuts from Rocky Point Lookout. Bud took these pictures while researching The Lochsa Story, and some of them ended up in the book. Good recording about these modified clearcuts and how "they change the ecology of a place." Possible photo point or photo plot candidate, because Bud has earlier slides taken from this same location. This shows that clearcuts have in some places replaced fire as a natural agent of change. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Clearcuts from Rocky Point Lookout. Bud took these pictures while researching The Lochsa Story, and some of them ended up in the book. Good recording about these modified clearcuts and how "they change the ecology of a place." Possible photo point or photo plot candidate, because Bud has earlier slides taken from this same location. This shows that clearcuts have in some places replaced fire as a natural agent of change. Idaho.
Clearcuts from Rocky Point Lookout. Bud took these pictures while researching The Lochsa Story, and some of them ended up in the book. Good recording about these modified clearcuts and how "they change the ecology of a place." Possible photo point or photo plot candidate, because Bud has earlier slides taken from this same location. This shows that clearcuts have in some places replaced fire as a natural agent of change. Idaho.
Clearcuts from Rocky Point Lookout. Bud took these pictures while researching The Lochsa Story, and some of them ended up in the book. Good recording about these modified clearcuts and how "they change the ecology of a place." Possible photo point or photo plot candidate, because Bud has earlier slides taken from this same location. This shows that clearcuts have in some places replaced fire as a natural agent of change. Idaho.
Clearcuts from Rocky Point Lookout. Bud took these pictures while researching The Lochsa Story, and some of them ended up in the book. Good recording about these modified clearcuts and how "they change the ecology of a place." Possible photo point or photo plot candidate, because Bud has earlier slides taken from this same location. This shows that clearcuts have in some places replaced fire as a natural agent of change. Looking almost due west, Shotgun Creek drainage. Idaho.
Photo of Clearcut taken from Elk Meadows Road, where cut comes right to the road. Elk Meadows is over the hill, left side photo. Plum Creek cut, road and clearcuts in background. This is in Idaho. You are looking at State Line (ridgeline) in distance. This photo is in The Lochsa Story. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Photo of small clearcut taken from Elk Summit Road near Powell Pasture. Bud is not sure if this was planted or if this is natural reproduction. Plum Creek ownership. This photo is in The Lochsa Story. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jerry Johnson cabin near the Lochsa River, 12 miles downstream from Powell Ranger District. Good story about Forest Service use of this cabin, and Excellent black bear story. Bear hibernated in the attic of this cabin, when Frank Bustard was using it as a headquarters for trapping, and Frank had to kill the bear. Bud had sold his trapline to Frank, 1941-1942 or so. Jerry Johnson Campground is located at this site now. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Big Sand Lake as it looked in the 1950s. Good recording. Stories include Forest Service guard station that used to be here (Bud has more photos of this), old trail location, Wes Fales Grizzly story, trapper cabin story, and fisheries discussion cutthroat and brook trout. Off tape Bud mentioned that Bob Marshall stayed at this lake and had several adventures here. This is good moose country. Historic Value (discussion). Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Franklin grouse. Excellent camouflage photo. Idaho.
Mules packing lumber to an unknown location, but probably Jay Point Lookout, for new construction or repair of old building. That's the Lookout west of Powell Ranger Station. The big building in the background is the bunkhouse at Powell, which had been built in 1931. "In the process of getting more space around the station, the Forest Service moved the building up this way, where the mules are. Now it doesn't quality for Historic Register, because of the move." Idaho.
Blacklead Prospector's cabin, built by Billy Rhodes. Good story about this cabin, Billy Rhodes, and Billy Rhodes grave. See the book by Ralph Space, The Lolo Trail, for more information about Billy Rhodes grave. Bud thinks the grave has been lost and found many times because of avalanches each winter that carry away the grave markers. This whole basin burned in the 1910 fire. L.A. Williams "Leif" was the last guy to prospect in here and occupy this cabin. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Woodman School, where Bud went to school at almost age 7 (in Oct) in 1924 and he attended six years grade school. ("I didn't particularly likes school so I thought I'd get it over with as quick as I can. Six years graduated from 8th grade.") Several stories about activities here, including Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Jean Williams the student who died from the fever, dances, Christmas plays, location of school buildings then, and more. Excellent discussion about the role of women then (stories from the 1920s and 1930s) and how that role has changed. The young women only worked as teachers until they were married and then they were expected to resign. "It was a good school. I can remember the details of most of those classes. Mathematics is still mathematics, and health is still health. History is still history. I guess the thing we didn't get much in school was social studies. How to live with each other and all that. We lived with each other, there wasn't much separation. We were dependent on each other. We had one called current events. We got a little magazine, and that told about what was going on in the world around us. Who was president and all that. Our government was so far away from us, the only one we ever saw was the game warden, to catch a poacher!" Geography a subject, also. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
A Lost Forest written on slide, referring to the Selway National Forest, which, after 1934 was dropped and lands administered by the Lolo National Forest and later, Clearwater (after Hwy 12 was finished). Excellent discussion about the administrative changes governing this area, Powell Ranger Station, etc. and the 1934 fire. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
O'Brien Creek elk, which Bud shot the fall before transferring to Utah. Recording about hunting for this elk. Slides and recordings elsewhere tell story of this 30-06 Model 1903 Springfield rifle. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Larch in fall color somewhere in the Lochsa and good discussion about this being excellent elk habitat, at least in the Lochsa country. Also, off tape, if you get a snowfall in the early fall, the elk would come to the snowline where the rain and snow meet, and there would be elk. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Big Sand Lake with Forest Service Guard Station visible in photo, and moose in lake, forefront. More interesting details about this cabin and lake in The Lochsa Story chapter "The Last of the Bitterroot Grizzlies." Good moose discussion, and also discussion of Bud finding another Poacher's cabin at mouth of Poacher Creek (near the mouth). More details also in "Lapland and the Fur Poachers." Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
A large fire somewhere in the upper Lochsa. Idaho.
Same elk as previous slide, that Bud shot in Obrien Creek drainage west of Missoula. Montana.
Don Grimes, game warden, left, and Jack Puckett, new district ranger at Powell, adjusting packs before going over Pack Box Pass into Big Creek drainage. Discussion about this trip, which Bud took with these men, as he was leaving Powell Ranger District for a position as Deputy Supervisor on the Lolo National Forest. They camped at White Sand Lake, and fished there, looking for and catching, California golden trout. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
End view of the original ranger station at Powell Ranger Station, which Bud thinks construction began about 1911 and finished about 1912. Later on, activities and personnel outgrew this building and it became the cookhouse and dining hall. The new bunkhouse was built about 1931. Note the pack trail in the foreground, made mostly by mules. Idaho.
Roger Norgaard resting in the high country. Idaho.
Photo shows mules loaded with lumber and some cargo in the background at the wannagan at Powell Ranger Station. They are obviously headed for some construction job in the backcountry. We can't see the packer very well, but Bud thinks this is young Charlie Snook. The mule on the left is packing a crated item, maybe a window or something.
Second generation Forest Service sign somewhere near Powell. Note the damage from the nails, where the sign is attached to an alpine fir. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Beginning of some tent camping quarters, probably permanent. Probably Forest Service employees setting up tents for trail, fire crews at Powell Ranger Station. This is about the time that all the construction was taking place there, as part of the Bark Beetle projects, and spruce logging.
Bud isn't sure about this one, but it might be a Forest Service construction camp, associated with the spruce bark beetle control, maybe State Line Cabin, Lochsa.
Beaver Jack's cabin in the Blacklead Mining District. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud can't be sure about the ID on these people, but he thinks it is over in the Powell area. It looks like they are building a Lookout tower. Note the treated posts.
Wildflowers at an unknown location, subalpine area.
Bud's saddle horse, Salty, at Big Sand Lake, in the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness.
1950s aerial view of Powell Ranger Station complex. Bud notes that the road center photo used to go to Elk Summit, but Plum Creek sold some summer homes up in there years ago, and later, the road was changes.
Truck on rough mountain road in an unknown location.
Closeup of a hot fire burning in mountainous country. Location unknown.
An intermediate shot of an intense wildfire, location unknown.
Elk with mange and excellent recording about Bud's encounter with this dying bull. Photo taken in the Lochsa riverbottom close to the pack bridge that leads to Jerry Johnson Hot Springs, north side of the river, same side that the highway later followed. Discussion about how elk and other big game became "trapped" in the riverbottom during the deep snows of winter, and how the young and old compete, and sometimes lose, in their struggle to find enough food. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bull Elk bugling, Storm Creek basin, Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Bud called this elk in during the rutting season, while the Moore family was enjoying a trip from Brushy Fork area into the Storm Creek Basin. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bull elk bugling, with grass, shrubs on his antlers. "He was trying to figure out what to do, whether to charge us or run away." Bud called him in by whistling. See also slide #1603 and related discussion. This photo was considered for use in The Lochsa Story. Idaho.
Bud thinks this charming spot is Maple Lake, which drains into the Selway drainage of the Clearwater. "This is one of my favorite little spots." Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho.
Effects of logging on the watershed. Photo considered for Lochsa Story. Papoose Creek. Good discussion about this particular logging job, and also good discussion about Nez Perce use of this and other drainages, for hunting and fishing, steelhead, salmon. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Lochsa River from Jerry Johnson Trail, on the ridge just below the Lookout. Good photo point, or photo plot candidate. Looking toward the old burn known as the Bald Mountain Fire in 1929. Then in 1934 another fire further down burned up against this one. Good recording about the fire, and what Ranger Ed Mackay called "The Retreat of the Lochsa" when firefighters tried repeatedly to battle the 1929 blaze but experienced repeated "retreats." Idaho. >There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Mocus Pt Elk Country, looking toward Ashpile Peak. Good discussion about elk hunting in this area, which relates to upcoming slides. Old burn area on Mocus Pt. makes good elk habitat. Discussion about stocking the Forest Service cabins along the river in the fall, and letting employees hunt (taking annual leave) during this time, also. Fire. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Milo's bull. Elk quarter hanging and good story about packing elk quarters out on horses and mules. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Milo's bull at Weir Creek and excellent discussion about the relationship between minerals in the soils and the size and health of elk, antlers etc. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Milo, left, and his elk, quartered, and packed on mules. Packing Milo's elk off the slopes of Ashpile Peak. "Nothing like a good mule when you have a heavy load to carry in rough country." -- Bud. Looking across Weir Creek at the 1929 burn. "We are right in the middle of it, actually. It became some of the finest elk country in the world. It's tremendous range, until it gets too high for the elk to reach. It's all browse." Fire. Idaho.
Calf Elk at Colgate Lick, and excellent discussion about the relationship between elk calves, bears, and critical wildlife habitat, including Swan Valley story about Bud encountering a freshly killed elk calf and bear behind the cabin at Coyote Forest. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Calf Elk at Colgate. See also good recording on slide 1612, and related notes. Idaho.
Cutting elk meat in the garage at Powell, and related excellent discussion about hunting and harvesting elk, "going full circle." Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Parachute Creek larch stands. Fall colors. Discussion about these areas being good for hunting elk, especially in the larch pockets. Good discussion. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
What a privilege it is to hunt or just walk through the fall colors in the Lochsa. The setting here, you can see just a little corner of the Rocky Point Rd. -- Bud. Excellent fall colors. Idaho.
Left to right: Topper, Traveler, Homer, Sis and Salty (white) in the Lochsa at Frog Lake. Discussion: the ranger's office pack train plus Traveler and Topper, at Frog Lake, a very scenic setting in the Elk Summit area of the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. "Some of these places just kind of blow you away up there. Even the horses and mules like it." -- Bud. "This was the kind of a situation (work situation) that was good for families. We could go together." Idaho.
Heinie at Powell Ranger Station. Heinie was the packer, and also worked well at other jobs. Excellent discussion about Heinie being Bud's mentor for learning about pack strings, pack stock. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Army weasel, probably Steve Russell's from Lochsa Lodge. Discussion about two forms of winter transportation. Good short. These machines were made to go on water as well as land. These were used to help with the spruce bark beetle project, logging, in the Lochsa. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Elk quarters hanging from spike elk that Bud shot, with Bill along, in Anderson Gulch. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
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Horace Godfrey at Powell Ranger Station. "The icicles even dominate Horace, except he's the cook and nothing dominates the cook for very long."-- Bud. Horace was the cook at Powell during some of the cruising that was done for the spruce bark beetle problem even though he was usually the ranger at Seeley Lake, Lolo National Forest. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The main road (now Highway 12) bridge across the Crooked Fork about 6 miles west of Lolo Pass. The Army Weasel suggests that there is a crew going out to cruise the bark beetles in preparation for control on that infestation. This is a pretty good photo to see the depth of the snow in the Lochsa. Probably mid-winter. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Round Top Lookout as it looked in the 1950s and related discussion about bulding a winter camp here during the spruce bark beetle outbreak and related logging. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Tom Barker, left. This green Army Weasel is his machine. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Tom Barker shoveling snow to level a road for the Army Weasel to go up to Roundtop Lookout where there had previously been airdrops of supplies. Related discussion. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Scale shack at Lolo Pass that the Forest Service operated during spruce bark beetle logging. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Example of an arch style culvert which was used to replace the old round ones, so that fish could spawn upstream. Related discussion. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Davis eating lunch on a sunny slope somewhere in the Lochsa. Good discussion about the snowshoes and "The Lochsa Hitch" method of attaching snowshoes to boots. Later, LL Bean offered snowshoes for sale featuring this same hitch, only with buckles. Story includes mention of this. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Left to right: Frank Bustard, Tom Barker, and Herb Erickson at Lolo Pass during a spring trip to begin work at Powell when the road could be plowed to the pass. Forest Service employees would then hike down over the other side to Powell. Some discussion about snow depth, and early spring work at Powell. Note that the Snow measuring snow course at Packer Meadows is nearby, and today, the information is all transmitted automatically. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Logging truck with large spruce logs headed up the Idaho side of Highway 12 to Lolo Pass. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Trailer written on slide. While enroute to and from some of the spruce cruising projects, some of the crew would tow behind the Weasel. "They'd hop on their skis and tie to the back, and ski. They'd get pretty boisterous and swing out, like water skiing." -- Bud. This man is Galen Trostle. Idaho.
Dozer pushing over trap trees, which would hopefully concentrate spruce bark beetles into small areas. See related slides and discussions, earlier. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Les Pengelly crossing a log across Weir Creek. Les and Bud made a trip to study elk winter range in the Lochsa. Les also was one of the critics of The Lochsa Story drafts. Some discussion about this trip, and also the process Bud went through to have people critique The Lochsa Story. Norman Maclean's advice, etc. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Travel Air plane dropping supplies to men shoveling the roofs at Powell. Topics mentioned in the discussion include Johnson Flying Service, Travel Air, the "tin goose" Ford Trimotor, location of buildings at Powell in earlier times, snow depths. This is one of the earlier slides of Powell in this collection, Bud thinks. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Probably Les Pengelly on a trip he made with Bud, using "The Cub" and the larger snow vehicle known as Snow Cats by Tucker. Related discussion about early snowmobile prototypes. Wildlife discussion. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Tucker snow cat "cub" loading or unloading somewhere on the Idaho side of Lolo Pass. See related discussion previous slide. Idaho.
Jumbo the Moose and brief discussion. "He was a fixture," said Bud. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jumbo the Moose and good discussion about the cook, Stanley Gale, feeding Jumbo out the back door to the cookshack. Note the steps at right, these are the steps to the back door, cook shack. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This elk was probably photographed on one of our winter game surveys on a winter range somewhere in the Lochsa River bottomlands. Idaho.
Winter-killed elk in the Lochsa, probably during the early 1950s when there was about four feet of snow that had crusted over, making it difficult for the elk to find browse. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Starving elk on the Lochsa winter range, probably in the 1950s. This photo demonstrates the value of tree cover to keep the snow shallow enough so that a slight warming trend can expose the ground in deep-snow country. The game get a lot of forage benefits from that.
Starving elk, same as previous. Discussion: This elk is also affected by mange. Good discussion about starving elk. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore with Bud's elk, about 1958 or 1959. Grave's Creek. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Heavily used browse on the winter ranges of the Lochsa photographed during one of our major big game winter range surveys. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Heavily used browse on the winter ranges of the Lochsa photographed during one of our major big game winter range surveys. Idaho.
Heavily used browse on the winter ranges of the Lochsa photographed during one of our major big game winter range surveys. Idaho.
Heavily used browse on the winter ranges of the Lochsa photographed during one of our major big game winter range surveys. Idaho.
Heavily used browse on the winter ranges of the Lochsa photographed during one of our major big game winter range surveys. Idaho.
Traveler (an American Saddler), left and the old timer (pack horse). Discussion: horses, equipment, packing, axe. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore looking west toward Lolo Creek from the Blue Mountain area. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore examining mule deer buck rub in the Blue Mountain area. The mule deer use the small trees to sharpen their horns and rub the velvet off; they also paw the ground and make "scrapes." Montana.
Woodman School, Lolo Creek drainage, where Bud attended school. Discussion: Excellent description of Bud's early education including incidents of tick fever (Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever), teachers, students. Bud started school here at the age of 6 in 1924 and graduated about 1929. Clarification: Jean Williams died of Spotted fever the year before Bud started school. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Native American firefighter on Salty. Discussion: Bud loaned his horse to this firefighter after a really long, tiring day on the firelines. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
An unknown tributary joining with the Lochsa River. Idaho.
A TBM Avenger fire retardant dropping plane, probably parked at the Missoula airport. Montana.
Herb Erickson dozing snow at Lolo Pass. This dozer was stored at Powell Ranger Station, and was used by the Forest Service to open up roads during the spring. Discussion: Opening the roads into Powell Ranger Station. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Foreman training Frenchtown Ranger Station. Discussion: Training foreman for various methods of fireline construction, first aid, and other aspects of fire protection. Step-up method of fireline construction. Trencher, counsel tool, and pulaski discussion. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Mud Creek Ranger Station. Discussion about the history of these buildings and where they were moved to including Lolo Pass Visitor Center, Missoula (Orchard Homes area where Bill Bell lived). Includes discussion about the coldest day Bud remembers, trapping mink, Jay Turner and Ed Mackay. Good winter trapping story. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bear Damage Packer Meadow. Discussion about bears eating signs. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Part of the Office String, Salty (the white horse) and Homer (the mule) at Lake Creek. Discussion: Forest Service cabin, pier bridges, cable suspension bridges. Note the forest regeneration since the 1929 fire that burned this area. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Flowering roses in the Missoula Rose Garden. Montana.
Elk Summit Ranger Station. Photo taken of the back door. The furthest building to the right is the original station (1911), and the big one was built in 1925. Discussion: Water rights concerns today in this area Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Big Sand Lakers. Discussion: Pure strain of cutthroat in Big Sand Lake, now populated with Eastern Brook Trout, too. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Beaver Ridge Lake. Photo 2 The Lochsa Story, Chapter 2. Discussion: Where photo was taken from (Beaver Ridge Lookout) and what you are looking at (toward the Storm Creek drainage, wilderness, and the Bitterroot Valley beyond Heavenly Twins.). The Wilderness boundary is beyond the lake. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Decent photo point or photo plot candidate. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore and Topper. Kookooskia Meadow. Grave Peak range in the background. Short spur road off the main road, at road end. Note the old fire (burn) in the background. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness in the distance. Idaho.
Stupid. Photo taken at the Powell Ranger Station pasture (which is a half mile from the station). Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Shaking the Powell Barn. Two of the Powell Ranger District's crew laying a double c04 of shakes on top of the barn at the ranger station. These are split cedar shakes. Idaho.
Brushy Cabin. Discussion: This cabin was built in 1931 by the Forest Service for people coming into the Lochsa. Off-tape: there is a little spring behind the cabin. "We used to have to dig that out in six feet of snow." -- Bud. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Granite Lake Cabin. Discussion: Trapper cabin built in 1930s. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Milo at Granite Lake. Discussion: Milo owned a cabin in the Swan Valley -- which turned out to be the place that Bud's family purchased in the early 1970s. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Grave Peak and Wind Lakes. Discussion: Construction of the Grave Peak lookout (the name of the lookout who built this can be found in Bud's interview notes with Heinie Williams in the 1980s). The boards were cut at Elk Summit and packed up the mountain. Also discussion about Bob Marshall being treed by a bear in this basin. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Upper Wind Lake. Grave Peak to the right of photo, looking down Wind Lakes Creek. Jerry Johnson to the left. Tom Beal Park to the right. Wind Lakes Creek, central to the photo, and the Lochsa River beyond. "This and one or two other lakes in this basin are populated with westslope cutthroat trout." -- Bud. Idaho.
PO Lake near the Lolo Trail, Indian Post Office area. Discussion: Bud wrote the last of the Lochsa Story from this location. Old lookout site behind where this picture was taken. This is where the first ranger at Powell got his first glimpse of the country he was to steward. Bud went there to see what Frank Smith saw. "I do a little better writing if I can actually go to a place and see it for myself." -- Bud. In the early stages of Bud's writing he went the other way - that was the beginning of the Lochsa Story. Note: off-tape discussion indicates that just above this area where the road takes off "some jugheads fell several whitebark pine" - ? Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Barker making shakes. Tom Barker using a froe to make shakes for the barn shown in an earlier photo 1669. Idaho.
Lochsa Cutthroats Lake Creek Cabin. Discussion about the trip down the Lochsa when these fish were caught by Powell crew. The Lake Creek Cabin is a Forest Service Cabin. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
North Fork Fire. Earlier recordings discuss the origin and location of this fire. Bud remembers that this fire burned in what is now the Scapegoat Wilderness. Right where this fire started is a section of privately owned land. Montana.
North Fork Fire. Earlier recordings discuss the origin and location of this fire. Bud remembers that this fire burned in what is now the Scapegoat Wilderness. Right where this fire started is a section of privately owned land. Montana.
North Fork Fire. Earlier recordings discuss the origin and location of this fire. Bud remembers that this fire burned in what is now the Scapegoat Wilderness. Right where this fire started is a section of privately owned land. Montana.
Bud posing for a picture in front of the Andrew Erickson and Carl Erickson's Cabin, Packer Meadow. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jim Papke and Horace Godfrey, Brushy Creek. "Both good woodsmen." -- Bud. Jim Papke worked for the Northern Pacific Railroad, which is now Plum Creek (own every other section in the Lochsa and the Swan). Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bug Crew. The spruce bark beetle cruising crew heading out to work. Idaho.
Jane's saddle. Discussion: saddle maker Ray Holes in Grangeville Idaho. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Gas Pump at Powell Ranger Station. Discussion: price of gas. Off-tape: Bud thought this may have been a crank-type gas pump, but we couldn't see a crank. It may have been powered by electricity from the generator. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Powell Office. Discussion: Hardest part of the job, Bud "winning his spurs", and details about the office and first seasons of work. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Winter scene at Monture Creek. Bud worked with Horace Godfrey to measure snow in the vicinity of Monture Ranger Station. "I always kind of liked that snow measuring. If you loved the land you were always looking for other things, like cougar tracks, and bear dens . . . " -- Bud. This work wasn't included in the Forest Service budgets, but was administered by the Soil Conservation Service. Idaho.
This view of Limestone Pass in winter shows recent regeneration where fire earler killed the mature trees. Discussion: Bud's avalanche adventure in this area. See related slides and recordings. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Porky Work Woodworth. Bud probably took this photo when he was helping Horace Godfrey with timber sales on the Lolo National Forest, Seeley Lake Ranger District. Idaho.
Compass, Pack Creek. Bud said this staff compass that he used on spruce bark beetle surveys in the Lochsa in 1953 is in common use throughout the Forest Service, and still is today. These are mostly used for cruising forests, running straight line and re-establishing ownership boundaries. Idaho.
A bull elk in the Colgate Licks area. The Colgate Licks burned over in 1929. Note the snags in the background. This is the same place where Colgate is buried. Discussion: Excellent discussion of the mineral licks and wildlife. Elk were the dominant users of this lick. "The Lochsa Country is too severe for the deer population to make it through the winters. Too much snow for deer." -- Bud Photo plot or photo point candidate. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Maud Creek Cabin. Discussion: Stearns Reed probably built this cabin to access his traplines in the Bitterroot. See The Lochsa Story index for more information about Stearns Reed and grizzly bears. "My health is better in the fall." -- Stearns Reed, talking excited about the fall and the first tracking snows. For more information on this cabin see Bud's interview with Stearns Reed (notes). Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. "Some of the best marten country in the world, is that west side of the Bitterroot." -- Bud. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bear at Beaver Ridge. Photo 2 Ch. XXII The Lochsa Story. Looking into the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Storm Creek drainage. Bud had a trail camp in the bottom of the far canyon, and he traveled there cross-country with his saddle horse and pack string. He got pretty good at traveling cross-country with them. "Give them plenty of time. Don't get them trapped in some place." Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore at Lolo Pass. This is the top of the pass, with the State Line Cabin on the right, and the game checking building on the left, looking toward Idaho. The State Line Cabin ended up at the Lochsa Historic Ranger Station site. "That pass is a mile high, within six inches." -- Bud. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Air Drop at Round Top Lookout. This lookout was torn down by the Forest Service when air patrol came into use. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Andy Arvish at Air Drop, Round Top Lookout. Andy is retrieving the air drop supplies. Idaho.
Powell Ranger Station from the Air. Note the island mentioned by Lewis and Clark. Good photo of the forest. See notes about University of Idaho Professor Shattuck in The Lochsa Story. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Frog Peak. Whitebark pine. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Spruce Creek. This shows an impressive range of forest avalanche paths in the upper reaches of Spruce Creek. Bud loves these kinds of places. "This is grizzly country -- or was." -- Bud. Idaho.
Elk at Storm Creek. In September each year, bull elk like this bugle in the picturesque high country basins like this landscape in Storm Creek of the Lochsa Country. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Bud took a lot of photos of this bull. Bud would whistle him up out of the brush (he was down in the brush bugling) and he would come out, pawing. "He would come out of there pretty angry." -- Bud. Idaho.
A baby Cooper's Hawk in his nest on a creek on the Papoose Creek drainage of the Lochsa. Idaho.
In the 1950s, this ranger's dwelling at Powell was the only facility available for families except trailers. During later years, the Forest Service built more quarters as the workers increased and came in with their families. Now there are bunk houses here, too. Idaho.
Bill Moore walking on the frozen Lochsa River near the Powell Ranger Station. The log jam is near the island in the river. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
An unidentified cabin somewhere in what looks like the Lochsa country. Idaho.
Measuring snow at Packer Meadow. Bob Rehfeld, left, and ? On the right. Date unknown, probably in the 1950s. Bob Rehfeld's successful career finally led him to become supervisor of the National Forest at Grangeville, Idaho.
A very descriptive sign at the place called Powell Junction where the road leaves the highway to hook up with the Lolo Trail. Idaho.
A lone skier on a road somewhere probably in the Superior Ranger District of the Lolo National Forest. Idaho.
A self-explanatory trail sign on the Superior Ranger District of the Lolo National Forest. Idaho.
A Tucker Snowcat (or Snow Kitten) in front of the Wendover Cabin, at Wendover Bar. This equipment was used during the game surveys. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This is either the Lake Creek cable suspension bridge or the Split Ridge pack bridge across the river. Bud thinks it's the former. Idaho.
Browse. This looks like willow brose down at the game range in the Lochsa country. Idaho.
Browse. This looks like willow brose down at the game range in the Lochsa country. Idaho.
Starving elk on the Lochsa winter range, probably in the 1950s. This photo demonstrates the value of tree cover to keep the snow shallow enough so that a slight warming trend can expose the ground in deep-snow country. Discussion: The Idaho Game Warden (Keith Rudd) shot this elk with Bud's .22 pistol. Story. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
A winter-killed elk on the Lochsa game range, winter range. Les Pengelly in photo. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Airborne cargo coming down to the spruce bark beetle cruising crew at Round Top Lookout Powell Ranger District. See related slides. Idaho.
Deep snow at Lolo Pass in the 1950s. Note the man shoveling the roof. The Army Weasel in the photo was owned by either Steve Russell or Tom Barker. Idaho.
Photo 6 Chapter 25 The Lochsa Story. Lochsa District Ranger Bud Moore. Same trip with Les Pengelly for winter game range survey. Idaho.
Photo 19 Chapter 13 The Lochsa Story. This bull elk is wintering in pretty scarce food conditions along the Papoose Creek riparian area, the Lochsa country. Idaho.
Breakfast at some camp in the Lochsa Country. Idaho.
Eveningtime in the mountains of the Lochsa. Idaho.
This might be an undated slide of Blodgett Peak and associated high alpine country in the Lochsa near Blodgett Pass. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho.
The forest buried in deep snow probably somewhere in the upper end of the Lochsa country. Idaho.
My son Bill Moore leading Traveler (Jane's horse) packing meat out of the Grave's Range (probably) near Missoula. Probably an elk quarter. Idaho.
Bud is unsure of the location of this photo, but he thinks it is probably the falls on Warm Springs Creek near Jerry Johnson Hot Springs. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness near the boundary (where it comes off of Bear Mountain). Idaho.
Browse. This is probably moose, since it is broken off, which they often do. Bud determines the type of wildlife browsing mostly by location. Idaho.
This looks like a fair-sized male pine marten, probably one that was caught in a trap and died. Location not identified. Idaho.
Looking northeast across Lily Lake and down the east fork of Lolo Creek with the Bitterroot Range in the background. Discussion: Excellent grizzly story which is also in the Lochsa Story and stories about the importance of mountain meadows. Today this area has been heavily logged. This location might be a good photo point or photo plot candidate. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This and other pictures in this series were taken while Bud was working on a task force in Washington DC in the 1950s. The task force addressed fatalities among firefighters and issued a report. Bud was the District Ranger on the committee. Discussion is about some of the details of this trip. This is the only recording about the task force thus far in the archives. It was during this time that the committee developed the 10 Standard Fire Fighting orders. Some of this can be confirmed in Bud's journals and reports, if you first find the exact dates! Probably in the report, which should be in Bud's documents collection. Washington, D.C. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This and other pictures in this series were taken while Bud was working on a task force in Washington DC in the 1950s. The task force address fatalities among firefighters and issued a report. Bud was the District Ranger on the committee. Discussion: Details of this trip. This is the only recording about the task force thus far in the archives. It was during this time that the committee developed the 10 Standard Fire Fighting orders. Some of this can be confirmed in Bud's journals and reports, if you first find the exact dates! Probably in the report. Washington, D.C.
This and other pictures in this series were taken while Bud was working on a task force in Washington DC in the 1950s. The task force address fatalities among firefighters and issued a report. Bud was the District Ranger on the committee. Discussion: Details of this trip. This is the only recording about the task force thus far in the archives. It was during this time that the committee developed the 10 Standard Fire Fighting orders. Some of this can be confirmed in Bud's journals and reports, if you first find the exact dates! Probably in the report. Washington, D.C.
This and other pictures in this series were taken while Bud was working on a task force in Washington DC in the 1950s. The task force address fatalities among firefighters and issued a report. Bud was the District Ranger on the committee. Discussion: Details of this trip. This is the only recording about the task force thus far in the archives. It was during this time that the committee developed the 10 Standard Fire Fighting orders. Some of this can be confirmed in Bud's journals and reports, if you first find the exact dates! Probably in the report. Washington, D.C.
This and other pictures in this series were taken while Bud was working on a task force in Washington DC in the 1950s. The task force address fatalities among firefighters and issued a report. Bud was the District Ranger on the committee. Discussion: Details of this trip. This is the only recording about the task force thus far in the archives. It was during this time that the committee developed the 10 Standard Fire Fighting orders. Some of this can be confirmed in Bud's journals and reports, if you first find the exact dates! Probably in the report. Washington, D.C.
Bill Moore (right) and ? Packing out meat from a hunting trip somewhere in the Bitterroot Mountains. Fall colors. Idaho.
This could be Spruce Lake in the Spruce Creek - Brushy Fork drainage of the Lochsa River (Spruce Creek Fork) but Bud is not completely sure. This could also be Beaver Ridge Lake -- they are "darned near" the same according to Bud -- very similar. Idaho.
Landscape photo of wild country in the Bitterroot Mountains.
Rocky terrain and avalanche chutes somewhere in the vicinity of Blodgett Pass in the Bitterroot Mountains. Idaho.
Bill Moore resting at Blodgett Pass in the Bitterroot Mountains with Bud's horse Salty (white) and a glimpse of Homer in the background. The rest of the pack outfit is somewhere nearby. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho.
Bill Moore with about a 10-pound steelhead caught on a cane pole (made from bamboo canes) in the Upper Lochsa. Discussion: details about the fishing regulations. Photo taken at Powell Ranger District. This fishing pole is modified. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Peak located on Blodgett Mountain. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho.
The Wag Dodge Memorial Cross near Dan Ridge Lookout. Wag's ashes were scattered in this area. Discussion: Details of the Memorial. Good discussion. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story. Photo 12 Ch V. See also The Lochsa Story page 74. Wes Fales cabin was older and to the right of the cabin seen in this photo. This is the Forest Service Cabin that used to be at Big Sand Lake, but it was removed after wilderness classification. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Photo 9 Ch VIII. This landscape photo shows the lakes immediately under Diablo Mountain Lookout. The center is the drainage of Big Sand Creek which is a fork of the Lochsa with the Bitterroot Crest further east in the background. This photo is taken close to the lookout. These lakes may have a different name, besides Diablo Lakes. Currently called Duck Lake. Idaho.
Here is a camp somewhere in the Lochsa. Thor Ness is pictured slightly to the right of center serving up somebody on a T-table construction. No clues about what type of camp this is. Normally Thor was the Trail Crew foreman but with much smaller camps. Idaho.
Sunset. Unknown location. Idaho.
Bud doesn't recognize this for sure but it might be part of the Mule Shoe outfitter camp near Elk Summit. "That camp was a special use permit from the Forest Service and was set up by Charlie Snook, who sold it to Louie Wooley -- both from Idaho. Louie operated it for many years here. Snook was from the Salmon Idaho area, and Wooley was from Wallace." Idaho.
These landscape photos (this and following) are probably taken between Storm Pass and Pack Box Pass along the crest of the Bitterroot Mountains. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Bud worked with the Ranger from Stevensville on a project to locate a trail along the crest of the Bitterroot Range from Storm Creek Pass to Blodgett Pass. The trail was never built. Idaho.
These landscape photos (this and following) are probably taken between Storm Creek Pass and Pack Box Pass along the crest of the Bitterroot Mountains. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Bud worked with the Ranger from Stevensville on a project to locate a trail along the crest of the Bitterroot Range from Storm Creek Pass to Blodgett Pass. The trail was never built. Idaho.
These landscape photos (this and following) are probably taken between Storm Creek Pass and Pack Box Pass along the crest of the Bitterroot Mountains. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Bud worked with the Ranger from Stevensville on a project to locate a trail along the crest of the Bitterroot Range from Storm Creek Pass to Blodgett Pass. The trail was never built. Idaho.
These landscape photos (this and following) are probably taken between Storm Pass and Pack Box Pass along the crest of the Bitterroot Mountains. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Bud worked with the Ranger from Stevensville on a project to locate a trail along the crest of the Bitterroot Range from Storm Creek Pass to Blodgett Pass. The trail was never built. Idaho.
Roger Norgaard and another man sit overlooking a mountain valley. These landscape photos (this and following) are probably taken between Storm Pass and Pack Box Pass along the crest of the Bitterroot Mountains. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Bud worked with the Ranger from Stevensville on a project to locate a trail along the crest of the Bitterroot Range from Storm Creek Pass to Blodgett Pass. The trail was never built.
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These landscape photos (this and following) are probably taken between Storm Creek Pass and Pack Box Pass along the crest of the Bitterroot Mountains. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Bud worked with the Ranger from Stevensville on a project to locate a trail along the crest of the Bitterroot Range from Storm Creek Pass to Blodgett Pass. The trail was never built. Idaho.
Storm Creek Pass -- see preceding photos. View looking up scree slope towards pass. Idaho.
Vicki Moore at home in Missoula, at about age 4. Idaho.
Bill Moore and his mother Jane Moore (on the bottom bunk) in the State Line Cabin after a day of cross country skiing. This cabin was in more recent times moved down to the historical ranger station along the Lochsa (Lochsa Historical Ranger Station). Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Vicki Moore learning to walk in the snow. Location unknown. Idaho.
Arch pipe (culvert) in the upper Lochsa River drainage. Discussion: These pipes allow sea-run (large) spawning fish to continue upstream, as opposed to the round pipes. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Moose in the old Powell Pasture, which is now a pond ecosystem today. Discussion: use of the pasture, draining the marsh. Some info about fences. Off tape: the jack legged fences sometimes sunk in the marshy terrain, and they'd get shorter and shorter until a mule could finally jump over them! Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Clearing right-of-way in the Lochsa. Discussion: Changes in the methods. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Building road, possibly at Packer Meadows. Discussion: briefly describes road building in areas such as this. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This looks like spruce logging probably during the 1950s in the Lochsa/Powell Ranger District. Note the spacing of the skid trails. It looks like shovel logging where the roads couldn't be more than about 200 feet apart, downhill, and much shorter uphill. "The idea was that they could reach down farther." -- Bud. "That type of logging generated quite a bit of impact because of the steep slopes and the roads close together." Idaho.
More logging in spruce forest, tractor logging. Idaho.
Bud is unsure, but this could be the old L-4 cabin at Hidden Peak Lookout with the new treated timber tower in the foreground. Idaho.
This is an example of road construction somewhere in the Lochsa River drainage or Powell Ranger District. Idaho.
This original type of Forest Service signs was located somewhere in the vicinity of Lolo Pass and pointed to the Lolo Trail, the Lochsa River Trail, and the correct distance from Lolo Pass/Pack Creek vicinity to Brushy Cabin and the Powell Ranger Station. Lolo Pass Visitor Center area. Discussion: There used to be an old cabin near this sign and Bud tells us more about that. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Man with jackhammer near Lolo Pass. Discussion: specific location identified. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore on the Lolo Trail. Discussion: trail description. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Swede Cut Timber Sale. Discussion: This was a small timber sale which didn't draw too many bidders. Later, the Forest Service offered a large timber sale and received competitive bidding. Tree Farmers. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Fire somewhere in the Lochsa. Idaho.
Hy Lyman demonstrating how slope affects fire behavior during a training session at Powell Ranger District. Discussion: Training for fire. Fire board. Bud's strong connection to Hy, who was his supervisor for many years. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This is a good photo of a fireline on the downhill side of a fire. It shows sveral people working on the line. Idaho.
Firefighters resting after working with chainsaws on the fireline. One firefighter is not wearing a hard hat. Maybe this was taken in the era when the felt hats were taken off and the hard hats were required. Idaho.
Good photo of a dozer-built fireline. This may be the Edith Peak Fire on the Ninemile Ranger District. Note the shiny new water can. Bud said, "It was probably new right out of the fire cache." See Bud's journals for more detail for this date. Discussion: The bags tied to the firefighters' belts held their lunches. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The peak on the skyline is Lolo Peak, almost center. This is either a prescribed burn or forest fire in the Brushy-Spruce creek area. This was probably taken off of the deck of the 50-foot high Roundtop Lookout tower. Idaho.
Bud thinks this photo shows one of the volcanic mountains in Region 6, in the Cascade Range.
Probably a "logging show" on the Lower Powell Sale -- which was a "big chief" sale (needed approval from the Chief). The "jammer" looks like one of those Idaho jammers that Bud's kid brother (Sparky) moved into the Lochsa country from Idaho with Bear Tracks. He called this jammer, "Old Grunt". See related discussions on other slides of the jammer. Idaho.
Might be Region 6, high lead logging, in the Cascades or the Coastal range. Part of the slides Bud took while helping to create a fire training film for slash disposal or burning following logging operations.
This and preceding slides taken while Bud was working with Elmer Bloom, a photographer, who was creating a training film for firefighters and those who burned the slash. Discussion: Fire training slides, movies. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Unknown location. Possibly Northern Idaho. Library Note: Appears to be a Piper Cub aircraft on tarmac, possibly with USFS decal, along with a Twin Beech.
Probably prescribed fire or slash disposal.
Probably prescribed fire or slash disposal.
Elmer Bloom carrying his camera near a burning slash pile. This was probably taken during the fire training film project mentioned earlier. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Slash burning. See previous slides.
This is an excellent slide showing reproduction in the aftermath of fire with many snags standing from the burned forest. Idaho.
This is an excellent slide showing reproduction in the aftermath of fire with many snags standing from the burned forest. Idaho.
Timber cruiser taping and tree scaling a western larch with a understory of Douglas fir in the background.
Vicki Moore and the family station wagon in Glacier National Park. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Fall colors in Glacier National Park. Family trip. Montana.
Bill Moore and his first deer. Hanging the meat on a tree. Montana.
Marten south and across the river from Powell. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Unknown location.
Prescribed burning in the pine stands of the southeastern United States forests. "They do a lot of burning just like that." Bud was in this area at about this time. The Forest Service had the first national Fire Behavior training at Missoula. Discussion. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This forester of the southeastern region accompanied Bud on an inspection trip in that area. Look in Bud's journals for more information. Typical hardwood forest.
This forester of the southeastern region accompanied Bud on an inspection trip in that area. Look in Bud's journals for more information. Typical hardwood forest.
Panaramic view from one of the lookouts in the Southeast. Pitch pine forest: Bud said it doesn't burn hot but during a certain time of year it oozes pitch. During that short period of time they are just like torches, and if they ever get a fire it "just goes" according to Bud.
Photo of a TBM Avenger, otherwise known as a World War II surplus torpedo bomber re-purposed to drop fire retardant. Montana.
Helicopter with smokejumper barracks in the background. Montana.
Unknown location. Library Note: Southwestern Alaska.
Unknown location.
Unknown location. Library Note: Possibly along Hwy 12, near Lolo, Montana.
Bill ice fishing in unknown location. Looking for fish under the ice.
Squaw Creek Guard Station located close to the boundary of Yellowstone National Park. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Brook trout, whitefish. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Waterfall. Bud took photos during his inspections all over Montana. He went to the eastern part of the state on inpsections frequently. Montana.
Wyoming
Smokejumpers loading up for a fire jump. Location unknown.
DC-2 on right, and old TBM Avenger (used for fire retardant drops) on left. Most likely at Missoula airport. Montana.
Helicopter of some type, which Bud can't recall.
Unknown landscape with sunset and smokey skies.
Airplane crash site. Looks like Ford Trimotor. See #1811.
Airplane crash site at Moose Creek, August 4, 1959. Looks like Ford Trimotor. Forest Service Supervisor Blackerbee or Blackerby (Alva W. Blackerby) died as a result of this crash. Also good discussion about early smokejumper program which Bud briefly considered applying for. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Possibly Flathead Lake as viewed from Polson shoreline. Mission Mountains center and right. Swan Range in the distance. Montana.
Possibly the Mission and Swan mountains range. Montana.
Log boom on Lake Coeur D'Alene. Note regeneration along shore. Idaho.
Glacier National Park which Moore family toured before transferring from Missoula to Utah. Montana.
Glacier National Park which Moore family toured before transferring from Missoula to Utah.
Hungry Horse Dam looking upriver. Logging truck.
A year-old burn in a unknown location.
Fire lookout tour.
Beaver dam and house during high water and Bud's comments. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Beaver Jack's cabin in the Blacklead Mining District. There was kind of a blacksmith's shop on the back of this cabin including a forge, and other tools not visible in this photo. Bud owns Beaver Jack's stool from this cabin, which Bud brought home after he first saw the old cabin. For more information see The Lochsa Story chapter Legend of Indian Isaac. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Example of galena ore that the prospectors were searching for at the Blacklead Mining District. Idaho.
Indian Post Office Rock Cairns. Forest Service sign. Sign interprets the place called Indian Post Office on the Lolo Trail. Idaho.
The Office String somewhere on the trail in the Lochsa. Good stories about "Mac" the ranger at Stevensville and the "shoot out" that took place between Mac and some loggers, about the time that the Forest Service was trying to discourage personnel from carrying weapons, guns. Also good story about the packer ethics and not tying too much on the saddle. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Backcountry kitchen. Cooking fish, potatoes, beans and coffee on a camp stove.
Spruce Creek Lakes and good story about stocking native cutthroat at Beaver Ridge Lake and Spruce Lakes. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
We are taking off into Storm Creek from the trailhead at Beaver Ridge Lookout. The packer with the straight brimmed hat is my boss, then boss, Hy Lyman, who was Forest Supervisor of the Lolo National Forest. I can't identify the other two. -- Bud Moore. The pack outfit is Bud's office string plus one or two others. Note the Hamley saddle tree on the skylined horse. The design is meant to help the rider lock his knees around the saddle if the horse got upset. The saddle tree is similar to Bud's (on white horse) which was made in Salmon, Idaho. Saddles were pretty important in those days. Good saddle story about Bud's saddle. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore with meat for the winter. Rifle is a remodeled .03 Springfield.
Campground picnic table. No other information.
Photo probably taken during one of Bud's hunting trips, but he doesn't remember or recognize the drainage.
To the Best Ranger Powell Ever Had decorated cake. Cake baked by Bonnie Lyman for Bud when he was detailed to Washington D.C. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Aerial view above the clouds. Date and location unknown. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
1961 Porcupine, Xmas photo of ski hill. Porcupine may have been the name of a ski run in the Wasatch Mountains. This could be Bud in the photo. Utah.
Good discussion follows about bait, and also trapping in general, including coyote. This is a marten caught in typical trapper's notch set. The notch is about a foot across (deep, from this view) and would be scored in the wood with an axe so the trapper could close up the notch with cleats. Bait would be set in back of the notch, and the trap in front, so the marten would have to go over the trap first to get to the bait. Note the marten here has kicked the cleats out. Bait consisted of scraps left over from butchering elk or venison at home. Makes excellent bait. There were several commercial scents made out of various animals. One of the best things to use for marten is what Bud called Bunkum, that was almost a standard in the Bitterroot mountains. You make that by taking fish, either trash fish or fish entrails, or a couple of salmon (which is what Bud would do in the early days because they had lots of oil -- he'd spear a couple in the Lochsa) and put the works in a jar and hang real high where a bear couldn't get at it and let it hang for the summer. Then what happens is the particles settle to the bottom of the jar and the fish oil rises to the top with a powerful smell. The fish oil wouldn't freeze. That's the recipe that most trappers used for Bunkum. If the marten is upwind he wouldn't even smell the scent, but if he was downwind he would get a whiff and come right to the scent. Montana.
Cable crossing a small stream, possibly Rock Creek, at otherwise unknown location.
Idaho
Steve Russell's portable mill, setting up between Highway 12 and Papoose Creek, just upstream from where Papoose Creek crosses the highway today. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Washington Monument visible in the distance. Washington, D.C.
Bitterroot flower and related story. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Probably taken somewhere in the Missoula area. Prickly Pear cactus, a common companion of the Bitterroot. Montana.
Montana
Scenery somewhere along the Bitterroot Crest. Montana.
Bud Moore on skis, location unknown.
Homer, a mule in the office string, rolling after being ridden and unpacked. Related story about unpacking mules. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Historical village, probably near Bannack or Virginia City. The Moore family toured Montana in about 1959 before Bud transferred to Utah. Montana.
Photo taken in the foothills of the Rattlesnake Valley near Missoula, showing beargrass that has been browed by elk in the winter or early spring. This is categorized as Game Range, though beargrass is not the elk's chosen food. It might better be categorized as grazing. Also discussion of bears using beargrass to build their nests or cache and cover food. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Cargo packs that have been offloaded from the mules in the office string during one of Bud's many backcountry trips into the Lochsa country with his son, Bill. Note Bill's chaps hanging on the tree. Recording notes where Bill's chaps were made, and origin of nickname "Bud." Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Possibly Charlie Macdonald's pack outfit near Clark Pass in the Bitterroot Range. Recording briefly discusses this trip. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore washing the dishes at a backcountry camp, possibly on the same trip with Charlie MacDonald and Bill Moore to scout a trail along the crest of the Bitterroot Trail. Discussion about the Kimbell stoves used by the Forest Service for cooking in backcountry and military issue metal sinks and containers, along with wooden boxes used as pack crates. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Richmond Peak Lookout as it looked during the time that Bud helped Ranger Horace Godfrey. Looks like a 20 foot tower. Mission Mountains in the distance. Richmond Peak is located in the Swan Range. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Good example of a marten peg set with an ermine in the trap and related story, including explanation of the lazy pole which enticed marten to climb the trees to get to the bait during fall weather, when other food was also abundant. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jane Moore, Bill Moore, Richard Bacon and Vicki Moore on a winter outing in Utah. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Landscape photo of mountain range as seen from the highway enroute from Missoula Montana to Ogden, Utah
Moore family house in Utah, with station wagon and Jeep out front. Explanation in recording. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Landscape photograph, probably on the Gallatin National Forest.
Bud somewhere in the northern Rocky Mountains, exact location unknown. He made a Forest Service trip into a nearby wilderness shortly after arriving in Ogden. Utah.
Utah
Utah
Landscape in Southern Utah, possibly close to Moab which was an area that the Moore family used to explore. They enjoyed camping in a favorite territory in that area.
Landscape photo in Utah.
Utah
Utah
Vicki skiing somewhere in the Wasatch Mountains. Utah.
Military springfield Model 1903-A3, with a refinished stock, Pennsylvania walnut tipped with California manzanita. "I was afraid to touch it. It was just gleaming. All the shine's gone off it now. But it still shoots." Good discussion about rifle, open sights and scopes. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Military springfield Model 1903-A3, with a refinished stock Pennsylvania walnut tipped with California manzanita. "I was afraid to touch it. It was just gleaming. All the shine's gone off it now. But it still shoots." Good discussion about rifle, open sights and scopes. This photo also shows lynx cat pelt or hide and elk antler. Taken during the years when Bud was mentoring his son Bill in the skills of hunting and trapping. Utah.
Cherry trees in bloom near Washington Monument. Washington, D.C.
One of the several hotels that Bud stayed in during conferences that had to do with Forest Service national business.
Bud Moore's fishing pole, reel, wicker creel and pack along a stream in Virginia when he was probably fishing for blue gills. Related discussion about the reel type and fishing methods. Washington, D.C. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Scenic view of city buildings somewhere along the Eastern seaboard. Washington, D.C.
A sweet canoe. Bud's canoe and Yale Lyman, son of Hy Lyman, along possibly the Allagash river. Washington, D.C. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Airport scene. Location unknown. Check journals for more information. Library Note: This is the TWA terminal at Idlewild airport, now known as JFK International Airport, New York City.
Airport scene. Location unknown. Library Note: This is the TWA terminal at Idlewild airport, now known as JFK International Airport, New York City.
Airport scene. Location unknown. Library Note: This is the TWA terminal at Idlewild airport, now known as JFK International Airport, New York City.
Airport scene. Location unknown.
There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jane Moore, left, and Vicki Moore, right, in the first canoe the Moore family used in Eastern US. Washington, D.C. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
An urban setting in an unknown location. See journals for more information. Library Note: New York City street view, looking down 7th Avenue.
An urban setting in an unknown location. See journals for more information. Library Note: New York City street view.
An urban setting in an unknown location. See journals for more information. Library Note: New York City street view.
An urban setting in an unknown location. See journals for more information. Library Note: New York City street view.
An urban setting in an unknown location. See journals for more information. Library Note: New York City street view, tip of Emprire State Building visible in background.
An urban setting in an unknown location. See journals for more information. Library Note: New York City street view.
Fox Squirrel that Bud shot at Sandy Ridge Woods and related story. West Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Ship at dock unknown location.
Paul Bunyan statue, unknown location? Snow visible on statue.
DeVoto Memorial Grove sign in snow. Idaho.
Elisabeth Buckhouse with an unknown companion at Missoula International Airport with Johnson Flying Service in the background. Beth Buckhouse is sister to Jane Buckhouse Moore. Montana.
Aerial photo. Unknown location. See journals, check date.
Winter Landscape, possibly Eastern Montana.
Winter Landscape, possibly Eastern Montana.
Winter Landscape, possibly Eastern Montana.
Photo of a typical old Colonial residence, possibly in the Washington DC area. Bud took several pictures like these, as he was fascinated by the architecture. Spring photo. Bud was probably here on detail. Washington, D.C.
Tulip poplar and related story. Washington, D.C. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Moore family's Otca canoe, beached in a small nook along an eastern stream.
Bud thinks this is the upper reaches of the Potomac River, one of his favorite canoe rivers in the East. Bud and his family paddled this a lot. Washington, D.C.
Typical lunch camprfire along the Rapahannock River in Virginia. This is Bud's pot and his forked stick! Bud wore out a lot of coffee cans by drilling two holes, using a wire bale, and boiling coffee in them. You can use a lot of them. They are pretty durable. They don't melt down easy and you can use them a long time.
Chinatown in San Francisco. Check journals for more information.
Chinatown in San Francisco. Check journals for more information.
Photo of either a state capitol or the dome of the national capitol.
Chinatown in San Francisco. Check journals for more information.
Chinatown in San Francisco. Check journals for more information.
Chinatown in San Francisco. Check journals for more information.
Sun rising in a hardwood forest somewhere in the Eastern United States. Bud can kind of remember taking this picture but he can't remember where. "It seems like I was going out bow hunting and I remember that particular skyline, that web of trees." -- Bud
Snuffy curled up on a nice blanket beside a stool that Bud built out of a burl from Papoose Creek in the Lochsa and poles from the Virginia woods. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Moore family canoe at the base of a short rapid on one of the Virginia canoe rivers.
Potomac River near Washington DC. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Rapahannock River, one of Bud's favorite canoe river. Good fishing, and small mouthed bass stream. Small mouth bass and bluegills are Bud's two favorite eating fish from the Eastern stream.
Washington, D.C.
Vicki cooking lunch along some river in Virginia or West Virginia. Washington, D.C.
Upper Rapahannock River, and the prow of the Otca canoe. Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Kitty Hawk, a bad place for ship wrecks. The ships would get blown in there and it's shallow. The ships couldn't get back out in the deep water, and they'd get the tar beat out of them. Ship wrecks all over the place.
Vicki after exploring a cave along the Rapahannock and related story. Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Eastern landscape, unsure of location. Could be the Rapahannock River. Virginia.
Old axe head found along the Upper Rapahannock River. Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Skyline of Eastern hardwood forest in winter. Virginia.
Scouting for a camp along the Upper Potomac River. Washington, D.C.
Jane and Vicki Moore posing on a large granite boulder (this is not snow) along the Blue Ridge Parkway, scenic highway in Virginia.
Virginia
Scenic view of eastern hardwood forest. Location uncertain. Small river, trees, and rocky face visible. Virginia.
Unknown location. Looks like a tree blooming along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Bud posing on a granite rock somewhere along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Virginia.
Scenic view of the forests in the Smokey Mountains park, along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Virginia.
Historic shack along the Blue Ridge Parkway, Smokey Mountains. Vicki Moore and friend on porch. Virginia.
Moore family camping outfit, including camp trailer, somwhere along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Virginia.
Moore family camping outfit, including camp trailer, somwhere along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Smoky Mountains (National?) Park, split rail or board fence with jack leg. Virginia.
Maybe a cabin from the early settlement era in Virginia or North Carolina, Smoky Mountains park. Note the heavily chinked log work. Bud remembered that he rarely saw any chinkless log work in this park of the country. Jane and Vicki. Virginia.
More buildings in the Smoky Mountain park, Blue Ridge Parkway. Vicki and Snuffy. Virginia.
A structure somewhere in the Smoky Mountains park, Blue Ridge Parkway, that might be a bear trap, or some other method of trapping critters live. Note the locked top. Virginia.
More buildings in the Smoky Mountain park, Blue Ridge Parkway. Note water trough and cast iron kettle. Virginia.
Handmade tool. Unknown purpose in the Smoky Mountains park, Blue Ridge parkway. Virginia.
Landscape showing the general theme of the country with a split rail fence in the foreground. Virginia.
Landscape showing the general theme of the country with a split rail fence in the foreground. Virginia.
Moore family station wagon and camp trailer somewhere along the Blue Ridge Parkway, Smoky Mountains. Virginia.
Virginia
Vicki and Snuffy canoeing an unknown river on the Kentucky and Tennessee border. Destination was the Devil's Jump, and the proposed dam. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Scenic overlook along a river near Kentucky and Tennesee border. Related story about fishing for alligator gar. Bud never saw a single person along this stretch of river, fishing, but he did see the fishing trails and the set lines and poles. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Landscape of waterway and rocks, somewhere in the southeastern United States.
The Moore family canoe along the Shenandoah River. Virginia.
Wildflower or shrub in Eastern United States
This could be Virginia or West Virginia. Note the target arrow stuck in a rotten stump. Bud started bow hunting while he lived in the East. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This could be Virginia or West Virginia. "This country comes alive in the fall with color, and again in the spring after winter." -- Bud
Looks like a mink or raccoon track in the sand. Virginia.
Colorful forest floor, somewhere in the Eastern United States. Virginia.
Tracks in the sand at Kitty Hawk. Washington, D.C.
Blue Ridge Parkway, Smokey Mountains. Virginia.
Archery equipment at Sandy Ridge Woods. West Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Kitty Hawk and tracks on beach.
Kitty Hawk area but Bud doesn't remember why he took this picture or who the people are.
Good example of a School Marm and a Widow Maker -- logging terms and Bud's explanation of these terms. See also the book Holy Old Mackinaw. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Fall colors in the hardwood forest.
Freshly harvested tobacco drying on the rack. Bud said he saw these all over at certain times of the year in tobacco country. Good story about why Bud never took up smoking as a habit and how he chewed gum instead during World War II (WWII). Sir Walter Raleigh story. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Kids trying to dip net fish.
Fall colors at Sandy Ridge Woods West Virginia. Shows road on property. West Virginia.
Kids trying to dip net fish.
Archery hunting equipment and target somewhere in the Eastern United States. This is Bud's equipment. Virginia.
Bill and Topper. Roundtop Lookout Lookout in the Lochsa backcountry. These are the chaps that Jane made for Bill. "He was all decked out with authentic clothing." -- Bud. Idaho.
Bill on Traveler at Jay Ridge, Powell Ranger District Ranger District. Idaho.
Bill and Bobcat, Mill Creek and related stories about lynx and bobcat in the vicinity of Lolo Peak and Mill Creek. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Vicki and Smokey Bear doll at 728 West Sussex in Target Range, Missoula. Vicki and the bear are in the hay stack on the Moore family's five acre property where they raised hay and a garden. Hay was stacked loose. Montana
Vicki on the Moore family's split rail fence at the five acre property in Target Range, Missoula.
Bill Moore with a snowshoe hare somewhere in the mountains surrounding Missoula. Bill shot this with his .22. Montana.
A male steelhead trout caught by Bill Moore in Papoose Creek around the late 1940s or early 1950s. Note the big cane pole, like the old whitefish poles, with strong line. Bill could spot the fish first, then sneak up on them close enough to put a big daredevil spoon with a worm on it. Even though they were spawning and not hungry the fish would rush the spoon and the line was strong enough for Bill to haul them out and drag them ashore. Picture was most likely taken at Powell Ranger Station and the fish was probably caught in a riparian area of alders and spruce. Idaho.
Spring flowers on McCauley Butte, with Vicki holding flowers. Montana.
Vicki crawling out of a Moqi hut (?) outside of Ogden Utah when Bud worked in Region 4. Bud said there are lots of rattlesnakes in this country. Utah. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Vicki Moore in the Moore family haystack at Target Range posing with her Smokey Bear doll. Montana.
Vicki Moore in the back of the old Ford pickup that the Moore family used to haul hay. Oats are shown here. Related story about harvesting oats and the soil building capacity of the crop. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Vicki Moore somewhere in the field on the small farm that the Moore family owned in Target Range. Montana.
Friends of the Moore family at either the George Washington headquarters or Thomas Jeffereson headquarters while Bud was working in Washington DC. Library Note: Location is George Washington's mansion in Mount Vernon. Washington, D.C.
The Lochsa Story Ch 1 Page 2. In about 1924, Bill Moore and part of his family leave the Chicaman mine cabin enroute to their homestead about one mile away. Author Bud Moore closes the gate. His sister, Clarine, stands nearby while sister Sylvia stays close to her father. Photo by Clara Hollopeter. Excellent discussion of this area of Lolo Creek and Bud's family, including stories about Joe Petrand, and Bud's dad's (William M. Moore, known as Bill) bootlegging operations. Joe Petrand lived in this cabin for many years. Joe taught Bud a lot about fly fishing. Other stories, this discussion. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 1 Page 3. Snow-dusted Lolo Peak gives background to the small meadow (upper left center) where the Moore family's log-cabin home stood during the 1920s. Photo by Bud Moore. Lolo Peak brief discussion. Good photo plot or photo point candidate for comparison to current conditions. Probably taken in 1975. In the 1920s, the Moore family lived on 80 acres left of center photo where their cabin (Charlie Dean's homestead) was located also. This is all subdivided today. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 1 Page 4. Here's all that remained in 1969 of Frank Bretschneider's cabin on the South Fork of Lolo Creek. Photo by Bud Moore. Frank Bretschneider's cabin. Good discussion about this area and an elk hunting trip Bud took (at about age 13) with Steve DeCosta. Selway Bitterroot Wilderness near Falls Creek. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 1 Page 5. During the late summer and fall, the grizzlies of the Bitterroot Mountains dug big holes in the rock slides to catch hoary marmots like this one. Photo by Bud Moore. Marmot in rocks.
The Lochsa Story Ch 1 Page 6. A Glimpse of the Lochsa country as seen by the author from the crest of the Bitterroots in 1930. Photo by Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 1 Page 10. Old notches show how the fur trapper raised his marten and ermine sets as wintertime storms deepened the snow. Photo by Bud Moore. Discussion about this particular set of notch sets, probably made by Skookum Bill Woodman who trapped with Elmer Pease one winter in this area. "These guys were both loners and trapped one winter together and then went their separate ways. Both free spirits." -- Bud. This area is not pristine now, and it is not inside wilderness. Discussion better describes location of notch set and this dead spruce tree. Area was pristine when Bud took this photo, probably in 1969 or 1970, when he first returned to Montana. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 1 Page 11. Silvertip grizzlies were common in the upper tributaries of the Lochsa during the 1920s and early 1930s. Photo by Chuck Bartlebaugh.
The Lochsa Story Ch 2 Page 18. Old Man Creek flows through good camping country near the base of the Crags mountains. Credit: Bud Moore. "Some legends say that the Old Man Creek area in the Crags mountains was where the Indians camped quite often. Here, the old and the women and the very young would camp at the Old Man Creek meadows and the youth would push on into the Wilderness." -- Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 2 Page 20. The hunting road and its byways led the Nez Perce people to and through the most commanding uplands of the Lochsa. Archives Photo #2009. Credit Bud Moore. This is Beaver Ridge Lake in the foreground and the Heavenly Twins on the Bitterroot Crest in the background. A photo Bud took while preparing to write the Lochsa Story. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 2 Page 21. The Nez Perces left these Crags behind as they traveled east on their hunting road toward the crest of the Bitterroots. This is a photo Bud took of the Crags Mountains and associated terrain while he was preparing to write the Lochsa Story. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 2 Page 22. Like the Nez Perce, a modern-day hiker is preoccupied with the spirit of Horse Heaven Meadows at Elk Summit. Archives Photo #2011. Credit Bud Moore. Brief discussion or description of this trip. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 2 Page 24. This 1995 view from along Highway 12 along the Clearwater River is typical of the present-day Nez Perce Reservation. Archives Photo 2013. Credit Bud Moore. Bud mentioned that this is an area of the Clearwater River where Steelhead fishing is very popular. "Anglers in the river around every corner. You have to stop and talk to them when you are over there." Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 3 Page 25. Located near present-day Lolo, Montana, a stone-faced woman overlooks the Travellers Rest valley where the Lewis and Clark expedition camped in 1805 and 1806. Credit Bud Moore. Also known as Woman's Head rock. A similar picture and recording occurred earlier in this project. This rock is visible from Highway 12, near Bill and Ramona Holt's residence along Lolo Creek. Montana.
The Lochsa Story Ch 3 Page 29. Packer Meadows in 1805 would have looked much the same to Lewis and Clark as it did in this view in late summer 1994. Credit Bud Moore. Good discussion of the camas and packers' use of this meadow. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 3 Page 30. The Lewis and Clark party on September 18, 1805, crossed Glade Creek (present-day Crooked Fork) at an Indian fishing site near the left center of this photo. Archives Photo #2016. Credit Leland Prater, US Forest Service. Bud thinks that Lewis and Clark camped and crossed to the left of center, this photo, along the bend in the river. Photo taken from the Lewis and Clark Highway. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 3 Page 31. This 1965 aerial view of the Powell Ranger Station shows the island in the river near Lewis and Clark's camp of September 14, 1805. Credit W. E. Steuerwald, US Forest Service. Excellent discussion of this site with story of the Russian swimming the river, etc. Good photo point and photo plot candidate, to be used for comparison. See other aerial photos in this collection, different dates. Original ranger dwelling is larger building center photo sitting sideways to view. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 3 Page 33. This contemporary view of the Clearwater's camas prairies resembles what Lewis and Clark saw from present-day Sherman Peak. Credit Henry Eide, US Forest Service. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 3 Page 35. Hewn from a large pine log, this replica of the canoes built and used by the Lewis and Clark party on their journey westward from the mouth of the North Fork of the Clearwater to the Pacific Ocean is on display at the Nez Perce National Historical Park. Credit Bud Moore. This park is opposite the mouth of the North Fork of the Clearwater where it empties into the main Clearwater River. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 3 Page 36. Most years it takes until late spring or early summer to melt the wintertime snowfall from the long ridges extending west from the crest of the Bitterroots. Archives Photo #2020. Credit Bud Moore. Looking toward Diablo Lookout, which may be buried under snow in this photo. Same image as color slide #4338. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 3 Page 38. The smoking place and part of the Stupendous Mountains viewed by Lewis and Clark, June 27, 1806. Archives Photo #2021. Credit Ralph Space. See also Ralph Space book The Lolo Trail. This route is also called The Trail to the Buffalo. Lolo Motorway. This cairn is along the corridor that has been known by several different names. Lolo Trail is most inclusive. "An historical gem" -- Bud. Please give credit to Ralph Space for this photo. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 4 Page 42. It took traders and trappers only 38 years to catch and market most of the fur-bearing beavers from the valleys of the West. Credit Bud Moore. Bud took this photo while conducting a game survey in the Lochsa with Les Pengelly. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 4 Page 43. Trapper Andrew Erickson, pictured here at Lolo Pass, came to the Lochsa about 1914. He demonstrated the hardiness required to trap furs in the mountainous interior. Credit Henry J. Viche, U.S. Forest Service. This cabin has been moved to the Lochsa Historical Ranger Station. The trees in the background are from the 1910 fire. Photo probably taken in the 1920s or 1930s. Brief discussion of the Erickson family homestead on Lolo Creek. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 4 Page 44. In 1836 Henry Spalding and his wife, Eliza, located their original mission two miles up Lapwai Creek but later moved it to this vicinity where the creek flows into the Clearwater River. Credit Bud Moore. Bud took this photo researching the Lochsa Story, Spalding site at Lapwai Creek, about 1975. Looking toward the headquarters of the Nez Perce National Park on the far side of the river. Clearwater River. Highway is behind photographer. Main park building is not in this photo, just outside to right of this scene. This park features the Lolo Trail, also. The word Lapwai means "place of the Butterflies." Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 4 Page 46. The Spalding Presbyterian Church, near Spalding's permanent mission site, held its first services in January 1886 and today remains an active Nez Perce congregation. Credit Bud Moore. The Spalding Church. See also previous photo. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 4 Page 48. Father Pierre Jean De Smet began construction of the St. Mary's Mission in 1841. St Mary Peak and the Bitterroot Range in the background. Credit K. D. Swan, ca 1934, University of Montana Library. St. Mary's Mission. Montana.
The Lochsa Story Ch 4 Page 53. In 1853 and 1954, Lt. John Mullan chose the Coeur d'Alene route across the Bitterroots as the best for wagon or railroad construction. He rejected the Lolo Pass-Lochsa option as too "difficult a bed of Mountains." Credit University of Montana Library.
The Lochsa Story Ch 5 Page 62. Part of an early-day deadfall, this notched stump hinged one end of a heavy log while its other end, supported on a similar stump by a figure four trigger, was set to drop the log on any furbearer that seized the bait. Credit Bud Moore. Brief good discussion about deadfall method of trapping marten. Bud didn't see these types of sets very often. He took this photo while cruising for bark beetles in the Lochsa. This is the only deep snow deadfall he remembers seeing. The diameter of this tree is about 12 inches, he thinks. Beaver Ridge area. "That was a good fur ridge. The slopes of that thing were just perfect marten country." -- Bud. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 5 Page 63. The presence of valuable furs like these marten pelts drew trappers into the Lochsa and similar unexplored mountain ranges. Credit Bud Moore. Bud took this photo while trapping marten in the Bob Marshall Wilderness one winter, after he retired from the USForest Service. About 1979 or 1980. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 5 Page 64. Here's all that remained of Albery's cabin near Storm Creek by 1974. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 5 Page 65. This island, near present-day Powell Ranger Station and mentioned by Lewis and Clark, is where the "the Russian" swam across the Lochsa in 1905. Credit Bud Moore. Excellent short discussion about the mule corrals that were along this bank. The Powell Ranger Station barn is just to the left out of this photo. Story about steelhead and the new ranger, Ray Ferguson. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 5 Page 66. Kooskia, Idaho 1975. The Middle Fork of the Clearwater River flows in the foreground. The South Fork flows through the town from the distant right. Credit Freeman Mann who took this photo of Kooskia looking from the mountain across the river, down at the town. The right of the mountain in the middle, that's the South Fork of the Clearwater. Off to the left side, is the Middle Fork of the Clearwater. The confluence of those two are right there. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 5 Page 67. Pack train leaving Kooskia about 1907. Credit USForest Service. A few words about early-day Kooskia as an outpost for trappers, packers headed into the Lochsa. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 5 Page 68. Urban guests gather at the road's end, Lolo Hot Springs Hotel, in 1904. Credit Louise Gerber Gilbert. Brief discussion about this old hotel and the new one built later, including some reference to the moonshine activities that occurred here during Prohibition. This is located on Granite Creek, just east of the modern-day developed resort. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 5 Page 69. Trappers of the Lochsa display furs at Lolo Hot Springs. Left to right: Fred Schott, Andrew Erickson, Jim Sullivan, Frank Smith, Carl Erickson, and owner of Lolo Hot Springs, Herman Gerber. Credit Louise Gerber Gilbert. As we've seen in previous slide, this depicts as assembly of trappers at their outpost at Lolo Hot Springs displaying their furs. Included also are the owners of Lolo Hot Springs resort. Montana.
The Lochsa Story Ch 5 Page 70. Blodgett Pass, one favored entry of the trappers of the distant Bitterroot Valley to Big Sand Lake region of the Lochsa.Credit Bud Moore. Good discussion about the day Bud took this picture and the trip he and Janet took while researching the book. Story about drinking water from the streams, the geography of this place, and history of rumored railroad route through here. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 5 Page 72. This 1969 photo shows the cabin Andrew and Carl Erickson built near Packer Meadows in about 1914. Credit Bud Moore. This cabin built by Ericksons, was later used by Andy Anderson in the 1950s. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 5 Page 73. Wes Fales cabin at Big Sand Lake. Credit Wes Fales, courtesy of Fay Burrell. Good stories about Earl Malone and Fay Burrell who used this cabin, built by Wes Fales before 1900. Photo circa 1910. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 5 Page 74. When Wes Fales built his cabin at Big Sand Lake in 1899, he had an extraordinary view of the life and the land of the Lochsa from his doorway. Credit Bud Moore. Moose at Big Sand Lake, looking toward the Forest Service Guard Station built probably in the 1920s. Wes Fales cabin is on this side of this small lagoon (this is not the main lake). Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 5 Page 75. Page 75. This near-overgrown marten notch set near Stanley Butte was probably used by Marten Stanley sometime around the turn of the century. Credit Bud Moore. "Even here in the high elevation Crags mountains near Stanley Butte one can see the growth of the Whitebark pine. This shows a marten notch, the deepest darkest axe chops here, chopped in there by Martin Stanley, and he chopped his cleats from the other whitebark pine nearby. This slide is a reminder that the whitebark pine ecosystems are up high but not clear in the treeless areas. They are very very rich ecosystems up there as demonstrated by the marten. One wouldn't expect this to be real good marten country but the marten liked the whitebark pine, as do the grizzlies. It's just a real productive, surprising ecosystem." -- Bud. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 5 Page 77. A trappers cabin at Saddle Camp on the Lolo Divide ( Bud also calls this the divide between Lochsa River watershed and the North Fk Clearwater watershed, and then refers to it as the Lolo Trail) is nearly buried under eight feet of snow. Credit Bud Moore. Discussion includes more detail about the origin of this cabin and Bud's use of it later. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 6 Page 78. Veteran prospector Jerry Johnson searched for precious metals in the Lochsa during the 1880s and 1890s. Jerry Johnson Hot Springs is named for him, as is the campground now located at the site of his cabin. Credit Montana Historical Society. Discussion includes more detail about Jerry Johnson and his deeper connections with families in Lolo Creek, including Wilkinson's. See also #4204 (same image, B&W slide duplicate). Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 6 Page 80. Forest scientist Bob Mutch scans part of the Lochsa landscape thought to hide the source of Isaac's gold. Credit Bud Moore. Details about this trip (some) in recording. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 6 Page 81. Named because of Isaac's legend, Grave Peak is the mightiest mountain in this subrange of the Bitterroots. Credit Bud Moore. This peak is close to where the previous photo was taken, and the peak is off to the right of the last picture. You can see the lookout on top. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 6 Page 82. This map is an example of several used by prospectors who searched for Isaac's gold. Source unknown. According to Bud, there weren't too many of these maps around. The sources are pretty obscure. Pearl Bell McKee (Bill Bell's sister) said that they had a map like this, locked in their safety box at the bank. Bud was always reluctant to ask her for it, because it seemed like a treasure. Later on, Bud met a packer named Muggins Gilman, who was living in Kooskia at the time Bud was researching the book, and he had this copy of this map. Bud had no way of confirming that this is the same map that Pearl had or not. Muggins had a story that he had gotten this map from somebody in the old days. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 6 Page 83. Remnants of precious metals, when found in streams such as these, could sometimes be traced to their source higher up in the Lochsa mountains. Credit Bud Moore. This photo depicts the kind of small streams that a prospector would look for gold in. He'd find places where there was wash gravel and he could use his gold pan. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 6 Page 86. Lafe Williams at the cabin built in 1886 by Rhodes, Crane and Altmiller. From here Williams prospected the Blacklead area during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Credit US Forest Service. Discussion focuses on Lafe Williams. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 6 Page 87. Remains of Beaver Jack's cabin at the site of his Blacklead claims, in 1975. Credit Bud Moore. Beaver Jack was prominent among the prospectors of the Blacklead Mining District. His cabin shown in this photo, about 1975. Since then, Bud and his daughter Vicki, and son, Bill, went over to look for this cabin. Bill and Vicki went to look and the cabin was too far gone for them to find it. The last time Bud was there he found a blacksmith's forge, the bellows. These things could have been packed out by somebody, though. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 6 Page 88. Ernest Hanson, one of five brothers who located Blacklead claims in 1905, at his camp on Cayuse Creek in 1956. Credit Bud Moore. Story about Ernest Hanson and the day Bud interviewed him at this camp. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 6 Page 90. Fires, like those of 1910, though destructive in the short term, left an eerie beauty in their wake. Credit Robert W. Mutch. The caption in the book explains this picture of a burned snag in the fires of 1910. Taken on the top of Grave-Friday Pass Ridge. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 6 Page 92. Frank Kube and his dog Pete Boy at Lolo Hot Springs about 1911. Credit Louise Gerber Gilbert. Story about Frank Kube. Off tape note: Louise Gerber who supplied this photo told Bud that Pete Boy guarded Frank's packs, furs, everything. Frank would tell the dog to stay, and guard, and he would keep people and everything else away. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 7 Page 98. To conserve water for irrigations in the valley below, settlers dammed this outlet to Big Creek Lake before Forest Rangers began patrolling the Bitterroots in 1898. Credit Bud Moore. Discussion: The caption for this photo of the pack bridge across the outlet of Big Creek Lake explains the situation where the settlers dammed the outlet of the lake in 1898, before the Forest rangers began patrolling in the Bitterroot. Bud took this photo while leading a class of the Wilderness and Civilization students at the University of Montana in the 1970s (probably 1975.) Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 7 Page 99. Explorer John Lieberg considered alpine firs to be important watershed trees because their conical shape shed snow to the ground and at the same time provided shade to delay snow melt. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 7 Page 100. The undisturbed condition of mountain meadows is needed to sustain water flow and regulate runoff into the streams of the Bitterroot mountains. Credit Bud Moore. This is located in the extreme upper basin of the Storm Creek drainage in the Lochsa. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 7 Page 101. Rangers Than Wilkerson and Hank Tuttle at their new Alta Ranger Station southwest of Darby, Montana. These men built this first Forest Service Ranger Station in the United States in 1899. Credit US Forest Service. Montana.
The Lochsa Story Ch 7 Page 102. As it had for earlier pioneers, Kooskia, Idaho, became the headquarters for Forest rangers who explored the Bitterroot interior from the West. Credit US Forest Service. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 7 Page 103. George Ring, (back c04, third from right) opened the Lolo Trail in 1902. Credit US Forest Service. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 7 Page 105. The first rangers to reach Fish Lake found a plentiful nook in the Lochsa mountains. They also confirmed that the Nez Perce had traveled there, hundreds, perhaps thousands, of years before. Credit Bud Moore. Brief discussion about this place, and the airstrip at the cabin. (Same image as 4343, color slide.) Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 7 Page 106. Native cutthroat trout from Fish Lake, 1975. Credit Bud Moore. The Fish Lake area remains one of the few major waterways in the Selway that still had a good population of pure native cutthroat trouts. That attracted a ranger station, a great place to camp, big meadows, lots of horse feed. Bud hopes that the cutthroat strain at this lake is still pure. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 7 Page 107. Gifford Pinchot rides in the inaugural parade in Washington D.C. March 4, 1925. Credit US Forest Service.
The Lochsa Story Ch 7 Page 109. Bitterroot National Forest headquarters at Kooskia, Idaho, about 1907. Left to right: Summer Rachliff, Jack Fitting, Lou Harrington, Maj. Frank Fenn, and a Forest Service clerk. Credit US Forest Service. At the time of this photo, the Bitterroot Forest covered a tremendous amount of territory on both sides of the Bitteroot Range. Now, there are three other forests involved in this area.Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 7 Page 111. First published in 1906, the early issues of The Use Book, represent the beginning of present-day Forest Service manual system. Credit Bud Moore. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 8 Page 113. Ranger Frank Smith and Jay Turner At Charley Powell's cabin about 1910. Credit US Forest Service. Frank Smith, left and Jay Turner right, at the site of the present-day Powell Ranger Station. This building sat then, where the present-day Ranger Dwelling is located (the ranger doesn't stay there, somebody else does.) Discussion offers more details about this site, and these people. See oversized originals #4586, B&W browntones. A copy of this print also turned up in the NPRR C. I. Harrison collection of B&W prints -- see photos #4679 to 4700. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 8 Page 114. Supervisor Major Fenn, his staff and rangers gather at Station Number One on April 1, 1911. Elk Summit ranger Adolph Weholt is Number 9 in the photo. Powell Ranger Frank Smith is Number 17. Credit US Forest Service. The numbers show up on the scanned photo, when enlarged. This photo is theonly one Bud found in writing the Lochsa Story that showed the entire Bitterroot Forest people, from District rangers and Forest supervisors to the employees. These are the people who went out into the forest in 1909 with a geographical description in hand of the area they were to be responsible for. Frank Smith was at Powell Ranger Station (#17) and Adolph Weholt went to the Elk Summit district in 1909. These were the two in the Upper Lochsa. The Ranger District's were small in those days. That was the big turning point as far as establishing geographical area for each ranger district. That organizational idea was a good one, although many smaller stations are now consolidated. "if you are a ranger on a district you are responsible for it." -- Bud. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 8 Page 115. Forest Service Station Number One, thought to be the first in the Middle Fork area, was the take-off point for rangers and pack trains probing into the interior of the Lochsa and Selway country. Credit Carl Weholt, Lou Hartig collection, Clearwater National Forest. Earlier photos have showed Kooskia headquarters as a place where people packed up gear, pack trains, headed up into the Lochsa Selway country. By 1909 perhaps a little bit earlier, they had wagon roads built up to where the Lochsa River and the Selway River form the Middle Fork of the Clearwater. That's where this station #1 was. They were cargoing their gear here and hauling their stuff up by wagons. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 8 Page 116. This mule team hauled supplies from Kooskia to Station Number One in 1917. Driver is unknown. Credit Carl Weholt, Lou Hartig collection, Clearwater National Forest. A typical wagon going from Kooskia to Station No. 1. They were hauling by wagon quite awhile before this date. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 8 Page 117. The log Pete King Station at right center was new when Frank Smith stayed there enroute to Powell in 1909. By 1921, the time of this photo, roads and automobiles had arrived. Credit US Forest Service. There's no buildings or anything left where the Pete King Ranger Station once stood. Bud is not sure when it was abandoned. It was abandoned when Highway 12 began to go up the Lochsa. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 8 Page 118. The Devil's Chair, a prominent landmark along the Lolo Trail. Credit Bud Moore. See earlier color photos of this scene. "We're following Frank Smith in 1909, and these pictures are of what he would have seen or what you would have seen if you had been with him." Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 8 Page 119. The immensity of the Lochsa region is apparent in this partial view of what Ranger Smith saw from Indian Post Office while en route to his district headquarters at Powell's Flat in 1909. Credit Bud Moore. In the foreground of this photo you see a small lake called Indian PO lake. This is approximately where Frank Smith got his first real view of the expanse of the country he was going to have to supervisor. In later years, along in the 1940s, this small lake was stocked with cutthroat trout. There had been none there naturally. They didn't spawn. They grew real big, but every time someone caught one out there was one less in the pond. They didn't reproduce. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 8 Page 120. This stone cairn and others nearby were thought by early-day travelers of the Lolo Trail to be ancient message centers used by the Indians. Credit Bud Moore. There are several of these along a quarter mile of ridgetop. Among the several probable meanings of these along Indian PO, was to point out the way down Jerry Johnson ridge to the big licks at Jerry Johnson Hot Springs. Bud went down to one of these cairns, there are several, and he noticed a little slip of paper. He pulled it out. It was a message from one young lady to her boyfriend. Bud took it, meaning to call and tell her that he had gotten the message. But he never could contact her. She was from a little Idaho town and were bicycling the Lolo Trail motorway. Hot springs. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 8 Page 121. Here is a portion of Ranger Weholt's view from Diablo Mountain while searching for Elk Summit in 1909. Credit Bud Moore. This view looks northeastward toward the Bitterroot crest and the big drainage in the center is the Big Sand Creek drainage. This depicts what in 1909 Weholt could see. Carl told Bud in an interview, "They just sent those rangers out with a map and said here go find your ranger district and start rangering!" See text of Lochsa Story. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 8 Page 122. Fish Lake Ranger Station, ca 1909. Credit US Forest Service. There are several other photos of this area in this collection, but this may be the earliest. This is probably the first cabin at Fish Lake. There are also several stories about this area already recorded. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 9 Page 130. Men of the Northern Pacific Railway Company's survey crew raft supplies down the Lochsa River near present-day Powell Ranger Station in 1909. Credit C. I. Harrison. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 9 Page131. En route to the Lochsa with supplies for the surveyors. This pack train crosses the West Fork of Lolo Creek just above Lolo Hot Springs. The packer rides in front. The assistant packer follows behind. Credit C. I. Harrison. Brief discussion about the transition from Diamond hitch to Deck pack saddles. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 9 Page132. Northern Pacific surveyors pitched this camp beside the Brushy Fork of the Lochsa in 1908 or 1909. Credit C. I. Harrison. Good note in discussion about C. I. Harrison, the photographer who took some of these photos and how Bud connected with him. Bud notes that this is also a great place to fish in the spring! Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 9 Page133. Northern Pacific survey operations at Lolo Hot Springs, Montana, about 1909. Buildings include a barn, bunkhouses and a hospital. Credit Louise Gerber Gilbert. Good discussion about Louise Gerber Gilbert who provided this photo. Her father owned and operated Lolo Hot Springs at Granite Creek. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 9 Page 134. Northern Pacific workers assemble in 1909 at the end of their wagon road, about two miles east of Lolo Pass. Credit C. I. Harrison. Bud used to hike in the vicinity of this cabin when he was 12 years old. Related discussion. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 9 Page135. A railroad survey pack train crosses Packer Meadows in 1909 The diamond hitches and loose pack stock are typical of the pre-Decker pack saddle era. Credit C. I. Harrison. See also other slides that depict Decker style versus Diamond hitch. Montana.
The Lochsa Story Ch 9 Page 136. Decker pack saddles in use at Powell Ranger Station in 1955. Credit W.E. Steurwald, U.S. Forest Service. Very brief notes about this building, the grub wanigan, and later use. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 9 Page 137. Packer Johnny Decker at Lolo Hot Springs about 1915. Credit Victor J. Miller. Discussion about the Decker brothers. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 9 Page137. Oll Robinette's stamp, O.P.R., identifies the Decker saddle tree. The historical sawbuck tree is on the left. Both trees are displayed at the Lochsa Historical Ranger Station. Credit Bud Moore. See previous recording. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 10 Page 143. Ray Fitting, extreme right, poses with a Forest Service trail crew at Lost Knife Meadows about 1911. Credit Lou Hartig, U.S. Forest Service. Photographer Lou Hartig was a U.S. Forest Service ranger at the Lochsa Ranger Station. He published an historical book Lochsa: The story of a ranger district and its people in Clearwater National Forest. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 10 Page 147. As professor Shattuck noted, fires leave blackened forest in their wake. But fire in the northern Rocky Mountains also helps recycle the old forest and regenerate the new. Credit Bud Moore.
The Lochsa Story Ch 11 Page 150. The axman is not identified but is probably Alec McLendon hewing logs for construction of the original Powell Ranger Station about 1911. Credit U.S. Forest Service. Discussion about the location of this building, and the later uses, including moving it off site. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 11 Page 152. Ranger Weholt and his crew whipsaw lumber in 1911 to build the first ranger station at Elk Summit. Left to right: Lou Tisen, Loyd Rupe, Adolph Weholt, and George Eckel. Credit Loyd Rupe. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 11 Page 154. The new Elk Summit Ranger Station as it looked about 1912 or 1913. Credit U.S. Forest Service. New in 1913, this original Elk Summit Ranger Station is still in use, now as a storage building, warehouse operation. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 11 Page 155. In 1911, Loyd Rupe led his pack train over a rough trail through Blodgett Pass to haul supplies from Hamilton, Montana, to Elk Summit Ranger Station. Credit Bud Moore. Used twice in the book. See previous slide of Blodgett Pass. Bud interviewed Loyd Rupe at his home in the little town upstream of Kooskia along the South Fork of the Clearwater River and he gave lots of information on how far it was from Kooskia, Idaho, to get back through the mountains. "It would take them 30 days sometimes just to get there. He was very young, he was only, I think in his teens, and not very high teens, when he went to work as a packer for Adolph Weholt. He told things about how hard it was to ford the Lochsa River at the little town of Lowell in high water and get across and head up the Selway. A lot of adventure. Their discovery of Hidden Lake. He was a great source. That interview, I interviewed him twice, is down in the files at Coyote Forest." Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 11 Page 155. Forest Service packer Loyd Rupe, third from left, poses in 1911 with other crew members at the Elk Summit corral. Credit Carl Weholt, US Forest Service. Good discussion about the evidence of the 1910 fire in the background, this photo. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 11 Page 156. While exploring his district in 1912, Ranger Weholt waters his pack stock in the shallows of Big Sand Lake. Credit Carl Weholt, US Forest Service. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 11 Page 157. Left to right: Perry Dye, Jay Turner, and Vic Miller climb for a photograph while building the forest telephone line from Lolo Hot Springs to Powell Ranger Station in 1912. Credit Victor J. Miller. Good story about Vic Miller in discussion. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 11 Page 158. Ranger Frank Smith leads his pack train across the newly constructed Brushy Fork bridge in 1913. Credit Victor J. Miller. Frank's pack train was noted for white horses. He had "pretty near" all white animals. Vic Miller worked three or four years for Frank Smith. Vic was still there when Frank quit. Frank couldn't stand the bureaucracy. "There were a few of those. They were just free sprits," Bud explained. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 12 Page 163. More than a decade after he took charge of the Powell district, Ed Mackay studies one of the cabins built at Lolo pass during his tenure at Powell Ranger Station, 1920-1940. Credit Henry J. Viche, US Forest Service. Montana.
The Lochsa Story Ch 12 Page 164. Bill Bell served as ranger at Elk Summit Ranger Station from 1917 to 1928. Credit Pearl Bell McKee. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 12 Page 165. Lolo (Mud Creek) Ranger Station, located adjacent to Lolo Hot Springs resort, as it looked in 1922. Credit U.S. Forest Service. Montana.
The Lochsa Story Ch 12 Page 167. This bridge, built across the White Sand in 1922, provided a safe crossing for people and pack and saddle stock en route from Lolo Hot Springs to Elk Summit Ranger Station. Credit U.S. Forest Service. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 12 Page 168. Ranger Walde is number six in this group of Forest Service personnel assembled at Kooskia, Idaho, in 1922. Credit U.S. Forest Service.
The Lochsa Story Ch 12 Page 169. The Lochsa Ranger Station, across the river from the mouth of Boulder Creek, was built in 1921. Note several new rolls of Number 9 galvanized wire to be used for telephone line construction. Credit U.S. Forest Service. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 12 Page 169. Forest Service personnel ferry pack stock across the Lochsa River at Boulder Creek in 1921 or 1922. Credit Rowe Lowary, U.S. Forest Service.Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 12 Page 170. Lochsa District Ranger Ralph Hand inspects Castle Butte Lookout in 1924. Credit U.S. Forest Service. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 12 Page 171. Middle Fork district ranger Jack Parsell on duty at Woodrat Mountain cabin during the early 1920s. Credit U.S. Forest Service. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 12 Page 171. Indian Post Office Lookout, under construction in 1922, shows the type of construction used at the time. Credit U.S. Forest Service. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 12 Page 173. Fine craftsmanship shows in the new Elk Summit Ranger Station under construction in 1925. Note the mitered corners and creative dormer. Part of the original station is at left center. Credit U.S. Forest Service. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 12 Page 174. Ranger Bill Bell horse packed the equipment over Blodgett Pass about 1920 and set this mill in Hoodoo Creek a short distance downstream from the Elk Summit Station. Credit Pearl Bell McKee. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 12 Page 175. Packer Homer McClain, (the old Homer from chapter 1) loads pack horses at Powell Ranger Station in the early 1920s. Credit U.S. Forest Service. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 12 Page 177. Rangers Bill Bell and Ed Mackay examine the new road at Lolo Pass in 1925. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 12 Page 177. Automobiles and roads began replacing pack stock and trails at the Powell district after 1928. Credit U.S. Forest Service.
The Lochsa Story Ch 12 Page 179. Ex-ranger Bill Bell displays furs at Powell station, ca. 1930. Credit Henry J. Viche, U.S. Forest Service. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 12 Page 180. Regional forester Evan W. (Major) Kelley at the Forest Service's Nine Mile Remount Station in the mid-1930s. Credit U.S. Forest Service. Montana.
The Lochsa Story Ch 12 Page 182. As in all years of drought, lightning bolts in 1929 started several fires in the Lochsa's forests. Credit William H. Petram, U.S. Forest Service. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 12 Page 183. Packer Heinie Williams leads his loaded pack train through the Lochsa's Wendover Canyon en route to the Bald Mountain Fire. Credit K.D. Swan, US Forest Service. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 12 Page 184. The Powell district road construction crew poses at their camp near Indian Grave Peak along the Lolo Trail in 1934. Credit Henry J. Viche, U.S. Forest Service. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 12 Page 189. That forests burn hot in dry times is evident in the aftermath of the burn of 1934 that surrounds the Lochsa Ranger Station. Credit U.S. Forest Service. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 12 Page 190. A remnant of the Selway National Forest hangs on a whitebark pine near the summit of the Grave Mountains. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 13 Page 193. Earl Malone repairs Wes Fale's cabin on Blodgett Creek in 1915. Credit Pearl Bell McKee. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 13 Page 194. The state line follows the rugged divide between Idaho's Lochsa and Selway drainages and Montana's Bitterroot Valley. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 13 Page 195. Charlie Powell at the Blodgett Creek cabin in 1919. Credit Earl Malone. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 13 Page 196. Earl Malone appreciates the small cabin at Hidden Lake during the wintertime cold of 1919. Credit Earl Malone. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 13 Page 197. Fay Burrell and Bob Forbes pause at Elk Summit Ranger Station in December 1922. Credit Fay Burrell. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 13 Page 202. Ruins of a trapper cabin near the Lochsa-Selway divide west of Hungry Rock. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 13 Page 203. The Forest Service cabin at Fish Lake lies buried under fourteen feet of snow. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 13 Page 205. Trapper Jay Turner examines his snowshoes at Lolo Hot Springs after hiking out of the Lochsa country. Credit Bud Moore. Montana.
The Lochsa Story Ch 13 Page 209. Speaking of his trapping days, the retired Charley Powell told me, "I'd like to do it one more time, but it's too late now." Credit Freeman Mann. Montana.
The Lochsa Story Ch 14 Page 210. Maple Lake reflects the solitude treasured by by people who visit the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 14 Page 214. When Gifford Pinchot developed the notion of conservation, he was thinking about places like this Bitterroot landscape where the national forests extend from farmlands to high alpine country beyond. Credit Bud Moore. Montana.
The Lochsa Story Ch 14 Page 218. As first director of the Forest Service Division of Recreation and Lands, Bob Marshall made sure special areas of the national forests would remain forever wild. Credit Mable Mansfield, courtesy of The Wilderness Society.
The Lochsa Story Ch 14 Page 219. From their homes and work places in Missoula, Montana, today's residents can see the same view that inspired Bob Marshall to protect much of the Lochsa country as wilderness. Credit Bud Moore.
The Lochsa Story Ch 14 Page 220. The measured movements of this bull moose demonstrate the promise of eternity inherent in wild places. Credit K.D. Swan, U.S. Forest Service. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 14 Page 223. The wilderness idea recognizes that places like Big Creek Lake have in their natural wholeness a greater value to humans than could be obtained by extracting resources for sale in the market place. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 14 Page 223. Bud Moore shares a drink with his pack dog, Ky, somewhere in the wilderness. Bud poured water into the top of his hat for Ky to drink. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 15 Page 224. The youngest child of a pioneer Lolo Creek family, Skookum Woodman lived as a part of, not apart from, nature in the Bitterroot mountains. Credit Ted and Lil Williams family. (Stories about Skookum are recorded elsewhere in this collection. This photo was taken at Red's Bar in Missoula, date unknown, during one of Skook's rare visits to Missoula. Bud borrowed the print from the Williams family and copied it) See also 4205. (same image, B&W slide duplicate.) Montana.
The Lochsa Story Ch 15 Page 226. Forest Ranger Bill Bell displays a sturdy mountain horse. Credit Pearl Bell McKee.
The Lochsa Story Ch 15 Page 229. Present-day aerial view of Jerry Johnson game licks where Bud thinks that William Wright killed his first grizzly. Credit U.S. Forest Service. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 15 Page 233. On November 3, 1893, guide Spencer's Carlin Party launched their rafts from the "licks" circled at the lower left in this 1936 photo. Jerry Johnson's cabin stood on the north bank of the river in the lower right. Credit Washington National Guard. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 15 Page 236. During the summer of 1894, Lieutenant Elliott found Colgate's remains. He carried them upriver to the licks, and buried them in this grove of cedars. Credit C. I. Harrison, ca. 1908. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 15 Page 237. Two hunters pack elk meat and antlers out of the Lochsa's mountains. Credit K. D. Swan, U.S. Forest Service. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 15 Page 237. These Lochsa Hunters seem happy with their camp and trophies, three mountain goats and one nice bull elk. Credit Pearl Bell McKee. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 15 Page 238. Summertime melting of snow on Ranger Peak discharges clear water into Storm Creek, a tributary of the White Sand Fork of the Lochsa River. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 15 Page 239. The Clarkes posted Storm Creek Meadow as a mining claim but used it mostly as a base for big game hunting and trapping. Credit Bud Moore. See also #4216 (same image, color slide.) Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 15 Page 240. Clarke's original route from Big Creek Lake into the Lochsa crossed the crest of the Bitterroots and the Montana-Idaho boundary at the saddle, top center. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 16 Page 244. Left to right: Dad (Bill Moore), Mom (Hazel Moore), Grandma (Jessie Wright Ayers), and second Grandpa (Charley Ayers) pose at our second Lolo Creek home in about 1935. Credit Dorothy Pearl Hughes. Montana.
The Lochsa Story Ch 16 Page 245. The trapper's cabin at Burned Cedar Bar on the Lochsa River after a raid by a big bear in late springtime, ca. 1936. Credit Bud Moore. (Though this caption in The Lochsa Story said "circa 1936" we later found an old photo with the date written on it: 1937. See duplicate photo # 4731, and similar photo 4738, along with recorded discussions.) Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 16 Page 246. Wildlife biologist Bob Cooney at Bud Moore's Squaw Creek cabin in 1938. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 16 Page 248. Sparky Moore, Bud's younger brother, carries a nice steelhead from Wendover Creek to the cabin, ca. 1937. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 16 Page 249. This poled-in tent at Papoose Saddle furnished overnight shelter while Bud tended his traplines in the Lochsa's high country during the winter of 1936-37. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 16 Page 250. The Cayuse Creek cabin site, one of eleven in the territory, offers all a trapper could want: snug shelter, nearby water, dry wood and good furbearer habitat. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 16 Page 251. My brother Ed stands atop Moon Saddle cabin, west of Indian Post Office, and prepares to unplug the stovepipe buried under twelve feet of snow. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 16 Page 252. Jay Turner built this cabin beside the Lochsa River near the mouth of Indian Post Office Creek about 1931. I used it from 1937 to 1942; it was destroyed by construction of the Lewis and Clark Highway during the early 1960s. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 16 Page 253. Bud Moore returns to his home cabin at Wendover Bar after a round on his eighty-mile long trapline. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 16 Page 254. This "cubby" set near Wendover Creek each winter provided several mink, marten, and ermines. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 16 Page 255. This catch of a prime marten demonstrates the effectiveness of a typical peg set. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 16 Page 256. Part of the fur catch hangs on Bud Moore's Wendover cabin in December 1936. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 16 Page 257. In contrast to Homer's "ball and chain," snowshoe travel through this well-settled snow at Lolo Pass would be a trapper's "piece of cake." State Line Cabin. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 16 Page 259. Bud Moore holds a coyote killed on the ice of the Lochsa River about 1937. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 17 Page 264. This grizzly, typical of the silvertips common to the Bitterroot, stands alert to his surroundings. Credit Chuck Bartlebaugh.
The Lochsa Story Ch 17 Page 268. Bert Wendover (left) and Dad McCann (right) display at Lolo Hot Springs some of Bert's bear and lynx pelts taken from the Lochsa in about 1915. Credit Louise Gerber Gilbert. See duplicate (but clearer print) #4668, and #4203 (same image, B&W duplicate slide) Note that Bud's original note says this photo came from Vic Miller and that the date was 1916. (It could be that Vic Miller had a copy of this photo, also, as there are three that have turned up so far in Bud's files.) Montana.
The Lochsa Story Ch 17 Page 274. Both black and grizzly bears followed the bleating and smells to sheep grazing at Packer Meadows in 1932. See also #4350, color slide of the same image. This photo was taken between 1949 and 1956 while Bud was ranger or assistant ranger at Powell. Idaho.
Forest Service Cabin at Big Sand Lake. (This print is located in the Lochsa Story folders Ch 17, but it wasn't included in the book.) Possibly young Bill Moore, far left, inspecting the cargo. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 17 Page 275. This grizzly was killed at Wallow Mountain, North Fork of the Clearwater drainage, during the mid-1920s. Credit Les Van Airsdale collection, U.S. Forest Service. See also #4202 (same image, duplicate B&W slide.) Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 17 Page 275. This freshly skinned hide shows the characteristic long claws of the large male grizzly. Credit Bud Moore. (Note: This photo was taken at Bud's cabin in the Swan Valley. See related stories in Bud's archives.) Montana.
The Lochsa Story Ch 17 Page 276. A grizzly bear treed wilderness activist Bob Marshall near Grave Peak in 1930. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 17 Page 277. Here at Beaver Ridge Lookout, Forest Service personnel in 1929 trapped a large male grizzly that sacrificed his foot and escaped to create the legend of old "Peg Leg." Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 17 Page 278. Exploring grizzly habitat near the crest of the Bitterroots. Credit Bud Moore. Montana.
The Lochsa Story Ch 18 Page 281. Forest officer and historian Ralph Space poses in 1960 at the sign commemorating Lewis and Clark's campsite near present-day Powell Ranger Station. Credit Ralph Space. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 18 Page 282. Ed and Laura Mackay's new home at Powell Ranger Station in 1932. Credit K. D. Swan U.S. Forest Service. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 18 Page 283. Bill Bell (left) and Ed Mackay (center) present the mule Queenie to Major Kelley (right) during his retirement party at Missoula's Florence Hotel, February 17, 1944. Credit U.S. Forest Service. Montana.
The Lochsa Story Ch 18 Page 283. Ray Ferguson, Middle Fork District Ranger, ca. 1926; Powell District Ranger, 1940-1942. Credit Patricia Stewart.
The Lochsa Story Ch 18 Page 285. Johnson Flying Service's Ford Tri-Motor positions to drop supplies to firefighters in the Storm Creek drainage, Powell Ranger District. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 18 Page 286. Rufus Robinson, left and Earl Cooley, right, the first smoke jumpers to attack a wildfire from the air, pose with parachute technician, Frank Derry, center. Credit Earl Cooley. Montana.
The Lochsa Story Ch 18 Page 287. Ranger Bud Moore, his first wife, Jane Moore, son Bill, and daughter Vicki at Powell Ranger Station in 1953. Credit Ray Acheson. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 18 Page 288. Clarine Moore manned Jay Point Lookout for several summers during World War II. Credit Henry Viche, U.S. Forest Service. Clarine is Bud's sister. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 18 Page 289. Elk increased many fold during World War II, and every September the bugles of herd bulls like this one resounded throughout the Lochsa's mountains. Credit Bud Moore. We also have a color slide of this image. Storm Creek, Selway Bitterroot. Photo taken in ___________ (1974?). Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 18 Page 290. It takes a lot of energy for elk to plow through the deep snow of the Lochsa in wintertime searching for food. Credit Henry J. Viche, U.S. Forest Service. Arvhices Photo #2183. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 18 Page 291. By the mid-1930s, the areas burned along the Lochsa in 1929 produced excellent forage for elk. Credit Washington National Guard. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 18 Page 292. Forest Service packer Lennie Smith crosses the Lochsa River with his mule train loaded with salt for the elk. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 18 Page 294. Bud Moore and packer Charles Snook Jr. (young Charles) talk business in the Lochsa at Powell Ranger Station. Credit W.E. Steuerwald, U.S. Forest Service. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 18 Page 295. Louis Hartig, Lochsa District Ranger 1943-1967. Credit U.S. Forest Service.
The Lochsa Story Ch 18 Page 295. A distant forerunner of modern snowmobiles, this machine hauled game range surveyors into the Lochsa in January 1949. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 18 Page 296. The Powell district game study crew poses at Lake Creek Cabin near the Lochsa River, January 1949. Left to right: Bill Evers, Floyd Springston, Walt Hahn, Hubert Hansen. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 18 Page 297. This Forest Service cabin at Jerry Johnson Bar served as a fire-guard station in summer and as a shelter for game range surveyors during winter. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 18 Page 298. Weak from starvation and exposure to bitter cold, this elk died a few hours later. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 18 Page 300. Advanced clearing like this followed by construction each summer, extended the Lewis and Clark Highway farther down the Lochsa from Powell Ranger Station during the 1950s and early 1960s. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 18 Page 302. Bud Moore, Powel District Ranger, 1949-1956. Credit University of Montana School of Forestry. See also #4207 (same image, B&W slide duplicate.) Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 19 Page 304. These trees fallen across the Lolo Trail motorway are examples of widespread forest blown down by strong winds during the winter of 1949-1950 and called the 49 Blow. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 19 Page 308. Alternate ranger John E. Wilson supervised the first operation survey to control the spruce bark beetle infestation in the upper Lochsa. He poses here with his children, Dave, Penny, and Johna, after fishing for steelhead trout in the Lochsa River. Credit Bud Moore. Duplicate of #4223, color slide. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 19 Page 309. Lochsa Lodge owner and logger Steve Russell hauls Forest Service and Northern Pacific Railway Company cruisers over deep snow during February 1953. Credit Bud Moore. See also #4218 (Same image, color slide.) Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 19 Page 310. A Powell district bark beetle survey camp stands on twelve feet of snow near Roundtop Lookout, mid-March 1954. Credit Bud Moore. Duplicate of 4225, color slide. See discussion for 4225. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 19 Page 312. Members of the beetle survey crew plan their work at Powell Ranger Station, February 1952. Credit Bud Moore. See also #4219 (Same image, color slide.) Also written on slide: "Papke, Godfrey, Terrell, Scott. 2/53" (Not February 1952 as the caption reads in the book.) Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 19 Page 313. Veteran woodsman Frank Gummer cruises timber in the Brushy Fork of the Lochsa, March 1953. Credit Bud Moore. See also 4220 (Same image, color slide.) Written on slide: "Gummer. Pack Creek. 3/53." Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 19 Page 314. This sign nailed to the door of the sale compiler's cabin served notice that custodial days were waning and forest management was coming to the Powell District of the Lochsa. Credit Bud Moore. Duplicate of 4224, color slide. See discussion for 4224. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 19 Page 317. Soon to be displaced by a road, the signs reflect changing times in the Lochsa. At the bottom is the type first used by the Forest Service. The top is second generation, and at center is the style in use during the 1950s. Credit Bud Moore. See also #4217 (Same image, color slide.) Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 19 Page 318. Road construction in 1954 crowds Squaw Creek and its narrow riparian area. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 19 Page 321. By 1953 the once-custodial Powell Ranger Station had become headquarters for bustling insect control and timber salvage operations in the upper Lochsa. Credit Bud Moore. See also #4227 (same image, color slide.) Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 19 Page 323. Waters of the 1954 spring snowmelt washed this gravel into the Lochsa River from Squaw Creek, where the streambed had been loosened by road construction in 1953. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 20 Page 325. This roadside spring had, since construction of the Lewis and Clark Highway in 1925, lured motorists to stop, drink, and reflect on the pristine nature of the Lochsa's landscape. Credit Bud Moore. Duplicate of #4228 (same image, color slide). Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 20 Page 326. Steve Russell's truck loaded with spruce logs, leaves Swede Cut, the first advertised commercial National Forest timber sale in the upper Lochsa, August 1953. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 20 Page 328. It will take years to heal this damage to the Crooked Fork's waters and streamside by inconsiderate logging road construction during the mid-1950s. Credit Bud Moore. See also 4235. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 20 Page 331. Forest technician Warren Patten scales beetle-killed spruce logs at Lolo Pass in 1953. Credit Bud Moore. See also #42. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 20 Page 333. The unstable Blue Slide had for years deposited silt into the Crooked Fork of the Lochsa after heavy rains and during springtime snowmelt. Note that the pack trail has been filled by sliding soil. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 20 Page 334. This bulldozer fords below the new bridge on the Crooked Fork near the Blue Slide, July 1954. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 20 Page 336. Wintertime logging in the Lochsa controlled the bark beetles with least damage to the moist environment of the spruce forest. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 20 Page 338. These close-spaced roads show the soil disturbance wrought by shovel logging in the upper Lochsa. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 20 Page 340. Skidding jammers like Sparky's "Old Grunt" could drag logs uphill a thousand feet and thereby widen the road spacing required for shovel logging. Credit Bud Moore. See also 4236. Idaho.
Bulldozer. This print is in the Lochsa Ch 20 file but did not get printed in the book. See also 4231. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 21 Page 345. This military surplus airplane prepares to transport the chemical DDT from the airport at Missoula into the Lochsa's forests. Credit Bob Rehfeld. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 21 Page 349. After spraying DDT to kill spruce bud worms near Lolo Pass, the pilot pulls his plane out over the Crooked Fork drainage. Credit Bob Rehfeld. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 21 Page 350. My son Bill, Roger Norgaard, and I prepare to camp at Clarke's Meadow shortly after spraying the area with DDT in 1956. Credit Bud Moore. See also 4237 (color slide, same image.) Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 21 Page 351. It is not possible to spray chemicals from fixed-wing aircraft on the forest without poisoning the waters as well. Lily Lake is shown here. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 21 Page 353. In late summer, the Lochsa River upstream from the mouth of Papoose Creek was always a good place to catch a mess of trout. Credit Bud Moore. See also 4238 (color slide, same image). Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 22 Page 356. Constructed to haul sawtimber from the Lochsa's forest, this road will later serve recreationists who enjoy exploring by automobile. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 22 Page 357. Preservation of wild places protects wildlife security, water quality, and solitude cherished by many people while it denies road-building, mechanization, and extraction of resources. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 22 Page 358. A thoughtful ranger, Jack Puckett tends his camp near the shore of Big Creek Lake. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 22 Page 360. Forest Service timber management of the 1960s is demonstrated here in the Lochsa's companion drainage, the North Fork of the Clearwater River. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 22 Page 361. This Lochsa clear-cut has produced a high yield of sawlogs, but many values other than timber are degraded or lost until a new forest is established. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 22 Page 362. The aftermath of a forest fire presents a far different environment than that left by a logged-over clear-cut. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 22 Page 363. St. Mary Peak (distant center) provides a majestic background for the diverse landscape of Montana's Bitterroot Valley, 1952. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 23 Page 368. Cattle from the Lolo Fork graze Elk Meadows in 1967. Credit Bud Moore. See also 4239 (color slide, same image). Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 23 Page 371. When Lewis and Clark built canoes here, the Clearwater River hosted numerous anadromous fish, but their access to hundreds of miles of spawning streams up the North Fork was eliminated by construction of the Dworshak Dam, shown in the background. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 23 Page 372. Governors Tim Babcock, of Montana, and Robert Smylie, of Idaho, saw a log to begin the ceremony at Lolo Pass, officially opening the Lewis and Clark Highway in 1962. Credit U.S. Forest Service. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 23 Page 375. Part of the "Lochsa Face" as seen from the Lochsa Lodge in 1995. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 23 Page 377. Bud Moore cooking breakfast somewhere in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 23 Page 378. Where rangers Bell and Mackay crossed by primitive ferry in 1922, the Crooked and White Sand Forks of the Lochsa are now spanned by two steel and concrete bridges built primarily to haul timber from the Lochsa Face and Elk Summit areas. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 23 Page 381. A dozer trail crosses the big dirt slide that buried the new Elk Summit road in the late 1960s. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 24 Page 384. The Hungry Creek watershed, shown here from right center to upper left, includes the only remaining undeveloped section of Lewis and Clark's route through the Lochsa country. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 24 Page 386. The awesome force of free nature at work as seen from Diablo Mountain. An uncontrolled fire burns in the wilderness. Credit Dennis Elliott. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 24 Page 388. Reintroduced in central Idaho in January 1995, wolves will likely soon return to their natural role in the wilds of the Lochsa. Credit Stephen J. Krasemann. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 24 Page 390. This long-dead lodgepole pine was scarred by historic travelers who removed the cambium and fed it to their pack and saddle stock. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 24 Page 391. Bud Moore hiking the Lolo Trail near Lost Lakes junction, ca. 1975. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 24 Page 392. The Lochsa River (left) joins the Selway River (right) to form the Middle Fork of the Clearwater River at Lowell, Idaho. Credit Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 24 Page 393. Historical Forest Service buildings were moved to Lolo Pass to create this modern information center. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 24 Page 394. Construction of the Lewis and Clark Highway in the early 1960s destroyed part of the cedar grove where Colgate's ill-fated raft voyage began. Work has begun on the historical memorial and nature trail. Credit U.S. Forest Service. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 24 Page 395. A vigorous forest now obscures the Lochsa Historical Ranger Station where in 1934 some 250 men fought to save the station and their lives from fire. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 24 Page 396. These rafters revel in the power of the Lochsa's springtime water. Credit Dennis Elliott, U.S. Forest Service. See also 4240 (color slide, same image). Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 24 Page 398. The crooked highway brought motorized access to the Lochsa canyon, but safe driving demands low speeds from automobiles and trucks. Credit U.S. Forest Service. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 24 Page 400. These general forest lands adjacent to White Sand Creek are managed by Plum Creek Timber Company. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 24 Page 401. Clear-cuts like those in the background are play areas for snowmobilers rallying at Lolo Hot Springs in winter 1994. Montana.
The Lochsa Story Ch 24 Page 402. This landscape shows how logging began to diversify the upper Lochsa country by the mid-1960s. Rocky Point Lookout is in the center foreground. Credit U.S. Forest Service. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 24 Page 403. By 1994 the same southeast view from Rocky Point reveals an ecosystem changed a great deal by logging. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 24 Page 404. Timber harvest and regeneration on national forest lands, looking northeast from the Walde Mountain in 1994. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 24 Page 405. A young stand of future commercial timber grows on this Lochsa land logged earlier by Plum Creek Timber Company. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 24 Page 406. Northwest from Rocky Point, the magnitude of logging the Lochsa's landscapes shows in 1994. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 24. Photo in file but not used in book. Moon Saddle Cabin. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 25 Page 410. This view looking north from Beaver Ridge contains both national forests and land owned by Plum Creek Timber Company. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 25 Page 412. Various stages of Plum Creek and Forest Service timber harvest and regeneration are seen from near Beaver Meadow. Powell Ranger Station is behind the knob in the upper center. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 25 Page 415. Geology, hydrology, climate, exposure, soils, small creatures and organisms, plus a host of lesser understood factors each linked to the others to form a functional whole create unique local environments in this landscape. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 25 Page 417. Henry J. Viche, Powell district ranger, 1943-1947. Duplicate of 4756. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 26 Page 424. This clear-cut near Elk Meadows is well stocked with young trees, but total removal of the forest on such a large scale has left the ecosystem no longer whole. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 26 Page 425. This 1994 view of Elk Meadows and vicinity from near my campsite of 1930 no longer includes the mystery of the great forest or the mystique of the grizzly bear. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 26 Page 430. From Indian Post Office, where Ranger Smith in 1909 saw a near-pristine landscape, the workings of modern people now dominate much of the Lochsa's topography. Idaho.
The scar on the bole of this tree appears to have been made by an old trapper who preferred the notch set. Photos 2264 through 2288 were taken in the 1970s while Bud was researching the history of the Lochsa River country for his book The Lochsa Story. Most of these were taken downstream from Lowell on the Clearwater River. Idaho.
Contemporary view of the Clearwater's camas prairies, same image as on page 33 of The Lochsa Story -- view from Sherman Peak. Photos 2264 through 2288 were taken while Bud was researching the history of the Lochsa River country for his book The Lochsa Story. Most of these were taken downstream from Lowell on the Clearwater River. Idaho.
Lewis & Clark Route sign for "Snowbank Camp." Photos 2264 through 2288 were taken while Bud was researching the history of the Lochsa River country for his book The Lochsa Story. Most of these were taken downstream from Lowell on the Clearwater River. Idaho.
Photos 2264 through 2288 were taken while Bud was researching the history of the Lochsa River country for his book The Lochsa Story. Most of these were taken downstream from Lowell on the Clearwater River. Idaho.
Packer Meadows, 1994. See page 29 of The Lochsa Story. Photos 2264 through 2288 were taken in the 1970s while Bud was researching the history of the Lochsa River country for his book The Lochsa Story. Most of these were taken downstream from Lowell on the Clearwater River. Idaho.
View of the island near Powell Ranger Station, Lochsa River. Photos 2264 through 2288 were taken while Bud was researching the history of the Lochsa River country for his book The Lochsa Story. Most of these were taken downstream from Lowell on the Clearwater River. Idaho.
View of the island near Powell Ranger Station, Lochsa River. Photos 2264 through 2288 were taken while Bud was researching the history of the Lochsa River country for his book The Lochsa Story. Most of these were taken downstream from Lowell on the Clearwater River. Idaho.
Photos 2264 through 2288 were taken while Bud was researching the history of the Lochsa River country for his book The Lochsa Story. Most of these were taken downstream from Lowell on the Clearwater River. Idaho.
The Clearwater River as seen from Highway 12 along the Clearwater River in Idaho. Photos 2264 through 2288 were taken while Bud was researching the history of the Lochsa River country for his book
Valley near Kamiah. Photos 2264 through 2288 were taken while Bud was researching the history of the Lochsa River country for his book The Lochsa Story. Most of these were taken downstream from Lowell on the Clearwater River. Idaho.
Spalding Presbyterian Church. Photos 2264 through 2288 were taken while Bud was researching the history of the Lochsa River country for his book The Lochsa Story. Most of these were taken downstream from Lowell on the Clearwater River. Idaho.
Spalding Presbyterian Church. Photos 2264 through 2288 were taken while Bud was researching the history of the Lochsa River country for his book The Lochsa Story. Most of these were taken downstream from Lowell on the Clearwater River. Idaho.
Nez Perce Indian Agency sign. Photos 2264 through 2288 were taken while Bud was researching the history of the Lochsa River country for his book The Lochsa Story. Most of these were taken downstream from Lowell on the Clearwater River. Idaho.
Photos 2264 through 2288 were taken while Bud was researching the history of the Lochsa River country for his book The Lochsa Story. Most of these were taken downstream from Lowell on the Clearwater River. Idaho.
Same image as page 44 in The Lochsa Story. Location: two miles up Lapwai Creek, where Spaldings relocated their mission. Photos 2264 through 2288 were taken while Bud was researching the history of the Lochsa River country for his book The Lochsa Story. Most of these were taken downstream from Lowell on the Clearwater River. Idaho.
Spalding's Mission sign. Photos 2264 through 2288 were taken while Bud was researching the history of the Lochsa River country for his book The Lochsa Story. Most of these were taken downstream from Lowell on the Clearwater River. Idaho.
Oll Robinettes' stamp, OPR, identifies the Decker Pack Saddle tree, left. The historical sawbuck saddle is shown right. Note that this photo is backwards of the same image printed on page 137 of The Lochsa Story. Photos 2264 through 2288 were taken while Bud was researching the history of the Lochsa River country for his book The Lochsa Story. Most of these were taken downstream from Lowell on the Clearwater River. Idaho.
Photos 2264 through 2288 were taken while Bud was researching the history of the Lochsa River country for his book The Lochsa Story. Most of these were taken downstream from Lowell on the Clearwater River. Idaho.
Photos 2264 through 2288 were taken while Bud was researching the history of the Lochsa River country for his book The Lochsa Story. Most of these were taken downstream from Lowell on the Clearwater River. Idaho.
Photos 2264 through 2288 were taken while Bud was researching the history of the Lochsa River country for his book The Lochsa Story. Most of these were taken downstream from Lowell on the Clearwater River. Idaho.
Colgate's grave? Photos 2264 through 2288 were taken while Bud was researching the history of the Lochsa River country for his book The Lochsa Story. Most of these were taken downstream from Lowell on the Clearwater River. Idaho.
Photos 2264 through 2288 were taken while Bud was researching the history of the Lochsa River country for his book The Lochsa Story. Most of these were taken downstream from Lowell on the Clearwater River. Idaho.
Ponds near where the White Sand comes into the Lochsa River. Photos 2264 through 2288 were taken while Bud was researching the history of the Lochsa River country for his book The Lochsa Story. Most of these were taken downstream from Lowell on the Clearwater River. Idaho
Photos 2264 through 2288 were taken while Bud was researching the history of the Lochsa River country for his book The Lochsa Story. Most of these were taken downstream from Lowell on the Clearwater River. Idaho.
Photos 2264 through 2288 were taken while Bud was researching the history of the Lochsa River country for his book The Lochsa Story. Most of these were taken downstream from Lowell on the Clearwater River. Idaho.
Neal Rahm, Regional Forester, probably on a fork of the Flathead River. Story of the "Cane Decision." Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jack Puckett in Forest Service uniform looking at the needles on a white pine somewhere in the Cabinet Mountains south of Libby. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Butch Harmon and Jason Nentwig, Bull Trout caught in Elk Creek. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Rahm, Regional Forester, pictured somewhere on the Flathead National Forest. Montana.
George Engler, Lewis and Clark National Forest, above Larch Pass near the northern end of the Chinese Wall in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Bud was probably making a fire control inspection with George. Bud's fire control trips never turned out like other people's because he was so interested in the connectivity of the whole place. "When I look across the landscape I see just about everything, fire included." -- Bud "I hope it is a little like Charlie Russel's characterization of the Indian's observation ability. 'What the Indian don't see when he scans the landscape ain't worth searching out.' Or, 'When an Indian scans the landscape, what he don't see ain't worth searching out.'" Montana.
Picnic with Vicki, Jane and Snuffy at a roadside park somewhere in Virginia or West Virginia.
Deputy Chief, Clare Hendee (right), at the annual celebration of the Forest Service in Washington DC. Miss Forest Service was chosen and other honors were presented at this meeting. "Old Jay Turned came back one year and won the 'oldest' competition at this or a similar meeting." Related story. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
VA Boy Scout holding some maps. Bud taught several different "badges" including canoeing, woodsmanship, and forestry, wildlife with these young men. No identification on this boy. Virginia.
Bill Worf (Selway Bitterroot Wilderness) on a trip into the wilderness to study the possibilities for fire management instead of fire control. Related story discussess Wilderness Watch, and the Pack It In, Pack It Out philosophy that Bill invented. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Miss Forest Service Contest, 1964. "Pretty snappy looking gang," according to Bud. "Some tall women." Washington, D.C.
Clare Hendee, Deputy Chief for Administration of the U.S. Forest Service with Miss Forest Service. "I liked Clare. He gave me a lot of good advice." -- Bud. Washington, D.C.
Bud Moore and Janet Fitzgerald in an unknown location near Washington DC. Janet was in the Department of Agriculture in Washington DC when Bud met her. Janet worked for Bud after the Forest Service took on a big operational research job for the Department of Defense having to do with nuclear fire, lots of highly classified stuff, and Bud was head of the branch of training in Washington. Bud was asked to take up the job of heading up this operational research. He had a small staff, and they recruited a secretary and hired Janet. When the project was finished, the jobs were dissolved. Then Bud became the deputy chief of the Division of Fire Control in the Washington office. (The declassified portion of the report is in Bud's office at Coyote Forest. Most of the work was classified under Department of Defense regulations.) Washington, D.C.
Doc and Josie Wendt and related story of longtime friendship with this family. Photo taken at Sandy Ridge Woods. West Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Doc and Josie Wendt posing for a picture. West Virginia.
Wendt family portrait. West Virginia.
Bud and Wendt family sitting for a portrait. West Virginia.
Bud and Wendt family sitting for a portrait. West Virginia.
Norman Maclean pictured in front of his church in Chicago, which Bud visited with him on an overnight stay in the city. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Kato, right, and Pop, left. Kato was company clerk in the Marines with Bud during World War II (WWII). Good story. Check Bud's journals for more information on who Kato is. Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Washington DC Staff, left to right Janet Fitzgerald, Jack Dietrich (?), Bud Moore, and unidentified clerk. See Journals. Not pictured, Jim Jay. Staff for National Fire Coordination Study which the Forest Service was conducting for the Department of Defense. A lot of it was classified material. According to Bud, the Forest Service was doing this study to determine the effects of fire from nuclear explosion, the idea behind it being that the DOD knew a lot about fallout from nuclear bombs based on their own research, but they also knew that fire would be a big factor that might threaten bomb shelters, for example. This staff's job was to take the DOD research and analyze it and give them a report, based on studying a lot of fires. This staff published several individual reports. Final report was classified and Bud has the declassified version in his office. Cold War. NOT Natural Fire topic. Washington, D.C.
Albuquerque, New Mexico training staff: Orlo Jackson, center, who was the personnel officer for the region; For the rest of the names, see Bud's journals.
Floyd Bowman, the Northern Region's chief pilot at work. "Floyd was an old time pilot, very cautious. He was safe, and always had a kind of a margin that he would talk about. When he'd pull up off an airfield he'd go up easy. A lot of them would crack the throttle. Save all that wear and tear on the motor for when you really needed it." Montana.
George Mahrt, Kootenai National Forest Supervisor, in uniform. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Norman Maclean in front of his apartment. He kept this apartment until the end of his life. Good story about Norman's writing. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Butch Harmon and Jason Nentwig with a Bull Trout caught in Elk Creek. Montana.
Mike Stevenson at the Lion Creek trailhead, getting ready to hike with Bud into the Lion Creek cache and the Little Salmon camp. See journals for more info. Story relates to the hike in, and encountering bears. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Mike Shawhan pictured in Hemlock Basin while helping Bud on the trapline there. Mike sits on his snowshoes taking a break. Related story about the culture of the Swan Valley at that time. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Swan Valley homesteader Ed Beck pictured at his home near Cold Creek. Discussion about Ed's friendship with Otto Lindgren, who homesteaded the property which is Bud Moore's Coyote Forest today. Stories about "Sweetcake" and Otto. Also good discussion about the construction of the log buildings at Coyote Forest. Brief discussion of Ed's trapping in Jim Lakes Basin, and the cabin he built up there. He trapped marten, coyotes and beaver (on Condon Creek). The buildings at Coyote Forest are made mostly of lodgepole logs, and some larch. Bud cautions that the two are very different types of logs. Larch shrinks a lot more than the lodgepole. Also stories about Tex Baker's description of good chinkless log construction. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Otto and Hazel Moore, cousins of Bud Moore, visiting Coyote Forest and related discussion about Moore family genealogy. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Otto Moore standing in front of the cabin that Bud built for his sister and her husband, Sylvia and Al DeMott, and related discussion about this property which was owned by Grandma Wright. Bud's dad also built a large cabin for the family near this one. This property is about six or eight miles up Lolo Creek. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Sager at Big Sand Lake (Powell Ranger District Wilderness Ranger) on a trip with Bud during the last two or three days of Bud's Forest Service career and related discussion about this trip, Bill's new job descriptions as wilderness ranger, and the controversy at Jerry Johnson Hot Springs over increased use, nudists, and garbage. Also discussion of Bud's retirement party at the Lochsa Lodge, which Janet Moore was in on. Also mention of Heinie Williams story. Bill Sager was the one who visited Bud a lot at Coyote Forest and also brought some of the old Forest Service signs to Bud, and some things from Bill Bell's desk because there wasn't any support to keep this old stuff on the Powell District, in his view, so he brought stuff to Bud. Later, Bud took all the stuff back to Powell Ranger District when they became more concerned about preserving history. Bud said that Bill ended up serving as wilderness ranger at Powell for a year or so and then he became a (he was a journalist) newspaper reporter in the Flathead Valley. The last time Bud heard from him he was working on the staff of a newspaper at Libby. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Wayne "Butch" Harmon portrait. Related story about how Bud met Butch and the trapping and exploring they enjoyed together. Decent story about trappers and politics, and excellent short discussion of bull trout. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Grandma Buckhouse and Vicki Moore in New York City. Washington, D.C. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Hank Trotter shooting his first big game rifle, a Winchester Model 94 carbine, .25-35 caliber lever action and related discussion about Hank teaming up with Joe Fitzgerald. This is the rifle that Bud used to teach all the kids how to shoot bigger caliber guns. This rifle was given to Bud by Ray Schill on his retirement as a gesture of his appreciation to Bud for helping him get his civil service appointment after World War II. Ray was an old-time carpenter who built cabins, etc. But he had been overlooked in the civil service, and he had to reapply for a job which he didn't quite know how to do. Bud found that out and helped Ray get a job, by having Ray take an exam to qualify for an appointment. Ray's past service, of course, counted toward his appointment. "That's how I got the rifle and I treasure it, because of old Ray." Bud used to pack this rifle on the game surveys because it was a light rifle. He used it to kill a starving elk once in awhile. The picture was taken in a clearcut on top of the Sapphire mountains where Bud and Janet and family were cutting firewood with friends. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Norman Maclean looking pretty thoughtful in front of his church near his apartment in Chicago. Bud took this and other similar photos during a visit with Norman. "We had some pretty serious discussions on the steps of that church," Bud remembered. "He's looking like he's ready to explode into something! I'm sure lucky that I met him. He told me, "Dammit Bud, leave something bigger than yourself in this world." He was talking to me about writing, and the importance of putting things down on paper. He had a lot to do with the Bud Biography!" -- Bud. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Doc and Josie Wendt at Sandy Ridge Woods. See previous slides. Bud said there were lots of fossils in the rocks in this area. "You'd see in the rocks lots of fish, bugs. There was a kind of a rocky rim all around this place. It was limestone country and on the road coming into Sandy Ridge Woods, just as you approached the cabin, there was a great big sink hole fell open. Our spring was right close to that sink hole. It was a robust little spring that you could ditch right to the garden site. When the sink hole appeared, the spring went down and it was no longer enough to carry in a ditch. There was a lot of fossils there."
Joe Fitzgerald, Bill Moore and Bill Pickens hiked up into this area with Hoot Gibson in 1972. Bud joined them the next day. Montana.
Bob Morgan, Helena National Forest Supervisor. Picture taken in a prescribed burn in the Helena National Forest. He is examining reproduction and Bud was along as an inspector, working out of the Regional Office. Bob Morgan followed Bud as Training and Safety Officer in Region 4 in Ogden, Utah. Bob is a Montana man. From Utah he was promoted back to Supervisor of the Helena National Forest. Montana.
Wallace Boeher, Janet Fitzgerald's brother-in-law, posing in front of blooming dogwood at Sandy Ridge Woods. Wallace died of cancer but was married to Janet's sister, Kathy, who later moved to Missoula. She lives in Pennsylvania with Bob Pelkey now (2006). West Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Janet Richardson Fitzgerald at work in Washington D.C. Bud didn't know for sure which office this was taken in, but probably the USDA Forest Service. For more information about the Department of Defense contract -- National Fire Coordination Study -- (when Janet went to work for Bud as a secretary) see Bud's journals. See previous/earlier recordings regarding the DOD contract. Bud has documents in his files. Washington, D.C.
Janet Fitzgerald and Mary _______, another woman who worked in the office as Janet's assistant. Washington, D.C.
Janet Fitzgerald and Mary _______, another woman who worked in the office as Janet's assistant. Washington, D.C.
Janet Fitzgerald and unidentified coworker in Arizona. Janet was secretary during this inspection tour, and related story. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Janet posing somewhere in the Washington DC area. Washington, D.C.
Janet posing somewhere in the Washington DC area.
Janet posing at Sandy Ridge Woods, seated on a granite rock. See Bud's Sandy Ridge files for more information. West Virginia.
Janet posing at Sandy Ridge Woods, seated on a granite rock. See Bud's Sandy Ridge files for more information. West Virginia.
Janet posing at either Sandy Ridge Woods or her sister, Kathy's farm in West Virginia.
Janet posing at either Sandy Ridge Woods or her sister, Kathy's farm in West Virginia.
Janet posing at either Sandy Ridge Woods or her sister, Kathy's farm in West Virginia.
Janet Moore along the trail near Kootenai Creek in the Bitterroot Valley sitting next to some arrow-leaf balsamroot. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Janet Moore sitting next to some Arrowleaf Balsamroot along the trail near Kootenai Creek in the Bitterroot Valley .Montana
Janet Moore posing at an unidentified location, probably eastern Montana. This picture and other similar ones were taken during the trip Bud and Janet took from Washington DC back to Montana.
Janet Moore seated in the VW beetle that Bud and Janet drove from Washington DC to Montana. Two of Janet's children, Joe and Nancy, came to Montana with Janet and Bud. Her older children, Susan and Kevin, were grown up and had homes of their own. Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud and Janet Moore taking a break during the trip from Washington DC to Montana. Scenery behind planted yard suggests Utah or other desert region.
Kathy Boeher, left, and Janet Moore, right, probably in West Virginia where Kathy and Wallace Boeher lived. Truck with camper shell visible in background.
Janet posing somewhere in the Sapphires on a winter outing from Missoula. There was a lot of logging going on in this area at this time, and Bud and Janet hunted here often, in addition to hiking and skiing. Related story about the Trapper Nelson Packboard, and a good story about the elk hide that Bud has tanned and is hanging in the bunkhouse, which he shot in the Welcome Creek area of the Sapphires. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Janet Moore posing with Ky at the Powell Ranger District parking area. Piles of plowed snow in background. Janet's eldest daughter Susan was along on this trip. The family was "touring" the Lochsa area. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Janet and maybe Joe or Nancy at North River Mills, a little town near Sandy Ridge Woods. There weren't very many people living in this town, compared to the past when it was a thriving mill town. Bud knew a few old-timers from this area. Bud would talk to one of them (Dory Eaton) occasionally and Dory would say about Sandy Ridge Woods: "That's where we courted up there." So the old timers remembered the details of the past! Bud has more stories about this small town and community. The first time Bud ever met Dory they were driving into town, and Dory was walking down this (pictured) main street with two buckets in his hands. He was going with these two buckets of grain to feed the chickens. He had a small chicken farm on the edge of town. West Virginia.
Janet Moore washing vegetables in the North Fork of the Flathead at the campground near Big Creek, following a three-day expedition from the Canadian line down the river by canoe with Bud, Joe and Kevin (Fitzgerald). Good canoe story. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Janet Moore pictured in the mountain laurel probably at Sandy Ridge Woods. West Virginia.
Janet Moore in canoe on the North Fork Flathead River. Montana.
The Moore family home in Target Range, with the Bronco in the background. Janet and Ky pictured. Montana.
The Moore family home in Target Range, with the Bronco in the background. Jane, Kenai and Ky pictured. Note this is the Bronco that Bud and Janet used to move logs at Coyote Forest for the buildings and construction. Montana.
Janet Moore drinking water from a Sierra cup somewhere along the trail from Big Sand Lake through the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This photo shows Janet hauling wood from the woodshed in the days before the bunkhouse was constructed at Coyote Forest. Note the handmade sled with runners made from skis. Montana.
Janet on the snowmobile, headed toward her car, which was parked at the Section 27 road, where the road was plowed. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Vicki? Or Bill? Young child at Powell Ranger Station (probably Vicki, according to Bud). Idaho.
One of Bill's early mule deer. Bill poses with his Mule Deer doe and Winchester 94 rifle. Bill and Bud hunted in the Lolo Creek gulches such as Anderson Gulch, Woodman Gulch, Mailbox Gulch (where Bill shot his first deer) which were pristine areas in the 1950s. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
A young Vicki sits on Traveler. Discussion about saddles. Photo taken at Target Range home, note split rail cedar fence in background. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Vicki and Bill driving old tractor (Flathead National Forest). This machine is parked along a road at an historical spot outside of Glacier NP near Kalispell, during a Moore family vacation. "I think they had a sign here that said, 'if you can't stop at least wave!''' -- Bud. Montana.
Friend of Moore family, Vicki, Bill and Jane Moore probably whitefishing along the Bitterroot or the Clark Fork near Missoula. Note the rubber waders, Jane bending over the fire, hot dogs, mustard and white bread. And, the Hudson Bay axe handle! Montana.
Vicki Moore eating a lunch of roasted hot dogs and beans along a river near Missoula during a whitefishing expedition. Montana.
Vicki Moore on a hike, probably somewhere in wilderness. Vicki attended college at the University of Montana, Missoula during the early 1970s, and hiked with Bud occasionally during breaks.
Vicki Moore and friend, Glen, during a winter snowshoe outing in Lee Creek. Bud was along on this trip and they explored most of the Lee Creek drainage, beginning at Lee Creek campground. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Joe, Nancy and Janet Fitzgerald posing near what appears to be a fishing access site somewhere in Eastern Montana. This was a trip Bud and Janet and kids made from Washington DC back to Missoula for Bud's assignment in Montana.
Nancy and Joe Fitzgerald somewhere in the badlands or eastern Montana. This was a trip Bud and Janet and kids made from Washington DC back to Missoula for Bud's assignment in Montana.
Nancy Fitzgerald. This was a trip Bud and Janet and kids made from Washington DC back to Missoula for Bud's assignment in Montana.
Joe Fitzgerald. This was a trip Bud and Janet and kids made from Washington DC back to Missoula for Bud's assignment in Montana.
Nancy Fitzgerald. This was a trip Bud and Janet and kids made from Washington DC back to Missoula for Bud's assignment in Montana.
Danette and Lisa Boher (?), Janet's sister Kathy's children. Bud and Janet probably visited them in West Virginia as they headed to Montana from Washington DC.
Nancy Fitzgerald standing atop the VW Beetle that the Moore family drove West from Washington DC.
Nancy, Joe, Janet Fitzgerald posing in front of VW Beetle.
Nancy Fitzgerald and Lee Puckett, Jack Puckett's daughter who were best friends. Girls sit next to a creek or river having a picnic.
Nancy Fitzgerald swimming in a stream somewhere near Missoula. Montana.
Nancy Fitzgerald and Janet Fitzgerald Moore along a quiet water somewhere near Missoula. Sonny is the cat. She grew to be about 15 pounds and was a good mouser. Related story. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore and David Ellen headed out for an overnight fishing trip in the mountains of Montana, from a high elevation trailhead. Probably near Skalkaho Falls in the Sapphire Mountains. This was a trip the Moore family took right before leaving Montana for Ogden, Utah. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Vicki and Jane Moore at what appears to be Skalkaho Falls in the Sapphire Mountains east of Hamilton. Montana.
Lunch on the tailgate with Vicki and Jane probably during a ski day. Utah.
Utah
Vicki and Snuffy at Summit Drive. Also story about Bud catching the bus to go to work in Washington DC from this home/address on Summit Drive. Note springtime trees in bloom. Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill and Jeannie Moore on the Shenandoah River in Virginia during a visit to Bud and Jane Moore. Virginia.
Janet and Susan at the Lochsa Lodge. Susan had never been to Montana and visited Janet and Bud during the winter of 1971-1972. These photos were taken during a winter outing to Lolo Pass and the Lochsa Lodge, Powell Ranger District. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Susan Fitzgerald in snowy scene. Idaho.
Susan Fitzgerald standing on a snowy drive at Powell Ranger District. The original office building at Powell Ranger District is in the background. On Bud's first day of work at Powell he dug the footings for this building. Idaho.
Susan Fitzgerald in the snow at Lolo Pass.
Idaho
Susan Fitzgerald snowshoeing at Lolo Pass. Idaho.
Susan Fitzgerald on snowshoes at Lolo Pass. Idaho.
Susan Fitzgerald and Janet Fitzgerald Moore at Lochsa Lodge posing for a photograph in the snow. Idaho.
Kathy Keay's Wedding in Hamilton at Clarine Moore's (her mother's) residence. Clarine is Bud's sister. Kathy grew up in the Bitterroot so a lot of the people in these photos are from the Hamilton area and Bud does not recognize them. Related story. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Kathy Keay's Wedding. Note the vegetable garden. Clarine was a gardener, and a school teacher by profession. Hamilton. Montana.
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Montana
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Three women sit at a picnic table at Kathy Keay's wedding. Montana.
Kathy Keay's Wedding. Man in tuxedo holds up what appears to be a pressed flower in a frame. Montana.
Two women sit at table with wedding gifts at Kathy Keay's Wedding. Montana.
Kathy Keay's Wedding. Montana.
Kathy Keay's Wedding. Montana.
A couple sit at a picnic table at Kathy Keay's Wedding. Montana.
Kathy Keay's Wedding. Groom stands with guest. Montana.
Kathy Keay's Wedding. Janet Moore, center, and Lisa, Janet's neice. When Lisa wasn't very big Bud would put her on his shoulders and go fly fishing. "I'd cast and fish. She was too small to wade very deep." -- Bud. Montana.
Kathy Keay's Wedding. People sit in a yard. Montana.
Kathy Keay's Wedding. Janet's sister, Kathy, right. Montana.
Bud's Ph. D Day and planting of the tree given to him by the Forest Service in the backyard of the Moore home on (3728?) South Avenue. Brief story about this overwhelming day for Bud. Bud and Janet bought this house unfinished. This house was built by ______________ a well-known carpenter from Seeley Lake. There is another set of photos taken at the University of Montana this same day by a professional photographer hired by Janet that we will scan in later. These photos represent just the tree planting and social time after the official ceremony at the University. In an unrelated discussion, Bud mentioned that he frequently brought trees home from logging areas where a dozer had disturbed a tree but the roots were still alive. Bud would plant the trees at home. They usually grew real well, he said. UM Doctorate. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud's Ph.D Day. People stand in Bud's backyard on a beautiful Montana afternoon. Bud's canoes visible in the background. UM Doctorate. Montana.
Bud's Ph.D Day in the back yard of the Moore residence on South Avenue. Regional Forester, _Steve Urich (sic), with his back to the camera, and Marilyn Trotter in white shirt. Note the dog house for the malamutes behind the woman in the yellow dress and related story. UM Doctorate. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud's Ph.D Day. Ted Schlafer (?) left, and Steve Urich on right, regional foretster. UM Doctorate. Montana.
Bud's Ph.D Day at the Moore residence, Missoula. Ted Schlafer (?) far right, Bud center, and Janet center left. UM Doctorate. Montana.
Bud's Ph.D Day at the Moore residence, Missoula. UM Doctorate. Montana.
Bud's Ph.D Day at the Moore residence, Missoula. UM Doctorate. Montana.
Bud's Ph.D Day at the Moore residence, Missoula. UM Doctorate. Montana.
Bud's Ph.D Day at the Moore residence, Missoula. UM Doctorate. Montana.
Bud's Ph.D Day at the Moore residence, Missoula. Bud's canoe in the background. UM Doctorate. Montana.
Bud's Ph.D Day at the Moore residence, Missoula. Bud seen planting a tree. UM Doctorate. Montana.
Bud's Ph.D Day at the Moore residence, Missoula. UM Doctorate. Montana.
Bud's Ph.D Day at the Moore residence, Missoula. Bud seen planting a tree. UM Doctorate. Montana.
Bud's Ph.D Day at the Moore residence, Missoula. UM Doctorate. Montana.
Bud's Ph.D Day at the Moore residence, Missoula. UM Doctorate. Montana.
Bud's Ph.D Day at the Moore residence, Missoula. UM Doctorate. Montana.
Bud's Ph.D Day at the Moore residence, Missoula. UM Doctorate. Montana.
Bud's Ph.D Day at the Moore residence, Missoula. UM Doctorate. Montana.
Bud's Ph.D Day at the Moore residence, Missoula. UM Doctorate. Montana.
Bud's Ph.D Day at the Moore residence, Missoula. UM Doctorate. Montana.
Bud's Ph.D Day at the Moore residence, Missoula. UM Doctorate. Montana.
Idaho
Whitetail deer on Salmon Lake. Bud's first day working on the Seeley District was in 1947, so this may be a photo from the 1940s, not 1950. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Starvation. Salmon Lake, south of Seeley Lake. Bud took this photo of a winter-killed whitetail probably from the main road to Seeley Lake, either on a family outing or when he was detailed to the Seeley Lake Ranger District. "There were quite a few winter-killed deer up there." -- Bud. Montana.
Beaver in the Lochsa River just above the mouth of Indian Post Office Creek (now Post Office Creek). Related story about when this photo was taken, beaver populations in the Lochsa, and Les Pengelly and Bud doing wildlife winter game range survey. The sticks that the beaver is eating are probably willows. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Otter tracks on Packer's Meadow. Really good story about otter habitat, habits, and trapping otters. "This is a classic picture. You don't find many otter up this high." -- Bud. Also mentioned in this discussion Andrew Erickson, Jay Turner, and Fred Schott. Bud had to look up Fred's death certificate to find the correct spelling of his name. He died at Lolo Hot Springs, at least that's the story that Bud confirmed through area residents. He was interred in Missoula cemetery. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Paul Flynn with female wolverine killed Oct 12, 1953 at Addie, Idaho. Excellent stories about the lack of wolverines in the Lochsa when Bud was growing up, trapping and working there, and then the reappearance at Pack Creek in the late 1960s; also discussion about wolverine in the Swan Valley in 1970s, stories about the Mission Mountains, Cold Creek. Bud recalled that people have sometimes given him credit for taking this photograph, but he reiterated that he did NOT take this picture, and can't recall who did. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Duck Hunting, canoe, Bitterroot River. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Duck Hunting, canoe, Bitterroot River. Winchester Model 12 and related shotgun discussion. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Duck Hunting, canoe, Bitterroot River and related discussion about how to dress a duck and how to cook it. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Brook Trout caught during a trip to the Pinedale country of Wyoming, and Bud and family and also David Ellen.
Rainbows, White Sand. These are small steelhead, sea-run rainbows, maybe a few months old. (The mature fish spawn in the early spring, and these small rainbows leave for the ocean in the fall, about 11 inches long). They start out in the upper end of the Lochsa, and only stay for one year before they go to the ocean. Three years later they come up the waters from the ocean, about 12 to 15 pounds. If they go through another year, they'll come back at 25 pounds or more. Idaho.
Mouse. Discussion about mice in old cabins, and on one trip to the Sapphires. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bobcat caught in a trap. Related discussion about Bud teaching Bill to trap in the Mill Creek area, and the increasing bobcat population there, while the lynx were absent during this time period. This cat was caught in a cubby, of which he has pulled the roof down. This is a pretty good sized bobcat. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Elk Crooked Fork, Lochsa. This is a cow elk bogged down in a tree well along the Crooked Fork. Bud took this picture on a trip into the Powell Ranger Station. This elk was bogged down under an alpine fir or spruce. The snow is probably about five feet deep here in the upper limits of a winter game range. There were other elk in this same area but they were staying too long up too high and the snow was getting deep, making it difficult for them to travel. Idaho.
Elk at the Bighole Elk Farm. This farm was located just past Trail Creek, close to Wisdom, along the highway. Bud stopped the car on a family trip and took this picture. Montana.
Eastern squirrel cache. Note the walnut, or other kinds of nuts, in the cache. Squirrels often distribute seeds like this in the forest. Virginia.
Bird nest in Florida. These types of nests are especially vulnerable to fire.
Sitka, Dick Walker's malamute, resting after a hike in the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Related discussion about this dog, which was the father of Ky and Kenai (Bud's dogs) and the use of the dogs for packing in wilderness, backcountry and in the military. Also, related story about the responsibility of having, living with and seeing the end of a dog. Sitka was a very reserved dog, and business-like, trained for the military. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Kenai, Ky and related story about these dogs, camping near snowbanks somewhere in the Selway Bitterroot or Sapphire mountains. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Ky, Kenai at Granite Lake in the Brushy Fork of the Lochsa, about two miles from Elk Meadows. The dogs were too young to pack, and were just beginning to go hiking with the family. "Trying to teach them about hiking." -- Bud. Idaho.
Sacked out malamute pups, Ky and Kenai, somewhere near Granite Lake.
Kenai sitting in the snow.
Ky laying in the snow.
Ky laying in the snow next to a log. For more detail about these slides and location, check the journals. Bud can't remember what trip this was.
Ky and Kenai sitting in the snow. For more detail about these slides and location, check the journals. Bud can't remember what trip this was.
Ky as a puppy, photo taken in Missoula.
Mother Franklin grouse (Spruce grouse, or Fools Hen) along the trail to Sweeney Creek, the same drainage where Bud shot his mountain goat. Franklins were fairly common in the Bitterroot Range. Note the dwarf huckleberry, which is one of the sweetest huckleberries, which the grouse enjoy. Bud thinks he took this photo while hiking to meet Joe and one of the other kids who had hiked into Sweeney Lake with Hoot Gibson from Region 4 who was thinking of transferring to Region 1. Montana.
Female Franklin on a log at Sweeney Creek. See also slide 2468
Remnants of a squirrel cache somewhere in the Bitterroot Range.
Ky and Koyak cooling off in a high country snowbank somewhere in Western Montana.
Ky and Koyak cooling off in a high country snowbank somewhere in Western Montana.
Rabbit track in bright snow on the edge of the pond ecosystem at Coyote Forest. This is a good example of the separation between riparian and pond ecosystems. The photo was taken near the outlet of the pond. Montana.
Crab in Fish Net, Cape Hatteras. This is a Cape with lots of shipwrecks, and a shallow sea. The ships would get blown out of the deep water into the shallows and the keels would hit the bottom. Bud remembers fishing here one day and digging clams. Related story. Washington, D.C. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Mule deer buck, Anderson Gulch. Good story about bud learning to hunt in this area and his love of mule deer hunting. Also Uncle Bob Anderson, for whom the gulch was named. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Ray Millard and mule deer buck, Lochsa. Millard is Jane Buckhouse Moore's uncle. Bud does not know the details about the rifle in this photo, but it is one of Ray's custom guns, stocks. Story about Ray's gunsmithing business in California and Bud's Springfield. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Mule deer on tripod, Lochsa. Bud and Bill Moore. Bill went with Bud on old Topper to get deer out. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Mule deer buck, Letterman Creek. Bud thinks the place name, Letterman, was an early homesteader. Bill Moore took this picture. Related story about Bill and Bud hunting in this area. Letterman Gulch is one of the last gulches where Bud remembers seeing a log chute where there had been early sawmills. Got the logs, then handlogged them to the bottom of the draw. It was fairly gentle all the way down, and they would string the logs up the chute then get them started with the teams. They'd take a lot of logs in one drag with a chute like that. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Mule Deer in Westerman Gulch, shot by Bud. These are the horns hanging on the porch at Coyote Forest. Related discussion about this hunting trip that Bud made with Bill. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Whitetail, Woodman Creek and related discussion about the mule deer and whitetail habitat in this area, and the widely scattered springs in this area that seem to contribute to the heavy mule deer antlers found in this area. Bud also talks briefly about the sheep drive that he helped with under supervision of the Western Montana Livestock Association. Winchester Model 70, 30-06, 11,000 serial number. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill and buck, Anderson Gulch and related discussion about this particular hunt, the rifle and the surrounding habitat. "This was a good day of hunting for Bill Moore and David Ellen. On the way up we came onto a nice mulie above us, and David shot and the buck never boomed. Again, the buck never moved. I told him he was overshooting, so he lowered it six inches and down the buck went. Sometimes the kids need a little coaching. Bill missed a bear that day, just off the highway." -- Bud. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill and buck, Westerman Creek, and related discussion about Bud shooting this buck, and the habitat. Bill was too young to hunt legally yet, but Bud shot the buck and had Bill track the deer. This is the rack that is hanging in the office at CF. Note the dark color of the antlers, which Bud later varnished. They are still dark. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
David Ellen and buck, Anderson Gulch. Slide is a copy with no date. This is the buck that David shot on the same day that Bill Moore shot his first bigger mule deer. See previous slides, Anderson Gulch. Related story about David Ellen shooting this deer, and Bud's ability to mentor these young woodsmen. Rifle is probably a Winchester Model 94 lever action with open sights. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill and buck, Anderson Gulch. Slide is a duplicate of 2483. Montana.
Mule deer buck, probably shot by Bud in Anderson Gulch. No location written on slide. Montana.
Bill and buck, Westerman Creek. Two big bucks were visible to Bud on this hunt, and he encouraged Bill to shoot, but Bill couldn't see the buck! See related slide. This is the rack that is on the porch. Montana.
Nice mule deer buck shot in the Lolo Creek drainage, probably by Bud. Montana.
This is probably the same buck as an earlier slide, the dark rack is hanging in the office at CF now. Montana.
Mule deer buck rub in Grave Creek range. Montana.
Buck track in Grave Creek drainage, photographed during a hunting trip mostly on the Grave Creek side of the divide with Bear Creek. Note: this was a big chested mule deer! Montana.
Bill scanning a typical scene from the top of the Grave Creek Range. He is on the crest of the divide between Lolo Creek and Clark Fork river drainage. This is big, good game country. Bud wants to go see if it is still there! Probably lots of knapweed! Note the way Bill is dressed here, with wool coat, wool malones, a soft-fabric covered pack and a crusher hat -- all designed to help the hunter sneak up close to the game! Montana.
Bill and uncle Ray during a hunting trip along the ridge between Grave Creek and Bear Creek (Grave Creek off to the left and Bear Creek to the right). Bill and Ray were facing a nice wide open ridge top, and Bud was hunting in the Grave Creek area. He jumped a good-sized band of cows and calves that ran right in front of Bill and Ray -- who were sleeping! Related story. "I didn't let them get away with that!" Bud joked. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
A nice overlook of one of the big drainages seen from the top of the Grave Creek Range, with the Lolo Creek drainage off to the left of the photo, and the Clark Fork drainage beyond, to the right. Related story. The open areas seen here were old burns, not logging areas. Bud will travel through this country again when he goes camping this summer! Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud "the old man" hunting in the Rock Creek drainage. Note the manzanita tip and the Pennsylvania walnut on the 1903 Springfield that Uncle Ray fixed up. Bud had a lot of good times hunting with Bill Moore and David Ellen during their growing up and hunting years. Ellen was a close neighbor and the two boys became fast friends during this time period. Montana.
Bill Moore posing for a photo while hunting in the Cabinet Mountains for goat with Bud Moore and Bob Stiner, who was a ranger on the Kootenai National Forest at the time. A new logging road had been built into this area, giving closer access to the high country. Related story about this trip also mentions abundant grizzly sign in this area. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Freeman Mann, a friend of Bud's from the Washington DC area, and the first buck Freeman shot out West. This photo was taken in the Camp Creek area of the Grave Creek Range, Lolo Creek side. Related story. Note the rope is attached to the deer through the mouth, chin and neck to avoid letting the antlers fall or rock back and forth while dragging. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Freeman Mann lifting a nice buck onto a tripod using a Spanish windlass. Related discussion tells about the workings of the windlass. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Nice butchering fire built during a hunting trip in the Sapphires. Bud believes in the value of getting good and warm "steamy" when a hunter or outdoorsmen gets wet and cold in the woods. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Freeman Mann and the first mule deer buck he shot out West (in the Camp Creek drainage). Montana.
Camp Creek, Freeman and buck. Montana.
Freeman Mann examining an elk rub in the Long John Mountains, east of Rock Creek, Sapphire Range. Montana.
Nice mule deer buck that Bud shot on the top of the Sapphire Range, and related story. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Nice mule deer buck that Bud shot on the top of the Sapphire Range, and related story. Montana.
Nice mule deer buck that Bud shot on the top of the Sapphire Range, and related story. Montana.
Johnny Breazeal cargoing an elk in the Long John Mountains. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore and mule deer buck, Sapphire Range. Same buck as previous slides, same location. Montana.
Freeman Mann looking toward the Rock Creek drainage with Long John Mountains behind him. Montana.
Bud Moore hunting along the top of the Sapphire Range. Montana.
Joe Fitzgerald, targeting rifles along the top of the Sapphire Range during a family outing to gather firewood. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud shot this elk in the Sapphire Mountains and later borrowed Johnny Breazeal's horses to pack it out. Photo shows one way to hang an elk. Bud had shot this elk the day before. "I carry four 60-penny spikes to hang the quarters on. Elk are hard to hang up whole. So I quarter them up and either put sacks on them or quarter them with the hide on. If I didn't have meat sacks I'd cover the quarters with brush so the ravens wouldn't get at them." -- Bud. Montana.
Johnny Breazeal saddling his horse next to a trailer in the snow. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Sapphires, Johnny Breazeal. Montana.
Freeman and Debby Mann hunting in Rock Creek area. Montana.
Bud Moore targeting his 03 Springfield military rifle, 30.06 during a family outing to gather firewood. Montana.
Janet Moore dragging an elk quarter in the vicinity of Elk Point in the Swan Valley. Bud shot this elk early one morning less than a quarter of a mile from the road. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Johnny Breazeal's pack horses packed with elk quarters. Bud borrowed these horses to pack out an elk he shot in the Sapphire Mountains. Related discussion about packing methods. This was the elk Bud shot that was collared. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
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Freeman Mann by a warming fire somewhere in the Sapphire Mountains. Montana.
Freeman Mann posing with a buck in front of Bud's Bronco. This is the same Bronco that Bud and family used to bring logs in at Coyote Forest in the early years. Montana.
Freeman Mann with rifle. Montana.
Freeman Mann, Fritz Krieger eating lunch during a trip to pack out their elk. Related discussion about this elk hunting trip, Fritz' contribution as a contractor for the Forest Service supplying frozen meals to fire camps, and Fritz's experiences as a World War II pilot. Also short story about the Lord's packaging of eggs. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Elk hanging on the pole at Fritz Krieger's camp. Montana.
Freeman Mann packing the hind quarters of Bud's bull out of Welcome Creek in the Sapphire Mountains. In the area of Carron Cabin. For more information see Bud's journals about Welcome Creek, and this cabin, which was Lucky Hancock's claim. Montana.
Fritz Krieger's camp, Petty Mountain southwest of Alberton. Montana.
Fritz Krieger's camp, Petty Mountain area southwest of Alberton. Photograph probably looking at the frozen runoff from a nearby spring. Montana.
Fritz Krieger camp, Petty Mountain area. Two horses can be seen hitched near canvas tent. Related story about how Fritz carefully processed his meat! Montana.
Fritz's camp, Petty Mountain. Four horses can be seen hitched nearby and Bud's red pack appears to be hanging from a tree in the background. Montana.
Joe Fitzgerald warming up near a fire while hunting with Bud in Welcome Creek, Sapphire Mountains. Montana.
Near Petty Mountain. Frizt Krieger and camp. Bud went with Fritz this fall to pull the hunting camp out of the woods. Montana.
Donald and bull elk on a ridge between Windfall Creek and Elk Creek. Donald was married to Janet Moore's niece, Jeannette (Kathy's oldest daughter). They lived in West Virginia but had visited Bud and Janet, and later came here to hunt elk. Related story about this hunting trip, and the encounter with a grizzly in this area. This country drains from North Hemlock to Elk Creek. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Janet headed out to the Elk Creek Road with meat for the winter. See related slide about this elk that Bud shot near Elk Point. Montana.
Fritz Krieger and stock, Grave Creek Range, Petty Mountain. Montana.
Fritz Krieger and stock, Grave Creek Range, Petty Mountain. Good story about Bud getting his first elk ever in this area. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This is a photo of the first elk that Bud shot in the Swan Valley, in Elk Creek and related story. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
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Quartering elk at Elk Creek. Spike elk lays in Elk Creek. Montana.
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Quartering elk on the shore of Elk Creek. Montana.
Remains of elk after quartering at Elk Creek. Montana.
Elk Creek. Elk quarters hung next to tree with fir boughs hiding it. Montana.
Elk Creek where the butchering of Bud's elk took place. Montana.
Bud getting ready to load the elk onto the Clack pack boards and pack it out to the Elk Point Road. Note the tree behind him where the quarters were hung overnight. Related story about the Clack pack boards and their use throughout Bud's hunting and Forest Service careers. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Joe packing elk out of Elk Creek. Looking up stream. Bud shot the elk up around the bend. Joe insisted that Bud made Joe pack an elk that weighed more than he did! Montana.
Trapping fox on Bitterroot river and related discussion about the "comeback" of fox in Montana between the time Bud trapped alpine fox (found at timberline) as a young man, and when he returned to trapping in Montana in the 1970s and found abundant fox in the riverbottoms. Good discussion about fox trapping in general. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Cold Creek, coyote habitat, in one of the large clearcuts, which is regenerating with western larch. Montana.
Snowmobile and sled, trap, coyote. Good discussion about Bud's coyote trapping in general, trapping methods, economics, and Coyote Forest economy. Also fur price trends. Note the Hudson Bay axe in between the snowmobile and the sled. See the crook in the handle? That's from Bud beating the snow off his snowshoes in sticky weather ( the snow stuck to the old rawhide snowshoes!). "If I had to pick one pair of snowshoes I would pick my old 10x56 trail shoes." -- Bud. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Snowmobile and sled used to trap coyote near Elk Point, Swan Valley. See previous slide for discussion. Montana.
Swan Valley near Mel Shupe's house. Good example of a coyote set site. "Coyotes like trails, roads and places to travel and they hunt places like this. It has been disturbed enough that there are probably Columbian ground squirrels there, and they can see the mice and voles." -- Bud. Montana.
Cold Creek lynx that Bud caught while coyote trapping and related story about turning this lynx loose (and the typical method he used for turning any animal loose from a trap). Montana.
Good lynx story, about how to release a lynx from a trap. This is not a good slide, however, not even the original. But it did prompt a good story. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Grassy forest floor with a grouse possibly hiding in it. Montana.
Montana Trappers Association, knife. Excellent discussion about these one-of-a-kind beaver skinning knives created by Wayne A. Butch Harmon of Swan Valley. This particular knife was presented to the MTA for a raffle, probably, in 1979. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Butch Harmon, left, with the knife he created for the MTA, the Montana Trappers Association. Montana.
Butch Harmon, left, with the knife he created for the Montana Trappers Association. Montana.
Butch Harmon, left, with the knife he created for the Montana Trappers Association, May 12, 1979. Montana.
Butch Harmon with the knife he created for the Montana Trapper's Association, 1979. Montana.
Swan Valley badger and related discussion about catching badgers in coyote traps, turning them loose, and the differences between a mountain badger and the eastern Montana plains silver badgers. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Swan Valley badger photo and story about a badger that Bud trapped in his younger days in the Lochsa. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill at about age _____ skinning marten in the basement of the Moore home in Target Range, Missoula. Beaver Jack's stool on the right. Bill's bedroom door is in the background. Bud built a bedroom for him in this basement. Montana.
Bill on trapline, State Line late 1950s. The location is near the Montana Idaho State Line, Dick Creek drainage. This area is accessed now by the Elk Meadows Road. Montana.
Notch set for marten on Bill Moore's trapline in the Dick Creek drainage. Montana.
Trapped marten in the Dick Creek drainage, along Bill Moore's trapline. This is a big marten. These marten sets are all on dead trees, typical of the trapping method which keeps the green trees from being scarred and helps keep pitch off the marten. Montana.
Marten trapped in a notch set. The trap is hanging on a cleat, and the other cleats are behind the marten. This is a nice dark marten. The dark furs are more valuable. Montana.
Joe Fitzgerald with a marten he trapped in the Skookum Butte in the Bitterroot Mountains. Bud helped Joe learn how to trap. Skookum Butte was named for Skookum Woodman, who Bud thinks worked on the lookout that is on this butte. The Skookum Butte lookout building was built after Skook Woodman had died. Skook worked on the butte from a tent camp located down in the saddle, then he would go up on the Butte and look for fires. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Butch Harmon's Moore Lake camp. Bad slide, probably not worth saving. Use it to get Butch to tell stories. This was Butch's first marten trapping up high. 1978. Montana.
Butch Harmon's Moore Lake camp. Bad slide, probably not worth saving. Use it to get Butch to tell stories. This was Butch's first marten trapping up high. 1978. Montana.
Pine squirrel caught in a peg set for marten. Montana.
Pack dog Koyak with a peg set in the background for marten. Could go to Bud's journals for 1984 to find the location of some of these sets. Bud thinks he could have taken this picture on the Swan Divide, Little Salmon drainage, or in the Mission Mountains. Montana.
This slide of a peg set looks dark here, but the original is better. There is a marten in this trap. Montana.
Trapping cleanup. This and the next two slides will show the steps of making a peg set, or dismantling it. Montana.
On the upper end of the Little Salmon drainage, and Bud was taking pictures in a series trying to show the process of establishing a peg set and taking it down. Montana.
Dark slide here, but the original is better. Shows a peg set with a marten in the trap. Montana.
Conibear trap set for muskrat behind Fort Missoula. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Muskrat caught in a conibear trap along the Bitterroot River. Montana.
Beaver taken by canoe trapping on the Bitterroot River probably in the spring. When Beaver and muskrats are prime. Montana.
Bud Moore with Muskrat caught along the Clark Fork River in 110 conibear, and the inevitable thermos coffee cup. Montana.
Beaver, muskrat trapped along the Clark Fork laying on a tarp along with a canoe paddle. Montana.
Beaver chew along the Lower Clark Fork, near the mouth of Deep Creek. Excellent discussion about the role of beaver in ecosystems and some of the damage control trapping that Bud has done in the Swan Valley, near Holland Lake and at Salmon Prairie. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This pond, photographed in spring, is typical habitat for muskrats, mink and beaver in the Swan Valley. Note the ice is melting around the edges and what looks like a snowmobile track made earlier in the season. Montana.
Beaver released at Coyote Forest Pond #2 and related discussion about live-trapping and moving beaver, and the importance of the beaver in an ecosystem. Butch Harmon pioneered this type of live trapping in the Swan Valley, by catching the beaver in a big barrel. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Pretty good batch of rats. The muskrats were valued at an average of about $3 or $4. The price of muskrat in 2007 has gone way up, to about $10. They are more popular for some reason. Bitterroot River. Montana.
A super sized beaver on a blanket, alongside three muskrat. Note the 330 Conibear, and the smaller 110 conibear. And on the far right, the No. 4 Victor long spring with the solid lead weight on it, which was also used for beaver in a different kind of set. "You fix it so they go for water once they get in the trap and fix it so they can't get back. The weight pulls them down and drowns them." Montana.
Quite a pile of muskrats trapped on the Clark Fork. Montana.
Canoe trapping on the Lower Clark Fork, when Bud trapped a long section of this river between Missoula and Cyr. Bud remembered one time when he got down to Cyr and it had been so hard to go because of the spring trapping -- a lot of the river was froze over -- and he had to drag the canoe a lot. He wanted to call Janet and tell her where he was for pickup, and saw a light which he went to. It was Johnny Christensen was the name of the man, who worked at the remount station. Bud ended up buying a new pack saddle from Johnny that night. Bud still has the pack saddle, a Decker pack saddle, which is now stored in the warehouse. Bud has two Deckers. One was purchased from Johnny, and another that he bought from an ad in the paper. Tom Parker restored the old one with new leather one time when he borrowed it. Bud also has one riding saddle stored. This equipment was his elk hunting pack outfit. "If you have a saddle horse and two mules you can get the biggest bull out in one trip." Montana.
Trapping along the Clark Fork. Note the backwater slough center right. Bud didn't have permission to trap this slough, so he didn't trap it. It would have been a good place for muskrat. "I enjoyed trapping by canoe a lot. It was kind of easy." Montana.
Small pond on a spring creek fork of South Cold Creek, accessed from the old Elk Point Road and related discussion about the water levels of these types of ponds when Bud first started trapping in the Swan Valley, and now (2007). Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Muskrat feed bed in a pond near the South Cold Creek spring creek mentioned in slide #2589. Excellent discussion of the Swan Valley's pothole ecosystems, also called the Valley Bottom Ecosystem in the Upper Swan Valley Landscape Assessment. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Muskrat are the bread and butter of good professional trappers. Here is a No. 1 longspring set for muskrat. Coyote Forest South Pond, no. 2. Discussion about the trapping methods for muskrat and their habits. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Beaver that was trapped in a 330 Conibear along the lower reaches of Cold Creek in the Swan Valley. Related discussion of trapping methods with conibear traps. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Beaver that was trapped in a 330 Conibear along the lower reaches of Cold Creek in the Swan Valley. Related discussion of trapping methods with conibear traps. Montana.
Bud Moore posing for a photo taken with an Exacta on a tripod in the Cold Creek area of the Swan Valley. Medium-sized beaver. Bud always trapped alone in this area. Discussion also about the grading of beaver fur, the sizes of the furs, and the blanket size pelts, particular as they relate to the Hudson Bay blankets, and the sizing such as four-point, six-point blankets. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Janet Moore at Glacier Sloughs and related discussion about Bud's trapping of muskrats and coyotes in this area. Also good discussion of the many values associated with this watershed area in the Swan Valley, including history via an old trapper's cabin probably built by Fred Messerer, and the wolverine or lynx cubby in the area. Also good story about the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness and the trappers and poachers who stood up in defense of keeping that country wild. See Chapter Wilderness Ethics, The Lochsa Story. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Beth Buckhouse examining a beaver chew along the Clark Fork one day when she accompanied Bud Moore on his trapline. Bud was picking up his traps this day intending to move downstream another ten miles. Related discussion about beaver chews. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud's canoe and trapping outfit along the Clark Fork somewhere between Turah and Bonner. Bud only trapped this area one time. Montana.
Example of Bud skinning beaver on-site and discussion about the history of beaver regulations and Bud's experiences learning how to skin beaver most efficiently. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Example of Bud skinning beaver on-site and discussion about the history of beaver regulations and Bud's experiences learning how to skin beaver most efficiently. Montana.
Bud Moore and beaver skins. Photo taken at the Moore family home on South Avenue, Missoula. Good discussion about skinning beaver hides, stretching the hides and the various techniques used by old trappers including Tex Baker of Seeley Lake. VW Beetle visible on the driveway behind Bud. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Canoe trapping for beaver, muskrat or fox on the Bitterroot River. Bud sits on riverbank drinking coffee. Montana.
Bitterroot River backwater behind Fort Missoula. Bud caught a raccoon in this area. They were very rare in the early days, but like the foxes they moved up into the Bitterroot and Clark Fork from the eastern part of the state. Montana.
Hunting on the Bitterroot River in the slush ice. If you were looking for a picture of anchor ice (it anchors to the bottom in shallow riffles, freezes to the bottom) or slush ice. The anchor ice will freeze at certain temperatures and stick to the rocks on the river bottom. The Bitterroot is also a good whitefish river, and when the slush ice flows, that's when the whitefish will school up in the backwaters. They don't like the slush ice on the riverbottom. Bud's canoe shown beached on some ice, shotgun visible inside. Montana.
Trapping on Bitterroot. Note the trap basket along with his Hudson axe. Bud sometimes carried a gun trapping, when he trapped fox or coyotes. If hunting season was open he would take a shotgun for ducks, or geese. Montana.
Trapping Lower Clark Fork near Huson. This is a pickup site, where Bud took out on his Lower Clark Fork trapline. This is as far as Bud trapped downstream of Missoula. Bud's VW Beetle is parked on roadside with canoe and gear assembled nearby. Montana.
Clark Fork near Huson looking southeast towards Missoula. Same location as slide #2605, looking upstream. Montana.
Clark Fork near Huson. Same location as slide #2605, looking upstream towards Missoula. Montana.
Bud Moore kneeling next to a beaver-chewed cottonwood on the Clark Fork river. Montana.
Sunset on the river near Huson, with the canoe on top of the car. Montana.
Trapping the Bitterroot River via canoe. Photo shows the action of the river during higher water, including ice flows. Montana.
Swan Valley beaver house. This is a live beaver house in a pond in the Loon Lake area, accessed from Kraft Creek Road, probably opposite of where Cushmans live today. Bud went down through this area one day, scouting for beaver. Montana.
Chris Badgley holding Clark Fork muskrat that Bud had caught in a trap. Related discussion about Chris, and his dad, John Badgley, who was a professor at the University of Montana who later started the Columbia River Watch group. Related story about Chris shooting his first grouse at Coyote Forest. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Clark Fork beaver chew located in the vicinity of the Stone Container Company plant downstream from Missoula. Good discussion of what the wildlife populations were like above, and in contrast, below the plant where the sludge and effluent from the plant entered the river. Also mention of similar conditions near the Bonner Mill, and the dam on the Blackfoot and the dam on the Clark Fork. Bud never trapped on the Blackfoot, but was more familiar with the Clark Fork above and below Bonner. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bitterroot trapping catch of muskrat and mink during a fall outing. Note the mink, which is dark brown. Wild mink vary from light to dark brown. Good story and related discussion about Bud trapping mink in the Lochsa and selling the pelts to Hallowell, a fur buyer who had a shop in the back of Dragstedts and loved the Lochsa mink colors. Also good story about Bud and Tex Baker selling furs one winter to a buyer in Great Falls, when they came up "one coyote short of $10,000 worth of furs." Also mention of Tony Zens from Lolo Creek who trapped some domestic mink that had escaped. Another good discussion also about Tony Zens and his trapping in the Lolo Creek drainage, and the Lochsa. Tony trapped one of the first wolverine in the Lolo Creek area. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Welcome Creek furs including marten, bobcat, ermine, mink and raccoon. Discussion about the winter that Bud spent trapping this area, in the Carron cabin, and the resulting information that he gathered. Bud eventually wrote a report about this area, which was entered into the public record when the Welcome Creek Wilderness public hearings were held in Washington DC. See also Bud's journals and Welcome Creek Study Report titled "Public Treasures in the Sapphire Mountains." See also #4541, B&W enlargement of this image. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Welcome Creek marten displayed at the Moore family home in Missoula. Note that these marten are not very dark. Good photo of their throat coloring. Some of the Bob Marshall marten, those that live in deep canyons, are much darker. These are more on the brownish side. The darker the marten the whiter the throat patch. You find in the dense deep dark places the darkest marten. Note that Bud skinned these out right to the last joint in the toes, leaving the nails on. These furs are more valuable with the toenails on, and they show so much better. "Their glory is in those wide, well-furred feet." These could be mounted. Many trappers to this day do not skin the feet this way. A trapper needs a very small knife blade, narrow, so he can work the skinning right out to the last joint. Bud also skins his lynx in this same manner. "They look pretty good in a grade pile" Bud said, talking about the big splayed feet of the lynx. Montana.
Welcome Creek. Bobcat and racoon. The bobcat was caught fairly low down, while the raccoon was above the Carron cabin, in the headwaters. Note the equipment, which includes showshoes, the backpack, and the walking stick. Montana.
Welcome Creek marten hanging on fence. See earlier photos. Library Note: Shadow of photographer seen on fence and Bud's canoes partially visible in the background. Montana.
Welcome Creek fur take including left to right marten, ermine, coyote, bobcat, fox, mink, raccoon, muskrat, skunk and beaver. Note the fishing creel in the background and related story. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore with marten trapped in the Little Salmon. Photo taken at Coyote Forest. Bud grew a beard both winters in the wilderness. He took a razor but didn't have time to use it. Note the bandage on the thumb. Bud froze the end of his thumb. Good story about the Bob Marshall trapping and how he froze his thumb, and the doctor's treatment afterwards. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud posing with marten trapped in the Little Salmon drainage. Photo taken at Coyote Forest. See slide #2620 and related story. Montana.
Bud Moore with marten trapped in the Little Salmon. Photo taken at Coyote Forest. Bud grew a beard both winters in the wilderness. He took a razor but didn't have time to use it. See slide #2620 and related story. Montana.
Marten trapped in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. This photo was likely taken near Bud's wilderness camp. Kenai visible laying in snow in the background. Montana.
Marten that Bud trapped in the Little Salmon. Photo taken at Coyote Forest. See slide #2620 and related story. Montana.
Wayne A. "Butch" Harmon with stringer of marten furs at Coyote Forest. Montana.
Bud built this lynx cubby on a trapline located in the bottom of Elk Creek, and built a camp below the forks of North and South Elk Creek. He stayed at the camp overnight, and then would spurline the next day up to the dike on Elk Lake and come back to the camp. He'd come back to Coyote Forest via Shupe's residence at the end of the Elk Flats Road, where he had earlier parked a vehicle. Good discussion about lynx trapping methods, lynx habits and also wolverine stories. Bud mentioned his father, William M. Moore, who taught Bud how to trap lynx. William M. Moore was an excellent cat trapper for bobcats and lynx. William M. Moore didn't use hounds to trap lions, since the only people in the area at that time with hounds were the government trappers. This photo was taken outside of the Mission Mountains Wilderness but Bud's trapline went on into the Wilderness right up the Elk Creek drainage almost to Elk Lake, where he ran out of "type" for marten. "There's not much type for marten by the time you get to the lake," Bud said. Bud and Janet were still living in the tent camp at Coyote Forest when Bud first started trapping in the Mission Mountains. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Elk Creek. Line camp consisted of a poled in tent that Bud backpacked into this area. The poles were covered with spruce boughs to keep the snow from sifting down and crushing the tent. This area received an average of about five feet of snow each winter. Up at the upper end of Bud's trapline it probably snowed closer to ten feet each winter. Montana.
Elk Creek. Line camp consisted of a poled in tent that Bud backpacked into this area. The poles were covered with spruce boughs to keep the snow from sifting down and crushing the tent. This area received an average of about five feet of snow each winter. Up at the upper end of Bud's trapline it probably snowed closer to ten feet each winter. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Trap pulling crew, on the ridge between South Cold and Main Cold. Les Hostetler, left, and friends helped Bud pull his traps this year in the Mission Mountains Wilderness. Note Bud's old Hudson Bay axe, with the bent handle from tapping the snow off his snowshoes. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore on the ridge between South Cold and Main Cold, looking toward the peak that Jeannie calls "Louie's Peak" in honor of her dad. Mission Divide is in the background, left of center photo and the North Cold drainage is beyond the tallest peak. Looking northwest. Good discussion about this area. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Conko Lake marten and good discussion about Hemlock Lake trapline. Bud's backpack and Hudson axe visible next to peg set and marten. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Gyda Newman's Elan snowmobile stuck on Cold Creek Rd and related story about Bud checking traps the day after a deep snow, and getting help from Bob and Gyda Newman. Discussion includes story about this day. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud tending a peg set in the Mission Mountains on his Crazy Horse trapline. Montana.
Gyda Newman's Elan snowmobile stuck on Cold Creek Road and related story about Bud checking traps the day after a deep snow, and getting help from Bob and Gyda Newman. See slide #2632 for discussion. Montana.
One of Bud's peg sets near Red Butte and related discussion about his trapping routines in the Mission Mountains, and a story about deep snow one day in the Red Butte area when he had driven his truck to the trailhead. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud's trapping outfit, the sled and the Elan snowmobile. This is the outfit that Bud started with when he returned to trapping, and began using a snowmobile. He bought this sled from Bob and Gyda Newman. Montana.
Elan stuck in snow near Baker's. The Elan's were good in powder snow but still sometimes got stuck. These little machines were easier to get out compared to the bigger machines. Montana.
Elan snowmobile stuck in deep snow near Baker's. Montana.
Snowshoe track through typical marten habitat high in the Mission Mountains. There is a peg set on the right side, first tree, in this photo. Montana.
Flying squirrel caught in a marten peg set. Flying squirrels were not common in the Swan Valley but Bud remembers catching several in marten sets. This one might have glided into the set. Montana.
Hemlock Lake looking toward the Mission Divide and Conko Lake and related discussion about Bud's trapline in this area, and also historic stories about the Lundberg family and their trapping cabin in this area. Library Note: View is looking west over Hemlock Lake. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Conko Lake and discussion about Bud's trapline in this area. Also stories about how Conko Lake got it's name (from Eneas Conko) and the Indian camps that used to be in this area. Mention of Thurman Trosper, Bud Cheff. Library Note: View looks northeast over frozen, snowy lake. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Marten in peg set trap at Conko Lake. Montana.
Marten caught in a peg set trap at Conko Lake. Montana.
Peg set at Conko Lake. Bud's pack and axe can be seen next to the tree, along with a marten on top of Bud's pack. Montana.
Peg set at Conko Lake. Bud's pack and axe visible in the snow with a marten on top of the pack. Montana.
North Cold road end. View of the Swan Range from the end of the Cold Creek Road late in the evening and story about the Night Lights in the Swan Valley. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Snowed under notch set. Note Bud's snowshoe tracks to tamp the snow down so Bud could find the trap! Good discussion about the rising snow levels and how trappers raise the notch sets to match the snow depth. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Peg set in the Missions. Short discussion about moving this set up higher because of the rising snow. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud at North Cold near the road end with Ky (right) and Kenai. Note the old stocking cap, which Bud loves, but when he started wearing glasses he needed a cap! This stocking hat is hanging in the office. Note the axe in Bud's hand. This is the way he walked on the trail with the ax in his hand to beat the snow off of his snowshoes. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
North Cold Lake looking southwest, and related discussion about this "frost pocket" in the Mission Mountains. Library Note: Maps currently label these lakes as Upper Cold Lake and Lower Cold Lake. Montana.
Bill at North Cold Lake standing in snow, with two dogs, Kenai and Ky, laying in snowshoe trail. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill looking frosty at North Cold Lake. Bill accompanied Bud as often as possible. Bill Moore learned to trap as a young man under Bud's watchful eye, and continues as he can to this day. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore snowshoeing at North Cold Meadows headed toward North Cold Lake. Bud caught lots of marten in this area. "It was hot country," he said. "The country above was good marten habitat, as loaded with marten as I've seen in my whole life," Bud said. This little meadow isn't very big but it is kind of marshy in the summer. The lake is only about an eighth of a mile further. Note the peaks in the background, which appear in other area photos. Montana.
Marten set at Red Butte Creek. Trail through the snow. See earlier slides. Montana.
Snowmobile and trapping outfit at a lower elevation in the Swan Valley, note the Douglas fir. This was probably taken in the vicinity of Kraft Creek Road headed to Red Butte Creek. Montana.
Trapping in South Cold Creek with the Elan snowmobile. Note the beaver on the sled seat. Bud often had sets for mink, beaver, bobcat, and coyote along the valley bottom routes to his higher traplines. Montana.
Marten in the Mission Mountains. The original slide is better than this scan. It is debatable whether this marten is in a trap or not. We can't tell from the trap. Once in awhile, Bud would be going along and he would "tree" a marten. Bud has also watched them get in the traps at times, when he had spooked them away. Bud would go off a ways, then wait, and watch the marten come back to the set. Montana.
North Cold Road end looking toward the Swan Range. Note the snowmobile and sled -- Bud's trapping outfit. Montana.
Bud's upgraded snowmobile parked at the North Cold road end. Trailer, pack, and snowshoes also visible. Montana.
Hemlock Lake Cabin built by Warner Lundberg and Fred Roll (part of discussion says Chuck Roll in error. The correct name is Fred.) and related discussion about trapline location. This cabin burned in the Crazy Horse Fire of 2003. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Conko Lake. Looking up toward the outlet, and Spider Lake beyond the ridge. Bud's snowshoe track on the lake. Montana.
Marten peg set, Conko Lake. Shows assembly of peg set with trap on lower pegs and bait set higher. Montana.
Marten set, North Cold Creek. Bud loves these old snowshoes and he uses them to this day, but they have been refilled. They are Army surplus snowshoes. Snowshoes are 10 x 56 (width by length) which was standard for trail shoes. Most all of them were the same that were called trail shoes. But it was hard to find them with this big turn up. You could ski downhill with them, that's why the big turnup. Montana.
Marten trapping at Hemlock Lake. Bill Moore in photo sitting in snow. Montana.
Bud in shorts at Big Salmon Lake and related story. "I didn't start wearing shorts hiking until late in life," Bud said. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
South Fork Flathead River looking northwest near the confluence with Black Bear Creek. Great fishing river. Montana.
Lower South Fork of the Flathead River near the road end (beyond Spotted Bear). Montana.
Series of beaver dams on Clack Creek in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Bud was in this area on a Forest Service tour, inspection report of sorts. Library Note: View to the south over Clack Creek. Montana.
Forest Service pack string along the Chinese Wall in the Bob Marshall Wilderness taken during an inspection trip with the then Supervisor of the Lewis & Clark National Forest, George Engler. This is an example of the face of an anticline. Montana.
The Chinese Wall in the Bob Marshall Wilderness taken during an inspection trip with the then Supervisor of the Lewis & Clark National Forest, George Engler. This is an example of the face of an anticline. Montana.
Bud Moore at Bob Marshall Wilderness sign. Library Note: Bud posing next to sign wearing chaps. Montana.
An isolated extention of the Chinese Wall called Hoadley Reef. This is just about as spectacular as the Chinese Wall. Bud is shown here writing in his journal. Library Note: Bud shown wearing chaps, similar to image 2672. Montana.
Bud took this photo on a scouting trip to prepare for trapping fur in the Trickle Creek area of the Little Salmon drainage. Montana.
Bud took this photo during a trip to clean up his trapper camps from the previous winter. He couldn't pack everything out until the snow melted along the river trail. Montana.
Les Hostetler and Bud's malamute Kenai on the Swan and South Fork of the Flathead Divide somewhere near Smith Pass and Dog Lake. Bud thinks this photo was taken during a citizen initiated inspection trip along the Swan Range to gather information for a RARE II study report. Montana.
Kenai standing in a small creek with a pack on. Montana.
North Little Salmon old cabin site. This "Christmas tree" is near the center of where the old cabin stood. Bud took this photo during a trip to clean up his trap camps. Montana.
Pack Bridge over the Little Salmon Creek near its confluence with the South Fork of the Flathead. Montana.
Tributary of the South Fork. Montana.
Land slump South Fork. Bud took this photo on a trip to check his trap camps. This slump was located on the Lower South Fork of the Flathead not far from Bunker Creek. Bud wanted to go up the east side but he couldn't get across Bunker Creek this early in the year. He would have been washed right down into the Great Gap of something if he'd tried it. This is a pretty impressive land slump! Montana.
South Fork Valley between Bunker Creek and Black Bear. Montana.
Land slumps in the South Fork Flathead River drainage. It's interesting how the soils all broke loose all aorund this area and didn't even tip the trees over. See photograph 2681 also. Montana.
Landscape photo of the South Fork of the Flathead, probably looking from the trail up at the mountains. Montana.
South Fork Flathead winding through dense forest. Montana.
South Fork Flathead River rafters take-out and related explanation. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
South Fork canyon just upstream from rafters take out. Montana.
Black Bear Station, looking south along the South Fork Flathead River drainage. Montana.
Miners lettuce, an edible wild plant, growing along a waterway. Montana.
Monkey flowers near a small creek. Montana.
South Fork Flathead River above Black Bear Creek. Montana.
Lower South Fork of the Flathead. Montana.
Bud's pack and stick overlooking the South Fork of the Flathead, Little Salmon Prairie, near the mouth of the Little Salmon. Montana.
Bud's pack and stick overlooking the South Fork of the Flathead, Little Salmon Prairie, near the mouth of the Little Salmon. Montana.
Sego lily or mariposa lilies blooming. Montana.
Chokecherry blossoms. Montana.
Flower, Flathead. Library Note: Probably Yellow or Sulfur Cinquefoil. Montana.
Bear tree, South Fork Flathead River. Bears commonly, for some reason or another, pick certain trees to rendezvous around and scratch around and sometimes peel and bite on the tree. This is one of those trees. The other situation is where you'll find that the bears have peeled out the cambium to eat it, usually grasping the tree bark up high, standing up, working with their jaws to pull down on the bark strip, so it looks like a pointed strip, for food (not rendezvous site). Very seldom you see the bears peel a tree all the way around clean. "So maybe the bears have a bit of conservation in them after all." -- Bud. Montana.
Snow Creek, South Fork Flathead River. This is above Black Bear Creek, and a small tributary of the South Fork Flathead River. Montana.
Meadow Creek Gorge, South Fork Flathead River. Photo taken from the pack bridge looking downstream. Meadow Creek Gorge is just about opposite Bunker Creek. Montana.
South Fork Flathead River gorge looking south by southwest. This stretch of river is just upstream from the narrow defile that is known as the Gorge. Montana.
The cable suspension Pack bridge across the South Fork of the Flathead River at Black Bear. In the spring and early summer of 1984, Bud wanted to hike into this area on the east side of the river trail but he couldn't cross Bunker Creek, the water was too high, so he ended up hiking up the west side. He got to Bunker Creek and couldn't cross. Montana.
Beautiful landscape view overlooking the route of the old Indian Trail in the upper Little Salmon, with the head of the Little Salmon off to the right side of the photo (out of sight) and the Smith Creek Pass and trail behind the photographer (Bud). Smith Creek Pass is maybe a mile from where Bud took this photo. The small lake at the very head of the Little Salmon along the Smith Creek Trail is off to the right of this photo out of sight, also. The Indian Trail route goes from the right hand side of the photo, upper right of center below that small lake and down what looks like a small drainage into the timber. Good discussion of the values in this area, the location of the Indian trail, stories from Swan Valley old timers and trappers, and the blazes along the lower reaches of the Indian trail, which resemble the old trapper or Indian blazes rather than the common boot and heel blazes used by the Forest Service. See other pictures in this collection describing the boot and heel blaze. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Extreme head of the Little Salmon and brief discussion of where the Indian trail is in relation to this picture. See previous photo. This photo was taken just before July 4th. Excellent longer discussion about Bud's two seasons of trapping in this area including the fact that he didn't take a journal in during the second season. Bud saw a nice covey of ptarmigans in this area on one of his summer trips. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Upper Little Salmon and related discussion about the location of Bud's camp, which would have been in Palisades, just in the center of this photo, the drainage that bends to the left. Library Note: Looking east from near Owl Peak which would have been on the left. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Alpine buttercup blooming. Montana.
Hellebore and glacier lilies. Spring growth. Montana.
Upper Little Salmon. Smith Pass is off to the right of this photo, and the water shown here is probably an inlet or outlet of some of the high lakes at the head of the Little Salmon. Library Note: Current place names are Smith Creek Pass and Little Salmon Creek, near Cooney Mountain. Montana.
Skunk cabbage growing up through the ice. Montana.
Branch of the Upper Little Salmon. Small cascading stream, almost a waterfall. Montana.
Glacier lilies accompanied by ? Library Note: Most likely Glacier Lilies and Spring Beauty. Montana.
Palisade Creek and good discussion about trapping camp location and water source. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Avalanche chute, Little Salmon, Twelve Mile. Library Note: Open mountainside showing path that avalanches take between forested areas. Little Salmon Creek area. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Typical early July scenery in the Upper Little Salmon. Note the pack trail across the photo in the meadow. Montana.
View down the Little Salmon. See previous, similar, photo. Library Note: Looking north over Little Salmon Creek valley. Montana.
Hellebore just beginning to break through the ground and related stories about the abundance of bears in this area of the Little Salmon, and Bud's camp nearby. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Close-up view of Palisade Creek. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Head of the Little Salmon with Smith Pass to the right out of sight of this photo. Note the frozen lakes -- there are about three of them in this area. Library Note: Current term is Smith Creek Pass and Little Salmon Creek. Montana.
Head of the Little Salmon. Library Note: Looking east from lake with Smith Creek Pass behind photographer. Montana.
Head of the Little Salmon in late winter or early spring. Library Note: Full name, Little Salmon Creek. View is southeast over creek towards lakes. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Head of the Little Salmon looking north at a large reef and related story about a man by the name of Trolean (?) who worked for Merrit the outfitter who had a camp at Chasm Creek, and the snow shovels that he stashed in this area in case of a big snow. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Little Salmon Park near the South Fork of the Flathead. Montana.
Indian Paintbrush and Sego Lily blooming. Montana.
This slide is labeled by Vicki as "Camp at Smith Creek" but Bud doesn't remember camping at Smith Creek although he remembers this camp. Cooking fire with pots on the fire, plus other kitchen supplies placed on rocky mound. Montana.
This slide is labeled by Vicki as "Camp at Smith Creek" but Bud doesn't remember camping at Smith Creek although he remembers this camp. This looks like the camp all cleaned up. Montana.
Little Salmon below Two Mile Meadow. Bud remembers taking this photo. This is a heavily forested area. Little Salmon Creek. Montana.
Little Salmon Basin. This is the same area shown in previous 'snow' slides. Note that the Indian trail would be off to the left out of the photo. Library Note: View is east over the lake. Montana.
View of the Upper Little Salmon valley. Little Salmon Creek. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Blooming wildflowers on mountain slope at Albino Basin, just north of Holland Peak. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This is a landscape view of the head of the Little Salmon looking north from the pass between the Little Salmon to the north and Albino Basin to the south. Smith Pass is just behind the ridge on the left of photo, and the Little Salmon drainage flows to the right. Montana.
Koyak "too tired to eat" at Bud and David's camp in the vicinity of the pass between the Upper Little Salmon and Albino Basin. Montana.
Koyak and Kenai in Albino Creek, where Bud and David camped the next day. See previous slide. Montana.
Marten caught in a peg set along Bud's trapline in the Little Salmon. Library Note: Little Salmon Creek drainage. Montana.
View to Smith Pass looking across the drainages of Palisades (foreground) and the Little Salmon behind the big ridge. Smith Pass id center of photo. Note the back side of Cooney Mountain. left of center. Bud was scouting this area for fur, and had explored the Station Creek area which was burned over and had no marten habitat left. Library Note: Full geographical term is Smith Creek Pass, near Cooney Mountain. Montana.
Scouting for fur in the upper reaches of Trickle Creek as seen from High Peak.
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Bud's camp downstream from the mouth of Chasm Creek on the Little Salmon. Good story about Bud and Vicki scouting for fur in this area, and Vicki's "accident" at Palisades Lake where she dislocated her elbow and Bud helped get it back "located." Vicki then hiked out and Bud continued solo, scouting for marten country. Also good story about catching two native trout at this site. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This photo was taken on the route out of the Little Salmon and Bud camped in this area. Looking west, Bud took this photo with the sun to his back while he was thinking about the country and writing in his journal. Note the anticline reefs in the distance. Montana.
View of the Little Salmon from the upper drainage looking northeast. Note the avalanche chutes on the right and Palisades in the center of the photo, in the distance. Note the stumps and bent trees from the avalanche path. Montana.
Little Salmon trail appears in the upper half of this photo across the big slide area where Trolean (sp?) and his dudes shoveled the snow late in the season one year.
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Head of the Little Salmon looking northeast. A little different view compared to previous slides. The lakes at the upper head of the Little Salmon are to the right, out of sight of this photo. Montana.
Looking across the slide area toward the Upper Little Salmon and the lakes. Good story about Bob and Gyda Newman, along with Bill Grant (who used to live on Shoupe's place) and their encounter with a grizzly along this part of the Little Salmon Trail. Library Note: Cooney Mountain off to the right. Wildflowers visible on mountainside. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Looking across the Little Salmon drainage at the big avalache chute that commands attention in this area. The old Indian trail crosses the avalanche path at about center photo. Bud never crossed Smith Pass in the winter because of the danger of avalanches beyond the high lakes because the avalanche chutes and slides are too active in these areas. However, today this area is extremely attractive to snowmobilers even though it is illegal to operate motorized vehicles inside the wilderness. Library Note: Owl Peak and Oreamnos Peak visible in distance to the north. Montana.
The Forest Service's Little Salmon trail is shown in this photo just below center across the big avalanche chute. The old Indian trail would be to the right out of sight of the photo. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Upper Little Salmon looking south from lake. Note the snow breakage from avalanches. Library Note: Cooney Mountain behind tree on the right. Montana.
One of about three lakes in the upper Little Salmon basin. Montana.
One of about three lakes in the upper Little Salmon basin. Condon Mountain in the distance. Montana.
One of about three lakes in the Upper Little Salmon basin. Condon Mountain in the distance. Montana.
Spruce blowdown in the Chasm Creek area. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Recluse Lake in the Chasm Creek area and related story about Bud seeing a grizzly just beyond this lake, about center photo. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Black bear picking huckleberries in an avalanche chute in the upper Chasm Creek drainage. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Lake in the Little Salmon with a nice reflection, probably Palisade Lake. This photo prompted a good story about Bud hiking with Vicki and Magali a few days earlier near Pentagon Cabin when Koyak gave out from hip dysplasia and how Bud packed the malamute out on his back, except for a few stretches uphill. Bud and the girls later camped at the lake in this photo. Good story. Condon Mountain in the distance. Library Note: Not Palisade Lake which is to the north of Little Salmon Creek drainage. Bud's usage of Condon Mountain isn't noted on maps, but this peak appears to be next to Cooney Mountain to the south. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This tree, probably a white bark pine, was born, grew and died right in the rocks. Montana.
Lake at the head of the Little Salmon, probably the biggest one which is also the first one you come to when you take the trail down from Smith (Creek) Pass. Montana.
Bud's camp downstream from the mouth of Chasm Creek in the Little Salmon drainage. Montana.
Marten habitat in the Gill Creek tributary of the Little Salmon. Bud caught more marten in this drainage than anywhere else in the Little Salmon during both seasons of trapping this area. He also caught one wolverine in a marten set and broke the chain on the set. Bud lost that wolverine, as Bud was out selling his furs for Christmas and the tracks were snowed under by the time Bud returned to the area. Montana.
Marten habitat in the Gill Creek tributary of the Little Salmon. Bud caught more marten in this drainage than anywhere else in the Little Salmon during both seasons of trapping this area. He also caught one wolverine in a marten set and broke the chain on the set. Bud lost that wolverine, as Bud was out selling his furs for Christmas and the tracks were snowed under by the time Bud returned to the area. Montana.
Peg set at Gill Creek. It is difficult to take photos with this kind of snow -- you almost have to take a light meter reading right off of the subject. Montana.
Big John Murname, getting a drink of water while on the trapline with Bud in the Little Salmon. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Dark marten at Gill Creek and related story about the coloring of the marten pelts in this area. Bud's pack and axe visible next to tree. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Good picture of a peg set along Bud's Gill Creek trapline. This marten scraped the bark off this dead spruce. Note the marten on the right hand side of the set. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This view is taken from Owl while Vicki and Bud were scouting for fur. Looking directly up the Little Salmon toward Smith Pass from just east of Owl Peak. Montana.
This is Bud's snowshoe track on his trapline where he headed across the Swan Divide just west of Owl Peak, looking back on his tracks at Owl Pass Lake. Library Note: This is most likely Palisade Lake looking west towards Lion Creek Pass. Montana.
Owl Peak from the north side. If you were on the south side of this peak looking back, it would look very abrupt, not round, as it does here. There are at least three lakes in this area. This is a nice little spot from Lion Creek Pass south toward Owl Peak. Montana.
Camp -- North Owl Peak. Vicki and Bud had been scouting over a pass that Bud could get over in the winter on the way in to trap, because Smith Pass was too riddled with avalanche paths. This camp was near the pass, south of Owl Peak. This is where Magali wanted to build the fire. She got her pitch out and built the fire, and was practicing. Montana.
Looking south towards Owl Peak from Upper Palisade. Note how you can start to see the steep south side of the mountain. Earlier picture was taken from the area to the left of this photo. Montana.
One of several lakes in the Upper Palisade area. These are barren, but beautiful, lakes in high alpine habitat. Library Note: This is looking east from lakes near Owl Peak. Montana.
On the face of Owl Peak. Magali and Vicki looking down on the Little Salmon during a trip Bud took with these young women to scout for fur. Montana.
Owl Terraces, Vicki and Magali. This is a saddle looking toward the head of Lion Creek and Owl Peak. "Magali would drop behind in every huckleberry patch along the trail and show up all smeared up with purple. That wilderness is good for people. It's got something. " -- Bud Note that Bud placed a few marten sets in this area, due to the snags and the apparent "crossing" but never caught any marten here. Library Note: View is to the northeast, with peak above Palisade Lake visible in the background. Montana.
Owl Peak view taken from the Little Salmon side. Magali hiking up trail with pack on. Library Note: This is not actually Owl Peak in the background but the peak just above and to the northwest of Palisade Lake. Montana.
Bud Moore on a trapping trip in Upper Palisade. Note the round-bowed trailshoes, which were not common before WWII but were popular following the war. Square-bowed was more common as far as snowshoes were concerned. The round-bowed shoes were manufactured during the war, and Bud bought this during the war. He wishes he'd bought a dozen of these then, as they are hard to find now. Discussion about the snowshoes and also the method of laying out the marten lines in this steep, rugged country. (No circle lines, but up and down the drainages, which are separated by shorter, steep ridges rather than long sloping ridges that can be more easily crossed.) Library Note: Palisade Lake is off to the left out of sight of the picture, and the drainage on the far right is the Little Salmon. View is towards southeast from Lion Creek Pass. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Vicki and Magali looking down the Little Salmon from somewhere in the vicinity of Owl Peak. The drainage to the left, shadowed by the white bark pine, is Palisade Creek. You don't have to work very hard in this area to find a nice scenic spot to rest up. Montana.
Dick and Sarah Walker eating lunch in the Owl Peak area and enjoying the muffins and bread which Bud and Sarah dubbed "land levelers" (they made the journey ahead seem less steep!) from Mammyth Bakery in Missoula. Related discussion about the route of the traplines this winter and Dick and Sarah accompanying Bud during one week of trapping. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Dick and Sarah Walker eating lunch in the Owl Peak area and enjoying the muffins and bread which Bud and Sarah dubbed "land levelers" (they made the journey ahead seem less steep!) from Mammyth Bakery in Missoula. Related discussion about the route of the traplines this winter and Dick and Sarah accompanying Bud during one week of trapping. Montana.
Big John near Owl Peak. John Murname accompanied Bud on this week's trapping. John and his wife, Sue and son, Luke are mentioned. John and Luke are great at reciting Cowboy Poetry, especially Bud's favorite, the Zebra Dun, including the final punch, "Just as sure as I was born, every educated fellow ain't a plumb greenhorn." the last line of the poem. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud repairing a set at Owl Pass. This is in the same area as the Owl Terraces photo and following slide. There wasn't much action here, as far as marten, though it looked like a good spot. Note that this is Bud's typical dress for trapping: a parka shell ("You could almost hide in there, from the wind, and that's the way to be, up high"), over the top of a Filson cruiser, long underwear and wool pants. Bud still has the parka, and the Filson cruiser. Montana.
Palisade Camp. This was Bud's main camp. Two tents were erected here on the same ridgepole. One for furs and one for sleeping in. Bud used this camp during two different winters. Note also the cache pole to the right of the peak of the tent where Bud hung his groceries. Note that you have to also build a ladder near these camps so you can reach the poles! Bud left this up here. He couldn't reach it because something happened to his ladder! (Just left the pole up.) Montana.
Little Salmon at Chasm Creek. Bud's story of catching two nice trout at this camp is included in an earlier slide. Montana.
Camp at the Rafter's Take-out, and related good discussion of how the popularity of rafting in the South Fork changed the river by requiring regulations, etc and providing more access to the river for fishing. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Trout caught at Chasm Creek camp. See earlier slides. Note the red argillite rocks, typical of these streams. Montana.
Trout in the frying pan! Cooking four small trout in a pan over an open fire. Montana.
Bud Moore at Lion Pass looking toward Swan Peak and the head of Lion Creek. Related story about Uno Strom's trapline in the Lion Creek drainage, and some discussion of Bud's trapping here, too. Trapper cabins mentioned in Big Salmon and Lion Creek. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Unloading at Palisades camp and related story about packing supplies in, the pack box styles, the lynx stretchers and Don Merrit who helped pack this particular camp, Tom Parker, Dave ?, and Cecil Noble. Much of this is recorded in Bud's journals for 1983 and 1984. This camp is about ten miles up from the river, but in dense forest. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Palisade Camp, setting up and discussion about how Bud decided to locate his camp where he did. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Erecting the ridgepoles at the Palisade Camp, and discussion about how Bud set the ridgepoles. Also discussion about disposal of the carcasses after skinning. Montana.
Palisade camp and good short discussion about this area being a bear patch. Good words about bears and attitude. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud had a tarp to cover his poles at this trapline camp, so he didn't have to use brush to hold the snow off the canvas tent walls. The purpose of the horizontal poles was to tie off the tent to the poles. This tent had a five foot wall for head room. Bud is glad he did this as it took him back to the old days. Montana.
Duplicate of earlier slide of Palisade camp. Canvas tent seen set up in forest. Montana.
Thanksgiving at Palisade camp, below the lake. Small fire going and packs leaning up against a tree. Mike Stevenson and Koyak visible at campsite. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Thanksgiving at Palisade, below the lake. Mike Stevenson went with Bud on this second round of trapping and they ended up camped here. Story about this day and rescuing Koyak. Montana.
Meat at Palisade Camp that Bud got after Mike left and went back to the Swan Valley. Bud stayed in here this winter and ran the fur lines similar to what he ran out of here in 1985-1986 and came out at Christmas to sell his fur, then went back in to trap until early February. Good story about the bears in this area, avoiding grizzlies, the mule deer buck and the mountain lion (not a full story) and the term "hand logging." Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Here is the meat pole (cache pole), the mule deer quarters, and the ladder used to hoist the meal onto the pole. Note that the meat is skinned. Bud didn't like to quarter the meat with the hide on because the hollow deer hairs would "explode" and get all over everything, unlike elk. Montana.
Bud Moore and Koyak somewhere along the Lion Creek trail on the way into the Palisade Camp. Bud shown holding his rifle with pack on. Montana.
Mike Stevenson somewhere along the Lion Creek trail on the way into the Palisade Camp. Koyak visible in the foreground. Montana.
Halfway camp, Lion Creek, about ten miles up from the trailhead at the foot of Lion Pass. This lean-to was located about halfway between the Lion Creek trailhead and the Palisades camp. The fire would have been built out in front of this lean to. Bud and crew would sleep here "just like a bear in a den." Bud ended the first winter of trapping right here and did some good writing at this camp. He used that writing at the Backcountry Horseman's meeting in Bigfork one time. See journals. Montana.
Barney Jette going across a steep section of the Lion Creek trail. Barney went trapping with Bud after Christmas this year. Related story. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Barney Jette at halfway camp, Lion Creek and discussion about the differences between snowshoes and skis, and why Bud preferred snowshoes for trapping. Note the firewood on the left, stuck in the snow. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Barney Jette taking a break at Lion Creek Pass. We have a similar photo of Bud in this location. Montana.
Barney Jette, Lion Pass, probably looking from Lion Pass toward the South Fork (northeast) at the anticline. Montana.
Barney Jette, Lion Pass at the first lake you come to. This is the biggest of the little high country lakes that are scattered all across the head of the drainage to Owl Peak. Montana.
Barney Jette and Koyak just beyond the saddle coming over from Lion Creek into the Little Salmon. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Winter photo taken from about halfway into Lion Pass and looking down into Lion Creek. Swan Peak out of sight of the photo to the right, and Swan Valley in the distance. This area was all recommended for wilderness in the RARE II report, Swan Front. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This photo was taken a little further down the trail than 2801. The middle of the photo shows the bottom of the avalanche path that Uno Strom slid down. See previous stories. The wind blows a lot in this area, and the snow doesn't slide as much as you would think in these avalanche paths. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Small lake just inside the wilderness boundary in the head of the Little Salmon, in the head of Palisade Creek. Library Note: Looking northwest towards peak above Lion Creek Pass. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Looking from near Lion Creek Pass across the head of Palisade Creek, east into the wilderness. Montana.
On top of snowy Lion Pass, Koyak, Bud's pack and the Hudson Bay axe. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
On top of Lion Creek Pass, Koyak, Bud's pack and the Hudson Bay axe in the snow. Montana.
On Lion Pass looking southeast toward the wilderness. Bud's snowshoes, off and "tied together" even though there was no wind on this day. Montana.
Looking down into Lion Creek Pass in wintertime. Montana.
Small lake just inside the wilderness boundary in the head of the Little Salmon, in the head of Palisade Creek. Montana.
Lake east of Lion Creek Pass, probably the second lake once you cross the pass into Palisade Creek. Related story about the "press corps" from the Missoulian hiking up into this area for photos. Most likely Palisade Lake, Flathead National Forest, just below Oreamnos Peak. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Lake east of Lion Creek Pass, probably the second lake once you cross the pass into Palisade Creek. Montana.
Palisade Creek looking downstream, winter scene. Good marten habitat. Montana.
Winter view from Palisade Creek toward the Little Salmon and the avalanche chutes that are prominent in the Little Salmon Creek drainage. Montana.
Palisade Creek looking north, northeast toward the ridge. The pass is off to the left of photo and the rocks from previous slide are to the right. Montana.
In Palisade Creek looking toward the Little Salmon. Nice wintertime scene in Marten habitat, a mixture of spruce and alpine fir, some of their favorite country. Montana.
In Palisade Creek looking toward the Little Salmon. Nice wintertime scene in Marten habitat, a mixture of spruce and alpine fir, some of their favorite country. Montana.
In Palisade Creek looking toward the Little Salmon drainage. Nice wintertime scene in Marten habitat, a mixture of spruce and alpine fir, some of their favorite country. Montana.
In Palisade Creek looking toward the Little Salmon. Nice wintertime scene in Marten habitat, a mixture of spruce and alpine fir, some of their favorite country. Montana.
Winter scene of head of Palisade from Lion Creek Pass. Library Note: View looking east from Lion Creek Pass or Owl Peak over Palisade Creek drainage. Montana.
Head of Palisade drainage from Lion Creek Pass in wintertime. Montana.
Snowshoe trail at Upper Palisade. Palisade wasn't Bud's best martens take, but it was pretty steady. He always caught at least one or two. Montana.
Upper Palisade Creek area. Montana.
Upper Palisade shrouded in snow. Montana.
Snowshoes visible in front of snow-covered shelter at Palisade Camp. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Water hole, Palisade Creek. You always had the sound of the water in the camp, even in the winter. The water comes off the waterfall and dives off. It was always rumbling, you could always hear it. The waterfall here is frozen and snow-covered. Montana.
View of Bud's Palisade camp looking at the sleeping area of the tent. The trail into the camp where pack stock hauled the camp in is to the left, out of sight of the photo. Montana.
Cache at Palisade camp in winter, up high enough so the bears couldn't get at it. The camp is off to the right of the photo beyond where Koyak is sitting. Looking out toward where the pack train came in, toward the main trail. Montana.
Wood at Palisade. Excellent long discussion about Bud's experiences with crosscut saws, including his winter working at the ACM camp in Woodworth with John Bachman. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Palisade camp looking at the sleeping area -- note the stove pipe. Montana.
Palisade camp looking at the sleeping area -- note the stove pipe and the smoke going up into the air, center photo. Montana.
Palisade camp as seen from the main trail. One of the important things about a camp like this is to locate it in an area of abundant dry wood. This is one of the reasons why Bud chose this little flat area as the site of his camp. Montana.
Upper Palisades with Koyak laying in the snowshoe track. Montana.
Upper Palisades, Koyak curled up in the snow. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Furs at Palisade. Library Note: Good quantity of marten furs hang off of Bud's snowshoes while a dog (Koyak) lounges in the snow in the background. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Marten tracks in snow, Palisade Lake near Lion Creek Pass. Montana.
Ermine tracks in the snow, an unusual sight. Bud's shadow can be seen in the photograph. Montana.
Bear tracks on the side of the tent tarp, Palisade Camp and related short discussion. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bear tracks on the side of the tent tarp, Palisade Camp. Montana.
Tom Parker packing out camp with his pack string. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
View looking south over Palisade Creek area. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Mike & his dog Skook coming up the Lion Creek trail to the trap camp. Snowy, steep incline. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Mike Stevenson & Skook coming up into the Lion Creek Pass. This is a good photo of the "ridge" that saved Uno! See previous stories about Uno Strom. Bud thinks Skook was loaded with about 25% of his weight. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Skook settling in against Mike's pack. Note the size of his feet compared to the rest of his body -- this was Skook's first pack trip as a young dog, so he was just learning about packing. Montana.
Skook settling in against Mike's pack. Note the size of his feet compared to the rest of his body -- this was Skook's first pack trip as a young dog, so he was just learning about packing. Montana.
Mike Stevenson, Lion Pass. Note the trees in the background, where Bud would walk when there was threat of an avalanche, so he could "hang onto a tree". Montana.
Mike Stevenson just below Lion Creek Pass near the big boulder along the trail, looking toward Swan Peak. Montana.
Mike Stevenson holding coffee pot above smokestack at Palisade camp. Story about the coffee pot from Ashley Roche, the Firey Irey stove. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Looking toward Swan Peak. Cecil Noble's camp would be in the bottom. This was taken down below the real steep part of the pass. Montana.
Looking north toward basin below Swan Peak. Swan Peak is in upper left obscured by trees. Cecil Noble's camp would be in the bottom. This was taken down below the real steep part of the pass. Montana.
Bud at the Palisade Creek Camp, with a white beard. Bud said he took a razor in with him but he never did use it. Skis, rifle and pack lean up against fence. Montana.
Lion Creek trapping camp, with 9 x 9 Army surplus tent buried in snow. Note the ladder that Mike built leaning against a tree. Montana.
The Lion Creek trap tent camp and cache. Bud said the terrain "falls away" from this location so the snow and water drain away from the tent and camp. Cecil Noble's packer brought this camp in for Bud. Montana.
Cole MacPherson, Lion Camp. Cole was a smokejumper in the Forest Service, and now works as a dentist. Related story about Bud having a kidney stone while in this camp, and also brief story about John Gatchell, and a little bit about alcohol consumption and the "White Mink" that Cole brought on this trip. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Lion Camp in the snow. Ladder seen standing up against a tree, with canvas tent snow-covered behind it. Montana.
Lion Creek Trap camp. Snowy scene with ladder and tent visible. Montana.
Notch set for marten on Lion Creek. This is the first set heading up from the camp on Lion Creek. Good picture of the set. See previous slides for related stories about how these sets are built. Montana.
Cole Macpherson with a long-tailed weasel (ermine) in a marten set. Montana.
Big John Murname overlooking the Palisades Creek valley. View is southeast from just west of Palisade Lake. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Big John on snowshoes at Owl Peak Pass. Montana.
Big John snowshoeing at Owl Peak Pass. Montana.
Big John with Owl Peak in the background, at the Owl Pass saddle, crossing into the Little Salmon from the Lion Creek drainage. Montana.
Big John with Owl Peak in the background, at the Owl Pass saddle, crossing into the Little Salmon from the Lion Creek drainage. Montana.
Sarah Walker and some dogs at Palisade Creek camp. Skis, a rifle, and a pack leaning up against wood railing. Montana.
Dick and Sarah Walker on skis at Lion Creek. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Dick and Sarah Walker, Lion Creek and brief story about their skis. Montana.
Dick Walker in Lion Creek looking up toward Swan Peak which would be on the left. Montana.
Notch set for marten, Lion Creek. Montana.
Cole MacPherson and Long tailed weasel (ermine) caught in a peg set trap. Montana.
Bud at Lion Pass on snowshoes. Montana.
View looking south towards Rubble Lake and good story about Koyak getting hurt (hip displacement) and Bud having to carry him back to the Holland Lake Lodge for help. See journals for details. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Rubble Lake view, most likely in late spring. Montana.
Rubble Lake sits in a small high alpine basin. Note the browse line from mountain goats on the stunted alpine firs. Montana.
Rubble Lake looking northwest. Montana.
Rubble Lake. Note the game runways over the notch to the right of center, where wildlife cross over the top into Buck Creek. Montana.
Vicki Moore looking toward the Swan Valley at the pass above Rubble Lake. Montana.
Looking east over the Terrace Lakes and the headwaters of the Upper Big Salmon. Montana.
Looking east toward the Terrace Lakes and the headwaters of the Upper Big Salmon. Montana.
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Vicki Moore above Terrace Lake, which is out of sight to the right of the photo. Montana.
Cataract Creek drainage which flows out of Terrace Lake. A fork of this streams flows to Woodward Lake. Excellent discussion about the need for communication between trappers and the local district rangers regarding the legalities of trapping inside wilderness areas. Includes stories about Bud's first trapline in Idaho, and Orin Van Hoose and Ed Mackay. (And all that from this one slide!) "The mountains do talk to you sometimes. You have to listen hard to hear them." Wendover and Burned Cedar cabin. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Vicki at the Upper Necklace Lake camp and brief story. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Necklace Lake camp. View of peak above Rubble Lake and Terrace Lakes visible in background. Montana.
Looking southeast from Woodward Lake and the Necklace Lakes Basin. Montana.
Smoky Creek basin looking northeast from near the Necklace Lakes basin. Montana.
Koyak at one of the Necklace Lakes looking northwest towards Holland Peak area. Montana.
Upper Necklace Basin looking northwest. Montana.
Necklace Lake camp. Library Note: View northwest over lake towards peak. Montana.
Woodward Lake and Necklace Basin looking southeast from Rubble Lake. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Woodard Lake basin. Bud said there were squirrel caches everywhere in this basin. "Nut piles everywhere." Montana.
Woodard Lake basin looking southwest. Montana.
Magali at Woodward Lake, view towards the southwest over lake. Montana.
Looking southwest over Woodward Lake, Bud and Magali posing for photograph. Montana.
View southeast over Woodward Lake and the Necklace Lake basin. Montana.
North of Woodward Lake, Vicki and Magali. Montana.
North of Woodward Lake, Vicki and Magali hiking towards Rubble Lake. Montana.
Junk at Lion Pass -- Vicki and Magali. Library Note: Garbage, a big sheet of black plastic, visible in meadow. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Vicki and Magali, and the view of South Lion Creek and Union Peak. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
South Lion Creek avalanche chutes visible on mountainside. Montana.
View of South Fork Lion Creek, Vicki and Magali looking over edge, with Union Peak in the distance and the avalanche chutes. Photo taken just west of Owl Peak. Montana.
South Lion Creek and the large avalance chutes. Montana
Vicki and the view of main Lion Creek. Montana.
Magali, Lion Creek camp. "We hiked right down the side of the mountain, and it was a tangle. We came out right next to the cedar grove along the Lion Creek trail." Brief story about this camp site. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This is one of the Forest Service's original signs, black letters on enamel. The next issue that the Forest Service made was the same as this only with a green border and the Forest Service "tree" symbol. They soon found out that these weren't very practical back where "bears bite them and people shoot them" and the enamel splits off. They went to wooden signs, and then the porcupines and the bears ate them! Montana.
The view from Switchback Pass looking into the a large drainage during Bud's 1972 trip into the Middle Fork and across to Pentagon Mountain. His journals contain the details of this trip. Discussion gives a summary of the reasons for this trip (including the controversy of the Dean Ridge Timber Sale -- which was planned but cancelled out), along with brief discussion of the fishery in the Spotted Bear River above the falls, and waterfall barriers in general. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Kenai with packs at Switchback Pass which is near Kevan Mountain, Flathead National Forest. Montana.
Pentagon Mountain from the pass. Bud camped almost at the foot of Pentagon, then went on to the Spotted Bear River side to the old guard station. Note the blaze on the tree and what looks like a notch above it, identifying it as a Forest Service blaze marking the trail. Montana.
Trail leading up to Pentagon Mountain with peak shrouded in clouds. Montana.
Pentagon Mountain looking northwest from near Dean Lake. Montana.
Lake near Pentagon Mountain where Bud camped the third of fourth day out. This lake drains into the Missle Fork of the Flathead River. When Bud was hiking along here the ground squirrels would taunt the dogs, which would catch the squirrels on the first jump. Montana.
Pentagon Creek as it looked following a big flood in about 1964 throughout most of this country. Brief discussion of the flood. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Camp near Pentagon Mountain, near Dean Lake, looking west towards peak. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
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Tribolite Range, looking north northwest. Montana.
Trail near Tribolite Reef. Possibly Pentagon Peak in the background. Note the sawed log. Montana.
Clack Creek and brief discussion about the Clack packboard, named for Jack Clack. Note: Bud mentions the Duluth packsack, which got its name from the canoe country of northern Minnesota. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Clack Creek view looking northeast from a spot just north of Pentagon Mountain. Montana.
Pentagon Creek with Pentagon Mountain visible in the distance. Montana.
Corral at Pentagon Cabin with small shed visible attached to corral. Montana.
Pentagon cabin and good story about grizzlies in this area and Fred Kaser from Swan Valley who shot a grizzly in his tent camp at this location in the early days of his Forest Service career. Bud also tells the story of his dogs becoming gun shy after being teased with firecrackers at home in Missoula and then spooking near this cabin site when Bud shot a grouse. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Horse damage on Spotted Bear River. Tree shows worn back from hitching horses to it. Today horsemen and stock users take advantage of "high lines" to keep the horses from damaging the trees. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Upper Spotted Bear River. This river is barren above the falls. Note the evidence of the flood of '64. Montana.
Silvertip cabin, Spotted Bear Ranger District. This cabin was fairly new in 1972, and is accessed by a trail from the end of the Spotted Bear Road. Flathead National Forest. Montana.
View looking down Spotted Bear River. Montana.
Spotted Bear River trail along the South Fork of the Flathead River. Montana.
Malamutes, Koyak and Kenai, resting at the Spotted Bear River trailhead. Bud's hiking stick can be seen leaning up against tree in the background. Montana.
Male spruce grouse "Fool hen" and Bud's trapping pistol photographed on his way to the Pentagon cabin. Gun is a Ruger Single Six .22 that can handle two different cylinders, magnum and long. Bud shot the grouse through the head with this pistol. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The malamutes posing near the end of the Spotted Bear Road. Montana.
Bob Marshall Wilderness sign near the beginning of Bud's hike into the Middle Fork of the Flathead area. Bud carried a walking stick for several reasons. In the wintertime it is nice to have a stick when you are using snowshoes. He also used to stick to guide the dogs. He taught them to heel and if they tried to go ahead of him he'd tap them on the nose with the stick. Montana.
Middle Fork trail upstream from Schaffer Meadows, where Bud started his hike. Ky and Kenai on trail next to backpack. Montana.
Outfitters camp along the Middle Fork of the Flathead River. Dogs sit with packs on. Good discussion about these types of outfitter camps located inside wilderness for many years following the passing of the wilderness act in 1964. See Bud's journals for more details. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Camp on the Middle Fork of the Flathead River just below the Gooseberry Cabin. Bud had come a long ways this day, the first day, of hike into the Middle Fork. Montana.
Camp on the Middle Fork of the Flathead River. Bud thought about fishing here but he was so tired after the long day's hike that he just hit the sack! Montana.
Middle Fork of the Flathead River. Note the telephone line strung between the trees. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Gooseberry Ranger Station, Middle Fork of the Flathead River. Horses tied up at hitching post in front of cabin. Library Note: Gooseberry Ranger Station appears to be about 3.5 miles east of Trilobite Peak on the Middle Fork. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
View from the Gooseberry Ranger Station, and the Middle Fork of the Flathead River. Library Note: Trilobite Peak visible in the background. View towards the west. Three horses tied to hitching post. Gooseberry Ranger Station appears to be about 3.5 miles east of Trilobite Peak on the Middle Fork. Montana.
Trail crew at Gooseberry Cabin, Middle Fork of the Flathead River. Bud may have recorded the names of these people in his journals. One of the trail crew members sent Bud a photo he had taken of Bud and the dogs. Bud was on-duty with the Forest Service this day and surprised this trail crew, who didn't know he was coming. Usually if there is an inspecting party there will be two or three Forest Service employees with a pack string. So Bud's trip was a little bit unusual. Library Note: Gooseberry Ranger Station appears to be about 3.5 miles east of Trilobite Peak on the Middle Fork. Montana.
Example of an Original metal Forest Service sign directing hikers toward Java. Montana.
Lion Creek Falls. Bud said "The wood nymphs are out. You don't always see them, but you sure feel them." This photo was taken during a trip that Bud made with Butch Harmon and Les Hostetler to investigate the wilderness qualities of the Swan Front. This trip resulted in a Report that was submitted to the Forest Service and other interested parties. These photos were all taken outside of wilderness, in the RARE II areas. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Lion Creek falls. This is a dark little place to photograph with its dark canyon walls. Montana.
Main fork of Lion Creek looking upstream toward Swan Peak. Montana.
Cedar Grove on Lion Creek and brief discussion of this unique area located in the Lion Creek canyon. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
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Photograph taken looking down Lion Creek Canyon across to the Mission Mountains. Montana.
Photograph taken looking down Lion Creek Canyon across to the Mission Mountains. Montana.
South Fork of Lion Creek. Alpine lake view with sharp peak in the distance to the northeast. Library Note: Union Peak is behind and to the right of photographer. Montana.
Looking toward the main Lion Creek canyon from above Pony Lake. The small meadow left of center is where Bud and companions camped. Discussion about this area and the elk sign here, too. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Butch Harmon and Les Hostetler taking a break while hiking in the Smith Creek basin. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Butch Harmon and Les Hostetler at Smith Creek Pass. Brief discussion of grizzlies in this area, at the head of Smith Pass and north. Library Note: Photo shows Holland Peak in the distance, view towards the southeast. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Butch Harmon and Les Hostetler at Smith Creek Pass. Library Note: Photo shows Holland Peak in the distance, view towards the southeast. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Les at Smith Pass. Butch Harmon is barely visible sitting next to Les Hostetler. Brief discussion of navigating this rugged country and the grizzly sign below this point, on the wilderness side of the divide. Library Note: Photograph most likely shows Holland Peak in background. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bob Marshall Wilderness sign at the top of Smith Pass, looking north. Bud and his grandson David Moore hiked here in 1980. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Koyak in the wildflowers at Albino Basin. Montana.
David Moore at Smith Creek Pass overlooking the Little Salmon country. View from near Cooney Mountain looking Northwest. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Inlet (spring) at Lion Creek Pass and wild onion discussion. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Palisade Lake just below Lion Pass and brief discussion about this area. This was during a trip that Bud took with Vicki to scout for possible trapline locations. Bud standing on rocky outcrop with lake in the background. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Looking up at Lion Pass "where Uno came down." Montana.
Palisade Lake just below Lion Pass looking west to northwest over lake. Bud has heard about people fishing in this lake, but he never did "joint up" and try it. The fish were probably planted here, if there are any. Montana.
Lion Creek Falls where the wood nynphs live. "Wood Nymph Falls" according to Bud. Montana.
Vicki Moore climbing above Lion Creek toward Lion Creek Pass with Swan Peak in the distance. Montana.
Bud or Vicki took this photo of Swan Peak while climbing up toward Lion Pass. Switchbacks are the main feature along the trail in this area. Montana.
Bud Moore taking a break above Lion Creek looking toward Swan Peak. Montana.
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Above the Lion Creek canyon. You can see the dense forests and "jungles" typical of Lion Creek. Montana.
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On the wilderness side of Smith Creek Pass looking toward Condon Mountain. Bud was packing out his trapping camp from the previous winter. Library Note: Cooney Mountain behind to the right of photographer. Montana.
On the wilderness side of Smith Pass where Bud chopped a lot of footholds on his way out of the Bob Marshall. Koyak visible in the snow. Montana.
Swan Crest and the Little Salmon looking north toward the anticline. Montana.
Swan Crest and the avalanche at the head of the Little Salmon with the trail center photo. You can see how hard it would be to get across this pass in July with stock. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Looking toward the Mission Mountains from Smith Pass. Note the pack trail on the left and Koyak is sitting right on the pass where the trail crosses. Palisade Lake would be behind photographer. Montana.
View of Smith Creek Pass wilderness area. Montana.
The switchbacks on Smith Creek Pass, barely visible in the snow. Montana.
Canvas shelter set up at Palisades camp. Montana.
Carrielee Parker riding a mule on the trail at Smith Creek Pass. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Tom Parker with pack string at Smith Pass. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Swans feeding in an open meadow with the Swan Range in the background. Montana.
Double Diamond Guest Ranch and a brief story about the huge grizzly bear trap that was once on display at the bar here, found in Barber Creek by Charlie Goff, a Forest Service employee. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The trail from Coyote Forest meets the river near the site where this photo was taken. We are looking upstream, with Beaver Run on the right. Bud shot a buck on the point about the center of this photo one year when Koyak was with him, before Koyak became gun shy. Bud was trapping ermines, mink and beaver and he also caught a couple of marten in the spruce forest on the way down to the river from the cabin. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Janet and the malamutes crossing the Swan River near Coyote Forest. Montana.
View looking down Swan River near Coyote Forest. Montana.
Janet Moore climbing on downed logs in the Swan River near Coyote Forest. Montana.
A nice fishing hole, swimming or picnic area at the Swan River near Coyote Forest. Bud and Janet built a trail to the river from the cabin so that Norman Maclean could get to the river and fish. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Butch Harmon, Swan Valley. Bud took this photo at the beginning of the 1978 trip with Butch and Les Hostetler to research the Swan Front and write a report. This was during the RARE II era. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud's Swan Valley trapping outfit on the Elk Point Road, including his snowmobile and trailer. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Looking across Coyote Forest neighbor, Rasmussen's, toward Hemlock Point on the left and Shangrila Peak in the center (Elk Creek). Note the big clearcuts that were highly visible. Montana.
View of part of the old Sias property where a sawmill was once located. Bud saw the biggest grizzly track he'd ever seen in the Swan Valley in a sawdust pile here one day. This is a real grizzly patch in this neighborhood. Bud once owned this property and later sold it to Les Hostetler, who, in turn, sold it to a man by the name of Rusty ___________. Montana.
Lunchtime on the Mission side of the Swan Valley above the big clearcut. Bob Newman, Janet Moore and Gyda Newman on the snowmobiles. Swan Valley is buried under cloud cover below the snowmobilers. Montana.
Snowmobile outing with Bob and Gyda Newman, Janet Moore in the Big Clearcut above the fog in the Swan Valley. Montana.
Swan Valley view taken while on a snowmobile outing above the big clearcut. Montana.
Bud's canoe at the sandy beach about midway up Lindbergh lake with snowy peaks visible in the distance. Montana.
Swan Valley view taken while on a snowmobile outing above the big clearcut. Montana.
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Bob Kaser's new self-loading logging truck. Snow-covered logs shown being loaded into back of truck. Montana.
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Bud's old green Ford truck in front of the Hungry Bear before the year of the teenagers, who drove the truck and banged it all up. Montana.
Jolynn Mahaffey standing in the doorway at the Swan Valley Centre. Montana.
Lake Stevenson and story about Bud hauling logs out over the "dike" seen center photo. Montana.
Building Mike Stevenson's road with a bulldozer. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
A typical Swan Valley pond ecosystem. Ice and snow still visible in middle of pond. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Construction of Mike Stevenson's road. Diann Erickson helping to roll out the plastic mesh used in the wet areas. Montana.
Diann Ericson and Mike Stevenson putting the plastic mesh down along the section of road that now accesses Bill and Jean Moore's. Road bridges consisted of old Milwaukee railroad timbers used as bridges across the wet areas. Montana.
Caterpillar bulldozer moving earth and constructing Mike's road and brief story about laying down the highway-type mesh underneath the dirt and gravel. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Mike's road and Max Greenough, a local logger. Brief story about Max. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Mike's road, Max Greenough "making it pay". Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Construction of Mike's road. Max Greenough teaching Vicki Moore how to drive a Caterpillar D7! Montana.
Mike's road, Max Greenough teaching Vicki Moore how to drive a Caterpillar D7! Montana.
Construction of Mike's road using Caterpillar D7 bulldozer. Montana.
Construction of Mike's road using Caterpillar D7 bulldozer. Montana.
Mike Stevenson working on his road, helping to lay down the highway-type canvas or mesh to help with the water situation. Montana.
Carrielee Parker at Mule Days in Condon. Brief story about Mule Days, in general, and one year when an airplane crashed at the runway across the highway. We think Jerry Watson was in the plane with her husband, Roger Watson (pilot) and passengers Gloria Busch, and school principal Kitty Logan. (We don't remember what year the crash occured, but Bud is sure he wrote it up in his journals. Probably between 1983 and 1987.) Plane crash. Condon Air Strip. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Janet Moore at the 4th of July celebration at Condon. Looks like she is taking the hot dog buns over to the cook shack. Montana.
Children scrambling for candy in the sawdust pile at the traditional July 4th festivities. Montana.
Charlie Goff and Dwayne Forder enjoying a cold beer at the Swan Valley 4th of July festivities. Montana.
Chuck Roll, Condon 4th of July. Brief explanation. It looks like Chuck is raffling a rifle or shotgun for a fundraiser of some kind. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Susie Cox at the Condon 4th of July celebration, holding a mask aloft. Montana.
Winner of the 4th of July raffle! Man poses for camera with rifle over his shoulders. Montana.
Cindy and Barney Jette, and Cal Tassinari, at the Condon July 4th celebration. Barney Jette is a well-known jeweler in Missoula and Cal Tassinari was the first wilderness ranger in this Forest Service Region, and also in the Mission Mountains. Montana.
Kari Gunderson sitting at a table with sign saying Last Chance for Montana's Wilderness. Condon July 4th party. Gunderson is the longtime wilderness ranger in the Mission Mountains. Montana.
Condon 4th of July. People sit behind table selling goods. Two rifles, five revolvers, various antler products visible on table. Montana.
Condon 4th of July parade. Truck seen pulling flatbed with God Bless Our Native Land printed on side. Montana.
Dale Conley driving the tractor for the Seeley Condon Chamber of Commerce float at the July 4th parade. Condon participated only briefly in the Chamber. Brief story about the chamber. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Condon 4th of July Parade. Subaru seen pulling small float with a shit loaded with boxes of tea to symbolize the tea party. Montana.
Condon 4th of July. Convertible Corvette Sting Ray drives in parade. Montana.
Condon 4th of July Parade. Six Boy Scouts walk or ride a bike in the parade. Note the lack of bystanders watching the parade. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Condon 4th of July. Swan Valley Centre tow truck drives in parade. Montana.
Condon 4th of July Parade. Gordon Ranch float pulled by horses. Montana.
Condon 4th of July. Two girls lead a horse and pony down the street in parade. Montana.
Sheriff's Deputy stopping traffic along Highway 83 for the Condon 4th of July Parade. Montana.
Swan Range, Wedge Creek, which is a tributary of Monture, which is due east of Center Ridge. Bud was on a trip with Horace Godfrey when he took this photo from the trail which leads to Burned Cabin. This was taken at about the time the cabin burned. Horace and Bud were enroute to Limestone Pass to measure snow. Montana.
Swan Peak photo and related story about Bud meeting John on this trail in the winter. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Swan Peak from near the Lion Creek Pass. Montana.
Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
View from above Pony Lake along the Swan Front, looking toward the Swan Valley. Montana.
Looking toward Cooney Creek from the Smith Creek Pass area. Library Note: Tip of Holland Peak visible in center of photograph, view to southeast. Montana.
Dog Creek. Hiking south to north you would come to Cooney Creek, Smith Creek, Pony and then Dog Creek. Bud recorded some grizzly activity in this drainage. Montana.
Elephant's Head. Bud taking a break, leaning up against his hiking staff. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Cat Lake basin. Les Hostetler, right, and Butch Harmon, left. Mountain top is shrouded in fog or cloud. Montana.
Cat Lake basin. Les Hostetler, right, and Butch Harmon, left. Mountain top is shrouded in fog or cloud. Montana.
Swan Peak. Not sure where this photo was taken. Montana.
Holland Canyon. View looking west from near Upper Holland Lake, with Holland Lake partially visible on valley floor. Montana.
Vicki, Magali at Skylark Lake above Holland Lake. Vicki left and Magali, right, with the map. This might have been the day that Bud packed Koyak out. Little Carmine Peak, Waldbillig Mountain, and Upper Holland Lake visible. Montana.
Vicki and Magali above Holland Lake climbing up toward the Notch. They were hiking to Necklace Lakes. Montana.
Vicki and Magali above Holland Lake looking toward the divide between Swan River drainage and Clearwater River drainage. Montana.
Owl Loop Road seen from above Holland Lake. Montana.
Vicki and Magali south of Holland Lookout and looking south. The lookout is behind the photographer. Montana.
Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Coyote Forest pond #1, in spring. Montana.
Kenai relaxing in the shade during the early construction days at Coyote Forest. Montana.
Joe Coutain standing in front of the cook tent at Coyote Forest before the cabin was built. Good stories about this tent, the grizzly that broke into it and was shot, Freeman Mann, and all of the French connections here when Vicki came home in the summers, and also the connections with wildlife. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Coyote Forest, temporary shelter. Large antenna visible on top of cabin. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Coyote Forest, tent and related good stories about the adventures at Coyote Forest during the construction. Excellent stories. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Wood pile, axe and story about Vicki and ______ Puckett, and the tent they used as their "room" in the summers. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The north pond at Coyote Forest, looking toward the Swan Front. Note the cabin end logs on right. Related discussion. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
South pond at Coyote Forest as seen from the front porch of the main cabin while it was under construction. Note the higher water level, thanks to the still-intact beaver dams. Montana.
South Pond Coyote Forest. Same slide as 3046 only this one is reversed (backwards). Montana.
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South Pond Coyote Forest viewed through the trees. Montana.
South Pond with geese. Ice still visible in part of the pond. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
North pond at Coyote Forest. Note the lack of cattails. The year that the ponds got so low, about 1987 or 1988, was the year that the cattails got their start -- and kept going. This would be a good Photo Plot location, or Photo Point. Montana.
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Ponderosa pine pitch tree that Bud has used for fire starter. This is down to a big stump now. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Pitch tree. Tree shows marks where Bud removed wood for kindling or fire starting. Montana.
The crest of one of several knobs that make up Coyote Forest. Montana.
A wildflower bouquet at Coyote Forest. Indian Paintbrush visible. Montana.
Guest tent at Coyote Forest where friends stayed overnight, and also people like Les Hostetler who stayed for extended periods. This tent burned when a small stove apparently ignited firewood close by. You are looking at the driveway into Coyote Forest, and the photographer was standing in front of the main cook tent. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Beginning of excavation at the site of the present main cabin. The Ford Bronco that Bud used to move logs around is pictured here. Montana.
This is Bud's stepdaughter Nancy sighting through the level (or transit) for the foundation of the cabin. Montana.
You can see the primitive nature of how Bud started building the main cabin. This was the start of what became the main trench for the cabin. Bud built the cabin without a basement. Montana.
Primitive beginnings of the main cabin. Good stories about the plans for the cabin, and also the geology of this site. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
A well-tanned Bud Moore removes the foundation forms for the main cabin. "Everybody was tanned that summer. We pretty much lived outside." -- Bud. Montana.
Nancy helping with the leveling of the wall forms, looking toward the north pond. Short discussion of the lack of cattails in the north pond in 1976. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The main cabin building site before the trenches for the wall forms were completed. Looking toward the back of the building site. Montana.
Kids working with the level on the foundation. Nancy Fitzgerald far left. Montana.
Bud Moore looking through the leveler during the initial cabin layout. Montana.
Janet drilling holes in the wall forms and good related discussion about drilling holes and pinning logs without electric tools, and also good summary discussion about avoiding problems with log shrinkage during log building construction. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
All of the excavation for this site was done with an old Optimus shovel and a hand pick. It was all done by hand. "You couldn't just get equipment everywhere then. You had to look a little bit for it." -- Bud. Short story about Dale Conley pouring the cement with his truck by first backing into the cabin site through the opening in the front, which is pictured here, and later pouring the interior pads and the front wall. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Wall forms framed at cabin site. Montana.
Janet pulling nails from the wall forms during clean-up. Montana.
Bud Moore in front of the log deck near the cabin site. Good discussion of cutting the logs on Plum Creek land, choosing the site for the log deck, and using the Bronco to pull the logs up to the building site. Short story about Mike Stevenson using the peavey. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud decked these logs close to the cabin during the fall and winter of 1975 in preparation for the main cabin construction in 1976. Montana.
Peeling logs for the main cabin. When beginning the peeling job for the cabin, Bud found that draw knives, which were once very common, were not available. Nobody was making good draw knives. As the log home business prospered then the industry picked up and now a variety of fine tools are available for this type of work. The chain saws also made a big difference. During Bud's youth, a double bitted axe, a draw knife, a gouge chisel, and an adze were the main construction tools. Montana.
The log deck as it looked during the summer of 1976, with the cabin rising in the background. Montana.
The log deck in summer, looking toward the cabin site on the knoll above. Montana.
Bud Moore working to tighten the eyebolts to the bottom of the gin pole, before raising the pole. Discussion about the purpose of the gin pole. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The top of the gin pole with the Skookumchuck block attached, and related discussion. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Janet Moore and Clarine Moore ________, helping to set up the gin pole. Note the BB Hoist for raising the gin pole, the A-frame, and the guy cables (which will help to raise the pole with come-alongs so you can lift the pole evenly). Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The gin pole as it looked after connecting the eyebolts. Montana.
Clarine Moore _______ is cranking the BB Hoist while Janet and Bud Moore (out of sight) adjust the cables that are attached as guy wires to raise the pole evenly. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore adjusting the come-along attached to an A-frame, which helps to raise the gin pole. Related discussion about the lack of options in trying to raise logs with boom trucks and other mechanical means. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The gin pole and six guy lines or cables. Related discussion. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud adjusting the come-along under the A-frame during the raising of the gin pole. Montana.
Bud Moore climbing a tree behind the cabin in order to attach a cable which will be used to pull the gin pole to the upright position. Related discussion about climbing spurs, and how Bud first learned to use them. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore climbing a tree behind the cabin in order to lock a cable to use to pull the gin pole to the upright position. Montana.
Bud Moore climbing a tree behind the cabin in order to lock a cable to use to pull the gin pole to the upright position. Related discussion. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore climbing down from assembling the gin pole cabling system. Montana.
Raising a log with the gin pole and related discussion, and summary of the methods used to raise the logs as the rounds grew higher. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Raising a log with the gin pole and related discussion. Montana.
Bud Moore using a draw knife to clean up a log before setting it into place on the wall. Related discussions. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud cut this log with a chainsaw and an axe to make the lateral groove more like a Swedish cope, rather than a V-notch, which is more typical of Scandinavian log construction methods. Related discussion about cutting this groove and the tools used to create it including a log scribe. Bud visited with Ed Beck and Fred Kaser, Swan Valley log workers and borrowed a scribe from Kaser. He took the scribe to Edd Nentwig who fashioned two of them -- one for Bud and one for himself. These are not the types of tools that could be found ready made. "You had to make them yourself," Bud explained. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This notch is typical of those used in chinkless log construction, favored among the Finlanders and Scandinavians of the Swan Valley. Montana.
Sill log notched for the floor joists, and related discussion. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore cutting the notches in a sill log for the floor joists, which will be put in place later. Montana.
This is the center beam that supports the floor joists for the main cabin. When the center beam is notched, it will fit over the two center cement piers. The main cabin foundation is 22 feet by 36 feet inside measurements, so the center beam rests on two cement piers eleven feet apart. Montana.
Bud Moore working on one of the first logs before setting it in place. Related discussion about this process. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore cleans a log, and a helper works on the opposite wall. Note that the center beam is in place. Related discussion about the first round of logs on top of the sill log, and how to adjust the log size so that the "rounds" of logs come out even. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This is a good view of the center beam notched in place, along with the sill logs (half logs) being fashioned for placement. Related discussion. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Janet and the crew taking a coffee break from the ongoing construction projects at Coyote Forest. Note the handmade table. Brief story about Bud's other hand-made furniture, and also the table that Mike Stevenson built for the office. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Charlie Bovay boring the holes and pinning logs on the main cabin. Charlie worked at Coyote Forest for two summers. Bud met him through Les Hamilton, who lived nearby. Related story about Charlie. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Coyote Forest rising up! Norman Maclean would have people ask him, "How is Bud doing up there?" And Norman would say, "Well, he's not doing so good. He's trying to build a cabin above the trees, but the trees are growing faster than the cabin is rising, so he's losing ground!" Brief story. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud taking a break during main cabin construction, and related brief discussion of the cabin dormers. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Going up with the logs to the ridge pole, and short story about Charlie Bovay's fear of heights. Note the crossed-poles in front that Bud used to raise the logs -- sort of like an overshot stacker. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore walking on a log during cabin construction. Montana.
Bud Moore working on one of the log corners of the main cabin. Montana.
Logs up to the first floor ceiling. Montana.
Looking toward the north pond from the front porch of the main cabin, under construction. Montana.
Bud Moore working on a corner notch over the front porch of the main cabin. Montana.
Charlie Bovay boring the holes and pinning logs on the main cabin. Charlie worked at Coyote Forest for two summers. Bud met him through Les Hamilton, who lived nearby. Montana.
The cabin ceiling logs are in but the floor joists haven't yet been installed when this photo was taken. Montana.
View of the South pond from the front porch of the main cabin. Montana.
Main cabin construction. Man seen sitting on top of log wall. Montana.
Main cabin construction with scaffolding, braces and ladder. Montana.
Main cabin construction. The gin pole is in the center, and the ridgepole has been put in place. Montana.
Ridge pole on main cabin. "Poles and poles," Bud said. Bud had the logs counted at one time, but doesn't remember how many logs were used in the cabin construction. Montana.
Butch Harmon and Bob Newman working on the roof of the main cabin. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Butch Harmon and Bob Newman working on the roof of the main cabin. Montana.
Bud and Janet Moore visiting the cabin during the winter. Randy Rasmussen took this photo. Good discussion about building the chimney in the cabin, which was done before the roof was finished, gathering the rocks, and Janet's first sighting of a grizzly bear. Also, Bob Newman built the barrel stoves for the main cabin, the washhouse, the warehouse and the shop. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Janet Moore oiling the logs on the main cabin before the roof was completed. Related discussion. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore oiling the facia on the main cabin. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Duplicate of 3127. Bud and Janet Moore visiting the cabin during the winter. Randy Rasmussen took this photo. Good discussion about building the chimney in the cabin, which was done before the roof was finished, gathering the rocks, and Janet's first sighting of a grizzly bear. Also, Bob Newman built the barrel stoves for the main cabin, the washhouse, the warehouse and the shop. Montana.
Winter scene at Coyote Forest with snowy peak visible in distance. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The main cabin during a snowstorm. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The main cabin at Coyote Forest following a snowstorm. Montana.
The main cabin at Coyote Forest following a snowstorm. Montana.
Kenai makes his way through the deep snow at the rear of cabin in winter. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The main cabin at Coyote Forest as seen from the south pond. Note the porch at the rear of the cabin. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
South side of the main cabin in late summer as it looked before the porch was added to the rear. Montana.
Log deck of peeled logs near cabin site. Montana.
Tools ready for use during wash house contruction. Double-edge axe, peeler, file, cant hook, and insect repellent. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Dick Lewis on a bulldozer working on wash house construction. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Wash house construction. Butch and an unidentified man pouring concrete for foundation. Montana.
Wash house construction. Dick Lewis on the bulldozer. Montana.
Shop construction, framed building amongst the trees. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Shop construction. Original size is 16x20, and Bud later added a fur shed of the same size, making the building 32x20. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Les Hostetler standing on the main roof beam at the wash house construction site. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Les Hostetler standing on the main roof beam at the wash house construction site. Montana.
Les Hostetler and another man standing on the main roof beam at the wash house construction site. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Les Hostetler and another man standing on the main roof beam at the wash house construction site. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Koyak and Kenai sitting in snow at the south pond. Montana.
Poles leaning up against tree, probably lodgepole pines. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Clearing for shed looking north toward Swan Range. The main tent is barely visible on the right, in back, and was used for storage. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Shed bracing. The camper and tractor are stored here now. Montana.
David Ash standing on ladder hammering nails into support beams. Montana.
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David Ash building the shed. Buds said that the pole shed was built in about two weeks, using ladders but not scaffolding. Montana.
Construction of the shed at Coyote Forest. Montana.
Construction of the shed at Coyote Forest, building mostly framed out. Montana.
Construction of the shed at Coyote Forest, building mostly framed out. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
David Ash on top of framed roof. Montana.
David Ash on top of framed roof. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Kenny Miller working on the warehouse with a chainsaw. Montana.
Kenny Miller working on the warehouse with a chainsaw. Montana.
David Ash and Kenny Miller built the warehouse at Coyote Forest. David is on the left in this picture, but the man on the right is unidentified here. Montana.
David Ash and another man rolling the ridgepole into place on the warehouse. Note Bill Logue's "log lifter" truck. Montana.
Lifting the warehouse ridgepole into place with Bill Logue's mechanical hoist outfit. Montana.
Clearing for the garden and related discussion about growing vegetables and fruits at Coyote Forest, and also a few words about the greenhouse which was added in the 1990s. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Four piles of slash seen burning in a forest clearing. Montana.
Four piles of slash seen burning in a forest clearing. Montana.
Buckskin larch in a Swan Valley clearcut and related brief discussion of gathering firewood along the foothills of the Mission Mountains. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Scenic landscape in the vicinity of Pine Ridge Road. Bud has seen elk in these meadows often. Montana.
Scenic landscape in the vicinity of Pine Ridge Road. Bud has seen elk in these meadows often. Montana.
Natural western larch reproduction under a canopy of old growth larch in the Swan Valley. Montana.
A load of buckskin larch firewood in the old green Ford when it still looked new. Montana.
Bud's portable sawmill, basically a one-man operation, made by Mobile Dimension (Mobile Manufacturing). Sawing logs into lumber at the Joe Raible property at Buck Creek. Good discussion about where Bud moved the mill in the early days of operating it. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud chopping firewood with a single-bit axe in the woodshed at Coyote Forest. Montana.
Bud hauling firewood on a hand-made sled created from a pair of old skis. Montana.
Wayne A. Butch Harmon stacking western larch for firewood in his new woodshed. Related story about Norman Maclean. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud splitting wood at Coyote Forest. Good discussion about the wool malones, wool cruiser, and wool cap. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Buckskin larch, Swan Valley. Snowy peaks visible in distance. Montana.
Ponderosa pines near Seeley Lake with snow on the ground. Montana.
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Bud's portable sawmill set up at Joe Raible's property in the Swan Valley. Montana.
Bud's portable sawmill set up at Joe Raible's property in the Swan Valley. Montana.
Bud's portable sawmill set up at Joe Raible's property in the Swan Valley. Montana.
Bud dragging a deer that he shot in the Sheldon Gulch area of Lolo Creek. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore and Janet Moore hiking over Blodgett Pass into the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Good discussion about the political structure of the agencies in Montana and Idaho which managed this area through the years. Bud took this trip while he was writing the Lochsa Story, and kept journal notes which were later incorporated into his book. Recording also includes a brief story about Earl Malone hiking out to Hamilton when a man in the wilderness became ill with spotted fever. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore setting a beaver trap on the Lower Clark Fork River below Missoula. Date is uncertain but probably soon after Bud left the Forest Service. Note the willow bait with a beaver scent probably painted on it, and the shear sticks to guide the animal into the trap. Montana.
This is another photo of canoe trapping along the Lower Clark Fork River. Note the backwater behind the canoe which was a good place for muskrats. Montana.
This photo was taken for a Forest Service press release when Bud transferred from Region One to Region Four (Utah). Montana.
Bud Moore in his cap and gown on the day he received his honorary doctor of science degree from the University of Montana. His sister Clarine, middle, and wife Janet, are pictured here along with grandkids David Moore and Kris Moore. Janet worked hard to arrange this celebration and even hired a photographer to take these pictures. UM Doctorate. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore in his cap and gown on the day he received his honorary doctor of science degree from the University of Montana with his granddaughter Kris looking up at him. Janet worked hard to arrange this celebration and even hired a photographer to take these pictures. UM Doctorate. Montana.
Les Pengelly took this photo of Bud Moore crossing a snowy log during one of their winter game surveys in the Lochsa. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud and his furs laid out on his Chevy truck. This photo taken at the Moore family home in Lolo Creek during the winter of 1938 shows a portion of his fur catch when he was trapping in the Lochsa on a regular basis. Related discussion about selling furs and the Chevy truck which Bud purchased brand-new in the fall of 1937 for about $600. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud and Bill Moore posing with a large steelhead that Bud caught with a fly rod near Powell Ranger Station in the late 1940s. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore in front of the Moore home in Missoula. Bud holds rifle and envelope. This was Bud and Jane's first house in Missoula, which they purchased just before WWII. Bud looks like he is ready to go hunting, but he doesn't remember much about the day this photo was taken. Bud thinks he was about 22 or 23 years old at the time of this photo. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Ranger Bud at Blodgett Pass in about 1946. Recording focuses on the later trip that Bud and Janet made into this area in 1976. Bud was probably writing in his 1946 journal in this photo. See journals. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud and Bill Moore in California about the time Bud was discharged from the Marines in 1945 at the end of WWII. Bud sings the Marine Hymn in the recording. California. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud along the Crooked Fk about 1948, when he was ranger at Powell Ranger Station. Related discussion about the skis (description of beartrap bindings), and the possible reasons for this trip. 1948 was the first year that Bud was ranger at Powell. He and other Forest Service employees snowshoed into Powell during the winter for mainly two reasons: game surveys or to shovel snow from the buildings. Also discussion of snowshoes. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud bucking wood with a crosscut saw at "Grandma's" Lolo Creek homestead in about 1936. Montana.
Bud at Lolo Pass in about 1937 with the State Line Cabin in the background. This photo was probably taken when Bud was going into or out of the Lochsa during the winter trapping seasons. Note the evidence of the 1910 fire on the hills in the background. Montana.
Powell District Ranger Bud Moore with son, Bill, camped somewhere in the Lochsa region in about 1951. Bud would typically make this trip with two mules and two saddle horses. Note the Kimball stove. Idaho.
Bud posing with Marine uniform (?) in California probably in between boot camp and deployment. Note the Missoula, Montana license plates on the car, which belonged to Beth Buckhouse. Beth worked in California in an aircraft factory of some kind along with other "Rosy the Riveters" during World War II. California. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud with meat for the winter. This was a whitetail buck that Bud shot in the Mormon Peak area of Lolo Creek. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud skiing somewhere in the Lochsa after World War II, probably on a Forest Service inspection trip of some kind. Idaho.
Bud at the Powell Office in 1945 and related story about his first day at Powell in 1935 with Ranger Ed Mackay. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This is probably Bud on snowshoes, somewhere in the Lochsa. Idaho.
Bud climbing the weather pole at Powell when he was working as the Dispatcher there. A wind anemometer was bolted to the top of this pole. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Powell Ranger District cook, Whitey Long, holding Charlotte Russell's horse. Long was from Stevensville, in the Bitterroot Valley, and served as Forest Service cook at Powell for many years. See also photo 3209. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Charlotte Russell poses with her saddle horse while Forest Service cook Whitey Long looks on. Russell is the daughter of Steve Russell who owned the Lochsa Lodge. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Unidentified man and woman standing on what looks like a bridge. Bud could not remember this photo, but wondered if the vehicle was his pickup truck.
Whitetail deer jumping up onto the snow-crusted Crooked Fork of the Lochsa River. Bud clearly remembered taking this picture with his small black and white camera during one of his trapping seasons in the Lochsa. Related good discussion about the rarity of whitetail deer in this area (this is the only picture of whitetail deer that Bud ever took in the Lochsa). Also stories about coyotes, wolves, fisher, elk and good discussion about Bud and others hiking on this type of snow with homemade snowshoes. Other sites mentioned include Burned Cedar Bar cabin, Brushy Fork cabin, Lolo Pass State Line Cabin. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Eddy on the saddle horse trailing a work horse into the Lochsa that Bud had purchased along with Hosea Smith's place which was located just upstream from Ft. Fizzle. Bud's ownership of the Smith place was short lived, as he was gone too much to keep up with the caretaking chores and let the property go back to the original lender. However, he did profit from the sale by obtaining this work horse and a few other items of value. Story about Eddy and Bud helping each other as needed. Story of Bud and his family moving to Hosea Smith's place at Smith's invitation when the Moore family lost their previous dwelling. Short bio of Smith. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
A moose that Bud photographed in the Wendover Creek licks -- a natural place where water seeps out of the ground on Wendover Creek. It's not hot water, but just a spring-like place. Good discussion of Bud learning to take photos with a little box camera. Also good stories about Bud's friendship with Bert Wendover and his ability to talk to the animals. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jerry Johnson Lick above the main hot springs. At one time there were thousands of elk using this lick, and Colgate, both along the Lochsa river. Related discussion about Bud building a shower in the winters when he trapped from nearby Burned Cedar Cabin. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Coyote caught in a trap, 1938. Related discussion about the last two weeks of Bud's trapping each spring along the Lochsa River. Bud talks also about running his high line, long trapline for marten which he was able to check about every five days. Story about shooting coyotes on the ice of the Lochsa River, Colgate Lick area, in the spring as he finished up the trapping season. Spring trapping stories. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud was unsure whether this was Wendover Pond or Whitehouse Pond. Related discussion about the location of this slide. See also 3224. Idaho.
Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
McConnell Cabin where Bud worked as a lookout and smokechaser in about 1935-1936. Good description of cabin inside, lightning protection, telephone system. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud at home with furs. Related discussion about fur sales, purchase of new pickup, fur economy in the Depression, the Rattlesnake Poor Farm, and also the buildings at Grandma Wright's place where the photo was taken. Stories about Bud "going over to Butte and having fun" in between trapping and preparing for trapping, selling some furs in Butte, Missoula, Hamilton and shipping some for sale. Seattle Fur Exchange. Selling fur in a bar in Missoula on West Front Street (?). Fur economy. The Depression. Forest Service interaction with Trappers. Mention of Forest Service leases for recreation, as in Seeley Lake, for income. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Wendover Cabin in 1937 and related story about Van Hoose, who had bought the trapline from Wendover, before Bud had it. Also story about Bud building this cabin in about 1937. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Weir Creek Lick '37. Good discussion about this hot springs, Indians using weirs to catch fish, Bud celebrating his 18th birthday on a trail crew at Weir Creek. Story of Bud "blowing up the pie" when using dynamite to build trail. Also story of cabin built at the mouth of Weir Creek by a trapper. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Eddy '37 posing on Bud's truck at Grandmother Wright's place on Lolo Creek. Written at bottom of photograph: "Eddy '37." Montana.
This photo of Wendover Pond should be compared to the earlier photo of Whitehouse Pond. There was one marshy place above Whitehouse Pond where Bud's family packed shakes from and this might be that location instead, and maybe it was called Wendover Pond. Idaho.
Flying Squirrel caught in a ground cubby. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Photograph from 1937 showing remains of a beaver in the Lochsa River that had been eaten by something. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Writing on bottom of photograph is not legible, possibly reads "Fog on Salmon '37."
This is probably Ed Moore, unknown location. Man standing amongst logs on a riverbank.
Possibly the same bear we previously recorded at McConnell Mountain. Black bear can be seen walking amongst bleached stumps. Idaho.
The Warm Springs Fire, 1937. Bud was a lookout and smokechaser on McConnell Mountain when he took this picture, and he hiked six miles to respond as a smokechaser to this fire. Discussion about the way Forest Service crews and smokechasers fought fire in the 1930s including details about tools, rations, white ration sacks with black lettered slogans, and the Forest Service Spokane warehouse that prepared the smokechaser packs. Idaho.
Warm Springs Creek Fire as seen from McConnell Mountain in 1937. See also 3230. Idaho.
Grave Peak as seen during the Warm Springs Creek Fire, from McConnell Mountain. Idaho.
Owen Johnson standing on rocks on McConnell Mountain. Discussion about the lookouts on McConnell and Bear mountains including brief information about the boundary changes on the Lochsa Ranger District at this time, the lookouts and smokechasers talking to each other in the evenings on the open radio. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Mule deer probably with the Lolo Trail Motorway in the background. Location uncertain. Idaho.
Bud caught this coyote somewhere down along the Lochsa River, probably in 1936-1937. Idaho.
Marten hanging in a peg set along the Gravey Creek spurline, Lolo Trail of Bud's trapline. The Hudson Bay axe is visible in the picture. Good discussion about owls, and a story about Bill wondering what owls talked about. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Typical notch set with a trap sprung. Idaho.
Wendover cabin (the new one that Bud built) and discussion about how nice this cabin was, Bud calling it a "haven". When the road came in to this area, the Forest Service burned this cabin. Bud always wished they would have kept it for a demonstration cabin for trapping. Also story about the year that Jane, Siv, and Ed visited Bud in here for Christmas. Good long discussion about Christmas, Santa, school plays, community and family values, including Bud's philosophical changes over the years. Also stories about church, Bud's mother's Bible, school dances, values learned by living in wilderness (toward end of recording), broom dance, waltz or two-step, importance of relationships and how badly people need each other. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Mink caught in a 1-1/2 Victor trap using a cubby set, and brief discussion of trap sizes. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Brushy cabin in 1938 and discussion of snow removal on area CCC buildings, Forest Service buildings. This Forest Service cabin was built in 1931 by the Forest Service, and Heinie Williams worked on this. Usually this type of cabin would be built in the fall using laborers who were finished with the fire fighting season. This cabin still stands today. This cabin was also located on Jay Turner's line, and he stayed in this sometimes while trapping. Bud talks about the exact location of this cabin. Story about building cabins to handle good snow loads, and Bud seeing snow seven feet deep one winter at Powell. Bud mentions the CCC camp just upstream from the Brushy Cabin. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Coyote kill on the ice of the Lochsa River with Bud's snowshoe tracks also visible. The coyote cleaned up the carcass pretty well. Idaho.
Part of the Powell Ranger station in 1938 and good discussion about these buildings and the people who worked here including Ed Mackay and Bill Bell. Stories about construction of building, and Bud's first job with Ed Mackay his first day at Powell Ranger Station. Good bio information about Ed Mackay. Mackay was orphaned, adopted and lived with a family up the Rattlesnake when he was a child. Also how Bud met Ed Mackay, and how he got his first job at Powell. Also story about Ed going into WWI and finding his sister in France (Red Cross). Early Days in the Forest Service. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Unidentified man at Wendover Cabin, and it might be Ray Bond who was Jane Buckhouse's half-brother. Would need to be confirmed. (Sadie married Bond, an early Forest ranger, and they spent one or two years in the Flathead somewhere. They lived in a cabin with a dirt floor. Sadie finally wouldn't go to work with Bond and divorced him. She later married Henry Buckhouse.) Ray Bond worked on the fire crews in California and retired down there, returned to Montana and lived with Bill and Jean Moore. Good discussion of cedar shakes, the Downriver Trail from Powell. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Man can be seen standing with gloved hand on shovel or rake, overlooking Lolo Valley. Photograph described at bottom as Lolo Valley '38. Unsure of specific location. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Rance Oglesby at McConnell Mountain with saddle horse and pack mule. Related discussion. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The view of Lolo Hot Springs, "the plunge" and Alley Oop as seen coming from the Lochsa. Bud was probably bringing furs out. Note that the fence posts are buried . Bud said this was probably taken in February when he was coming out with "the bounty." Montana.
Tom Beale Park in 1938 and related story about this area. CCC road, 1910 fire, good fishing. Idaho.There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Walt at McConnell in 1938. This is the McConnell Cabin. Bud is uncertain if Walt's last name is maybe McCarty. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Johnny Wilson at a trail and telephone road somewhere along the Lolo Trail (Indian Grave Lookout area, perhaps, or Twelve Mile Saddle). The Forest Service crews were traveling along the old Jeep road that was pretty well established by 1934 and repairing telephone lines and spur trails. 1938. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Downed telephone lines along a Forest Service trail, showing the principle of pulling the slack out of the line instead of breaking the line. Bud and the crews didn't string the wire tight but left about a four foot slack between the poles. Usually attached the lines to "tie trees" which were green trees, 6-8 inches dbh minimum, and preferably 10-12 inches dbh so the trees were big enough to be climbed. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
St. Joseph in the Bitterroot Range is not really visible in this photo, taken from Lolo Pass looking toward Packer Meadow. Location of the Visitor Center today. Note that the snags are still standing here from the 1910 fire. Idaho.
Elk at the Wendover Lick (between the forks of the Lochsa River and Wendover Creek) near Bud's Wendover Cabin site. This is the Lick where Burt Wendover told Bud the story of trying to sneak up on the moose. Story follows. Most all of these "licks" are also seeps, where water is present. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Typical early morning, just after daylight breaks, at Big Sand Lake. Bud took this photo of a moose close by from the Forest Service cabin at Big Sand, probably in the 1930s. Idaho.
Bud shiny new Chevy pickup which he bought in about 1937 and related story. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Sylvia Moore and Jane Buckhouse at the State Line Cabin during a trip over the pass to see Bud at Christmas. Related story about how these gals, along with Ed Moore, came in to visit Bud at Christmas one year, and also the things that Bud admired about Jane, who later became his wife. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Ed Moore, Jane Buckhouse, and Sylvia Moore breaking trail just before the State Line Cabin. These two girls were working on Ed, according to Bud. Ed smoked, and Jane would sing the old smoking song "Puff, puff that cigarette." Bud said Ed was being needled all the time on this trip. Ed cradles rifle with the two girls behind him. Idaho.
Probably Uncle Bob's cabin on his mining claim in Mill Creek, a tributary or fork of Lolo Creek. Bud hesitates because he remembered that Uncle Bob's cabin had additional short upright supports between the base log for the ceiling and the purlins. Bud might have taken those supports out for Uncle Bob one time. He remembers working on this area of the cabin, holding onto one of the supports, and falling, which left a scar on his head! Related discussion about family activities here. Bob was called Uncle Bob by his own family. At the time Bud was growing up Uncle Bob stayed in a small cabin just in the foothills above the Anderson Ranch. His other family were Tom and Gladys Anderson, and the kids (even the neighbors) called him Uncle Bob. "He was a great old guy." Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
These buildings were the early beginnings of employee housing at Powell, beyond the bunkhouse and the ranger dwelling. Good discussion about the development of buidlings at Powell. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Post World War II Army Weasels were converted for Forest Service use. Here, the crew was probably measuring snow at Packer Meadows. Louie Normand pictured here. To be able to move a crew of half a dozen people out in the wintertime like this was pretty importatnt to the Forest Service because they were crusing both Northern Pacific ownership and Forest Service ownership and partnered up. Living together in government houses, and working together. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Keith Rudd, Idaho State Fish and Game Department Warden, looks on as crews working with one of the early-snowmobile prototypes clears an avalanche on the main road about 9 miles below Powell. This was in the era when all Forest Service officials were ex-officio game wardens, and Bud was the Deputy Sheriff from Idaho so they would have law enforcement from Idaho at Powell, even though the access was mostly from Missoula. So the Forest Service offices and officials covered for a lot of the state and local law enforcement. Bud noted that we don't have this type of interaction too much any more, the bonds between agencies. "We've lost that," he said. See Bud's 1940s journals for more information. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Elk on the Lochsa River in the winter. See Bud's journals for dates (about 1947-1952). Note how the Lochsa River freezes over in winter. Bud and others often traveled on the ice. "Everything ends up on the ice, because of the deep snow and steep slopes," Bud said. Idaho.
Vic Parent, on skis, while conducting a game survey in the Lochsa region. Good discussion about Vic being a mentor to many young men in the Forest Service. Idaho.There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Ski trail made by the crew enroute to study the game winter range in the Lochsa, and shovel snow off the buildings at Powell. Probably taken along the Crooked Fork, in the neighborhood of Joe Ebberle's cabin, not far downstream from the present Forest Service cabin (which was constructed about 1931.) Idaho.
Jerry Johnson Cabin as it looked in the later 1940s or early 1950s, blanketed with a heavy winter snow. This was a Forest Service Guard Station and smokechaser quarters for many years, probably was built in the 1920s or very early 1930s. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore in black chaps saddling Salty with the office mules in the photo. The bunkhouse is behind the string, and the grub wanigan is to the right of photos. These buildings have been moved from their original locations. No ID on the man looking on, who may have helped outfit the string. Idaho.
Rocky Point Lookout, shown here, was the most valuable lookout on the Powell District, and was recognized in the real early days for that. It is right on the Lolo Trail. A radio repeater system was located here and boosted the value of the tower. This was the place where Bud worked on his first trail maintenance with "old Rocky Point Whitey." "He had worked there so much that they named him for it." Bud worked about a week here with Whitey on phone lines and trails. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This is probably Jerry Johnson Lookout, but Bud can't be sure. Jerry Johnson is a 30-foot tower and the terrain suggests that this is the same location. You can still drive to this location. Idaho.
These may be the two Belgian packhorses that Bud purchased from Hosea Smith. Bud used them to pack in the Lochsa, for his trapping adventures. He hesitates, though, to make a postive identification! The horses' manes are not roached in this photo, so they are not likely Forest Service stock. Montana.
Hosea Smith's horse, Spider, one of a team of horses, at his place on Lolo Creek. See related slides. When the Moore family lost their homestead on Lolo Creek, Hosea befriended the family and let them stay at his place for several months. Hosea's cabin is not shown but the building behind Spider is the barn and the little lean-to shed was used for storage. Photograph labeled: "Spider '38." Montana.
Georgetown Lake as it looked in 1938. Bud was enroute to join family (Uncle Elvin Wright) and friends at Anaconda for a little rest and relaxation. Photograph labeled: Georgetown Lake '38. Montana.
Young girls posing in front of Bud's new pickup, a 1937 Chevrolet. The girl on the right is Dottie Moore, and the other young lady is one of her friends. Montana.
Bud's new 1937 Chevrolet pickup parked at the springs on the north side of MacDonald Pass. Photograph labeled: Pickup '38. Montana.
Anaconda Copper Company's smelter as it looked in 1938. Montana.
Grouse sitting on a rock at McConnell Mountain. "That grouse escaped me. I didn't get him in the pot." -- Bud. Photograph labeled: Groose '38. Idaho.
Blue grouse sitting on a stump. Idaho.
Jane Buckhouse Moore posing with the new cocker spaniel. This pup later contracted distemper from a borrowed doghouse and died. The cocker spaniel shows up in other photos from this era. This photo was taken in the Lolo Valley. Jane and Bud were probably hunting for mule deer here in the Lolo Creek drainage. Idaho.
Elk crossing the river. Snowy scene. Photograph labeled: Elk '38. Idaho.
Jane Buckhouse Moore posing somewhere in the Lochsa or Lolo Creek country. Idaho.
No information about this photo is available. Buildings can be seen in clear-cut or burned area, with forested slopes rising behind buildings. Most likely Lochsa or Lolo Creek region.
Elk in the Jerry Johnson Hot Springs area, with a little bit of doubt! This is a wildlife lick, and not likely Wendover. Photograph labeled: Elk '38. Idaho.
Tom Graham at Wendover Meadow in the spring. Tom accompanied Bud into the Lochsa on a spring trip. He had some connections in the Rattlesnake, and also worked around Powell in the 1930s, and maybe worked on Grave Peak Lookout. When Bud went in the first year, he was the new kid on the block. All the old timers had their spot. Tom was one of the old shoes! Photograph labeled: Tom '38. Idaho.
Elk bogged down in deep snow, somewhere in the Lochsa. Idaho.
Colgate Lick, showing the general forest type in the surrounding area. This doesn't show the hot springs, which really were "warm" springs. This photo just shows part of the seep, but not all of it. The area all around the lick is "worn out" from wildlife use. Photograph labeled: Colgate '38. Idaho.
Elk trail in the Lochsa during the winter of 1938. Photograph labeled: Elk '38. Idaho.
Bud remembers taking this photo, and has a better one taken the same day that is hanging on his wall in the washhouse. Related discussion about the elk on the south side of the Lochsa River. Photograph is over-exposed. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
One of the many early snowmobile prototypes tested on the Powell District. Related discussion about how Casey Streed acquired this equipment. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This is probably Ed Moore who went on the trapline with Bud for one round, but didn't continue with the trapping life. Otter in his left hand. No. 4 trap in other hand. Probably near Squaw Creek, and the otters had to pass through the creek bypassing a log jam. Bud caught two or three otters at this location. Related story about trapping otters in the log jam. In later years, otter were protected with trapping quotas. For a time otter trapping was closed, but now quotas are in place. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
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Walton Lake and related stories about the trail crew camping and Bert Wendover's first winter here. Photograph labeled: Walton Lake '38. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Tom Graham, Bud's friend and coworker, at the State Line Cabin at Lolo Pass in 1938. Tom accompanied Bud on a spring trip into the Lochsa. Tom served regularly as a lookout at Grave Peak, in the Elk Summit area. Photograph labeled: Tom Graham at State Line '38. Idaho.
Bud at the Gold Creek Ranger Station on the Missoula Ranger District. Related discussion about how Bud came to this district in 1948, and some of the people he worked with. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud at the Gold Creek Ranger Station on the Missoula Ranger District. See photo # 3291. Montana.
That picture shows how the 1929 burn killed quite a few of the big cedars at the Colgate Hot Spring. In the background are a few elk. Photograph labeled: Elk at Colgate '38. Idaho.
Uncertain of the location of the cameraman in this photo of the Lolo Valley. Note the person at the left side of photo. No ID. 1938. Photograph labeled: Lolo Valley '38. Montana.
Fresh snow on the forest. Location unknown. Montana.
This burned area across a high mountain lake is somewhere in the Lochsa country. Idaho.
This 1937 photo shows the forest type -- primarily cedar -- surrounding Wier Creek Lick and warm spings. An elk is enjoying the lick. Note the cedar windfalls in the foreground. Photograph labeled: Weir Cr. Lick. Idaho.
This 1937 photo shows the forest type -- primarily cedar -- surrounding Wier Creek Lick and warm spings. Elk cow visible in center of photograph. Photograph labeled: Elk at Weir Lick '37. Idaho.
Bud's brother Ed, somewhere along the Lolo Trail traplines. Photograph labeled: Eddy '38. Idaho.
Bud's brother Ed with a mink and an ermine at Wendover Cabin. Note the ladder leaning against the roof. The ladder was often used to take the can off the stovepipe. To keep the chimneys from filling up with big snows, we'd put a coffee can over the pipe, or we would put a Tee on the pipe. The big snows even covered the Tees at some point. That was common practice. You had to have a roof over the pipe or you would have a heck of a time getting a fire going. Idaho.
Mule deer along the Lolo Trail motorway, maybe in the vicinity of Twelve Mile Saddle. Idaho.
Snow scene at Wendover Meadows. Idaho.
Band of elk leaving Wendover Lick. Idaho.
Upper end of the Jerry Johnson licks. This area still looks just about the same today. Elk visible in the background. Idaho.
Elk at the Jerry Johnson Hot Springs Lick. Idaho.
Tom Graham in front of the Blacksmith's Cabin along Highway 12 about a mile down from the pass on the Montana side. The cabin was built between 1923 and 1925 by road crews and was used to repair and fashion tools for the road building project. Road crews started the highway 12 project from Lolo Hot Springs in 1922 and the crew got to Lolo Pass in 1925. Related discussion. Photograph labeled: Tom Graham. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud's brother Ed showing some of Bud's furs, including two otters (with the pointed tails) and a coyote, at the Moore home on Grandma Wright's place. Photograph labeled: Eddy 38. Montana.
Tom Graham, pictured here, went into the Lochsa with Bud on a spring trip. This is very likely Jerry Johnson cabin, which is located today very near Jerry Johnson Campground. Photograph labeled: Tom '38. Idaho.
Remains of a winter killed elk somewhere on the Lochsa winter range. Note that other elk have been chewing the antlers on this one that died. Idaho.
Bud on the road to Powell, just west of Lolo Pass. Note the telephone poles in the distance. The old grounded line followed the road into Powell. Idaho.
Elk on the Lochsa winter range with snowshoe trail in the foreground. Idaho.
Moose running through the snow somewhere on the Lochsa. Idaho.
Hank Viche in front of the back door of the Powell cookhouse in about 1945 or 1946. Related story about Hank Viche's work at Powell as ranger, following Ed Mackay. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud standing next to a Forest Service truck. Good story about opening the road from Powell over Lolo Pass in the spring. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Hank Viche probably enroute to measure the snowcourse at Savage Pass, about nine or ten miles from Powell. This snowcourses might now all be measured by remote sensors. The funds to measure the snow came from the Soil Conservation Service, which was allocated to the Forest Service, at the time of this photo, probably in the late 1940s. Idaho.
The wildlife winter range study crew at Powell with their toboggan and supplies on the frozen Lochsa River. Floyd Springsten was the representative from the Idaho Fish and Game, and the rest (Bill Evers, Hubert Hanson, Walt Hahn) were all Forest Service employees. Bud attended the meetings in Idaho to understand the training for this project, to ensure continuity in the research, and then trained this crew. (Mrs. Irene Evers -- see also Missoulian archives when she retired -- was the former librarian at the Mansfield Library who helped Bud tremendously on the Lochsa story research.) Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Evers with a snow shovel on the roof of the Powell ranger dwelling. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Hank Viche measuring snow at Savage Pass. Note the Forest Service cabin in the background, which was used by employees as a stopover during snowcourse work. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The snowmobile prototype used by Casey Streed after the war. Casey replaced Hank Viche when Hank moved over to Sandpoint. Idaho.
Casey Streed working on the snowmobile prototype on the Idaho side of Lolo Pass, still about 10 or 12 miles from Powell. Note the telephone pole in the background. Montana.
Louie Normand far right, and two other crew members posing with the Army Weasel while cruising the bark beetle killed spruce in winter. Idaho.
Bud and the Forest Service crews tested a lot of snowmobile prototypes and other snow machines. This is probably an Idaho Fish and Game Department equipment and crew. There was a lot of cooperation between the Forest Service which owned the land and the state of Idaho which had jurisdiction over the game animals. Good cooperative policy and philosophies. Idaho.
Might be a duplicate of a previous photo at Packer Meadow. Idaho.
Roy Daniels, part of the ice cutting crew and also Assistant Ranger at Seeley Lake Ranger District. Here, Roy Daniels is cutting ice at Barney's Pond near the old Lolo Ranger Station, after the crew had moved from Seeley Lake back to the Lolo Pass area. Now the location is now called Earl Tenant Picnic Area, named in honor of the first ranger at this site. At the time, the Ranger Barney Mendenhall, had backed up the creek so ice could be cut during this particular winter. Bud made up the term Barney's Pond. Roy was also the Assistant Ranger at Powell in 1935 when Bud went to work for his first official Forest Service job at Powell. Roy was a good trainer, soft-spoken and clear. He told Bud and others all the reasons why they needed to do this and that. He knew the crews were learning, and he was a good instructor. Bud followed Roy, who was Assistant Ranger at Seeley, but he lived in Stevensville and they transferred him to Stevensville, while putting Bud at Seeley Lake as assistant ranger. Bud cut ice and marked timber at Seeley Lake. See Bud's journals. Idaho.
Roy Daniels loading ice onto the truck at the old Lolo Ranger Station site. Good discussion about how this was done. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Looking down at the truck while Roy Daniels is loading ice at the old Lolo Ranger Station site. See also Bud's journals. Idaho.
Bud operating the ice saw at the old Lolo Ranger Station location. See previous photos and dicussion. Idaho.
Dan Lukens, the ranger at Bonita Ranger Station at the mouth of Rock Creek, loading blocks of ice in the Forest Service truck at the old Lolo Ranger Station site. Idaho.
McConnell Mountain Lookout. Bud thinks these two guys were up at the lookout during a real hot dry year with Bud because of the potential to need extra smokechasers near McConnell. Idaho.
McConnell Mountain lookout before World War II. Idaho.
Jane, Bud and Bill Moore, somewhere in the high alpine country of the Lochsa. Idaho.
Jane and Bill Moore with steelhead. Idaho.
Cocker spaniel at the Moore place in Missoula on South 10th Street. This cocker died from distemper. See earlier photos. Montana.
Mountain goat were common near the old Blacklead Lookout on the Powell District of the Lochsa. Idaho.
Art Baisch at the Jerry Johnson Lookout and related story about this man's adventures in the military and after his retirement from the Forest Service. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Ray Bond, left, and Maude Erickson, far right (married to Andrew Erickson who built the Lochsa Lodge.) Discussion about Maude's good business sense at Lochsa Lodge, and Ray Bond connections. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jane Buckhouse Moore standing next to a corn mash cooker left behind by bootleggers, during Prohibition. Good discussion about the moonshine business in Lolo Creek and the Lochsa, especially in Bud's family. Location of photo uncertain. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jane Buckhouse Moore with Badger, the good grouse dog, at the Hot Springs Lookout which is not the same as Jerry Johnson Lookout north of the Lochsa River. Bud spent most of his first summer at Powell on this lookout. Related story. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jane and Bill at a trail sign somewhere in the Lochsa. Sign reads: Spring Mountain. Idaho.
Hot Springs Lookout in later years. This Lookout was dropped out of the system of lookouts about the time the aerial patrols started. This might have been burned, or dismantled somehow. It was a lower elevation lookout. No ID on the man in the photo. Idaho.
Saddle horse from Powell. Idaho.
Bill Moore with his hot dog stick on a car-camping adventure. Idaho.
Mule deer. Location unknown.
Adirondack-style shelter built in the Warm Springs Creek area of the Lochsa after WWII to encourage hunters to get into the backcountry and hunt or harvest elk. Good discussion about above average numbers of elk in the Lochsa following WWII, and the efforts of the Idaho Fish & Game in cooperation with the Forest Service to reduce the impact on elk winter range. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud looking after young Bill Moore on a camping expedition. Idaho.
Elk bogged down in deep snow, somewhere in the Lochsa. Idaho.
This is probably the Colt Creek Cabin, a Forest Service cabin on the Powell District near the junction of Colt Creek and the Colt Killed Creek (formerly White Sand) which mysteriously burned during the fall of 2006. Jane and saddle horse with Badger on the right. Idaho.
Grouse on a rock at McConnell Mountain. Photograph labeled: Grouse '38. Idaho.
Jane Moore on a log at a mountain lake somewhere in the Lochsa. Idaho.
Scenic view of the Lochsa River and saddle horses. Note the high water mark to the right of photo. Idaho.
Jane Buckhouse Moore, Bud's first wife, standing next to Chevrolet Deluxe. She and Bud were on a whitefishing expedition in the Bitterroot River, which they enjoyed. Note the long cane poles on the top of the car. Bud doesn't know if you can find these poles anymore, but they were stacked in every hardware store. Montana.
Bill Moore on a whitefishing expedition along the Bitterroot River. Montana.
This photo shows Jane screening for helgramites. To collect helgramites, first you find a riffle, where there is nice clean gravel, then you get your screen and hold it down, then disturb some of the gravel upstream and the current will distribute the helgramites and deposit them into your screen. The big ones aren't the best for bait. "The fish went for the medium-sized, pale yellow helgramites," Bud said. Montana.
Duplicate. Bill with a willow pole or a hot dog stick. Idaho.
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Probably Hank Viche measuring snow at the Savage Pass snowcourse. This cabin was put in here during the war for equipment storage and shelter for Forest Service employees. Idaho.
Warm Springs Creek Falls and related story about this being a power place for Bud. He went to Warm Springs Falls on his last day with the Forest Service before his retirement. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Number-nine wire, like that tangled in this elk's antlers, facilitated telephone communication between Forest Service dispatchers and remote personnel in forested areas throughout the West. Long after the critical need for this type of communications system, miles of stiff, heavy wire still remained in the woods. Here, Casey Streed (left) and Herb Erickson (right) display the remains of an elk who evidently became trapped by the phone line and later perished. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Snowmeasuring at Savage Pass or Packer Meadows. Idaho.
Unidentified man traveling over snow in the Lochsa Country. Library Note: Hank Viche, see photograph 3320. Idaho.
During the Moore family's visit one year to Jane's sister who lived seasonally at Flathead Lake, Bud and Jane and Bill fished on the ice in a bay, mostly catching whitefish. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This is probably Bud Moore posing in front of a Forest Service truck during a break in clearing the Highway 12 road into Powell. Idaho.
Getting a drink from a snowed-under stream is a difficult task in winter. Tom Graham pictured here, during a spring trip into the Lochsa with Bud. Related discussion about how Bud would attach a small cup to the end of his snowshoe stick, and use the cup to dip water from these nearly out-of-reach streams in winter. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Elk bogged down in what Bud thinks is the Papoose Creek Road. Idaho.
Cow elk bogged down in the deep, "blue" snow of the Lochsa in winter. "They can get out sometimes but not always," Bud remembered. When Bud was trapping in the Lochsa he shot several obviously starving elk with a pistol. "There was no way to get the elk out, or help them, and if they were in the last stages of life, it was common practice (for trappers) to put the animals out of their misery," he said. Idaho.
Taken at a road head somewhere, probably Lolo Hot Springs, getting ready to pack up and ride into the Lochsa. The truck driver was usually sent home to Missoula following the drop-off of personnel. Forest Service crews skied into Powell in winter to check on snow level, conduct winter game range surveys, and shovel deep snow from the roofs of government cabins. Library Note: Pickup is 1945 Dodge with government markings on the door. Idaho.
Snowed under. This building is probably logging camp shack or hovel. After roads were built into the cedar bottoms along the Lochsa River and its tributaries, loggers and others moved in to harvest the cedar forests for posts and other materials. The crews were jokingly referred to as "cedar savages." They often left their camps in place through the winter, and came back each spring to continue their operations. Idaho.
Lochsa logger equipment awaiting spring snowmelt. Idaho.
Duplicate. Jane Buckhouse Moore posing with her snowshoes and the family's cocker spaniel puppy, somewhere in the Lolo Creek drainage. Idaho.
A skier created this picturesque trail through deep snow somewhere in the Lochsa. Idaho.
Jane Buckhouse Moore looks as if she is ready to go hunting. "She was a good shot and brought home the meat more than once." -- Bud. Idaho.
Casey Streed holding what looks like an antler at the Powell Ranger Station barn. In winter, elk were drawn to the barn by the hay stored inside. Bud remembers one year in particular when the hungry animals broke through the walls of the barn and ate most of the stored hay. Idaho.
Skookum Lake, known for its pink-meated cutthroats. Idaho.
The Brushy Fork cabin built by the Forest Service in about 1931 for overnight cabin for overnight use in the Powell District is still in use today. This 1931 cabin replaced an older cabin that had been located upstream when the new roads into Powell bypassed the older cabin. Bud recently noticed that there is quite a lot of data in his interview notes (his Lochsa Story research notes) about this cabin. See Bud's files. Bud also commented (no recording) that his crews once found the old remains of a dead elk inside of the older Brushy Cabin. The elk had apparently broken into the cabin in search of hay that had been stored inside, and died right there, probably from starvation. Idaho.
Bud Moore measuring snow at the Savage Pass snowcourse. Idaho.
Hank Viche measuring snow at Savage Pass. Good story about Hank's frozen beard. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Forest Service snowcourse signs mark the course at Savage Pass where Bud Moore is examining equipment. Idaho.
Bud thinks that this is the old Ranger Station in Gold Creek, at Primm Meadows. "The Forest Service had a whole ranger station in this area in the early days, which was later incorporated into the Missoula District," Bud remembered. Typical of these early stations, this main building would have served as a combination bedroom for the cook, dining table for personnel, and maybe even an office for the ranger who would have also worked in this building. Idaho.
Bud Moore frequently attended the annual logger conventions held in Spokane. This photo documents some type of logging equipment demonstration. Library Note: Conference is/was called Intermountain Logging Conference. Idaho.
This photo of Bud Moore at either Packer Meadows or Powell Pasture, shows typical snow-measuring tools. Idaho.
Jane Buckhouse Moore on horseback crossing the newer Warm Springs Creek pack bridge. Good discussion about construction of this suspension bridge in the Post WWII years. The view of this photo is looking north toward Highway 12. The discussion includes a good description of transporting the stiff, heavy cable by truck and mules to this location before Highway 12 was completed, via the Lolo Trail and Jerry Johnson Lookout Road, including a brief description of using a "go-devil." Also, an early-day story of lynx and bobcat taking advantage of this bridge to cross the Lochsa River, and the trappers (including Frank Bustard and Bud Moore) who routinely placed sets at the far end of this bridge to catch the cats. Library Note: Warm Springs Creek pack bridge is over the Lochsa at Jerry Johnson Hot Springs trailhead. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jane Buckhouse Moore with her horse, Traveler. Unknown location. Good story about Traveler and the first time that Bud packed an elk out with him. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore posing with his pop gun resting on the antlers of a nice buck that Beth Buckhouse and Jane Buckhouse Moore shot in the Miller Creek drainage. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Al Demott at Bud's grandmother's Lolo Creek property sometime during the 1930s. The Moore family built a cabin for themselves and also built one for Grandma's retirement home. That fall, when the family moved to Grandma's, Al married Bud's sister, Sylvia. (Al had worked on Bud's trail crew, that's how they got acquainted). In this photo, Al is showing off some of Bud's furs. Note the cluttered yard, in an era where everybody saved everything. 'You had to save things like that keg,' Bud joked. 'You might have to live in it.' Montana.
Bud is unsure, but this is likely Skookum Lake. Idaho.
Unknown. Bud thinks that the topography and geology in this photo looks similar to that along the Bitterroot Divide north of the Lochsa known as the Great Burn country. Idaho.
Unknown building, people. Bud doesn't remember any brick chimneys at Powell.
Horses and mules grazing near the mouth of Big Sand Lake. Idaho.
This photo shows Bud Moore clearing the snow from a sudden October storm along the Lolo Trail. Several hunting camps were operating at the time of the storm. Forest Service employees loaded a large truck with rations and drove along the road distributing emergency food to camps, notifying people that a large winter storm was headed their way. Later, Bud used an old "crawler" to clear the snow from the road so hunters and other could get their cars and trucks back to the main highway. This is similar to photo #3410 which also shows Bill Moore in the photo. Idaho.
Jane Buckhouse at Indian Post Office Lookout. Indian Post Office was one of the early lookouts in the Lochsa Country. Bud and Jane visited this area during one of their early dates, before they were married. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jane, far right, looking at the fish holding tank, probably just after the first load of fish was delivered. Story about the fish stocking activities in the Lochsa region during the 1950s. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud guesses that the mountain in the center of the photo is Grave Peak Lookout as seen from across the ridge just above Tom Beale Park. This burned area would be in the head of the drainage called Colt Creek. Idaho.
Looking upstream along the Crooked Fork (northeast) at the Blue Slide, probably in the late spring or early summer before the trail crews had cleared the rock and debris. The trail is visible center photo. Related story. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Family picnic group, date, location and people unknown. Bud thinks it might be a family in Yellowstone Park taken during one of his Post-World War II trips with Jane and Bill. Wyoming.
The Office String, with Salty in front. Good story about how Bud acquired these horses and mules. Also a story about Tom Coston (later, Regional Forester) working as dispatcher at Powell, and the packers (Jack Rose and Heinie Williams) who accidentally poisoned a Forest Service saddle horse at Powell. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Typical trail camp somewhere in the headwaters of the Crooked Fork of the Lochsa District. Idaho.
Elk in the spring after a long winter, probably starving. Idaho.
This photo shows an old snag standing in the aftermath of the 1910 burn. The signs direct hikers to Fish Lake Junction, where three trails cross each other like an "X." Idaho.
This photo is quite typical of the type of blowdown that created the spruce bark beetle infestation throughout the Northwest. "Powell took at least more than its share of blowdown during the '49 Blow," Bud said. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Duplicate of 3363. Warm Springs Creek. Falls. Idaho.
Warm Springs Creek Falls, a closer view than 3363 and 3407. Idaho.
The head of Blodgett Canyon, with the pass into the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness out of sight to the right of photo. Bud explains how the poachers eluded law enforcement in this area. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore looking up at his father, Bud, while Bud was working to clear the Lolo Trail with a bulldozer. Similar to 3396. Idaho.
Rapids and cliffs in the White Sand Creek (now Colt Killed Creek). Idaho.
Cabin buried by snow at Savage Pass. "We used to get real snow," Bud said. Idaho.
Casey Streed probably measuring snow at Savage Pass. Idaho.
Mountain goats at Blacklead Lookout. Idaho.
Mountain goats at Blacklead Lookout. Idaho.
Salty somewhere along the Lochsa River. Bud still has this riggin', including Salty's bell. "I always liked the breast collar. With so much steep country, the saddle held a little better with the breast collar in place." -- Bud. This photo shows Bud's riding equipment that he used in the Lochsa as a ranger. Bud had for many years ridden a Forest Service government saddle which the Forest Service bought from Ray Holz (sp?) in Grangeville, Idaho but the saddle shown here on Salty is a custom made saddle from the Salmon River country that Bud purchased from one of the seasonal employees at Powell. Story follows. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph
Casy Streed crossing the Lochsa. Note that the equipment includes an axe scabbard on the pack animal. Idaho.
Packer Lennie Smith leading a full pack string across the Lochsa River near the mouth of Badger Creek. Good story also about packing salt into the highcountry to draw elk up off the winter range. Also story about the meaning of "the bell mare" etc. Right across the river is another trail that goes toward the Grave Peak range. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
District crew at the portable mill set up in the Lochsa during WWII. Related discussion. Probably about 1946. Also mention of portable mill at Quartz Ranger Station near Superior. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
District crew at the portable mill set up in the Lochsa during World War II. Idaho.
District crew at the portable mill set up in the Lochsa during World War II, upstream about a mile from Powell Ranger Station not far from where the bridge crosses on the road to Elk Summit. Another nearby landmark is the White Sand Campground. Idaho.
Series of lookout photos. This series demonstrates a 50-foot tower that has been taken down and a new one being put up in its place. Bud doesn't remember this kind of activity that would have taken place on his district. More research is necessary to find out where this took place. Bud doesn't think that he took these pictures. Cement mixer visible at base of tower.
Series of lookout photos. This series demonstrates a 50-foot tower that has been taken down and a new one being put up in its place. Bud doesn't remember this kind of activity that would have taken place on his district. More research is necessary to find out where this took place.
Series of lookout photos. This series demonstrates a 50-foot tower that has been taken down and a new one being put up in its place. Bud doesn't remember this kind of activity that would have taken place on his district. More research is necessary to find out where this took place.
Series of lookout photos. This series demonstrates a 50-foot tower that has been taken down and a new one being put up in its place. Bud doesn't remember this kind of activity that would have taken place on his district. More research is necessary to find out where this took place. Looks like Louie Normand from Frenchtown, the alternate ranger at Powell, but Bud doesn't remember the location or this event.
Series of lookout photos. This series demonstrates a 50-foot tower that has been taken down and a new one being put up in its place. Bud doesn't remember this kind of activity that would have taken place on his district. More research is necessary to find out where this took place.
Series of lookout photos. This series demonstrates a 50-foot tower that has been taken down and a new one being put up in its place. Bud doesn't remember this kind of activity that would have taken place on his district. More research is necessary to find out where this took place.
Series of lookout photos. This series demonstrates a 50-foot tower that has been taken down and a new one being put up in its place. Bud doesn't remember this kind of activity that would have taken place on his district. More research is necessary to find out where this took place.
Salty and Bud's office string probably in the area of Hidden Peak Lookout. Two horses and a mule graze next to a snowbank. Idaho.
Horses and mules grazing near the mouth of Big Sand Lake. Idaho.
Jane fishing for whitefish on the Bitterroot River. Montana.
Bud Moore and son, Bill, ice fishing on Flathead Lake. Montana.
Duplicate. Fishing on Flathead Lake. Montana.
This could be one of several lakes in the head of Wind Lakes Creek near Grave Peak lookout. Tom Beale Peak in the background. Idaho.
Bill fishing with a willow (?) pole somewhere in the Lochsa. Idaho.
Duplicate. Idaho Department of Fish and Game Warden, Keith Rudd, helping to unload fish at the Powell holding pond. Idaho.
Brushy Cabin with heavy load of snow on it. Idaho.
State Line Cabin. This building is now located at the Lochsa Historical Museum. It's still a nice cabin. Montana.
Hank Viche at Lolo Pass, probably with the crew that was clearing the road to Powell. Library Note: 1945 Ford pickup truck. Montana.
A cross-country skier on a trail near Lolo Pass. Montana.
Onlookers and helpers at the fish holding pond, Powell Ranger District. Jane Buckhouse Moore, far right. Story about crowding the fish and gathering them into milk cans, then taking them to remote lakes. Bud remembers that one lake they planted was Spruce Lake. These were hatchery reared cutthroat introduced to the remote lakes. Employees had dammed the creek (Powell Creek) to create this earthen holding pond, as part of a cooperative fish-stocking effort with the Idaho Fish and Game. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Young girl standing on a porch with a fawn. Idaho.
Unknown group of children feeding fawn with a bottle. Probably Powell Ranger District. Idaho.
Young girl seen feeding a fawn on the porch to a house. Idaho.
Jane with a nice buck that she shot on the ridge between Camp Creek and Woodman Creek. Related story about hunting, and the rifle Jane has in this photo. The gun belonged to Jay Turner. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This elk died from winter weather, on the road, just below the mouth of Papoose Creek, probably of starvation. Idaho.
A very dejected moosed somewhere on the Lochsa winter range, and he's had a long winter behind him. Probably down on the river plain, during mid-winter. Idaho.
Ranger Casey Streed measuring snow on the Powell Ranger District, probably about 1950. Idaho.
Deep snow, Casey Streed on skis. This building was moved from Mount Sentinel to Savage Pass. See related story. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This is Casey Streed measuring snow with a pole, and it's a long pole! So you can see the snow is really deep here. Idaho.
Bud Moore measuring the water content of the snow, using this weather station. Idaho.
Bud Moore measuring the water content of the snow, using this weather station. Idaho.
Bud unloading equipment onto a Forest Service truck, during a trip to measure several snowcourses in the Lochsa. Library Note: Pickup is 1945 Dodge with government markings on the door. Idaho.
Casey Streed posing next to the Forest Service truck, getting ready to unload a snowmachine during a trip to measure snow. Photo probably taken at the road-end at the present-day Lee Creek Campground. This little machine belonged to the fish and game department and they let the Forest Service use it, to "try it out" -- "We were just beginning to get something that looked like a snow machine. They were pretty primitive, and not that dependable. We were pioneering a little bit." -- Bud Moore. Library Note: Pickup is 1945 Dodge with government markings on the door. Idaho.
Bud Moore looking at the snow machine with a degree of concern about whether the machine is going to make it or not! "It seems like this trip was one of the first that Casey and I made together, when he came there as ranger. He came from the Flathead." Bud Moore. Idaho.
Early snow machine, which probably belonged to the Fish and Game (Idaho) and was being used by the Forest Service at Powell. Idaho.
The Crooked Fork Bridge, six miles in from Lolo Pass. Idaho.
Bud Moore shoveling snow off the barn at Powell Ranger District. "We wondered sometimes how much snow that barn would hold!" -- Bud Moore. Idaho.
The State Line Cabin buried in snow at Lolo Pass, "Pretty well buried." -- Bud Moore. Idaho.
The Packer Cabin at Powell Ranger District and story about the wranglers, who went to bed early, and got up "way before breakfast." Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This little shed was built specifically for the State game checkers, "because we checked all the hunters out at this end, and at Kooskia," Bud said. This was built with a slanted roof, and a store window, so a hunter could pull right up with his car, and give a report. "So that was a temporary building, it wasn't a big solid building like the log cabin we had there (known as the State Line Cabin)." -- Bud Moore. Idaho.
This is the Brushy Fork Cabin, and it was along the road -- maybe a half mile downstream -- from the Crooked Fork Bridge. The main purpose was as an overnight cabin, going and coming, in the winter time. This cabin is still up and in good shape. It was built with a good foundation. It is still used, not so much for overnight travelers -- we have the plowed highway now -- but the Forest Service still uses it for families to rent or use, as housing. It was built in about 1931 by Heinie Williams, who was one of three packers at Powell Ranger District. The other packers were Jack Rose and Homer McClain plus Mansley Brown. Idaho.
This is the State Line Cabin, which has been moved to the Historical Ranger Station on the Lower Lochsa District. It serves as an exhibit. Ray Schill built this, and it has pretty good log work. Ray was the carpenter on the Powell District. "That is a big change today. It took a long time for us to get out of the mode of doing everything ourselves. We had roving carpenters, they'd arrive with their own outfit." -- Bud Moore. Idaho.
Powell Ranger District Bunkhouse in the foreground, and grub wanigan in the background. The bunkhouse is still used today as a bunkhouse. The wanigan is where all the grub was stored, the canned goods and whatnot. They'd mantie all the stuff up on the big porch for trail crews. Now, this has been repurposed. It is a little bunkhouse for traveling Forest officers. "I have privilege when I come through Powell. I went one time when Betsy was with me. And here I was (staying in the historic cabin) with a beautiful woman. Holy Cow! I never could have dreamed of that in the early days! A big change." -- Bud Moore. Idaho.
This is a seven-point elk antler that Bud found down on the river. "It's a pretty nice head for the Lochsa. The packer brought it up and we nailed it on the office at Powell." -- Bud Moore. Idaho.
The barn at Powell Ranger District as it looked one winter after the elk helped themselves to the hay inside. The hay came from a rancher in Lolo Creek. Related story. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This shows part of the corrals adjoining the barn at Powell. "We used the corrals if we had a mule or horse that needed a little work." -- Bud Moore. Idaho.
Bud pointing a ski pole toward the remains of an elk that evidently died near the barn at Powell. Idaho.
This building was called the machine shed, where employees stored equipment, including the grader, and other supplies, for the winter at Powell Ranger District. Idaho.
This is the little shed at Savage Pass that people stayed in overnight, if necessary, while measuring snow or conducting other business. The building originally was located on Mount Sentinel, near Missoula, and used in conjunction with a small weather station there. Idaho.
This is a picture of a small cabin built of 1x6 boards by miners just west of the Lolo Pass, and good related story about this being built during WWII. P.S. The Forest Service rangers, Hank Viche, never left any tracks about the history of this operation. There should be more in the Powell files because of the mining claim, and the tunnel that was built nearby to access ore. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Here you can see the barn in pretty good detail, you can see it's a big barn. The building in the background is the packer's cabin, and the little shed on the right is the tack shed where employees kept saddlery tools. The corrals are out of sight right behind the tack shed. Idaho.
These willows are right on the diversion ditch of Powell Creek, that comes right down between the cookhouse (which was the old original ranger station) and the bunkhouse. The building on the left is the grub wanigan; center is the office; and the one on the right was originally built to serve the Elk Summit Ranger Station (when they were packing for Elk Summit, which used to be a separate District, supplies would be stored or sorted in this separate building). After the road was built to Elk Summit, this building was converted for use as the Fire Warehouse. Bud thinks it is still used for this purpose. The smokechaser packs, fire rations, crosscut saws and chainsaws are stored here. Idaho.
This is the first ranger dwelling -- for a ranger and his family -- that was built at Powell. Prior, it was all housing for bachelors with no accommodations for families. Ed Mackay was ranger when this was built. Jane and Bud lived here when Bud was ranger at Powell. This building is still standing. Idaho.
This is the blacksmith shop and storage building at Powell Ranger District, built by the CCC's in the early days. "That's where you'd find ol' Ed (blacksmith) out there hammering away. We shod our horses in there. We'd throw them down and tie them up if we had to, any way we could, to get the shoes on them!" -- Bud Moore. Idaho.
Another view of the miner's cabin built of 1x6's west of Lolo Pass. See related story slide # 3473. Idaho.
Landscape photo along the Crooked Fork downstream of the junction of the Brushy and the Crooked Fork. Idaho.
1939 or 1940 Chevy, Bud's second car, and related story about driving through the snow over Lolo Pass, early in the winter season and late in the fall. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Shortly after Bud came back from the Marine Corps, he was anxious to get out and hike. He went up Miller Creek, to Miller Peak, and was looking for a coyote to shoot, and he found one and shot it! This photo was taken from near the top of the Divide, looking over on the Bitterroot side, down toward the Bitterroot Valley. Montana.
Bud and Jane's first home at Powell, which was a trailer brought in for the Assistant Ranger, just before World War II, maybe 1946. Ed Mackay had built another dwelling for an assistant ranger. The Forest Service pulled this trailer in just before the war, and Roy Daniels the Assistant Ranger, lived here before Bud and Jane lived in it (they lived in it AFTER the war, and Bill lived here, too. Then the war broke out. Bill was just "at home with the wild animals and everything. He never seemed afraid of anything." according to Bud.) Idaho.
The tom cat at Powell, which Bud mentions in his 1947 (?) journals. Also, when Bud and Jane were first married, Jane had a dog named Badger. Bud doesn't know if there were any dogs at Powell before that. The Forest Service developed a policy against dogs, because they often caused troubles between crew members. But when Bud and Jane got married, they lived a little ways away from the compound, and Jane brought Badger, and the dog was well-behaved. He often slept on the office porch. Badger had a nose for grouse, and he'd sniff them out, track them, and that's the way Bud and Jane got their supper often. There were lots of grouse around the station, ruffed grouse, along the river. "I've never seen anything like it since. About the time I went into the Lochsa there were literally thousands of grouse, all kinds -- blues and ruffed, and spruce or fool hens -- they were abundant everywhere, not just the Lochsa. The Lochsa had a lot of big burns, and a lot of berries. On the trail crew, we'd see fifty grouse a day or more, just cutting trails up." Idaho.
The tom cat at Powell, which Bud mentions in his 1947 (?) journals. Idaho.
The tom cat at Powell, which Bud mentions in his 1947 (?) journals. This boot has a pretty uncommon sole, by the way. It wasn't Bud's boot. Idaho.
This is a cable suspension pack bridge built while Bud was working in the Lochsa Country. "We didn't actually build these on the District. The Region had a team that worked on these throughout the area. I remember one guy who was in charge, Perlte Swedberg, who was a good guy and a major domo for the Region. This bridge is across the Crooked Fork upstream from where the Crooked Fork joins the White Sand Creek (Colt Killed Creek) and forms the Lochsa. This was a big crossing place. The bridge is right where the Nez Perce had a big fishing weir in the Crooked Fork. You can't see any sign of those now. They'd trap the salmon in the backwater, where the fish would swim in, but the couldn't get back out. Trapped them with a log closure. They called them weirs but they were actually more like bypasses where they trapped the fish. When the logging came in, a road and bridge were built in this area, replacing this suspension bridge. The road accessed Beaver Ridge area. Down where the White Sand Fork and the Crooked Fork join, is now the Elk Summit road bridge." Bud's favorite campground in the whole Lochsa district is just downstream a ways, on the Lochsa River, below these bridges, called White Sand Camp. "It's small and out of the way, and you have the river right there. I had been wanting to fish, and bought an Idaho license, and camped there one night. Right out behind there is a nice pool. I rigged up my fish pole, and after I cooked supper went out to catch fish, and just as I raised my pole, I heard a noise upstream, and here came two rafts, right through the pool. So I never even got finished with my cast!" Bud wrote this story up in his journal. Idaho.
Shorty Hutchens at the Savage Pass overnight building. Hutchens was one of the people who continued with the Forest Service after Bud went into the Marine Corps. He was assistant ranger at Powell after Bud came back from the War. They had two assistant rangers at Powell in those days. One ranger took everything north of the river, and the other guy took everything south of the river. Every once in awhile they'd switch it around. "Shorty was a good guy. He died not too long after the war, of cancer, probably melanoma. Everybody smoked cigarettes, then, too, and that caused a lot of health problems." -- Bud Moore. Idaho.
Unidentified man with a rifle, somewhere in the Lochsa. Man is on skis with rifle slung and is wearing a small backpack. Idaho.
A nice buck hanging from a pole. Story about Bud shooting a deer on Mormon Ridge and having to drag it down and across the creek to get it home. He had to go get help at home, and the only one home was his mother (Hazel Moore), who helped him bring the buck home. The deer in this picture is a mule deer (different deer). The story Bud tells is about a whitetail deer (see #3517) that Hazel Moore (Bud's mom) helped with. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore measuring snow at Savage Pass, probably 1945. Bud went to work for the Forest Service after the war, at Quartz Creek Ranger Station, where he worked on the green chain at the Forest Service sawmill. Shorty Hutchens was working there also. After a time of cutting lumber, they were reassigned to the snow survey work in the Lochsa. This would have been the first trip into the Lochsa for Bud after the war. See also 3491, 3492, 3493, 3494, and 3495. Idaho.
Shorty Hutchens measuring snow at Savage Pass, probably 1945. Idaho.
Shorty Hutchens shoveling snow from a roof. "What we'd do on that deep snow, we'd get up on top of all that snow, and we'd shovel a trough right down the ridgepole. Then we'd take a long piece of that No. 9 wire, and we'd kink it about every foot, and then we'd haul that wire up on the roof of the cabin, and lay it down in the trench. It would be long enough so the ends would stick out. With one person on each end, we'd saw right down through the snow. We'd saw it loose. Most of the time it would cut loose, and it would just go. Sometimes it would feel like the cabin was just going to tip over. All the weight would be on one side! Once in awhile we'd have to saw it twice. About the second or third time it would always go. It was easier than shoveling. If things were right, we'd be over there only half a day, when otherwise it might take ten days shoveling!" Idaho.
Shorty Hutchens at the State Line cabin, on the first trip that Bud made back into the Lochsa after the War. Idaho.
State Line Cabin in the snow. Not clear who is in the photo. "It was a snowy day, and that cabin looked pretty good. The last person always had kindling piled up for the next person coming along behind. So all the next person needed was a match." Bud still does this practice, even here at Coyote Forest -- always leaves kindling and pitch wood ready for the next fire in the barrel stoves. Idaho.
White Sand Campground in wintertime, probably 1945.
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Jane Buckhouse Moore enroute to Lolo Pass, about 1945. "We would go up there once in awhile and stay overnight at the cabin, when we were living in Missoula (near the Franklin School), a little house right alongside of a church, so we used to get our spirituality through the bedroom window! They were pretty loud and when they got rolling over there we'd hear them." Idaho.
Bridge over the Crooked Fork, probably about 1945, snow survey. Idaho.
ACM Camp 3 between Blanchard Flats and Kozy Korner, where Bud partnered with John Bachman, a veteran sawyer, for the winter, after working for the Forest Service at Powell the season before. In the recording, Bud describes the buildings in this photo, saw teams, the cookhouse (and cookhouses/cooks in general) and other details of camp life. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
John Bachman, right, was a veteran sawyer with the ACM camps in the Blackfoot Valley, and he kept working for the company until they could no longer pay labor. John was Swedish. Most people like John were bachelors, and they'd end up around the logging camps on light-duty work. Arvid or "Big Arvid" as John called him, was a younger, but big, man. John was incredibly strong, as you can see in this photo. He is lifting one end of a green log. "It wasn't a big log, not for John," Bud said. Good recording about clothing worn during this time period, and other details of logging camps. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
John Bachman, probably skinning, or peeling, stoles at Camp Three, Blackfoot Valley. Later on, when Bud was working at the Federal building in Missoula, John ended up in Missoula on retirement in a little place alongside the railroad tracks. He'd come up past the Federal building every day, walking for exercise. "The Scandinavians are big, muscular people, but they seem to shrink with age. The last time I remember John -- I'd visit with him at least once or twice a week -- we'd reminisce out in front of the Post Office, and I think he was doing some things for the neighbors, light-duty -- most of them were loners, their whole lives. The last time I saw him was in the late 1950s. He was a lot older than I was. When I was 19, he was in his mid-forties." Montana.
Logging meeting, typically held in the Spokane area, which included equipment demonstrations and business meeting for area loggers, the Forest Service, and other organizations. Logs are being loaded onto a truck. (Bud remembered that this might have been called the Intermountain Logging Conference or something like that.) Washington.
Logging meeting, typically held in the Spokane area, which included equipment demonstrations and business meeting for area loggers, the Forest Service, and other organizations. Small truck loaded with large logs visible, with men standing around in a field. Washington.
Logging meeting, typically held in the Spokane area, which included equipment demonstrations and business meeting for area loggers, the Forest Service, and other organizations. Washington.
Logging meeting, typically held in the Spokane area, which included equipment demonstrations and business meeting for area loggers, the Forest Service, and other organizations. Washington.
Logging meeting, typically held in the Spokane area, which included equipment demonstrations and business meeting for area loggers, the Forest Service, and other organizations. Washington.
Logging meeting, typically held in the Spokane area, which included equipment demonstrations and business meeting for area loggers, the Forest Service, and other organizations. Washington.
Logging meeting, typically held in the Spokane area, which included equipment demonstrations and business meeting for area loggers, the Forest Service, and other organizations. Bulldozers can be seen moving earth around, with many people watching. Washington.
Logging meeting, typically held in the Spokane area, which included equipment demonstrations and business meeting for area loggers, the Forest Service, and other organizations. Logs being loaded onto truck with a crane. Washington.
Lewiston, Idaho, hill, looking toward the valley bottom. Library Note: View south towards the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater Rivers with part of the Old Spiral Highway visible.
Vurl Springer, right, of the Rossignol Lumber Company. No ID on the other fellow. Vurl was the business manager of the Rossignol Logging Company. (Note that the loggers always set up a Bar for these conferences, as part of the festivities.) Story about Paul Rossignol, who operated an early sawmill in the Lolo Creek area, and also how he died. Washington. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Weyerhauser facility at Lewiston with large number of people assembling on river bank. Idaho.
Equipment at the dam at Lewiston. Log moving crane and logging truck visible with other people standing around in field. Idaho.
Bud's first date! "I was about 18 or 19 years old. Becky worked at the Lochsa Lodge. We struck up a relationship and dated a little bit." Story on recording addresses the dating culture in those days. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This is probably Becky's brother, near Kingston, Idaho, when Bud visited her family. Idaho.
Overlooking Lewiston, Idaho, from the top of the "hill." Bud and Jane took their honeymoon at Lewiston, Idaho. View is south towards confluence of Snake and Clearwater Rivers, sharp bend in the Old Spiral Highway partially visible. Idaho.
This photo shows a large white pine, with a black bear up the tree, in the Lochsa. It's worthy to note that the Lochsa's white pine are pretty close to the border of the southern reach of the white pines. There are some real good stands in the Lochsa, but in the Selway, they are rare. I drew that notion from the first land survey report of the US Geological Survey for the Bitterroot Mountains, written by John Lieberg, Bud said. See The Lochsa Story. Idaho.
Bud's mother, Hazel Moore, posing with a nice whitetail buck that Bud shot on Mormon Creek Ridge. Bud dragged this deer from the ridge down into the bottom, and Hazel helped him drag it on into the home place. Note the Clack pack board lower photo. Montana.
Friends and family pose for a photo at the Fort Fizzle sign. Bud is fourth from the right. Short recording about family members coming to visit often at the Lolo Creek home. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Moore family posing for a picture. Bud Moore far left. Granpa Wright had died earlier, and the man with the hat is probably Grandpa Ayers, and the family on his side. Ayers married Grandma Wright after Grandpa Wright died. "Grandpa Ayers was a good guy, a pleasant guy to be around." -- Bud. (This information might be available on documents on file with Bud's family.) Montana.
Grandpa Ayers, far left. This might possibly be the remnants of Grandma's funeral. Grandma Wright Ayers died when Bud was in the mountains. "I came out in the spring and she was gone." Montana.
No ID on the people, but Bud recognizes them as family. Montana.
Grandma Wright's place, family in photo. Bud Moore, far left. "It was Grandma Wright's place, but she reached out to us, and gathered us all in," Bud said. This place was located about six miles up from the Lolo Store. Sawmill Gulch road went right through the place, and might be what's showing up in the background. Montana.
Grandpa Ayers, far left, Bud Moore, and Hazel Moore. No ID on children. Unknown gathering. Photo taken at Grandma Wright's place. Montana.
Grandma Wright's place. "Bless her, we could stay as long as Dad would build her a house. This is a nice house, and it's still up and in pretty good shape, as you can see it from the highway today," Bud said. This is the house he built for Grandma Wright. "She had three pretty good years here, after Grandpa Wright died, and she married Ayers." Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Grandma Wright's place. "Bless her, we could stay as long as Dad would build her a house. This is a nice house, and it's still up and in pretty good shape, as you can see it from the highway today," Bud said. This is the house he built for Grandma Wright. "She had three pretty good years here, after Grandpa Wright died, and she married Ayers." Montana.
Grandma Wright's place. Grandpa Ayers in the center. No ID on the women. "Grandma Wright was a bubbling little gal. She always had quite a bit of enthusiasm. I don't remember her as being anything but a pretty active woman, and she died pretty much by surprise." Bud said. Grandma Wright liked this spot, and bought it for "her place" but at times, she got a little antsy with her son (Bud's dad) when he would do clearing of the land in places. She let him know! Montana.
Lochsa Lodge. Barbara Barker in her flower bed. "All that soil over there is dark, and deep. It is Loess cap, and that stuff is volcanic. That stuff is good for growing." Note the gladiolus and lilies. (The Lochsa Lodge is a Forest Service Special Use Permit.) Story is about Tom Barker, and Barbara. Idaho.
Lochsa Lodge. Barbara Barker admiring the flowers. "All that soil over there is dark, and deep. It is Loess cap, and that stuff is volcanic. That stuff is good for growing," Bud said. Note the gladiolus and lilies. (The Lochsa Lodge is a Forest Service Special Use Permit.) Story is about Tom Barker, and Barbara. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Maude Erickson, on left with ? at the Lochsa Lodge. Note the cabins in the background, and the cedar siding on the building on the right (forefront). Idaho.
Bud Moore and Jane Buckhouse. On a date at the Lochsa Lodge. This is Bud's second car. His first vehicle was a pickup he bought for $640 at Missoula. This "coupe" is a Chevy with a little tight seat behind the driver, and it cost about $800. Jane worked at the Lochsa Lodge, and this is where Bud and Jane met each other. "They didn't have any of these young ladies at the Lodge when it was just Andrew there. When he married Maude, she brought all the young ladies up. That's where the crew would be every night. They would gather there and dance. The Lodge had a Nickelodian. Maude was a good party-goer. She put a lot of life into the Lodge. So did Andrew, but his "life was guns and knives and stories," Bud said. Idaho.
Unidentified, but late 1930s or early 1940s. Library Note: Vehicle probably a 1935 Chevrolet Coupe.
Left to right: Sadie Buckhouse, Bill Moore, ?, Uncle Abe, ? (child), Aunt Phelfia. Photo probably taken at the Lochsa Lodge where the family often went for recreation. Bud was in the Marine Corps at this time. Idaho.
Left to right: Sadie Buckhouse, Bill Moore, ?, ?(child), Uncle Abe, and Jane Buckhouse. Not sure what Uncle Abe's last name was! Idaho.
One of the young women working at the Lochsa Lodge, late 1930s. Idaho.
A nice portrait of Jane Buckhouse somewhere near Missoula. The background looks like the country east of the Bitterroot River, where the sagebrush covers the upland bench from Miller Creek north to the Skalkaho. Montana.
Sylvia Moore DeMott. Location unknown. Most of Siv's life's residence was near Hamilton and Corvallis. Montana.
Portrait of Clarine Moore.
Another nice portrait of Jane Buckhouse, probably taken at the Lochsa Lodge. Idaho.
Bud and Jane Moore's wedding day, just before the war. They were married at home, which was a common practice. "I remember kind of where that was. It was a place, seemed like it was out there just off of Orange Street, somewhere in the vicinity of 3rd street, 4th street, etc. We might have held it at Sadie's place (Jane's mom's house)," Bud said. Library Note: Corner of 5th Ave West and Hazel, Missoula. Montana.
Bud and Jane Moore's wedding day, just before the war. They were married at home, which was a common practice. "I remember kind of where that was. It was a place, seemed like it was out there just off of Orange Street, somewhere in the vicinity of 3rd street, 4th street, etc. We might have held it at Sadie's place (Jane's mom's house)," Bud said. Library Note: Corner of 5th Ave West and Hazel, Missoula. First Presbyterian Church tower visible in background. Montana.
Bud and Jane Moore's wedding day, just before the war. They were married at home, which was a common practice. ' "I remember kind of where that was. It was a place, seemed like it was out there just off of Orange Street, somewhere in the vicinity of 3rd street, 4th street, etc. We might have held it at Sadie's place (Jane's mom's house)," Bud said. Library Note: Corner of 5th Ave West and Hazel, Missoula. Montana.
Bud and Jane Moore's wedding day, just before the war. They were married at home, which was a common practice. "I remember kind of where that was. It was a place, seemed like it was out there just off of Orange Street, somewhere in the vicinity of 3rd street, 4th street, etc. We might have held it at Sadie's place (Jane's mom's house)," Bud said. Library Note: Corner of 5th Ave West and Hazel, Missoula. Montana.
Bud and Jane Moore's wedding day. Library Note: Corner of 5th Ave West and Hazel, Missoula. Montana.
Left to right: Sadie Buckhouse, Hazel Moore, Jane Buckhouse Moore, Bud Moore. Bud and Jane's wedding day. Library Note: Corner of 5th Ave West and Hazel, Missoula. Montana.
Bud and Jane Moore's wedding day. The mothers-in-law: Sadie Buckhouse and Hazel Moore. Library Note: Corner of 5th Ave West and Hazel, Missoula. Montana.
Bud and Jane Moore leaving for their honeymoon in Lewiston. This is Bud's Chevy coupe, which he described as a "snappy little car." Montana.
No ID on the people. Writing on the back: Aug. 6 1945. Quantico. Bo_M Docks. Va. (?)
No ID on the people. Writing on the back: "Two males, I'm the one on the left. Crazy, eh?"
Bud Moore, probably taken in California. Note the palm trees. Possibly the South Pacific. Probably 1942-1945 while Bud was in the Marine Corps. California.
Frank Bustard, on a spring board, on the right cutting tree with cross-cut saw. Frank was in the Seabees. You can see that the men in the photo are chopping this tree, getting ready to fall it. Location unknown. Bud worked with Frank Bustard at Powell, though this picture looks like it was taken in the Pacific region, probably somewhere that Frank went with the Seabees. Bud thinks that Frank gave him this photo after the war. (Near the end of World War II, Bud hooked up with Frank Bustard at Okinawa.)
Henry and Sadie Buckhouse, Jane, Julia, and Beth's parents. "Sadie married one of the early rangers in the Forest Service (by the name of Bond) and then she spent a couple of years or more out in the mountains with him, up in the Flathead someplace. Her name was Bond then. Finally she came back. By that time she had a couple of kids by Bond, and then she married a man by the name of Buckhouse at Missoula. She wouldn't go back with Bond. She had enough of dirt floors, in the early Forest Service. Divorces were uncommon in those days, so this was significant. Sadie's children by Bond were Henry, Phalfia, and Ray Bond; and by Buckhouse were Beth, Julia and Jane (the youngest)." Montana.
Pit River Bridge. Possibly bridge over Pit River near Lake Shasta, California.
Bill Moore at Camp De Luz in California. Bud came back from the Pacific at the end of the war, and was assigned to be in charge of a Discharge Center in California for a few months. Jane and Bill came to California to be with him during that time. Story about Bud's first day with Bill, his son, whom he hadn't seen before. Bill was about two years old. Camp De Luz was back in the mountains, and San Clemente is right on the ocean. Library Note: Camp De Luz was part of Camp Pendleton Marine Corp. base. California. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore, Bill Moore, Ray Bond, and Sadie Buckhouse. "Sadie was just loaded with stories, and I tried to get her to write some of that down. But she didn't," Bud said. California.
Bill Moore, Jane Moore, and Sadie Buckhouse sitting outside for a picture. Library Note: Most likely at Mission San Juan Capistrano, California.
Bud Moore, Bill Moore, Sadie Buckhouse. Library Note: Most likely at Mission San Juan Capistrano, California.
Bud Moore, Bill Moore. Library Note: Most likely at Mission San Juan Capistrano, California.
Bill Moore, Jane Moore. Library Note: Possibly standing on a pier, Oceanside, California.
Bill Moore, Bud Moore posing in front of a canon, possibly at Camp Pendleton, California.
Bill Moore, Jane Moore. Library Note: Standing in front of The Strand in Oceanside, California.
Bill Moore, Jane Moore having a picnic in California.
Bud Moore, Bill Moore and probably Bill's first look at the ocean. On top of the rim, above, was very fertile ground where farmers raised plentiful beans. This was the same type of country that the US government commandeered to raise guayule for rubber. The steep bank in the background is broken by visitor access stairways, etc down to the beach. California.
Bill Moore with his hot dog stick, during a picnic in California.
Jane Moore, Bill Moore, Bud Moore in California. "As I remember, we were required to wear our uniforms while we were on active duty," Bud said. This is the ordinary dress uniform, as Bud didn't have a snappy dress uniform. This was the best they wore!
Bill Moore holding on to a wire fence. California.
Bill Moore playing on rocks at the beach. California.
Bill Moore, concentrating fully on the sandy beach! California.
Bill and Bud Moore, on the beach. California.
Bill and Jane Moore, on the beach. People used to fish off the dock, behind. California.
Bill and Bud Moore, after a swim in the ocean. An adult must look pretty big to a child! California.
Bill Moore sitting next to a street with a bottle in his hand. Library Note: Most likely Oceanside, California.
Jane and Bill Moore, posing in front of a palm tree. Library Note: Probably on The Strand, Oceanside, California.
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Sadie Buckhouse, Bill Moore, Jane Moore posing for a picture in Southern California.
Bill Moore by a fountain in Southern California.
Bud, Bill and Jane Moore pose for a picture. California.
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Jane standing in the surf. California.
Beth Buckhouse worked as a "Rosy the Riveteer" in California and went right in as the US entered the war. Beth was in California when Bud went down to boot camp. Montana.
Sadie Buckhouse, Ray Bond, and Jane pregnant for Bill. This photo was likely taken after Bud enlisted in the Marines and was in the Pacific Theatre. Ray must have been in the Navy, by the looks of his outfit. Montana.
Jane pregnant for Bill, with her dog, Badger. Harry Bates was the neighbor across the fence from this house. He was a hunter, but retired. He'd even given up his rifle. "We were dragging in meat, living on venison. He thought he might try hunting again, and borrowed a gun from a nephew. We did hunt with him a few times. He helped us drag out meat, and he helped me track out a big bull elk one time. We tracked it and we jumped it. Harry had this .22 high power of all things that he hunted with. This elk was going up a half open sidehill, and had come out of the bottom. I could see the hair fly, Harry was shooting it and hitting it. So I shot with the 30-06 and hit it. It has a pretty good punch. The three of us -- Harry, and I, and Jane -- hand logged this elk out of that bottom. We quarter the elk with the hide on and wrapped it in good tight manties. And handlogged those quarters down to the bottom in no time," Bud explained. "Harry and Jane hunted quite a bit during the war when I was gone. They got quite a lot of stuff." Montana.
Badger, Jane's dog sitting in a chair. Montana.
Jane and Bill Moore, probably coming home from the hospital in Missoula, standing at the steps to their house. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jane and Bill Moore, probably coming home from the hospital in Missoula. Snow is visible on the ground around the porch. Montana.
Jane holding up Bill Moore, probably coming home from the hospital in Missoula. Montana.
Jane and Bill Moore, probably coming home from the hospital in Missoula. Montana.
Bill Moore asleep in his bed, fall 1943. Montana.
Jane holding Bill Moore near a window, 1943. Montana.
Bill Moore in a basket. Montana.
Bill Moore on the lawn, in front of the garden, at the Moore's first home in Missoula. Montana.
Bill Moore on the lawn, in front of the garden, at the Moore's first home in Missoula. Montana.
Bill Moore, content in his baby basket. Montana.
Bill Moore in his bed. Montana.
Bill Moore on a blanket in the yard. Montana.
Bill Moore, spring 1944. Montana.
Bill Moore, spring 1944. Montana.
The Moore's neighbors, Harry Bates and his wife, with Bill Moore. Montana.
Jane and Bill Moore, standing at the porch, late fall 1943. Montana.
Jane and Bill Moore, fall 1943. Montana.
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Aunt Phelfia and Bill Moore standing at the porch. Montana.
Sadie Buckhouse, Bill Moore, ? , Jane Buckhouse,??, and Uncle Henry "Bimbo" Bond standing center left, and unidentified couple, right, standing or sitting in the yard. Montana.
Jane and Bill Moore, and unidentified mother and baby, right, standing in the yard. Montana.
Left to right: Fred Wilkinson, his wife, Flora, Andrew Erickson, ? Boy, Jane Moore, Bill Moore, Maude Erickson, Johnny Wilson. Related stories about these Lochsa old timers. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Julia Buckhouse, with baby, and her husband, and unidentified woman, at the Moore house in Missoula. Julia Buckhouse moved from Missoula to Spokane, where she worked and later married an accountant. They had two children, Bud thinks. One son grew up and became a manager of a store, but a disgruntled employee shot him and killed him. Montana.
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Baby Bill Moore at four months, and five days, taken February 1944. The man looks like Henry (to Bud) but we're not sure. Montana.
Sadie Buckhouse and Bill Moore standing on the steps to the porch. Montana.
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Jane Moore, Bill Moore playing in front of the car. Montana.
Jane and Bill Moore standing in the yard. Montana.
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Bill Moore in a highchair. Montana.
Bill Moore in a highchair. Montana.
Bill Moore at about six months in his highchair. Montana.
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Bill Moore asleep in his swing. Montana.
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Bill Moore. Harry Bates' house in background. Montana.
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Bill Moore playing with a picture of Bud Moore in military uniform on the steps of the porch. Montana.
Bill Moore playing with a picture of Bud Moore in military uniform. Montana.
Photo of Bud in his Marine uniform, Bill Moore, Sadie Buckhouse. Montana.
Bill Moore playing with a picture of Bud Moore in military uniform. Montana.
Bill Moore at nine months. Written on the back: "Notice his Indian moccasins, and Job's tears." Montana.
Bill Moore at nine months, in the front yard of this house on 10th Street. Montana.
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No ID on the woman, probably Flora Wilkinson. Bill Moore. Montana.
Tossing Bill back and forth between Henry and ? Library Note: Second man appears to be related to Henry Bond. Montana.
Left to right: ?, Henry Bond, Bill Moore, Sadie Buckhouse posing in front of car. Library Note: Second man appears to be related to Henry Bond. Montana.
No ID on women or baby. Sadie Buckhouse center? Montana.
Johnny Wilson, who was in the Marine Air Corps, not as a pilot, but working on the planes, unidentified boy, Maude Erickson, and Bill Moore. Montana.
Left to right: Jane Moore, Bill Moore, Johnny Wilson. Montana.
Left to right: Fred Wilkinson, wife Flora, Andrew Erickson, Jane Moore, Bill Moore, ? Boy, Maude Erickson, Beryl Wilkinson Wilson. Montana.
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Left to right: ?, Bill Moore, Henry Bond, Sadie Buckhouse. Library Note: Unidentified man appears to be related to Henry Bond. Montana.
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Bill Moore playing in yard. Montana.
Bill Moore sitting in yard. Montana.
Bill Moore at about 13 months in a wagon. Montana.
Bill Moore at about 13 months, in the rocker horse that Bud had made before he went to the Marine Corps. Jane painted this horse later. Montana.
Bill Moore at about 13 months, in the rocker horse that Bud had made before he went to the Marine Corps. Jane painted this horse later. Montana.
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Left to right: Fred Wilkinson, his wife, Flora, Bill Moore, Johnny Wilson (in uniform) with his wife, Beryl Wilkinson, ? Boy. Maude and Andrew Erickson standing in back. All of these folks are from the Lochsa. Johnny Wilson came to the Lochsa because of the CCC camp, and later worked as alternate (assistant?) ranger at Powell Ranger District. Montana.
Toddler Bill Moore, walking! Montana.
Toddler Bill Moore, walking! Montana.
Toddler Bill Moore, walking! Age 19 months. Montana.
Toddler Bill Moore, walking! Montana.
Toddler Bill Moore, walking! Montana.
Toddler Bill Moore, walking! Montana.
Toddler Bill Moore, walking! Montana.
Toddler Bill Moore, walking! Montana.
Toddler Bill Moore, walking! Montana.
Toddler Bill Moore, walking! Montana.
Toddler Bill Moore, walking! Montana.
Toddler Bill Moore, walking! Montana.
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Bill Moore, sitting on the back porch. Written on the back. "He is finishing his breakfast, drinking his coffee -- he calls it 'tossee' and he really likes it, too." Montana.
Bill Moore, about two years old. Montana.
Bill Moore, about two years old. Montana.
Toddler Bill Moore, walking! Montana.
Toddler Bill Moore sitting on the steps of a porch. Montana.
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Toddler Bill Moore, walking! Written on the back: "Taken the Sunday I curled his hair." Montana.
Toddler Bill Moore, walking! Montana.
Toddler Bill Moore, walking! Montana.
Toddler Bill Moore, walking! Notice he is wearing his "night shirt" which was common attire for children to sleep in. Montana.
Toddler Bill Moore, walking! Written on the back: Speak softly but carry a big stick -- which is what President Roosevelt said. Bill, here, is nearly ready for bed, and as usual, carrying a stick. Montana.
Toddler Bill Moore, walking! Montana.
Toddler Bill Moore, walking! Written on the back: The little girl is Marilyn Powell. Montana.
Toddler Bill Moore, walking! Montana.
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Bill Moore standing in yard. Montana.
Uncle Abe, Aunt Phelfia, Bill Moore on steps to house. Montana.
Jane and Bill Moore. Notice the shake siding. This wasn't taken at the house on 10th street. Montana.
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Jane and Bill Moore. "Taken on Sunday April 22 on Bill's one and one half year birthday." Montana.
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Bill Moore standing in front yard. Montana.
Bill Moore, and maybe Johnny Wilson? This is not Bud. Montana.
Bill Moore in the arms of Johnny Wilson. Montana.
Ray Bond in Navy uniform. Montana.
Bill Moore standing by porch corner. Montana.
Bud Moore on the roof of the trailer at Powell Ranger District. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore, Bill Moore on the roof of the trailer at Powell Ranger District. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore, Bill Moore standing in a yard. Montana.
Jane and Bill Moore sitting on wooden bleachers. Montana.
Bill Moore. Written on the back: "Although you wouldn't know it, he is shoo-ing the chickens, clapping his hands." Montana.
Bill Moore, the "little marine" wearing Bud's marine hats. "Kato or someone printed all the places we'd been on the cap." Montana.
Bill Moore, Uncle Abe "dueling with hot dog sticks." Abie and Phelfia were almost always together. Montana.
Bill Moore, Uncle Abe "dueling with hot dog sticks." Abie and Phelfia were almost always together. Montana.
The Moore family home near Franklin School, in Missoula. Library Note: Possibly 1952 10th Street W. Montana.
Uncle Abe, Aunt Phelfia. No ID on the men in uniform. Montana.
Sylvia Moore DeMott in a flower garden of poppies at the Lochsa Lodge. She worked there for awhile, and might have met Al DeMott there. Idaho.
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Ray Bond, far left and Maude Erickson, third from left. No ID on the other women. Idaho.
No ID, but maybe related to the guayule project. Library Note: In sequence with other phtogograph of guayule project in Bakersfield, California.
In the Bakersfield, California area, getting ready to plant guayule. Bud worked on this project on a "detail" assignment from the Forest Service prior to enlisting in the Marines. Probably 1942. Short story about this project. Note that they planted two or three rows at a time, in one pass, not just one. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
In the Bakersfield, California area, getting ready to plant guayule. Bud worked on this project on a detail from the Forest Service prior to enlisting in the Marines. Probably 1942.
In the Bakersfield, California area, getting ready to plant guayule. Bud worked on this project on a detail from the Forest Service prior to enlisting in the Marines. Probably 1942.
In the Bakersfield, California area, getting ready to plant guayule. Bud worked on this project on a detail from the Forest Service prior to enlisting in the Marines. Probably 1942.
Julia Buckhouse, with baby, and her husband, and unidentified woman, at the Moore house in Missoula. Julia Buckhouse moved from Missoula to Spokane, where she worked and later married an accountant. They had two children, Bud thinks. One son grew up and worked as a store manager. He was later killed by a disgruntled employee. Montana.
Phelfia sitting on a blanket in the yard. Montana.
Portrait of Donna Lou Moore. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Dottie Dorothy Moore. "There were nine of us total." Montana.
Dorothy Moore sitting with a dog probably somewhere in California. Montana.
NO ID, but Bud recognizes the people. Montana.
Sylvia Moore on right. "We called her Siv," Bud said. Montana.
Dorothy Moore sitting on the fender of a car with a dog doing tricks. Car has California license plate on it. Montana.
Unknown. Library Note: Symes Hotel, Hot Springs, Montana.
Uncle Abe, Ray Bond in Navy uniform, and Phelfia. Library Note: Photograph shows large open field in background, possibly photo series from Bakersfield, California.
Marian, me, Ray (Bond), Larry, and Betty. Bud thinks it is, right to left, Uncle Abe, Aunt Phelfia, Ray Bond, and ?, ?. Library Note: Photograph shows large open field in background, possibly photo series from Bakersfield, California.
This was Vanport City, Oregon. "Kind of wet now, huh?" Library Note: Most likely photograph of the devastation and flooding caused by the over-flowing Columbia River in 1948.
Isn't this cute? It was taken by me, June 18th, Father's Day. written on the back of the photo. Bud knows this man but couldn't bring up the name. Montana.
George Colgate's Grave, about 1908-1909. By C. I. Harrison. See also The Lochsa Story photo files. Idaho.
Snowshoe trail at Lolo Pass, State Line Cabin in distance. 1949. Note Forest Service telephone line. Idaho.
Indian Post Office Cabin. 1948. Bud Moore photo. Photograph reads: Indian P.O. '38. Idaho.
Donna Friedman's "Great, great uncle, Jay Turner at age 95," with Donna Friedman's granddaughter, Jacque Friedman, age 29 months, on March 30, 1986 at "the house on Boone, Spokane." Jay Turner died May 29, 1988 at age 97. Brief discussion about how Bud met Donna Friedman. Washington. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This appears to be a Woodman School photo of Lloyd Francis Moore, known as "Stub," who was Bud's youngest brother. No date. Stub was killed in 1949, at the age of 18, by a falling snag on a forest fire near Richmond Ridge, Lolo National Forest, Seeley Lake Ranger District. Photo courtesy Dottie Moore Hughes. Montana.
Bud's father, William Monroe Moore, also known as Bill Moore, at left, with Phil Gilbert, right. No date. Note from Bud's sister, Dottie Moore Hughes, to Bud accompanying this photo said: "Gilberts owned Gilberts Restaurant across from the Courthouse, and Siv (Sylvia Moore, Bud's sister) worked there." Photo courtesy Dottie Moore Hughes. Top of photograph reads: Dad & Phil Gilbert. Montana.
Grandpa Wright and Grandma Jessie Elrod Wright Ayers. No date. Photo courtesy Dottie Moore Hughes. Bud and his dad later built a cabin for Jesse on Lolo Creek, but she only lived there about one year before she died. Bud was in the Lochsa trapping the winter that she died, so he didn't know she had died until he came out in the spring. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
William Monroe "Bill" Moore, "Dad" written on back of photo. No date. Photo courtesy Dottie Moore Hughes. Probably at age 20 or less. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
William Moore, "Dad", and Dottie Moore. No date. "Or so it says," says note accompanying photo. Photo courtesy Dottie Moore Hughes. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
William Robert "Bud" Moore. Baby picture. No date, but likely 1917 or 1918. Photo courtesy Dottie Moore Hughes. Montana.
Bud Moore in uniform. Not sure of date in this or 3756, 3757. California. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore in uniform. Photo says on back: "Private First Class Moore, William R. USMC photo."
Photo says on back: "Cigarettes for Marines. Marine Pfc. Wm. R. Moore of 1950 South 10th Street, Missoula, Montana, a property room worker at Cape Gloucester, is a favorite of his buddies. He parcels out the G.I. smokes to his unit. Hdqtrs. No. 77440. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo. Div. of Publ. Rel." Bud said that the photo of a woman in the upper left is Jane Buckhouse Moore, Bud's wife in Montana. Bud made Pfc shortly after this photo was taken. He remembered this camp at New Britain, Cape Gloucester. Related Marine Corps stories and discussion. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
A cold spring forms icicles as it enters the Cacapon "Capon" River in West Virginia, on the Moores' property called Sandy Ridge Woods. The trout come into this area a lot in the summer and make this a good fishing hole. All of the trees in the background are on Sandy Ridge Woods, and the River, too (maybe 500 or 600 feet). West Virginia.
Bud Moore starting a fire at his camp somewhere along the Rapahannock River, with his old aluminum canoe in the background. He was probably fishing, and maybe also duck hunting. Related discussion. Probably 1965-1967. This photo was used for publicity by Mountain Press when the Lochsa Story was published in 1996. Many people probably assumed it was taken in the Bitterroot Valley or the Lolo Valley. Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Melvin Schlegel with hound and mountain lion. Sheldon Vernon photo. Short story about Melvin. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Janet Moore next to a partially frozen high mountain lake. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore at a lumber pile near his Coyote Forest sawmill. Suzanne Vernon photo, August 13, 1987. Discussion about 2x4's and 2x6's. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore with furs in the Coyote Forest warehouse in January 9, 1987. Suzanne Vernon photo for Pathfinder. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud and Janet Moore photo for Pathfinder story in about 1998. Suzanne Vernon photo. "I think I took this photo when I did a story about Janet's alcohol problems, and Bud's ecosystem management work. It was a two-part story. I remember Janet saying she wanted the coffee cup in the photo, to let people know she's only drinking coffee now." -- Suzanne. Montana.
Janet Moore, Sky and Justin Vernon, on the porch of the cabin at Coyote Forest. 1998. Montana.
Coyote Forest pond #3 as seen from the porch of the cabin. Montana.
The Lochsa Story, written on back: "Clearwater National Forest. Not used in Lochsa Story, Ch. 7." Bud did not recognize this photo. Idaho.
Fun at Whitesand Lake. Note on duplicate print: This man didn't stay on the raft. No date, no name. Bud is pretty sure this is Big Sand Lake, which at one time was called White Sand Lake. Wes Fales photo from Fay Burrell. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Mountain goat photographed in the Swan Valley by Bob Siloti, former resident. Montana.
Frank Bustard at Fox Creek in the Lochsa, about 1949 -- written on back of photo. Photo by Bud Moore. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story. Written on back: "Forest Service photo 291703. Fire!" (Photo 18 Chapter 12, The Lochsa Story, p. ____ ) Library Note: Photo not found in 1996 copy of The Lochsa Story.
White Sand Campground, 1994, and the lake that was formed from springs beneath a gravel pit (Forest Service). Related discussion. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Spruce Bark Beetle Survey crew at Powell Feb. 19, 1953, at the Bunkhouse at Powell Ranger Station. Idaho.
Saddle horses at Bear Mountain Lookout, Elev. 7204, Lolo National Forest. Idaho.
#10 Graves Peak L.O. 12 Sept. 1971 photo by Robert W. Mutch. Bob Mutch, Jim Habeck and Bud Moore hiked into the Graves Peak area doing fire history research. Bud lost a roll of film that he had taken on the day they went over Grave Peak and camped by Maple Lake. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story, written on back: "Alternate photo not used Ch VI." This is a photo of what appears to be the Hansons' "home" cabin in the Blacklead Mining District. Idaho.
Ch 8 photo 51 cancelled. Bud thinks this is the Headquarters Ranger Station. The discussion centers on this facility along the Middle Fork of the Clearwater, downstream from Lowell, but upstream from Kooskia. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Ch 8 photo 4 cancelled. Pack strings leaving Kooskia, for Headquarters Station for the day. The packs look like diamond hitch loads. Idaho.
McConnell Mtn observatory cabin and related story about Bud building this structure in about 1937, 1938. This structure is now on the Historic Register. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Burned forest. Ch. 12, photo 16b. Bud copied this photo for The Lochsa Story. See file for possibly more information.
Truck on Lewis & Clark Highway. Short discussion about truck traffic on Highway 12 to Lewiston. Idaho.
Rock Creek Guard Station. Bud fished Rock Creek a lot when he lived in Missoula, and the fishing was good both up and downstream from this cabin. Related discussion. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Rock Creek Station Sign, USFS Lolo National Forest. Montana.
Snow course in the Grant Creek and Snow Bowl area north and east of Missoula, where Bud Moore and Vic Parent measured snow every month from December through April. Photos taken probably while Bud was assistant ranger at the Missoula Ranger District. They usually skied to the snow course, but this day they snowshoed. See also 4705. These snow course details, and others, can be checked in Bud's journals. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Snow course in the Grant Creek and Snow Bowl area north and east of Missoula, where Bud Moore and Vic Parent measured snow every month from December through April. Photos taken probably while Bud was assistant ranger at the Missoula Ranger District. They usually skied to the snow course, but this day they snowshoed. See also 4705. Montana.
Snow course in the Grant Creek and Snow Bowl area north and east of Missoula, where Bud Moore and Vic Parent measured snow every month from December through April. Photos taken probably while Bud was assistant ranger at the Missoula Ranger District. They usually skied to the snow course, but this day they snowshoed. See also 4705. Montana.
Snow course in the Grant Creek and Snow Bowl area north and east of Missoula, where Bud Moore and Vic Parent measured snow every month from December through April. Photos taken probably while Bud was assistant ranger at the Missoula Ranger District. They usually skied to the snow course, but this day they snowshoed. See also 4705. Montana.
Bulldozer, probably the old Cletrac plow at Powell Ranger Station. Later on, they used a D-7 to plow snow on the Lolo Trail (before it was paved). This might have been during the spruce bark beetle timber cruising (they had trap trees clear over to Cayuse Junction). This appears to be spring plowing, opening the road to get through. Idaho.
Bulldozer, probably the old Cletrac plow at Powell Ranger Station. Later on, they used a D-7 to plow snow on the Lolo Trail (before it was paved). This might have been during the spruce bark beetle timber cruising (they had trap trees clear over to Cayuse Junction). This appears to be spring plowing, opening the road to get through. Idaho.
Bulldozer, probably the old Cletrac plow at Powell Ranger Station. Later on, they used a D-7 to plow snow on the Lolo Trail (before it was paved). This might have been during the spruce bark beetle timber cruising (they had trap trees clear over to Cayuse Junction). This appears to be spring plowing, opening the road to get through. Idaho.
A thirsty saddle horse along the Lochsa River. Idaho.
Scenery, possibly in the Wind Lakes area, down on the west side of Grave Peak. Idaho.
Man atop a cabin partially obscured by smoke. Maybe the stovepipe was plugged. Cabin corners with the flat notch are typical of the cabins in the Powell Ranger District area.
Small lake, possibly in the Wind Lakes area. Idaho.
Bud's old saddle horse, Salty, at Friday Pass. "All that high country looks similar," Bud said. This photo was marked Friday Pass on the back. During the time that Bud was ranger at Powell. Idaho.
A high country lake somewhere on the Powell Ranger District. Idaho.
Storm Creek meadows, where the Clark Brothers claimed to be prospecting, but they were actually trapping. Ed Mackay went up and sampled the "ore" and decided they didn't have sufficient proof of a mining claim. Idaho.
The Moore family car, a Chevy, probably at a friend's house in Missoula. This Chevy didn't have a rumble seat, but it had a "kind of a crowded seat inside, behind the driver's seat." Montana.
Photo of two boys next to the brick wall of a building. Bud did not recognize them.
See 3800. No ID on this boy.
Ray Bond and Beth Buckhouse (?). Location unknown. Montana.
Clark Meadows on Storm Creek, about 1975. Bud took this photo while working on the Lochsa Story. Not used in The Lochsa Story. Considered for Ch. XV. Idaho.
Decker type of pack saddle, which seems to have a leather (rather than canvas) cover. Bud probably took this picture in the 1970s when he was gathering information for the Lochsa Story. This photo was not used in The Lochsa Story, but was considered for Ch. IX.
Forest Service photo of brood count sample, egg galleries and larvae mines of spruce bark beetle, W.E. Steurwald, 1953, USForest Service photo (Powell Ranger Station). This is an older block of wood, probably used to show employees and foresters what the brood counts looked like. Idaho.
Ch. 12 photo 96, possibly Blacklead Lookout. Man stands next to cabin with saddled horse nearby. Not used in The Lochsa Story, Ch. IX. Idaho.
Marmot looking out of a rock slide in the extreme upper end of the Brushy Fork. Bud took this while trying to retrace where he'd crossed years before, for the opening of the Lochsa Story, and this marmot greeted him. Idaho.
Written on back of original picture: "Our home on Grandma's place." The Moore home on Lolo Creek, at Grandma Wright's place. The family slept upstairs in this house. Grandma Wright's house was smaller, and had log walls all the way up. This house in this photo is just about square, with an upstairs for bedrooms. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud thinks this photo is either Beaver Ridge Lake, or Spruce Creek Lake, and was taken in the 1970s, when he was scouting the country for The Lochsa Story. Some of the early fish stocking was done in Beaver Ridge Lake in the 1930s. Fish prospered here after the Forest Service planted it. The lake is pretty deep. Idaho.
Billy Rhodes' cabin in the Blacklead Mining District. The Hanson cabin burned in 1910, about a half mile from this cabin. This is where the main discovery was made. Not used in The Lochsa Story, but was considered for Ch. VI. Idaho.
Written on photo: "Bill Bell and Curt Ray about 1909." Photo by Pearl Bell McKee. Pearl and Bill were siblings. Montana.
Bill Bell about 1920. Pearl Bell McKee (Bill's sister) photo. According to Bud, Bill Bell often dressed in buckskins and wool, when he was "dressed up." Montana.
Bill Bell, packing up at Elk Summit. Photo from Pearl Bell McKee. Idaho.
Cattle grazing at Elk Summit, about 1910. Cox's cattle. Bud thinks the cattle were brought in from Kooskia, raised all summer at Elk Summit, and then were taken out via Blodget Canyon to the Bitterroot, to market. Idaho.
Bill Bell and crew in front of the original ranger station at Elk Summit in about 1925 or 1926. Pearl Bell McKee (Bill's sister) photo. Heinie, third from the left, next to Bill (in the middle). See Bud's journals, people and place names, for later details about Heinie, and Elk Summit. Idaho.
Bud on skis at Savage Pass, Powell Ranger District mid - 1940s. Idaho.
Bud and Bill Moore with Steelhead trout at Powell Ranger Station. Idaho.
Bud on his horse Salty. Idaho.
Looks like a young Bud Moore on a farm horse. This photo, and next five pictures, were gathered by Rich ________, apparently a cousin who has done some geneaology research. A copy of a letter he wrote accompanies the photos in Box 9. Montana.
Mildred Wright "Aunt Mildred" a sister to Bud's mom, Hazel Wright Moore.
Hazel Moore with children, Ed left (?) and Sylvia right (?). Montana.
Portrait of Ina Wright.
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William and Jessie "Grandpa and Grandma" Wright. Duplicate.
Frank Bustard at Powell Cookhouse. "He was a great guy," Bud said. "He was interesting. He partied and drank. Later on in life when he quit work and moved to town (Missoula) he'd be in the bar all the time with a beer in his hand. But I never saw Frank out of control. Seemed like he could hang on to quite a lot of booze and still be in control." Note the old triangle which the cook used to ring when it was time to come and eat. "Hurry up or I'll poison the dog," he'd shout. The triangle was made out of octagon steel. The triangle didn't touch on one side in order for it to make a lot of noise by ringing. "Ed Mackay probably made this in the blacksmith's shop, after Whitey came on as cook. You could hear it for a half mile." Whitey would hammer out a tune on it: "Shave and a haircut, six bits!" That was his tune. Whitey Long cooked for a long time at Powell. He was one of the Bitterroot Snakehunters, as Ed Mackay called them. Idaho.
459th Platoon U.S. Marines 1943. Bud's Marine Corps bootcamp graduation photo. Bud is third from the left, back c04, standing. Note that his hat was "jammed" on his head. "I could never find one big enough!" he said, commenting on the Marine hats. After boot camp, Bud transferred to another post -- he thinks it was Harrington, for two weeks. Then he joined the 1st Division and went right onto a ship and to Guadalcanal, where the Marines had already taken the beach head. California.
Sheep near Packer Meadows. This picture was likely taken when Bud was ranger at Powell between 1948 and the mid 1950s. He remembered two times that they allowed grazing leases for some of the meadows near Packer Meadows, and he remembered taking a photo. When Bud was about 16 he worked for the Western Livestock Company (in 1934), when they were grazing sheep in the Elk Meadows area of the Idaho and Montana border. See related story in Bud's Biography folder, and also in Miscellaneous recordings. The Forest Service allotted sheep grazing permits in the high, brushy areas that had been burned by the fires of 1910, 1919 and 1929, as they contained abundant forage. See also 2167, which is a scan of a newspaper print of the same photo. This photo (#3829) is filed in the Lochsa Story photo folders. Idaho.
Bud Moore camped somewhere along the Missouri River, with Joe, Nancy, and Nancy's friend who was Jack Puckett's daughter. Bud has written notes from this trip, and they are in the Coyote Forest archives, titled, "Missouri River Canoe Trip." Montana.
Janet Fitzgerald Moore sitting in a chair. Washington, D.C.
Bud with his old sporterized 1903 Springfield somewhere behind the Moore family home in Fairfax, VA.
Bud dressed up and "put on my tie," for a photo that was taken at the Forest Service offices in Missoula, before he transferred to Region 4 in Utah in 1959. Montana.
Portrait of Janet Fitzgerald Moore, as a young woman. No date or location on photo.
Good example of blowndown timber in lodgepole pine forest. This is a photo that Bud obtained while researching the Lochsa Story. It shows the result of wind, and possibly heavy snow, in thick stands of lodepole pine. These types of areas are susceptible to pests and diseases, and they are also a concern to fire and recreation managers. Not used in The Lochsa Story, but considered for Ch V.
Vicki, Jane and Bud Moore took a hike into the Selway Bitterroot, and this is probably Bear Creek. This photo was considered for The Lochsa Story, Ch 21, but was not used. Montana.
Cabin at Coyote Forest, looking from just west of the dock across the pond. Lots of water in the pond! Montana.
Written on back of photo: "Keeping Wild Elk in Their Place." Washington National Guard. Cooperation Creek, Eagle Creek. Aerial photo of some of the country along the lower Lochsa country, showing the burned areas. Idaho.
Game surveys on the Lochsa often included winter killed elk. This might be Keith Rudd, Idaho State Fish and Game Department warden. Idaho.
This could be a black and white copy of a color slide taken in the 1970s when Bud was researching wilderness and The Lochsa Story. Bud thinks these lakes are in the Sapphire Range. Montana.
Freeman Mann warming his hands near a campfire. He and Bud hunted one time near Beavertail Hill, across the Clark Fork, in an area of heavy logging. The area was good elk country, which Bud hunted quite a bit. Debbie, Freeman's girlfriend, accompanied Bud and Freeman on this trip. She forked off on a little spur ridge and was going to wait for Bud at the pickup, and Freeman hunted down the drainage a little further. Montana.
Classic photo of an elk wintering on the winter range in the Lochsa, downriver from Powell, on the north side of the river. Note how the shrubs have been browsed in previous winters. Idaho.
Hank Viche took this photo of Bud at Wendover Cabin, which was Bud's headquarters cabin, holding a cross fox which he had trapped near the river in the Lochsa. Bud was about 18 or 19 at the time of this photo. During those long ago years, Bud believed he would live as a trapper every winter forever, and work for the Forest Service every summer. "I never imagined -- just never imagined about the future. It was kind of nice to not know what was going to be around the next bend," he said. Idaho.
Jane, Bud and Bill Moore in California. Bud wearing Marine Corp. uniform.
Weir Creek 1937. Written on back of photo: "What happens to game when the snow gets too deep and stays too long. The old and the young go. They just can't make it." Bud probably took this photo with his new black and white camera while in the Lochsa Country, either working for the Forest Service or while getting ready for trapping season. Idaho.
The game survey crew: Hank Viche, Floyd Springston, Bud Moore, and one Forest Service guy that Bud can't remember. Idaho.
Elk in the Lochsa River Game Range. Bud thinks that Hank Viche took this photo. This scene was fairly common in the side draws. Idaho.
Big Game Hunter in the Bob Marshall Wilderness, 1965. Photo #516609, USDA Forest Service, Flathead National Forest by John Hall. Bud obtained this photo while working on the Lochsa Story. Montana.
McConnell Mountain observatory. Matted photo. Idaho.
A mountain stream, likely in the Lochsa, where Bud Moore is hiking on snow cover over stream.
Photo of Bud Moore on his marten trapline somewhere in the Little Salmon drainage. Bud Moore, trapping in the Little Salmon. Dick Walker photo taken in either December 1985 or January 1986 when Dick and his wife, Sarah, accompanied Bud on the trapline in the Little Salmon Drainage of the Bob Marshall Wilderness. The photos could be in the Bob Marshall Wilderness or in the Lion Creek drainage, Swan Range. Montana.
Bud Moore repairing a peg set for marten. Dick Walker photo taken in either December 1985 or January 1986 when Dick and his wife, Sarah, accompanied Bud on the trapline in the Little Salmon Drainage of the Bob Marshall Wilderness. The photos could be in the Bob Marshall Wilderness or in the Lion Creek drainage, Swan Range. Montana.
Bud Moore in the lead, and Sarah Walker with the dogs. Dick Walker photo taken in either late December 1985 or January 1986 when Dick and his wife, Sarah, accompanied Bud on the trapline in the Little Salmon Drainage of the Bob Marshall Wilderness. The photos could be in the Bob Marshall Wilderness or in the Lion Creek drainage, Swan Range. Montana.
Bud Moore. Dick Walker photo taken in either December 1985 or January 1986 when Dick and his wife, Sarah, accompanied Bud on the trapline in the Little Salmon Drainage of the Bob Marshall Wilderness. The photos could be in the Bob Marshall Wilderness or in the Lion Creek drainage, Swan Range. Montana.
Marten in a peg set. Dick Walker photo taken in either December 1985 or January 1986 when Dick and his wife, Sarah, accompanied Bud on the trapline in the Little Salmon Drainage of the Bob Marshall Wilderness. The photos could be in the Bob Marshall Wilderness or in the Lion Creek drainage, Swan Range. Montana.
Bud Moore's Lion Creek camp, or halfway camp, in the Lion Creek drainage, on the way to the Little Salmon. "It was a little too much to go up and over the top and down into the Little Salmon all in one day." This tent replaces a camp that Bud had in here earlier (it was a lean-to). So Bud rebuilt this camp and put it in a little different place: right near the riparian zone of Lion Creek, just where it makes an almost square turn and heads for the Swan Peak. There's a lot of Lion Creek above this point. From here, Bud went up over Owl Pass with his trapline supplies and into the Little Salmon and Palisades Creek area of the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Dick Walker photo taken in either December 1985 or January 1986 when Dick and his wife, Sarah, accompanied Bud on the trapline in the Little Salmon Drainage of the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Related story about Uno Strom and the year that he and another trapper worked in this area. Bud visited with Uno about trapping here and entered it in his journals. See journals for more information. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Here is a classic example of an old notch set for marten made by some earlier trapper in a standing dead snag -- and Bud's more wilderness appropriate peg set right next to it. Bud thinks that Uno Strom and another trapper may have built this and other old notch sets in the head of Lion Creek. See 3858 recording, also. Dick Walker photo taken in either December 1985 or January 1986 when Dick and his wife, Sarah, accompanied Bud on the trapline in the Little Salmon Drainage of the Bob Marshall Wilderness. The photos could be in the Bob Marshall Wilderness or in the Lion Creek drainage, Swan Range. Montana.
Bud Moore. Dick Walker photo taken in either December 1985 or January 1986 when Dick and his wife, Sarah, accompanied Bud on the trapline in the Little Salmon Drainage of the Bob Marshall Wilderness. The photos could be in the Bob Marshall Wilderness or in the Lion Creek drainage, Swan Range. Montana.
This is Lion Creek pass where Bud, Dick and Sarah came out from Palisades. There's a lot of wind in this area. Dick Walker photo taken in either December 1985 or January 1986 when Dick and his wife, Sarah, accompanied Bud on the trapline in the Little Salmon Drainage of the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Montana.
Top of Lion Pass where Bud had one peg set out of the wind, in these trees. Bud, Sarah Walker, and Kenai in the photo. Dick Walker photo taken in either December 1985 or January 1986 when Dick and his wife, Sarah, accompanied Bud on the trapline in the Little Salmon Drainage of the Bob Marshall Wilderness. The photos could be in the BMW or in the Lion Creek drainage, Swan Range. The recording tells more detail about coming from Palisades over the top of the Lion Creek pass in this location, and makes note of Uno Strom's story about sliding down a really steep part of the pass on the Swan side of the pass. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
View of the second halfway camp that Bud built in the Lion Creek drainage during the winter of 1985 and 1986.. Dick Walker photo taken in either late December 1985 or January 1986 when Dick and his wife, Sarah, accompanied Bud on the trapline in the Little Salmon Drainage of the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Montana.
Sarah Walker and her dog at the Halfway Camp (second one that Bud built) in Lion Creek. See also #3863. Dick Walker photo taken in either December 1985 or January 1986 when Dick and his wife, Sarah, accompanied Bud on the trapline in the Little Salmon Drainage of the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Montana.
Photo of Bill Bell and his pack string. Bell was ranger at Elk Summit for many years. Recording gives more details about why Bill might have quit the Forest Service at Elk Summit, and his work at the Ninemile station in later years. Bud has a copy of this photo, which he had made from a negative owned by the Washington Office of the Forest Service. The print was color, and now hangs in his office. Lolo National Forest wallet-sized card. This card might have been produced in the Regional Office, or maybe even in the Washington Office. Bud has a color copy of this photo in his office. The color print was produced in the Washington Office, when Bud was working back there. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Lolo National Forest wallet-sized card. "I give my pledge as an American to save and faithfully to defend from waste the natural resources of my country -- its soil and minerals, its forests, waters and wildlife." Montana.
Chinook Salmon in a big hole above Whitecap Creek, 2000. Dick Walker photo. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Chinook Salmon in a big hole above Whitecap Creek, 2000. Dick Walker photo. Idaho.
A good picture of Bud Moore in uniform backpacking in some wilderness. Bud doesn't remember the location or who took the picture.
Another good picture of Bud Moore on a backpacking trip. Bud is not sure of the location or who took the picture.
Tom Parker with three horses loaded pretty heavy. Tom is either taking Bud's outfit in or hauling it out of somewhere, but it's up in the Smith Creek Pass area. (When Bud was trapping in the Little Salmon.) Montana.
Bud Moore and Suzanne Vernon, StoryCorps interview in Missoula. Montana.
Bud Moore and "Mountain Molly" Eastman. Gathering of wilderness rangers. Bud was asked to speak at one of the campfires during this event and somebody took this picture and later sent it to Bud. Idaho.
Bud Moore in uniform with his pack and camera at Graves Peak, Selway Bitterroot Wilderness, Sept. 1971. Jim Habeck photo. Idaho.
Bud Moore, photo by John Fraley, Kalispell Fish, Wildlife Parks. Montana.
Written on back of photo: "University of Montana, U.S.F.S. field trip on Custer N.F. June 13 and 14, 1973. Picture taken on Rosebud Battlefield Site (General Crook vs Cheyennes.) Mr. Elmer E. (Slim) Kobold, with cane." Apparently there was a letter once attached to the back of this photo, as there is also written: "Letter written 1974." Bud Moore center, and others, including Arnold Bolle, second from left, on a University of Montana and U.S. Forest Service tour of on the Custer National Forest, at the Rosebud Battlefield site (General Crook vs Cheyennes) near Busby and Tongue River reservoir. The man with the cane is Elmer (Slim) Kobold. Related discussion. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Photo by Jim Papke, circa 1953. Jim worked for the Northern Pacific Railroad, which owned every other section of land in the upper Lochsa (and also the Swan Valley and near Seeley Lake). Related story about cruising timber damaged by the spruce bark beetle outbreak following the 1949 wind storm on the Powell Ranger District. Bud looked at this picture and said, "This is the work I miss the most. That was the high life!" He really enjoyed getting outdoors with his co-workers and accomplishing any given task, such as marking timber. This photo is of one of the cruising expeditions on snowshoes back when the foresters were cruising for the spruce bark beetles infestation. This is a mixture of Forest Service and Northern Pacific Railroad employees (Plum Creek today). Every other section belonged to the railroad in the upper Lochsa. Bud couldn't identify all the people in this photo, but he does add some insight as to the way they cruised timber in deep snow. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Photo by Jim Papke, circa 1953. Jim Papke posing for a photo by the Lewis and Clark sign at Powell Ranger Station. Ranger's dwelling in the background. With old Army surplus snowshoes. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Photo by Jim Papke, circa 1953. Horace Godfrey on snowshoes with his snowshoe pole, maybe near the end of Colt Killed Creek Road. These are the good "tip-up" snowshoes, used like skis in the high country with deep snow. Recording discusses Horace Godfrey's work as ranger at Seeley Lake, and also his work as a photographer. Also excellent discussion about when Bob Marshall got ahold of Ranger Kelly in the Region One office -- concerning wilderness. They didn't see the value of the roadless areas until later. In one of the chapters of The Lochsa Story, the comments on Elk Summit before the roads were built to Elk Summit, the trapper, Earl Malone, said, "There's something about that country -- you get a feeling that you just can't get anywhere else. And I'd like to keep it that way." But the ranger said the exact oppposite, "I sweat blood up there." The ranger had never seen anything like Malone had. That's where the values were, and they were just starting to be recognized. The guys who were starting to hold onto that country had their backs to the wall. They were just starting to verbalize it. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Photo by Jim Papke, circa 1953, titled simply "Lochsa, 1953." Bud can't ID the men in the photo, though it looks like Horace Godfrey on the right and probably Bud on the left (from the hats, vests). Idaho.
Photo by Jim Papke, circa 1953. Bud Moore in his "good ol' Malone wool pants." Idaho.
Photo by Jim Papke, circa 1953. Cruisers taking a lunch break. Army weasel in the background. Related discussion about the weasels. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Photo by Jim Papke, circa 1953. Him Papke on snowshoes, with a ski pole and a day pack, probably cruising. Idaho.
Photo by Jim Papke, circa 1953. Working on the Army weasel. When the snow became sticky, it would stick in the tracks and throw them off. So, here, the crewmen are probably replacing a track. See recording for #3882. Idaho.
Photo by Jim Papke, circa 1953. Note the brown paper bags of lunch fixin's. Formerly, men used cloth bags tied on their belt to carry their lunches. "We'd just tie them on. We looked like whitetail deer going through the woods." This is probably in Spruce Creek and we were coming near the end of the spruce bark beetle work. So this was toward the end, though so much of the spruce was already gone by this time. In about three years, it was pretty late to harvest spruce. Spruce don't hold up very good once they are dead. We'd talk about pulp, and that was the beginning of those types of discussions. The pulp mill was new out at Frenchtown. Everybody was pretty upbeat about pulp. "One of the things we couldn't use was burned trees for pulp. I don't know if they can use burned trees now, or not." this is probably the same location as earlier slide # 3882 where the crew is working on the Army weasel, so stopped and built a fire because they knew it would take awhile. Idaho.
Photo by Jim Papke, circa 1953. This photo was probably taken along the Crooked fork, coming out of the drainage. Spruce Creek comes into the Crooked Fork from the south. Note that Jim Papke marked this as "Lochsa River 1953" though Bud doesn't agree. Idaho.
Photo by Jim Papke, circa 1953. Idaho.
Photo by Jim Papke, circa 1953. Cruisers near Lolo Pass. Idaho.
Photo by Jim Papke, circa 1953. Maybe the Lochsa River, but more likely the Crooked Fork. Idaho.
Photo by Jim Papke, circa 1953. Probably the Crooked Fork. See also 3886. Idaho.
Photo by Jim Papke, circa 1953. The Brushy Fork Cabin, which was built in 1931 by Heinie Williams. Related discussion. The pack trail used to come up from Powell on the south side of the Crooked Fork. This is just downstream from where the Brushy Fork and the Crooked Fork join, but the old trail came up the other side. They had a cabin up the Brushy Fork a ways. That was the overnight place, coming up from Powell, but then we built the road on the other side. This is a nice little cabin. Heinie was good with logs. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Photo by Jim Papke, circa 1953. Army weasel at Lolo Pass. Idaho.
Photo by Jim Papke, circa 1953. Army weasel in snow. Idaho.
Photo by Jim Papke, circa 1953. Powell Ranger Station 1953. Idaho.
This slide is flipped: This is the office at Powell, and the pitch roof should be on the left. Photo by Jim Papke, circa 1953. Bud noted that in this main office during busy times -- fire, trail crews, storms -- the dispatcher slept in this office and would man the phones and radio. Idaho.
This slide is "flipped." It shows the "dish wanigan" and the shelter where "we packed all the mules." Photo by Jim Papke, circa 1953. Idaho.
This cookhouse was the original ranger station, built in about 1911, although it wasn't the first building on this site. The first building, of course, was Charlie Powell's homestead cabin. Sleeping quarters were upstairs, and the dining and cookhouse was downstairs. "There was some nice log work in this building, including mitered corners." Photo by Jim Papke, circa 1953. Idaho.
Steve Russell driving his Army weasel. Steve owned the Weasel and contracted it to the Forest Service. Russell owned the Lochsa Lodge. These vehicles were Army surplus from World War II. The Forest Service had used one of these the winter before, and gave Steve the idea to buy this and contract it out. So then the Forest Service had access to two Weasels. Photo by Jim Papke, circa 1953. Idaho.
Bud Moore receiving Honorary Ph.D from University of Montana. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore receiving Honorary Ph.D from University of Montana.
Bud Moore receiving Honorary Ph.D from University of Montana.
Bud Moore receiving Honorary Ph.D from University of Montana.
Bud Moore receiving Honorary Ph.D from University of Montana.
Bud Moore receiving Honorary Ph.D from University of Montana. This is probably the group who received honorary doctorates in 1974 ceremony. Montana.
Bud Moore receiving Honorary Ph.D from University of Montana.
Bud Moore receiving Honorary Ph.D from University of Montana. Left to right: Nancy Fitzgerald, Janet Moore, Clarine Moore and Bud Moore. Bud can't quite recognize the young man with his hand up. Montana.
Bud Moore receiving Honorary Ph.D from University of Montana. Bud, Clarine (Bud's sister) and Janet. Montana.
Janet Moore sharing a laugh with Jack Dietrich, one of Bud's co-workers from Washington D.C. Jack worked almost entirely on research, in fire mostly. Bud Moore receiving Honorary Ph.D from University of Montana.
Bud Moore receiving Honorary Ph.D from University of Montana. Left to right: Joe Fitzgerald, ?, Janet Moore, Bud, Steve Yurick (Regional Forester), ?, ?, ?, Nancy Fitzgerald in long white dress, Jack Dietrich behind, Marilen Trotter (with hair up) -- no ID on others. Extreme right is Ted Schlapfer, Regional Forester from Region 6, who had come over for the party. "He's a real good guy," Bud said. Montana.
From July 11 to 15, 1974 Bud hiked in the Sapphire Mountain Wilderness Study Area south of Skalkaho Pass to summarize the values inherent in this landscape. Photos 3910 through 3966 were taken by Bud. He trapped in the Welcome Creek Wilderness Study Area north of here during the winter of 1974-1975. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Looking south across the Fire Camp Site (Sleeping Child Fire, 1961) toward the Anaconda Pintlar mountains in the distance . This is right on top of the Rock Creek/Bitterroot Divide. The dogs are Bud's -- Ky and Kenai. There's quite a system of springs come up right on the crest of this divide. From July 11 to 15, 1974 Bud hiked in the Sapphire Mountain Wilderness Study Area south of Skalkaho Pass to summarize the values inherent in this landscape. Photos 3910 through 3966 were taken by Bud. He trapped in the Welcome Creek Wilderness Study Area north of here during the winter of 1974-1975. Montana.
The tracks in the snow are from Bud's dogs, Ky and Kenai, who had played in the icy bank. From July 11 to 15, 1974 Bud hiked in the Sapphire Mountain Wilderness Study Area, also known as the Welcome Creek Wilderness Study area, to summarize the values inherent in this landscape. Photos 3910 through 3966 were taken by Bud. He trapped in the Welcome Creek Wilderness Study Area north of here during the winter of 1974-1975. Montana.
Springs bubbling up from the crest of the Sapphire Mountains. From July 11 to 15, 1974 Bud hiked in the Sapphire Mountain Wilderness Study Area, to summarize the values inherent in this landscape. Photos 3910 through 3966 were taken by Bud. He trapped in the Welcome Creek Wilderness Study Area north of here during the winter of 1974-1975. Montana.
Kenai, right, the female of the pair of malamutes that originated in Moose Creek (Dick Walker). From July 11 to 15, 1974 Bud hiked in the Sapphire Mountain Wilderness Study Area to summarize the values inherent in this landscape. Photos 3910 through 3966 were taken by Bud. He trapped in the Welcome Creek Wilderness Study Area north of here during the winter of 1974-1975. Montana.
From July 11 to 15, 1974 Bud hiked in the Sapphire Mountain Wilderness Study Area to summarize the values inherent in this landscape. Photos 3910 through 3966 were taken by Bud. He trapped in the Welcome Creek Wilderness Study Area north of here during the winter of 1974-1975. Montana.
Moss, or lichen, growing on branches. From July 11 to 15, 1974 Bud hiked in the Sapphire Mountain Wilderness Study Area to summarize the values inherent in this landscape. Photos 3910 through 3966 were taken by Bud. He trapped in the Welcome Creek Wilderness Study Area north of here during the winter of 1974-1975. Montana.
Landscape view to the east from the Crest Trail along the Rock Creek and Bitterroot Divide (Sapphire Mountains). From July 11 to 15, 1974 Bud hiked in the Sapphire Mountain Wilderness Study Area to summarize the values inherent in this landscape. Photos 3910 through 3966 were taken by Bud. He trapped in the Welcome Creek Wilderness Study Area north of here during the winter of 1974-1975. Montana.
Looking back along the Crest Trail at Ky and Kenai, and abundant wildflowers including lupine, Indian paintbrush and arnica. From July 11 to 15, 1974 Bud hiked in the Sapphire Mountain Wilderness Study Area, to summarize the values inherent in this landscape. Photos 3910 through 3966 were taken by Bud. He trapped in the Welcome Creek Wilderness Study Area north of here during the winter of 1974-1975. Montana.
Sign for Congdon Park, Bitterroot National Forest, Sapphire Mountains. From July 11 to 15, 1974, and again in the fall of 1974, and in the fall of 1975, Bud hiked in the Sapphire Mountain Wilderness Study Area, also known as the Welcome Creek Wilderness Study area, to summarize the values inherent in this landscape. Photos 3910 through 3966 were taken by Bud. He trapped in the Welcome Creek Wilderness Study Area during the winter of 1974-1975. Montana.
Snags remaining from the Sleeping Child Burn. From July 11 to 15, 1974, and again in the fall of 1974 Bud hiked in the Sapphire Mountain Wilderness Study Area, to summarize the values inherent in this landscape. Photos 3910 through 3966 were taken by Bud. He trapped in the Welcome Creek Wilderness Study Area during the winter of 1974-1975. Montana.
From July 11 to 15, 1974, and again in the fall of 1974, and in the fall of 1975, Bud hiked in the Sapphire Mountain Wilderness Study Area, also known as the Welcome Creek Wilderness Study area, to summarize the values inherent in this landscape. Photos 3910 through 3966 were taken by Bud. He trapped in the Welcome Creek Wilderness Study Area during the winter of 1974-1975. Montana.
Mosquito Meadows in the Sapphire Mountains, where Bud camped during one night of his trip with dogs Ky, and Kenai. During the night, a herd of elk walked through his camp, and the dogs went after them. Following that episode, Bud tied the dogs at night in camp. From July 11 to 15, 1974 Bud hiked in the Sapphire Mountain Wilderness Study Area to summarize the values inherent in this landscape. Photos 3910 through 3966 were taken by Bud. He trapped in the Welcome Creek Wilderness Study Area during the winter of 1974-1975. Montana.
Mosquito Meadows on the crest of the Divide between the Rock Creek drainage and the Bitterroot Valley. From July 11 to 15, 1974, and again in the fall of 1974, and in the fall of 1975, Bud hiked in the Sapphire Mountain Wilderness Study Area, also known as the Welcome Creek Wilderness Study area, to summarize the values inherent in this landscape. Photos 3910 through 3966 were taken by Bud. He trapped in the Welcome Creek Wilderness Study Area during the winter of 1974-1975. Montana.
Kent Peak area. this is "Watershed Country" according to Bud. From July 11 to 15, 1974, and again in the fall of 1974, and in the fall of 1975, Bud hiked in the Sapphire Mountain Wilderness Study Area, also known as the Welcome Creek Wilderness Study area, to summarize the values inherent in this landscape. Photos 3910 through 3966 were taken by Bud. He trapped in the Welcome Creek Wilderness Study Area during the winter of 1974-1975. Montana.
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Kent Peak Area. From July 11 to 15, 1974, and again in the fall of 1974, and in the fall of 1975, Bud hiked in the Sapphire Mountain Wilderness Study Area, also known as the Welcome Creek Wilderness Study area, to summarize the values inherent in this landscape. Photos 3910 through 3966 were taken by Bud. He trapped in the Welcome Creek Wilderness Study Area during the winter of 1974-1975. Montana.
Crest Trail near Kent Peak. From July 11 to 15, 1974, and again in the fall of 1974, and in the fall of 1975, Bud hiked in the Sapphire Mountain Wilderness Study Area, also known as the Welcome Creek Wilderness Study area, to summarize the values inherent in this landscape. Photos 3910 through 3966 were taken by Bud. He trapped in the Welcome Creek Wilderness Study Area during the winter of 1974-1975. Montana.
From July 11 to 15, 1974, and again in the fall of 1974, and in the fall of 1975, Bud hiked in the Sapphire Mountain Wilderness Study Area, also known as the Welcome Creek Wilderness Study area, to summarize the values inherent in this landscape. Photos 3910 through 3966 were taken by Bud. He trapped in the Welcome Creek Wilderness Study Area during the winter of 1974-1975. Montana.
From July 11 to 15, 1974, and again in the fall of 1974, and in the fall of 1975, Bud hiked in the Sapphire Mountain Wilderness Study Area, also known as the Welcome Creek Wilderness Study area, to summarize the values inherent in this landscape. Photos 3910 through 3966 were taken by Bud. He trapped in the Welcome Creek Wilderness Study Area during the winter of 1974-1975. Montana.
From July 11 to 15, 1974, and again in the fall of 1974, and in the fall of 1975, Bud hiked in the Sapphire Mountain Wilderness Study Area, also known as the Welcome Creek Wilderness Study area, to summarize the values inherent in this landscape. Photos 3910 through 3966 were taken by Bud. He trapped in the Welcome Creek Wilderness Study Area during the winter of 1974-1975. Montana.
Looking southeast toward the Ross Fork of Rock Creek. From July 11 to 15, 1974, and again in the fall of 1974, and in the fall of 1975, Bud hiked in the Sapphire Mountain Wilderness Study Area, also known as the Welcome Creek Wilderness Study area, to summarize the values inherent in this landscape. Photos 3910 through 3966 were taken by Bud. He trapped in the Welcome Creek Wilderness Study Area during the winter of 1974-1975. Montana.
From July 11 to 15, 1974, and again in the fall of 1974, and in the fall of 1975, Bud hiked in the Sapphire Mountain Wilderness Study Area, also known as the Welcome Creek Wilderness Study area, to summarize the values inherent in this landscape. Photos 3910 through 3966 were taken by Bud. He trapped in the Welcome Creek Wilderness Study Area during the winter of 1974-1975. Montana.
Dozer trail to form fire break for the Sleeping Child Fire. From July 11 to 15, 1974, and again in the fall of 1974, and in the fall of 1975, Bud hiked in the Sapphire Mountain Wilderness Study Area, also known as the Welcome Creek Wilderness Study area, to summarize the values inherent in this landscape. Photos 3910 through 3966 were taken by Bud. He trapped in the Welcome Creek Wilderness Study Area during the winter of 1974-1975. Montana.
From July 11 to 15, 1974, and again in the fall of 1974, and in the fall of 1975, Bud hiked in the Sapphire Mountain Wilderness Study Area, also known as the Welcome Creek Wilderness Study area, to summarize the values inherent in this landscape. Photos 3910 through 3966 were taken by Bud. He trapped in the Welcome Creek Wilderness Study Area during the winter of 1974-1975. Montana.
Wilderness & Civilization Program. Montana.
Taking a break in the Sapphire Mountain range. Library Note: UM Wilderness & Civilization Program. One student tentatively identified as Richard Fichtler. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Corner of an old Cabin in the Frog Pond Basin mining district. Montana.
Old cabins in the Frog Pond Basin mining district. Montana.
Old cabins in the Frog Pond Basin mining district. Montana.
General view, alpine meadow, Sapphire Mountains, Montana.
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Bud with rifle at the Carron Cabin in the Welcome Creek Wilderness, before it was known as WCW. Montana.
Rock Creek trapping expedition. Montana.
Rock Creek in wintertime. Montana.
Welcome Creek Bridge on Rock Creek with snowshoe tracks alongside. Montana.
Welcome Creek footlog in wintertime. Montana.
Kenai and Ky curled up in the snow in front of Carron Cabin in the Welcome Creek Wilderness, before it was known as WCW. Montana.
Carron Cabin buried in snow. Montana.
Welcome Creek above Carron Cabin in wintertime. Montana.
Snowy scene in Welcome Creek below Carron Cabin. Montana.
Welcome Creek in wintertime, snowshoe tracks visible. Montana.
Welcome Creek in wintertime. Montana.
Welcome creek sign. "Welcome Creek Trail. Unsafe for Horse Travel Past This Point." Montana.
Two skiers, Bill Holman and Gary Kohler, and a dog visible on the Welcome Creek trail. Montana.
Bill Holman setting up camp at Carron Camp, head of Carron Creek in wintertime. Montana.
Setting up camp at Carron Camp, head of Carron Creek in wintertime. Bill Holman tending fire. Montana.
Bill Holman and Gary Kohler at Carron Camp, head of Carron Creek in wintertime. Montana.
Carron Camp, head of Carron Creek, in winterime. Montana.
Two skiers, Bill Holman and Gary Kohler, and a dog visible in heavy snows in a clearcut, Welcome Creek. Montana.
Tracks through heavy snow in a clearcut, Welcome Creek. Montana.
Clearcut, Welcome Creek. Bill Holman along with four dogs (Ky, Kenai, and two others). Montana.
Bill Holman trying to climb over a downed tree, Welcome Creek trail. Montana.
Bill Holman and Gary Kohler on skis. Montana.
Gary Kohler down in the snow with skis in the air. Montana.
Three dogs with packs walk through snow towards road end in Bitterroot Valley. Montana.
Gary Kohler on skis on a frozen Rock Creek. Montana.
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Bill Holman at Cinnabar Cabin in wintertime. Montana.
Fall colors on Rock Creek at the Dalles. Montana.
Fall colors at Welcome Creek footbridge. Montana.
Freeman Mann at the Welcome Creek Trail. Pack on and holding an axe. Montana.
Bud with axe in hand at the Welcome Creek Trail, Carron. Montana.
Cat Cubby, Welcome Creek. Montana.
Carron Cabin in the Welcome Creek Wilderness. Bud's pack visible next to table, fresh firewood piled against side of building. Montana.
Carron Cabin in the Welcome Creek area at springtime. Montana.
Remains of an old miner's cabin, Welcome Creek area. Montana.
Welcome Creek in the shadows. Montana.
Bud's sign at Carron Cabin: "Bud Moore's Trapping Line Camp. Used by permission of Mining Claimant Lucky Hancock. Travellers Welcome. If you use my supplies, please call me at 3128 W. Sussex Ave, Missoula. Phone 549-8450. That way I can replenish the supply on the next trip in. Thanks, Bud Moore, 9/30/74." Montana.
Missoula Ranger District map from 1969 shows Welcome Creek near center, Dalles at Rock Creek, and Cinnabar Pt. Montana.
Rock Creek. Man heating coffee can of water over a fire, two canoes in the background. Dog resting on the rocks. Montana.
Rock Creek. Bud Moore in a canoe. Montana.
Rock Creek. Dog in the canoe and man on the shore with second canoe in the background. Montana.
Cistern at St. Patrick Peak. This cistern was probably built by the Forest Service to catch water for the employee or employees who worked at the nearby lookout on St. Pat Peak. Photo by Vicki Moore, David Ellen or Warren Miller. This was designed and built back in the years when the Forest Service, Superior Ranger District, had an active lookout at this site. It would be interesting to find out when the lookout was abandoned. This cistern looks like the cover is pretty tight. This is one way to catch water from falling snow or rain and store it. This is a rocky area, difficult to excavate, and the people who built this cistern evidently built up around a likely tank site, and put the tank inside of the rocks to catch water. Montana.
Diggings near the Saddle on St. Patrick Trail (photo 2). Warren Miller posing for a picture. Warren is looking at old mining diggings. When the early prospectors ran out of gold in the creek, they started looking for the Mother Lode. Gold miners would find a piece of gold in the creek, where it washed down and sank, and then they headed to the high country. They did find good looking rock, or ore, in these higher areas, but no gold. There are two kinds of mining: Hard rock and placer; and two different types of claims. You lay out a different kind of claim if you are going to dig in, and blast (known as hard rock mining). Placer mining is a separate kind of a claim. You look for the gold in the streams, where the gold is ground up by the glacial action or some other force of nature. These diggings, up high on the mountain, are all the result of hard rock mining, and probably were excavated following the placer mining down below. Montana.
Diggings near the Saddle on St. Patrick Trail (photo 3). Probably same location as previous photo. Bud doesn't know who took these photos but it was likely Vicki Moore, David Ellen, or Warren Miller. Montana.
Diggings near Saddle on St. Patrick Trail (photo 1). Note the shovel, which appeared in previous photo. Montana.
Don Babcock's mining claim 1. Don Babcock worked in and explored the Fish Creek country when he was a boy. He was always interested in mining. Later on in his life, he went to work for one of the outfitters in these mountains. Some of the miners overlapped with hunters and outfitters; that is, their mining claims were also used as lodge or camp locations for hunting. There are several hunting lodges in this area, and Don's family is connected with one of them. He got into that area by trading some livestock for Grovedale's (who were mining talc in the area?). He brought stock from the Bitterroot Valley, past Lolo Hot Springs, over Fish Creek and to the camp. So he had a pretty strong connection to this area for the rest of his life. Don called Bud after Bud purchased McFarland. Bud had no intention to mine, and told Don that. Bud's McFarland property, which consists of old mining claims, is close to Don Babcock's mining claims (and may, in fact, butt up against them). This paper copy of Don Babcock's mining claim is cached at Babcock's claim location. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Don Babcock's mining claim photo 2. Miners used to put the paper copy of the patented claim in a Backing Powder can at the claim site, and that is where this paper probably came from. Bud remembers miners using the Baking Powder cans, mostly. Montana.
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Fire scarred bear tree on Forest Service ridge above McFarland Headquarters Cabin. It is not clear for sure if this is a fire scar, as Bud thinks it looks pretty deeply scarred, more like a cambium harvest scar. You can also see the bear claw marks in the bark. Montana.
Grouse along the Forest Service trail to St. Patrick Peak, photo 2. This is a Franklin Grouse, also called Fool Hen. These birds can be killed with a stick. Bud tells a good story about killing grouse with fishing line when he was walking through the woods with his fishing pole in his hand. With one hand on the pole, and the other on the line, he could quietly slip the line over the grouse's head, give it a jerk, and cut the head of the grouse right off! (This is assuming you have your fishing hook/line hooked into your cork handle of the pole, creating a "loop" at the tip of the rod. You could break the tip of your rod by trying this.) Bud saw ruffed grouse during the fall of 2009 near the Upper Cabin. Three types of grouse have been seen at McFarland: Franklin (fool hen), Ruffed, and Blue grouse. Ruffed grouse go about half way up the creek to the little cabin. That's about as high as you'll see them. The fool hens prosper better above that elevation. Then the blue grouse come down fairly low to nest. (They used to nest right in the Moore family's field at Lolo Creek.) Then they go back up high, and survive in the winter by eating the needles on the Douglas fir trees. When you are hiking in winter, sometimes you'll be going along and all of a sudden you'll see grouse dung everywhere. That's probably a blue grouse wintering spot. They come down to the valleys to nest and end up in higher elevations to winter. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Grouse along the Forest Service trail to St. Patrick Peak, photo 2. This is a Franklin Grouse, also called Fool Hen. These birds can be killed with a stick. Bud tells a good story about killing grouse with fishing line when he was walking through the woods with his fishing pole in his hand. With one hand on the pole, and the other on the line, he could quietly slip the line over the grouse's head, give it a jerk, and cut the head of the grouse right off! (This is assuming you have your fishing hook/line hooked into your cork handle of the pole, creating a 'loop' at the tip of the rod. You could break the tip of your rod by trying this.) Bud saw ruffed grouse during the fall of 2009 near the Upper Cabin. Three types of grouse have been seen at McFarland: Franklin (fool hen), Ruffed, and Blue grouse. Ruffed grouse go about half way up the creek to the little cabin. That's about as high as you'll see them. The fool hens prosper better above that elevation. Then the blue grouse come down fairly low to nest. (They used to nest right in the Moore family's field at Lolo Creek.) Then they go back up high, and survive in the winter by eating the needles on the Douglas fir trees. When you are hiking in winter, sometimes you'll be going along and all of a sudden you'll see grouse dung everywhere. That's probably a blue grouse wintering spot. They come down to the valleys to nest and end up in higher elevations to winter. Montana.
The head of Quartz Creek from St. Patrick Peak. Looking Northwest, away from McFarland place. This view makes Bud think about how fragile this watershed country has been. Logging this country will continue to spur debate, or conflict, between harvesting or extracting the resource vs conservation. Montana.
Bud took this picture. It reminded him of the Watkins man. Good story. Montana.
Bud took this picture. It reminded him of the Watkins man. Good story. Montana.
Bud took this picture. It reminded him of the Watkins man. Good story. Montana.
McFarland Corner 8073-06 near the cabin. See Bud's field notes and map for location of this corner. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
McFarland Corner 8073-06 near the cabin. See Bud's field notes and map for location of this corner. Montana.
McFarland Corner 8073-06 near the cabin. See Bud's field notes and map for location of this corner. Montana.
McFarland Corner 8073-05. This is the second corner from the cabin. See Bud's field notes. Montana.
McFarland Corner 8073-05. This is the second corner from the cabin. See Bud's field notes. Montana.
McFarland 8074-04. This is the 4th corner from the Headquarters. Apparently, Bud didn't take a picture of the 3rd corner. Montana.
McFarland 8074-04. This is the 4th corner from the Headquarters. Apparently, Bud didn't take a picture of the 3rd corner. Montana.
Warren Miller photographing a corner in 2008. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Warren Miller photographing a corner in 2008. Montana.
McFarland Corner 8073-04. Montana.
McFarland Corner 8073-04. Montana.
McFarland August 11, 2008 Corner 4. From Bud's field notes: "Any work here would be with a light touch, because this is the water that supplies our big cabin. In truth, all water in these uplands must be _______ and its volume and integrity protected. We're dealing with a rare and irreplaceable resource. This corner is located in a dense cedar bottom with an occasional grand fir here and there. Old blowdown mostly cedar covers the ground, with dead wood to create heavy, large debris. It's a good place to fuel a forest fire, or to carefully harvest valuable cedar products." See Bud's field notes for details about all of the corners described in this series. Montana.
McFarland. Bud said, "I'm running north with my line of replacement on the road to the little cabin. I picked up the line between corners four and five and south through the alders to the dense cedar and white fir . . .August 29, 2008." Montana.
Old prospector's cabin near St. Pat Saddle. This cabin was built to house one or more of the miners who were likely responsible for the diggings in previous photos. Montana.
Old prospector's cabin near St. Patrick Saddle. Montana.
Old prospector's cabin near St Patrick Saddle. Handwritten dates on wall of cabin, Sept. 4, 1938 and Sept. 12, 1938. Montana.
Old prospector's cabin near St Patrick Saddle. Montana.
Old prospector's cabin near St Patrick Saddle. Montana.
Old prospector's cabin near St. Patrick Saddle. Montana.
Old prospector's cabin near St. Patrick Saddle. Montana.
Mike Stevenson, Bud's good friend and a professional log worker and cabinet maker, installed the cedar railing at the Headquarters Cabin. The railing was installed at the request of the insurance company. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Mike Stevenson, Bud's good friend and a professional log worker and cabinet maker, installed the cedar railing at the Headquarters Cabin. The railing was installed at the request of the insurance company. Montana.
Mike Stevenson, Bud's good friend and a professional log worker and cabinet maker, installed the cedar railing at the Headquarters Cabin. The railing was installed at the request of the insurance company. Montana.
Mike Stevenson, Bud's good friend and a professional log worker and cabinet maker, installed the cedar railing at the Headquarters Cabin. The railing was installed at the request of the insurance company. Montana.
Mike Stevenson, Bud's good friend and a professional log worker and cabinet maker, installed the cedar railing at the Headquarters Cabin. The railing was installed at the request of the insurance company. Montana.
Mike Stevenson, Bud's good friend and a professional log worker and cabinet maker, installed the cedar railing at the Headquarters Cabin. The railing was installed at the request of the insurance company. Montana.
Propane delivery at the Headquarters cabin. The Mineral County crew from Superior, filling up the propane tank. This is a 1,000 gallon propane tank. The propane isn't used much for cooking at the Headquarters, but it is used for heat when the cabin is vacant. The thermostat is set on one stove during the wintertime. Montana.
Propane delivery at the Headquarters cabin. The Mineral County crew from Superior, filling up the propane tank. This is a 1,000 gallon propane tank. The propane isn't used much for cooking at the Headquarters, but it is used for heat when the cabin is vacant. The thermostat is set on one stove during the wintertime. Montana.
Propane delivery at the Headquarters cabin. (Energy Partners.) The Mineral County crew from Superior, filling up the propane tank. This is a 1,000 gallon propane tank. The propane isn't used much for cooking at the Headquarters, but it is used for heat when the cabin is vacant. The thermostat is set on one stove during the wintertime. This tank, at 80% full, supplies the Headquarters Cabin for one year. Montana.
Cenex Energy Partners crew repairing a thermocoupler on the propane stove in the Headquarters office. Montana.
Cenex Energy Partners crew repairing a thermocoupler on the propane stove in the Headquarters office. Montana.
Small burn on Forest Service ridge above house which was probably started by a lightning strike. Shows the small area where the firefighters mopped up. Montana.
Trail junction with Paupau on St Patrick Peak Trail. Paupau is Warren Miller's red heeler. Montana.
Warren Miller and Paupau at trail junction with Paupau on St Patrick Peak Trail. Paupau is Warren Miller's red heeler. Montana.
The upper cabin which Don Schmitz cleaned up and repaired in 2008. One of the first things he did was take out the old refrigerator on the porch! The fridge was so big and heavy, that Don had to tear it apart so it could be removed in chunks. Don did a lot of the work on this cabin. The Forest Service manages lands about a half mile above this cabin as roadless, or non-motorized use. The Forest Service has a strong group of people that watch this country all the time. What Bud will do in the McFarland Plan, will take into consideration the Forest Service's intent for adjoining lands. The adjoining Forest Service lands are heavily favored by snowmobilers who recreate in the high country during winter. Don went up with Bud one time, and when Don saw the cabin he said, "This is just what I've been looking for!" Bud keeps a small bit of food (pancake mix) at this cabin in case there's a need for somebody to stay overnight. This cabin is at about 6,000 feet. This cabin was built by the Castle family as a winter getaway, for skiing or snowmobiling. This is deep snow country. In 2009, when Bud left the property, there was 14 inches of snow at this site on November 27. The closeness of the shrubbery is a fire concern. Already, Bud has plans to thin out two acres around this cabin so there might be a chance of saving this structure during a fire. There is a spectacular view from this site, when the trees are thinned. The recording of this story is linked to #4057. The recording for this photo is a discussion about waxy ceanothus, pictured in front of the cabin here, on the left. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Melissa Tuckerman and Don Schmitz at the Upper Cabin, Summer 2008. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Melissa Tuckerman and Don Schmitz at the Upper Cabin, Summer 2008. Montana.
Vicki chopping weeds with an electric weed whacker in the front yard at the Headquarters Cabin. Montana.
View E from St. Patrick Peak. Note the road that shows up on the east side of McFarland, which was logged before Bud bought the property. Montana.
View of Fish Creek from St. Patrick Peak, Mineral County, Montana.
View of McFarland property from St. Patrick Peak, looking eastward. Montana.
View of McFarland property from St. Patrick Peak, looking eastward. Montana.
View NE (Quartz) from St. Patrick Peak. Montana.
View Southeast from St. Patrick Peak. Montana.
Water Catchment area. This catchment is on one fork of McFarland Creek. The water is piped down to the Headquarters Cabin for the hydro generator, and household water use. It's good water, according to Bud. The water is a combination of underground springs and overflow of water all year 'round. There is an old ditch above this point that could be repaired to bring more water in here if that should become necessary. Bud thinks there's plenty of water here, now. This is located downstream a short ways from Corner 8073-04. Water Catchment. Montana.
Water Catchment area. This catchment is on one fork of McFarland Creek. The water is piped down to the Headquarters Cabin for the hydro generator, and household water use. It's good water, according to Bud. The water is a combination of underground springs and overflow of water all year 'round. There is an old ditch above this point that could be repaired to bring more water in here if that should become necessary. Bud thinks there's plenty of water here, now. This is located downstream a short ways from Corner 8073-04. Montana.
Wood slash pile on the Road From Hell. This is the East Side Road on the property. This is a good viewpoint for an overview of Bud's McFarland property (220 acres). Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Kubota RTV, nicknamed "Mac", near a 2008 dirt and rock slide on the East Side Road, McFarland property. Montana.
This pile of small lodgepole logs next to the East Side Road was left over from an earlier logging operation. Bud intends to use as much of this dry wood as possible on the McFarland place for firewood and rails or poles. Montana.
More of the lodgepole logging slash left over from earlier projects next to the East Side Road, McFarland property. Montana.
More of the lodgepole logging slash left over from earlier projects next to the East Side Road, McFarland property. Montana.
Corner 8074-05, is right in the middle of the road. The witness trees are visible but not shown in this photo. The boundary turns on this corner, and runs west up into the mountains, past the Upper Cabin, McFarland property. Montana.
Corner 8074-05, is right in the middle of the road. It is accurate, and the witness trees are visible. Montana.
Corner 8074-05, is right in the middle of the road. It is accurate, and the witness trees are visible. Montana.
This photo shows a pile of knapweed and other weeds that Vicki cut along the East Side Road. Bud later burned the pile. McFarland property. Montana.
Joe clearing a dirt and rock slide by hand, on the East Side Road. This is Mother Lode Point. Good story about the gold and geology of this area. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Joe clearing a dirt and rock slide by hand, on the East Side Road. This is Mother Lode Point. Good story about the gold and geology of this area. Montana.
Joe clearing a dirt and rock slide by hand, on the East Side Road. This is Mother Lode Point. Good story about the gold and geology of this area. Montana.
Joe clearing a dirt and rock slide by hand, on the East Side Road. This is Mother Lode Point. Good story about the gold and geology of this area. Montana.
Joe clearing a dirt and rock slide by hand, on the East Side Road. This is Mother Lode Point. Good story about the gold and geology of this area. Montana.
Joe clearing a dirt and rock slide by hand, on the East Side Road. This is Mother Lode Point. Good story about the gold and geology of this area. Montana.
Joe clearing a dirt and rock slide by hand, on the East Side Road. This is Mother Lode Point. Good story about the gold and geology of this area. Montana.
Joe clearing a dirt and rock slide by hand, on the East Side Road. This is Mother Lode Point. Good story about the gold and geology of this area. Montana.
Joe clearing a dirt and rock slide by hand, on the East Side Road. This is Mother Lode Point. Good story about the gold and geology of this area. Montana.
This is Corner 8074-06. It took Bud a couple days to run this one out. This is an area where the old map was not accurate. There is no stream in this draw. There were other areas where the old maps were not quite accurate. Bud and Warren Miller didn't use the stereoscope. They found the corners by searching on the ground. Warren and Sandy hiked this whole drainage one day, and confirmed that there is no stream in this area. Montana.
This is Corner 8074-06. It took Bud a couple days to run this one out. This is an area where the old map was not accurate. There is no stream in this draw. There were other areas where the old maps were not quite accurate. Bud and Warren didn't use the stereoscope. They found the corners by searching on the ground. Warren and Sandy hiked this whole drainage one day, and confirmed that there is no stream in this area. Montana.
This is Corner 8074-06. It took Bud a couple days to run this one out. This is an area where the old map was not accurate. There is no stream in this draw. There were other areas where the old maps were not quite accurate. Bud and Warren Miller didn't use the stereoscope. They found the corners by searching on the ground. Warren and Sandy hiked this whole drainage one day, and confirmed that there is no stream in this area. Montana.
Bud and Joe ran this line from the above corner (8074-06) (4092). Corner 8074-07 bearing tree shown here (this is the pin that is right in the creek.) Montana.
Warren Miller had found this pin and marked it with red tape. This pin is in the creek. 8074-07. Montana.
Corner pin 8074-08. The pin is down below a lot of snowbrush. That's what the leaves are in this photo. Montana.
Downed Bearing tree at Corner 8074-08. Joe Fitzgerald. Montana.
Corner 8074-09 was the last corner pin that Bud found in 2008. David Ellen and Bud ran the line to 8074-10 spring 2009. Joe Fitzgerald stands by tree. Montana.
Corner 8074-09 was the last corner pin that Bud found in 2008. David Ellen and Bud ran the line to 8074-10 spring 2009. Joe Fitzgerald stands by tree. Montana.
Corner 8074-09 was the last corner pin that Bud found in 2008. David Ellen and Bud ran the line to 8074-10 spring 2009. Montana.
Joe Fitzgerald getting wood at the woodpile on the East Side Road, McFarland property. Montana.
Joe Fitzgerald getting wood at the woodpile on the East Side Road, McFarland property. Montana.
View from East Side Road toward St. Patrick Peak in the distance. Joe Fitzgerald's truck parked by log pile. Montana.
Burning slash pile about 200 yards from the Upper Cabin, McFarland property. Montana.
Burning slash pile about 200 yards from the Upper Cabin, McFarland property. Montana.
Burning slash pile about 200 yards from the Upper Cabin, McFarland property. Montana.
Burning slash pile about 200 yards from the Upper Cabin, McFarland property. Montana.
Pileated woodpecker tree. There are quite a few pileateds on the McFarland property, though you don't see them due to the thick vegetation. Pine squirrels are abundant, also, but you don't often see them because of the deep forest! Brief story about this pileated tree. Montana.
Light-colored ferns beneath the thick cedar forest canopy. This riparian area and its cedar forest border an old clearcut. Related story recorded for 4109. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Light-colored ferns beneath the thick cedar forest canopy. This riparian area and its cedar forest border an old clearcut. Related story recorded for 4109. Montana.
Light-colored ferns beneath the thick cedar forest canopy. This riparian area and its cedar forest border an old clearcut. Related story recorded for 4109. Montana.
Light-colored ferns beneath the thick cedar forest canopy. This riparian area and its cedar forest border an old clearcut. Related story recorded for 4109. Montana.
Cedar stumps in the clearcut beyond the stream and ferns in preceding pictures (4109 to 4112). Bud took photos in the Clearcut. See written description of this area in Bud's McFarland journal at the Headquarters Cabin. Montana.
Cedar stumps in the clearcut beyond the stream and ferns in preceding pictures (4109 to 4112). Bud took photos in the Clearcut. See written description of this area in Bud's McFarland journal at the Headquarters Cabin. Montana.
Cedar stumps in the clearcut beyond the stream and ferns in preceding pictures (4109 to 4112). Bud took photos in the Clearcut. See written description of this area in Bud's McFarland journal at the Headquarters Cabin. Montana.
Edge of the clearcut in 4114 and 4115, McFarland property. Montana.
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Clearcut, cedar stumps, cedar seed trees. Montana.
Clearcut, cedar stumps, cedar seed trees. Montana.
Clearcut, cedar stumps, cedar seed trees. Montana.
Old stump with small green tree growing in it. Montana.
Fall 2008 colors near the Headquarters Cabin. The colors in the fall 2009 were not as brilliant. Montana.
Fall 2008 colors near the Headquarters Cabin. The colors in the fall 2009 were not as brilliant. Montana.
Fall 2008 colors near the Headquarters Cabin. The colors in the fall 2009 were not as brilliant. Montana.
Gordon Summerville turning off the switch for the water line from the catchment. This switch had frozen up on Tommy Castle, and the problem was discovered by Bill Moore and Tommy. This was sitting on top of the ground. Tommy was counting on snow, but it doesn't snow as much anymore!! Bill replaced the system and put a tube, sticking up above the ground, in the little draw. Gordon dug dirt and this and the following pictures show him burying the tube where the key goes to open or shut this safety valve. It is useful to have this if you need to shut off the water supply for any reason. Montana.
Gordon Summerville turning off the switch for the water line from the catchment. This switch had frozen up on Tommy Castle, and the problem was discovered by Bill and Tommy. This was sitting on top of the ground. Tommy was counting on snow, but it doesn't snow as much anymore!! Bill replaced the system and put a tube, sticking up above the ground, in the little draw. Gordon dug dirt and this and the following pictures show him burying the tube where the key goes to open or shut this safety valve. It is useful to have this if you need to shut off the water supply for any reason. Montana.
George Regan, from Superior, burning slash piles at Melissa Tuckerman's house. George completed several projects for Bud at the McFarland property in 2009. Montana.
George Regan, from Superior, burning slash piles at Melissa Tuckerman's house. George completed several projects for Bud at the McFarland property in 2009. Montana.
George Regan, from Superior, burning slash piles at Melissa Tuckerman's house. George completed several projects for Bud at the McFarland property in 2009. Montana.
George Regan, from Superior, burning slash piles at Melissa Tuckerman's house. George completed several projects for Bud at the McFarland property in 2009. Montana.
Slash pile at Melissa Tuckerman's. Montana.
Slash pile at Melissa Tuckerman's. Montana.
Slash pile at Melissa Tuckerman's. Montana.
Slash pile at Melissa Tuckerman's. Montana.
Slash pile at Melissa Tuckerman's. Montana.
Melissa Tuckerman tending her slash piles. Montana.
Burning a slash pile in the middle of a dirt road. Montana.
Burning a slash pile in the middle of a dirt road. Montana.
Burning a slash pile in the middle of a dirt road. Montana.
December 2008 photo of the Upper Cabin. Montana.
Wolf track near the Upper Cabin at McFarland, December 2008. Montana.
Coyote track at McFarland, December 2008. Montana.
Melissa Tuckerman with the Kubota RTV, December 2008, at the McFarland property. Montana.
Pipe on the ground, McFarland property series of photos. Montana.
Bill Moore and Gordon Summerville, working on frozen pipes at Coyote Forest. They were digging to find the junction where the kitchen line was frozen. Montana.
Bud on his knees, shoveling out the doorway at the Upper Cabin at McFarland. Montana.
Bud shoveling snow at the deck of the Upper Cabin at McFarland. Montana.
Bud and Bill's snowmobiles, somewhere in the heart of the Bitterroot Mountains. Montana.
Snowmobiles at the Upper Cabin, McFarland, February 2009. Montana.
June 24, 2009. This is an area where the stream runs down the Lynx Road, near the upper end of the road. It shows where the stream plugged the culvert and washed the fines out every spring. The water comes down the road perhaps fifty yards, and then goes back in the channel. Montana.
June 24, 2009. This is the site of the ruins of the prospector cabin on the McFarland property. Some of the artifacts are visible in this area, just a short ways above Corner-13. Bud just stopped here once, hiking out, and saw this place. He said, "I'd heard there were a lot of artifacts here, but there wasn't much. Tommy Castle told me there's more but it's grown into a thicket right below this place. We'll want to inventory this place. This is the only [old-1800s] prospector cabin that I know of on our property. There are a couple more on the Castles' place. They are ruins also. Tommy told me he'd been to every corner on the property, and Gloris (sp?) had, too. Her father had owned the whole place. That's how they got it." Montana.
June 24, 2009. Tail end of the culvert on the Lynx Road. What the Lynx Road does there, it's another one of those little trespasses onto Forest Service property. To get a switchback in, they made a gradual turn, and went up a considerable distance. This culvert is actually on National Forest land. Montana.
June 24, 2009. David Ellen doing a little shovel work on the culvert side of the stream on the Lynx Road. See previous slides, also. Montana.
July 3, 2009. The Lynx Road and related story about the naming of this road. This road crosses the property boundary and goes onto Forest Service property in between corners 8074-09 and 8074-10. Bud also talks about sawmills in the area in this recording. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
July 3, 2009. This little tree demonstrates the time of the logging in or near the old prospector cabin site. Montana.
July 14, 2009. Kari Gunderson's group (no ID on the woman and man cooking) but Bud let them have the kitchen! Montana.
July 14, 2009. This was an interesting group, according to Bud, and he has a list of participants in the McFarland log. Bud gave them choices about where they wanted to sleep (they all brought sleeping bags). I suggested they could go out on the porch on the back side. They liked the porch, and they slept right by the door. But they were all smiling so I guess it worked. The purpose of their tour was to study to become wilderness people (with Kari) in an annual training program. They had spent several days in tribal country. Montana.
July 14, 2009. This was an interesting group, according to Bud, and he has a list of participants in the McFarland log. Bud gave them choices about where they wanted to sleep (they all brought sleeping bags). I suggested they could go out on the porch on the back side. They liked the porch, and they slept right by the door. But they were all smiling so I guess it worked. The purpose of their tour was to study to become wilderness people (with Kari) in an annual training program. They had spent several days in tribal country. Montana.
July 28, 2009. This is corner 8074-10. Montana.
July 28, 2009. This is a good example of a typical Forest Service corner. The pin will be in between the two yellow property boundary posts. The two marked trees are bearing trees. This is corner #10. Montana.
August 12, 2009. Line marker in a shale slide area, between Corners 10 and 11. Montana.
September 1, 2009. Corner 11. Montana.
September 1, 2009. Jacop (Jacob) Staff and corner pin, Corner 8074-11. Montana.
September 1, 2009. This is Corner 12 up in the ponderosa pine country. This is high up on the mountain. You can look across and see the Upper Cabin. (And possibly you can look from the Upper Cabin and see this corner.) Montana.
September 1, 2009. This is Corner 12 up in the ponderosa pine country. This is high up on the mountain. You can look across and see the Upper Cabin. (And possibly you can look from the Upper Cabin and see this corner.) Montana.
September 1, 2009. Upturned tree, possibly the one which Warren Miller found before Bud did, at Corner 8074-13. This dirt buried the monument at Corner 13 (see field notes). Note the witness tree. This is right on the edge of the Cedar and Douglas fir habitats. Montana.
September 21, 2009. Clearing brush from near the Headquarters Cabin, as per the Fire Prevention Grant that Bud received. It was a 50-50 grant, and McFarland got about $1400 which paid half of the expenses of the project. Montana.
September 21, 2009. Clearing brush from near the Headquarters Cabin, as per the Fire Prevention Grant that Bud received. It was a 50-50 grant, and McFarland got about $1400 which paid half of the expenses of the project. Montana.
September 21, 2009. Taken during the work for the Fire Prevention Grant that Bud received. This is close to the cabin. Montana.
September 21, 2009. Taken during the work for the Fire Prevention Grant that Bud received. This is close to the cabin. Montana.
September 21, 2009. Taken during the work for the Fire Prevention Grant that Bud received. This is close to the cabin. Montana.
September 27, 2009. At one point in time, we thought we had included other projects for Fuels funding. This is the Old Town area, but in the end, it wasn't included in the grant work. There's a lot of fuel right below Old Town. We have a lot of stuff we want to save in these buildings. We'll have to do some work with the Old Town, because we can't save very much of the old buildings, one or two maybe. They are not really the old miner's towns, they are the Squatters' towns, that were built in there so they had a place to live after the mining was over. The old original 1800s cabins are in ruins, where we find them, not standing upright like these. Montana.
September 27, 2009. At one point in time, we thought we had included other projects for Fuels funding. This is the Old Town area, but in the end, it wasn't included in the grant work. Montana.
September 27, 2009. At one point in time, we thought we had included other projects for Fuels funding. This is the Old Town area, but in the end, it wasn't included in the grant work. Montana.
September 27, 2009. At one point in time, we thought we had included other projects for Fuels funding. This is the Old Town area, but in the end, it wasn't included in the grant work. Montana.
September 27, 2009. At one point in time, we thought we had included other projects for Fuels funding. This is the Old Town area, but in the end, it wasn't included in the grant work. Montana.
September 27, 2009. At one point in time, we thought we had included other projects for Fuels funding. This is the Old Town area, but in the end, it wasn't included in the grant work. Montana.
September 29, 2009. George Regan working next to the garage. This garage seeps in the lower cracks due to unfinished construction on the south side. The landforms push the water (snowmelt) right up against the side of the buidlings. This excavation should have taken place during construction of the garage. This is still a work in progress, but Bud thinks it will solve the seepage problem. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
September 29, 2009. George Regan working next to the garage. This garage seeps in the lower cracks due to unfinished construction on the south side. The landforms push the water (snowmelt) right up against the side of the buidlings. This excavation should have taken place during construction of the garage. This is still a work in progress, but Bud thinks it will solve the seepage problem. Montana.
September 29, 2009. George Regan working next to the garage. This garage seeps in the lower cracks due to unfinished construction on the south side. The landforms push the water (snowmelt) right up against the side of the buidlings. This excavation should have taken place during construction of the garage. This is still a work in progress, but Bud thinks it will solve the seepage problem. Montana.
September 29, 2009. George Regan working next to the garage. This garage seeps in the lower cracks due to unfinished construction on the south side. The landforms push the water (snowmelt) right up against the side of the buidlings. This excavation should have taken place during construction of the garage. This is still a work in progress, but Bud thinks it will solve the seepage problem. Montana.
September 29, 2009. George Regan working next to the garage. This garage seeps in the lower cracks due to unfinished construction on the south side. The landforms push the water (snowmelt) right up against the side of the buidlings. This excavation should have taken place during construction of the garage. This is still a work in progress, but Bud thinks it will solve the seepage problem. Montana.
September 29, 2009. George Regan working next to the garage. This garage seeps in the lower cracks due to unfinished construction on the south side. The landforms push the water (snowmelt) right up against the side of the buidlings. This excavation should have taken place during construction of the garage. This is still a work in progress, but Bud thinks it will solve the seepage problem. Montana.
September 29, 2009. George Regan working next to the garage. This garage seeps in the lower cracks due to unfinished construction on the south side. The landforms push the water (snowmelt) right up against the side of the buidlings. This excavation should have taken place during construction of the garage. This is still a work in progress, but Bud thinks it will solve the seepage problem. Montana.
September 29, 2009. George Regan's helper on the excavation project on the south side of the garage. Montana.
November 2, 2009. Corner 8074-14. See Bud's field notes. Montana.
November 2, 2009. Corner 8074-14. See Bud's field notes. Montana.
November 9, 2009. Pack rat nest in the snowmobiles. Montana.
November 9, 2009. Pack rat nest in the snowmobiles. Montana.
November 26, 2009. Snowshoe hare tracks. Montana.
November 26, 2009. Snowshoe hare tracks. Montana.
November 26, 2009. Track of a lynx or a small lion. Montana.
November 26, 2009. Track of a lynx or a small lion. Montana.
McFarland map shows Survey Corners described in Bud's field notes, and in archives 4008 to 4198. Montana.
Baby picture, black & white. Bud does not know who this is.
Man in suit, black & white photograph.
Slide duplicate, provided by Steve Thompson, who borrowed this print from Bud. Description: Chapter 17, The Lochsa Story, page 275. Last of the Bitterroot Grizzlies. This bear was shot on Wallow Mountain, North Fork of the Clearwater, 1920s. Les Van Airsdale Collection, US Forest Service. (The men in this picture are pretending to have shot the bear, and having some fun with the photographer. The bear was actually found dead and then photographed.) See also #2169 (B&W print, same image) Good discussion about some of the last grizzlies in the Bitterroot mountains, and Bud's recollections of being "credited" with shooting the last grizzly -- which is not true. That story was first published by a Fish and Game employee in Idaho. Bud did shoot a big black bear while he was ranger at Powell, but not a grizzly. Short discussion of Bud's bear reports for the Forest Service, 1949 - 1956. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Slide duplicate, provided by Steve Thompson. Chapter 17, The Lochsa Story, page 268. Bert Wendover, left, and Dad McCann, right, display at Lolo Hot Springs some of Bert's bear and lynx pelts taken from the Lochsa in about 1915. See #2165 (same image, B&W print) Good discussion about Bert Wendover. (Some of the information is probably a repeat of earlier recordings.) Also a note that this photo was likely taken in the summer, as that is when the trappers would bring the bear hides out of the wilderness, after they had dried them on the sides of their wilderness trapping cabins. Bear trapping was done in the spring, following the trapping and sale of marten fur. See also duplicate B&W print #4668. Also note that Bud's original caption list says this photo was from Vic Miller's collection, and that the picture was taken in 1916. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Chapter 6. The Lochsa Story, Page 78. The Legend of Isaac's Gold. Veteran prospector Jerry Johnson searched for precious metals in the Lochsa during the 1880s and 1890s. Jerry Johnson Hot Springs is named after him, as is the campground now located at the site of his old cabin. (The cabin is gone now.) Montana Historical Society photo. See also #2044 (same image, B&W print) Jerry Johnson did find some gold in this area, and there were remains of where he washed the rock, according to Jay Turner. The stories about Jerry Johnson also overlap with the Carlin Party stories from the 1890s. Discussion is general, about Bud's only meeting with Jerry Johnson, when the prospector camped near the Moore ranch. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Chapter 15, The Lochsa Story, page 224. Hunters and Packers. The youngest child of a pioneer Lolo Creek family, Skookum Woodman lived as a part of, not apart from, nature in the Bitterroot mountains. Photo courtesy Ted and Lil Williams family. See also #2140 (same image, B&W print) Skook had red hair, so this was a later picture (when he was gray). "He just shaved once a year, in the spring when it started to warm up," Bud explained. "You'd hardly know him, his face was all dried up and white." Also, Bud never knew Skook to be dirty, by any means. He was always clean, otherwise Bud's mother wouldn't have let him in the house! Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Aldo Leopold (slide duplicate provided by Steve Thompson. No information about the origin of this photo.) Discussion about the early days of ecological exploration in the conservation movement. Aldo Leopold was the only "ecologist" who was writing during the early years. The Forest Service ecology was buried in biology, and most Forest Service reports still emphasize biology over ecology. Related discussion. Some good words about ecology. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Slide duplicate provided by Steve Thompson. Chapter 18, The Lochsa Story, page 302. Prelude to Management. Bud Moore, Powell District Ranger, 1949-1956. Photo courtesy University of Montana School of Forestry. See also #2193 (same image, B&W print). Idaho.
Moose at Powell. This is probably a young moose that the cook fed at the back door of the kitchen. Idaho.
Sleeping Child Fire. Chapter XXIV, The Lochsa Story, Alternate photo #2. Not used in the book. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud pouring coffee at an outdoor meal somewhere. This is his coffee pot, from the set that he used for decades. Ashley Roche gave Bud this dining set, and Bud recognizes the coffee pot. Ashley was one of the early day Pinchot men. General discussion about Ashley's personality, and hunting elk with Bud. A few comments about politics at work. Picnic. 1950s or earlier slide. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Keeping Wild Elk in Their Place. Photo 1, hunters. This photo was likely taken during hunting season, 1972. The slide process date is Jan 1973. Looks like Freeman Mann and his girlfriend, Debbie, who went hunting one day with Bud in the mountains east and south of Rock Creek. Montana.
Keeping Wild Elk in Their Place. Photo 2. Two elk hindquarters properly tagged and hung near the kill site, for retrieval the following morning. No process date on the Ektachrome slide. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Keeping Wild Elk in Their Place. Photo 3. Elk in Storm Creek, 9/59 written on slide. See also # 0596 (sort for Storm Creek). Related story, also a note about the flavor of the meat from the elk Bud has killed in this area. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Keeping Wild Elk in Their Place. Photo 4. "Mangey" (mange) bull elk on the Lochsa River winter range. Bud pulled some of these photos out because right after he published the Lochsa Story, one of the editors of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Bugle magazine contacted Bud and asked him to write up some articles for that publication. "I wrote one article and he said 300 words is the maximum. So I wrote 300 words, and it was pretty tight. He looked at that and said why don't you write the rest of the story? And I said what about the 300 word limit, and he said to forget it." So Bud wrote a good long story about the elk for Bugle. Good story about letting a young biologist shoot this dying bull with a .22 Colt Woodsman handgun. Bud often shot these dying animals on the winter range in the Lochsa when he was trapping, and also later when he worked year 'round at Powell as ranger. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Keeping Wild Elk in Their Place. Photo 5. "Elk Country." Photo taken from Mocus Pt, looking toward Bear Mountain. Discussion about the trip into this country where Bud took this photo, along with Louie Normand, who shot an elk in the country at center photo. They packed the elk out over the ridge, down to Jerry Johnson, and upriver to the Jerry Johnson cabin. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Chapter 15, The Lochsa Story, Page 239, Photo 10. Hunters and Packers. The Clarkes posted Storm Creek Meadow as a mining claim but used it mostly as a base for big game hunting and trapping. See also #2148. (Same image, B&W print). The day Bud took this photo he was on his way to meet up with Thor Ness, trail crew foreman, who was camped nearby. Brief story about the Clarke family, and the time Ed Mackay ran them out because they were claiming to be prospecting in this area but there are no minerals here, instead the Clarkes were outfitting and guiding hunters. Later, they would camp at this site, and Ed Mackay would give Clarkes a permit to guide hunters from this base camp. Bud makes a few notes about the good axe work on these buildings. Related discussion, including Bud's telephone interview with one of the Clarke brothers and some more details about the family. Heinie Williams told Bud the story that the last grizzly in the Selway Bitterroot was shot here at Storm Creek -- Clarke Meadows. Related discussion. Note about Mansley Brown, another trail crew member or foreman and his offer to sell an old saddle to Bud's son, Bill. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Chapter 19, The Lochsa Story, Page 317. Trial by Bulldozer. Soon to be displaced by a road, the signs reflect changing times in the Lochsa. At the bottom is the type first used by the Forest Service. The top is second generation, and at center is the style in use during the 1950s. See also #2201 (same image, B&W print). Brief mention of bears chewing on old wooden signs, and vandalism of the metal signs by gunshots. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Chapter 19, Page 309. Lochsa Lodge owner and logger Steve Russell hauls Forest Service and Northern Pacific Railway Company cruisers over deep snow during February 1953. Steve Russell and weasel at Lolo Pass (written on the slide). See also #2196 (Same image, B&W print.) Brief discussion about using this old weasel, and the other people who had them, including Tom Barker. Also longer discussion about Bud's earliest visits to this area with Joe Petran. Note that Ray Schill built this State Line Cabin, and that the old old cabin was built on the real Lolo Pass -- this State Line cabin is not exactly on the pass. Some notes about Native American use of Packer Meadows area, camas and cooking ovens. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Chapter XIX, The Lochsa Story, Page 312. Members of the beetle survey crew plan their work at Powell Ranger Station, February 1952. (Note that the writing on the slide says "2/53"-- as in February, 1953, not 1952 as in the book caption.) Also written on slide: Papke (Jim), Scott (with glasses), Godfrey (Horace), Terrell. See also #2198 (B&W print, same image.) Funny story about Terrell eating spruce bark beetle larvae. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Chapter 19, The Lochsa Story, Page 313. Trial by Bulldozer. Veteran woodsman Frank Gummer cruises timber in the Brushy Fork of the Lochsa, March 1953. Slide says (Frank) Gummer. Pack Creek. See also 2199 (Same image, B&W print.) Brief discussion about Frank Gummer. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Chapter 19. The Lochsa Story, Page 318. Trial by Bulldozer. Road construction in 1954 crowds Squaw Creek and its narrow riparian area. Good discussion about the installation of these flat bottom culverts which allowed salmon to pass up these little streams for spawning. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Chapter 19. The Lochsa Story, Page 323. Trial by Bulldozer. Waters of the 1954 spring snowmelt washed this gravel into the Lochsa River from Squaw Creek, where the streambed had been loosened by road construction in 1953. Some discussion about the Bureau of Public Roads and its relationship to the Forest Service road work that was done on the Powell and Lochsa districts. If Bud had it to do again, he would never have taken these roads up the creek bottoms, but would have gotten higher up "and take the cotton-pickin' road up out of that bottom." -- Bud. Later, Bud's district was given authority to build roads up higher. "And you can still see the difference." Also note that the chinook salmon are not in these streams anymore for spawning. They come up to Walton Creek only. "All I know is that the steelhead run is deadsville. I went three years in a c04 on four big spawning streams and I don't think there's been a steelhead in those spawning creeks since I left." Bud would like to do more research about this topic. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Chapter 19, The Lochsa Story, Page 308. Trial by Bulldozer. Alternate Ranger John E. Wilson supervised the first operation survey to control the spruce bark beetle infestation in the upper Lochsa. He poses here with his children, Dave, Penny and Johna, after fishing for steelhead trout in the Lochsa River. Good discussion about the jobs of an alternate ranger during this time period at Powell. Duplicate of #2195 B&W print. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Chapter 19, The Lochsa Story, Page 314. Trial by Bulldozer. Timber Management, Lumberjack Haven -- sign at Powell Ranger Station. This sign nailed above the door of the sale compiler's cabin served notice that custodial days were waning and forest management was coming to the Powell district of the Lochsa. Duplicate of #2200, B&W print. Discussion about historic use of this building, and the elk antlers hanging below the sign. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Chapter 19, The Lochsa Story, Page 310. Trial By Bulldozer. A Powell district bark beetle survey camp stands on twelve feet of snow near Roundtop Lookout, mid-March 1954. The man in the photo might be Andy Arvish, who was head of Timber Management at Powell. Duplicate of #2197. Related discussion about cruising the bug infested stands of spruce. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This is a typical demonstration of the sawdust that tumbles out of the beetle excavations in the spruce tree when the spruce bark beetles bore in. It is easy to see the evidence of bugs when they are boring, because of this sawdust, especially low on the bole of the tree. This color slide was not used in the Lochsa Story, though it was considered. Idaho.
Aerial view of Powell Ranger Station looking toward Savage Ridge. Chapter 19, The Lochsa Story, Page 321. Trial by Bulldozer. By 1953 the once-custodial Powell Ranger Station had become headquarters for bustling insect control and timber salvage operations in the upper Lochsa. Powell Flat upper center photo, as it looked in 1971. This photo shows the Lochsa river, looking upstream, and the island near the Powell Ranger Station. Lochsa Lodge would be out of the photo lower left. Duplicate of 2203 (same image, B&W print). Idaho.
Chapter 20, The Lochsa Story, Page 325. Consequences of Logging . . . This roadside spring had, since construction of the Lewis and Clark Highway in 1925, lured motorists to stop, drink, and reflect on the pristine nature of the Lochsa's landscape. Bud and other Forest Service workers treasured this spring, and kept a tin cup nearby so they could get a cold drink on a hot day. They all drank out of the same cup. There was a nice little creek that ran past the cook shack and they kept a cup at that location for drinking water, too. The inspectors eventually made them get rid of the communal cup! Related discussion about these springs. Duplicate of #2205 (same image, B&W print). Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Chapter 20, The Lochsa Story, Page 326. Consequences of Logging. . . Steve Russell's truck, loaded with spruce logs, leaves Swede Cut -- the first advertised commercial national forest timber sale in the upper Lochsa, August 1953. Bud thinks this is the first load of logs from this sale. What happened on the first sales around Packer Meadow. See previous recording about the first logging in this area # 4228. The sales were originally geared to the local loggers, but not a single person bid, so the sales were reconfigured. Discussion about how the sales were developed, and the early logging companies, including Hamilton, the Tree Farmers, and others. The first sale that Bud wrote was a Chief Sale. As a result of the beetle epidemic, the Powell Ranger District considered over 600 million board feet of timber for management. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Chapter 20, The Lochsa Story, Page 331. Consequences of Logging . . . Forest technician Warren Patten scales beetle-killed spruce logs at Lolo Pass in 1953. Duplicate of # _________. Bud remembers that sometimes a rogue truck driver would try to go over the pass without having his logs scaled, or marked. This didn't happen too often, but it did happen. People, in effect, were stealing logs. Idaho.
Alternate photo, Chapter 20, The Lochsa Story. See also 2216. A loggers' dozer working on the Haskell Road under construction in July 1954 along the Crooked Fork. This road was later closed, after the harvest of spruce logs. Idaho.
Chapter 20, The Lochsa Story, Page 338. Consequences of Logging . . . These close-spaced roads show the soil disturbance wrought by shovel logging in the upper Lochsa. Good discussion about why this clearcut was logged of spruce, how much spruce was on the Powell District, and the spread of the bugs. This is the same image as 2213. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Alternate photo, Chapter 20. Trial by Bulldozer. This photo was not used in The Lochsa Story, though it was considered. The bridge here is over the Crooked Fork, and it was removed following the logging. Good discussion about contractors for road building, and also that the bridge wasn't stout enough to hold the bulldozer, so the dozer driver stripped the machine of all the belts and "walked" it through the stream to get on the other side. This slide was taken right after the bridge was built, as you can see by the debris, and the muddy water. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Chapter 20, The Lochsa Story, Page 336. Consequences of Logging. . . Wintertime logging in the Lochsa controlled the bark beetles with least damage to the moist environment of the spruce forest. See also #2212. This is in Papoose Creek, and the logger is Al Fetscher. His woods' boss was Ray Bailey. They were good loggers. "Ray liked us and we liked him." Some of the contractors weren't like that, according to Bud. They would try to get by with the least amount of work. Bud enjoyed working with this crew. "It was a great introduction to working with loggers." This photo is before any OSHA regulations. No hard hats, and the man standing on the truck is too near the loading operation. The loader was also used for skidding. According to Bud, the loader operator would toss the tongs, swing the boom around kind of quickly, and stop it, releasing the cable at the same time. The tongs would go flying down the mountain. A choker setter down below would hook the tongs on the log(s) so it could be skidded back uphill. Idaho.
Chapter 20, The Lochsa Story, Page 328. It will take years to heal the damage to the Crooked Fork's waters and streamside by inconsiderate logging road construction during the mid 1950s. See also 2207. Good discussion about how a District Ranger works with contractors, and especially how the more independent contractors could damage the resource even though they'd been told to stay out of the streams. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 20 Page 340. Skidding jammers like Sparky's "Old Grunt" could drag logs uphill a thousand feet and thereby widen the road spacing required for shovel logging. Credit Bud Moore. Date on slide in May 1973. See also 2215. This picture was taken in the country surrounding Trout Creek. Bud went to see Sparky, and finally found him. Sparky made this loader himself. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 21 Page 350. My son Bill, Roger Norgaard, and I prepare to camp at Clarke's Meadow shortly after spraying the area with DDT in 1956. Credit Bud Moore. See also 2219 (B&W print, same image) Related discussion about this site, and the DDT spraying that was done here. In those days, the Forest Service didn't have enough information to counter the spraying, and the chemicals did a lot of damage. They were using DDT for spruce bud worm. Good discussion this slide and next about pesticide use, DDT. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 21 Page 353. In late summer, the Lochsa River upstream from the mouth of Papoose Creek was always a good place to catch a mess of trout. Credit Bud Moore. See also 2221 (B&W print, same image). Good discussion about the day Bud took this photo, and the effects of DDT on the rainbow trout in the river. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 23 Page 368. Cattle from the Lolo Fork graze Elk Meadows in 1967. Credit Bud Moore. See also 2229 (B&W print, same image) Good brief discussion about grazing practices on the Powell District. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 24 Page 396. These rafters revel in the power of the Lochsa's springtime water. Credit Dennis Elliott, U.S. Forest Service. See also 4240 (color slide, same image). Dennis Elliott is a F.S. employee who likes history and rounded up quite a bit of information for Bud while Bud was researching The Lochsa Story. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Alternate Photo Chapter 21, The Lochsa Story. Not used in book. Dan Ridge Lake. This photo of Dan Ridge Lake taken in 1952 captures the beauty of a special place. Idaho.
Bob Reinhardt gave these photos to Bud Moore during the process of inventing the Reinhardt Redy mapper. This was a real good way to map say small timber sales or small tracts of land. Bud used this method in mapping Sandy Ridge Woods in West Virginia. Bob's bottom line was don't let excellence get in the way of Good! If you can't quite get it excellent, then be happy with Good. "DC from Rosslyn." Photo by Robert E. Reinhardt at Bud Moore's farewell party in D.C. (Bud accepted a position in Montana.) Bud still has a copy of Bob's Planner, which he has used to help with mapping. When Bud was back in Washington, he ran all of the training programs, the broad ones, in the Forest Service. There was another guy named Edes who presented a little bit of a challenge to us, because he didn't seem to be locked in real solid to the Forest Service. He was kind of an outsider, and he ended up, he and his wife were killed in a crash in Washington. They had children, who were adopted by Bob Reinhardt. Bud's memory is unsure about this, but Bob had a lot to do with helping the kids. Washington, D.C.
Photo by Robert E. Reinhardt at Bud Moore's farewell party in D.C. (Bud accepted a position in Montana.) Washington, D.C.
Photo by Robert E. Reinhardt at Bud Moore's farewell party in D.C. (Bud accepted a position in Montana.) Washington, D.C.
Photo by Robert E. Reinhardt at Bud Moore's farewell party in D.C. (Bud accepted a position in Montana.) Washington, D.C.
Photo by Robert E. Reinhardt at Bud Moore's farewell party in D.C. (Bud accepted a position in Montana.) Washington, D.C.
Photo by Robert E. Reinhardt at Bud Moore's farewell party in D.C. (Bud accepted a position in Montana.) Washington, D.C.
Photo by Robert E. Reinhardt at Bud Moore's farewell party in D.C. (Bud accepted a position in Montana.) Washington, D.C.
Bud Moore and O. Hahn. Photo by Robert E. Reinhardt at Bud Moore's farewell party in D.C. (Bud accepted a position in Montana.) Washington, D.C.
Photo by Robert E. Reinhardt at Bud Moore's farewell party in D.C. (Bud accepted a position in Montana.) Washington, D.C.
National Fire Chiefs meeting, October 1972. Bud Moore, front c04, far right. This might have been Bud's last trip to Washington while he was in the Forest Service. Bob Robertson, (third from right, front c04) from the Flathead National Forest had the suppression job part of the time when Bud was Fire Chief, Region 1. Other people include Sanderson (left of Robertson) from Montana. At the time, Bud knew all of these fire staff by their first names! Ed _______, third from left, second c04, replaced Bud at Region One when Bud retired. Washington, D.C.
Large, oversized print of Forest Service staff? 7th from the right, kneeling, is Chalmer K. "Hy" Lyman, Bud's boss (in charge of Personnel in Washington D.C. He's the one who had yanked Bud back to D.C. as head of training. Hy had been Forest Supervisor on the Lolo National Forest for quite awhile.) Bud is 4th from the left, back c04, standing.
Trapper Peak Fire. Bud had been on an inspection trip to Alaska this summer (1967) and when he returned to Seattle, Merle Lowden asked Bud to help with the worst of the fires going then in Region 1. When he returned, he was asked to help with the Trapper Peak fire near Libby, Montana on the Kaniksu National Forest. Bud took a lot of photos while at the Trapper Peak fire. One man was killed (a dozer operator) while working on this fire. Bud lost dozens of his best fire photos in 1967 when he mailed them back to his office and they were lost in the mail. The second recording has to do with the first time Bud worked with a retardant plane on the Missoula Ranger District in the 1950s, when Otto Work (spelling?) was the District Ranger and Bud was his assistant. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Trapper Peak Fire. Debris on hillside seen on fire, with green forest in background. Montana.
Trapper Peak Fire. A smoky scene on the Kaniksu National Forest. Montana.
Trapper Peak Fire. Similar to previous slide. A smoky scene on the Kaniksu National Forest. Montana.
Trapper Peak Fire. Fire camp somewhere in Region One. Montana.
Trapper Peak Fire. The fire made a big run in September. Reconnaisance on the Trapper Peak fire. Bud was on the lines during this fire. The fire came out of the protection of Idaho. They fought fire there practically all summer. The fire made a big run one of the days that Bud was there. One afternoon, Bud and the pilot flew over the fire. A lot of dry, dead fuel can be seen from these aerial photos. Montana.
Trapper Peak Fire. Dense smoke rising from burning forest. Montana.
Trapper Peak Fire. Thick smoke rises from the mountainside. Montana.
Trapper Peak Fire. Smoke rises in the distance. Montana.
Trapper Peak Fire. This fire burned a lot of high country, on State and Federal lands. The policy was if the State called the Forest Service, then the state had to pay for the response. The next year, they spent more time developing policy regarding who would pay for the protection. So Bud changed the old policy. If the fire was threatening National Forest, then Federal fire crews responded. Montana.
Trapper Peak Fire. Dense smoke rises from burning stand of timber. Montana.
Trapper Peak Fire. Flames are visible through dense smoke. Montana.
Bitterroot River, Florence to Stevensville, and Bud Moore. Montana.
Bitterroot River, Johnny Trotter holding Bud's canoe on the shore. Montana.
Bitterroot River. Cooking hot dogs on a campfire on the riverbank. Montana.
Bitterroot River. Orville and Ruth Daniels. This is a stretch of river between Missoula and Lolo, and Bud liked to fish for whitefish here in the winter. Montana.
Bud in his canoe on the Bitterroot River. Montana.
Bitterroot River. Upper Bitterroot, (Freeman Mann?) Canoe with two people in it cruising through some small rapids. Montana.
Bitterroot River. Janet with a bag of asparagus. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bitterroot River. Janet picking asparagus. Montana.
Bitterroot River. Janet with asparagus. Montana.
Bitterroot River. Bud with a large bag of asparagus. Montana.
Bitterroot River. Kids playing on the shore of the river making a sand castle. Montana.
Bitterroot River. Janet on snowshoes with Ky laying in the snow. Montana.
Bitterroot River. Bud on snowshoes. (We didn't realize this was out of focus until after we scanned it.) Montana.
Bitterroot River near Fort Missoula. Bud's canoe on bank of the river. Montana.
Bitterroot River. Bank erosion, lower Bitterroot. Montana.
B&W Negative of Bud's "office" while in the Marines. This image is not the entire negative. Bud Moore in cutoff shorts in from of his "office" at Okinawa. A sign in the full image reads "H&S CO OFFICE" and the photographer credit is "Norris G. McElroy 1st Marine Div" The "H & S" stands for Headquarters and Service Company and it was part of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Marine Division. Three Regiments made up the 1st Marine Division: The 1st, the 5th and the 7th. These three regiments made up the infantry of the 1st Division. There were other companies, too, such as the Weapons Company, which included Sparky, Bud's little brother. (He learned how to operate heavy equipment in that Company.) Anyway, the H&S Company was the Company Bud was attached to as First Sergeant by the end of the war. Most of the leadership for the Division was in the H&S Company. Great stories on the recordings about the end of the war, the food systems utilized overseas, the methods of landing at the beachheads, and the issues surrounding the killing of Japanese. Note that SV couldn't get Bud to say too much, but enough, about the first time he killed a man, though he did relate some stories on the subject about Chesty Puller. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
B&W negative of two marines working at a typical military desk set up inside a tent. This image is not the entire negative. No ID on the men in the photograph, although Bud is sure he knew who they were at one time. The rest of the image shows a table and cigarette or tobacco products. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Marines eating watermelon found in a garden at Guadalcanal (Bud Moore in front with watermelon). (Need to listen to the recording again to get the story and location correct.) Good discussion about Marines in WWII. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore, probably at Cape Gloucester. Note the grass hut in the background.
Possibly Lolo Ranger Station (Mud Creek Ranger Station). This building might be the ranger's dwelling. If it is, then this is the building that was moved to Lolo Pass Visitor Center. This photo was probably taken in the 1930s when this was the end of the road at the time. Hermann Gerber donated the land to the US Forest Service to build the ranger station at this site, above Lolo Hot Springs. Montana.
This photo of a man taking a shower at either Weir Creek or Jerry Johnson Hot Springs was taken by Bud in about 1937 when he got his first camera. At the beginning of the recording, he mentions the "pie in the sky" story, which Vicki recorded during the Lochsa 2006 cabins recordings. The discussion here is about Weir Creek in general. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This cabin is possibly the Weir Creek cabin built by Winnis (spelling?) who was in the country in earlier times. The cabin sat at the mouth of Weir Creek. Les Pengelly was with Bud when Bud burned the Weir Creek Cabin one winter. Or, this could be the cabin at Burned Cedar Bar. Both were Winnis' cabins. Winnis trapped one winter and his wife stayed with him all winter. The next winter, she pulled out and he did, then, too. He did get into a conflict with Bert Wendover, over the Squaw Creek trapline. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Let there be a little mystery, Bud said regarding this photo. He can't remember the woman's name. She was obviously playing around, showing that she could lift this heavy-looking pack.
Skookum Lake. The full image in the negative is larger than this scan of the negative. Montana.
Jane Buckhouse on snowshoes, heading for the hills?
No ID on this man on skis.
Jane Buckhouse Moore, left, and a friend, maybe on a hike. Jane worked at the Lochsa Lodge for a year or two. Bud knew her then. The other woman in the picture might be the girl that Mansley Brown married. She was older than Jane. Mansley was the trail maintenance crew packer who packed and cooked. The Forest Service had one trail maintenance crew at Powell and the packer went with them. They were always out on the trails. Idaho.
Tent camp at Bear Mountain Lookout when Bud Moore and crew replaced the tower. The old tower was just an observatory. The lookout lived in a cabin out of this picture (to the right). The new tower was lightning safe, and grounded. The old cabin may still be standing. The name, Bear Mountain, was about the third name of this geographic site. First it was "Bear Ass" (Bare Ass?) mountain, and then "Beargrass" mountain, and finally just Bear Mountain. See also story with image 4315. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Ed Moore at an unidentified location, standing on the shore of a river.
Jane Moore with her saddle horse, Traveler, and dog, Badger. The other horse was Bud's. Somewhere in the Lochsa, maybe near the trail to Elk Summit. Not long after this photo was taken, Bud bought Jane a new saddle from a saddlemaker in Idaho. Related discussion. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Landscape view of mountainous country in the Bitterroot Mountains. Montana.
Maybe a bear trap?
Marten peg set, snow visible on the ground.
Elk on the Lochsa River, the Crooked Fork or the White Sand Creek. Definitely the Lochsa country. Idaho.
Girl next to sawbuck, horse in harness. Possibly at Grandma Wright' s place. Brief recording about the construction of sawbucks, and the term "Hew the line." Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Hazel Moore posing next to Bud's new pickup. Note that she doesn't have a goiter in this photo! Probably taken at Grandma Wright's place in the Lolo Creek Valley. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Trail crew members Al DeMott and Ray Bond at probably Indian PO Lookout. Bud was the trail crew foreman at this time and took the picture. (A trail crew was usually three people.) Good recording about Al's athletic abilities. Stories about this area, Al DeMott's rope tricks and skills, and his boxing skills. Other information about the work situation at Powell at this time, and the different jobs that Bud did. Emory Kapp taught Bud about accounting and bookkeeping. Related discussion. Good trail and lookout notes. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud thinks there is a good chance this is Blacklead Lookout, but it also might be McConnell Mountain. Lookout. It's either a fire lookout or a guard station. Idaho.
This is possibly Black Lead Lookout, or the cabin at that lookout. No ID on the man with the smile. Bud noted the split cedar shakes on the roof. Good information about Blacklead Lookout. Bud recognizes the man in this picture. He said, "I know that guy. He's in front of (a cabin) that hasn't been used for awhile." Mule story also on recording, about mules being spooked by hard hats. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Andy Kusnick, right, trail crew member. Man at left was from Missoula, but Bud can't remember his name. Story about working on the trail crew, and more details about employees getting to Powell early in the spring. A trail crew consisted of three members. This camp is right along Warm Springs Creek, about two miles up thpe creek above the springs. This is where the trail crew always camped every spring. Recording mentions McConnell Mtn., Bear Mtn. trail, Warm Springs Creek trail. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Wendover Cabin, which Bud built at the original location of Bert Wendover's cabin. This cabin was torn down, as crews made way for the highway. More information about Bert Wendover coming into the country in 1914. Good story about these cabins, snow load, porches and storing fur on the porch. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Elk wintering along the Lochsa River or one of the major tributaries. Idaho.
This is probably the home cabin of a trapper named Winnis (spelling?), at the junction of Wier Creek and the Lochsa River. The Forest Service burned this cabin down. It looks like in this picture that the cabin hasn't been maintained. The Forest Service had cabins up higher (I think he means upstream, Indian PO, for example) and didn't need this one. Louis Normand and Bud burned this cabin. The highway was coming down further every year. The cabin would have been removed anyway. Winnis spent the year, one year, trapping with his wife. She went in with him, which was unusual. She went in the second winter, took a look at the cabin, and went back out . . . so Winnis went out with her. Winnis and Bert Wendover were in a big fight. We may already have this story. It happened down at the Missoula bar near the train depot, the Park Hotel. There were three lumberjack hotels. Two were a block up from the depot on Higgins, and across the street -- the Belmont and another one in the same block. The Belmont Motel was where Bud stayed in a motel for the first time in his life! So he remembers that one. 1924 he stayed there with Malcolm O'Neil. Idaho.
Powell Ranger Station office building, where Bud worked for Ed Mackay on his first day in 1935. Story about Bud's first day with Forest Service working for Ed Mackay. He said, "I must have made a fair impression. They let me stay!" He said he went into Powell on the fourth day of June in 1935. He had worked as a pickup firefighter the summer before, 1934, for the Forest Service. Not clear about the road into Powell that Bud mentions in this recording. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
McConnell Mountain. Lookout, after the lightning struck it (when nobody was on it). The lightning blew the phone lines which came into the cabin center, left, and damaged the original sign. Bud also said that the chipmonks were so friendly near this lookout, that if he left the door open, they would go right into the cabin. He said, "They would move right in!" Idaho.
Probably Jack Rose's pack train leaving the end of the Lochsa Highway, downriver. Jack was a big man, and he needed a big horse, and his horse was white. Also information about the progressive constructon of the Lochsa highway, US Highway 12. Bud thinks that the Highway 12 was connected in the Lochsa in about 1963. He said, "Then came the motorcycles. They love that highway. They'd come swaying around all those bends." Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This is probably the cabin near the junction of Storm Creek and ________________. This is a trapper cabin. Notice that there are no windows. There is also another trapper cabin further up the drainage of ____________. The trapper would come over the mountains from the Montana side, Big Creek Lake, and drop into Storm Creek, then down to this junction where he'd start trapping and work up the other drainage. Idaho.
Bud Moore with furs, about 1937. Photo taken at Grandma Wright's place, at the back of the cabin Bud's family lived in. Note the small cabin off to the left (visible in other photos, #4313 and 4314) which Bud built for his sister, Sylvia and her husband, Al DeMott. The cabin that Bud's father built for Grandma Wright was also made of logs. (Not shown in this photo.) It was a fair distance from these buildings in this picture. That cabin still stands today, though the logs have been covered with siding. Montana.
Bud Moore with furs, about 1937. Photo taken at Grandma Wright's place, at the back of the cabin Bud's family lived in. Note the small cabin off to the left (visible in other photos, also #4312 and 4314). Montana.
Bud Moore with furs, about 1937. Photo taken at Grandma Wright's place, at the back of the cabin Bud's family lived in. Note the small cabin off to the left (visible in other photos, also #4313 and 4312). Montana.
Man at hitch rack, cargo to be mantied, saddle horse, mule. Miscellaneous stories about Bear Mtn Lookout, McConnell Lookout. Good story about the naming of this mountain, from Bare Mountain to Bare Ass mountain(Bear Ass?), to finally now Bear. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Marten (?) in trap. Black and white image with something hanging next to a tree caught in a trap.
Coyote that Bud shot with his Savage Model 99 in .300 Savage. Story about the rifle and giving it to his brother, Ed, and where Bud shot this coyote. Bud's father bought this rifle for Bud. Bud said, "He liked those hammerless Savages." Bud didn't like it because the safety would stick on it. Related discussion. Model 70 Winchester, 30-06 mentioned, too. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Ed Mackay with steelhead from one of the Lochsa River's tributaries, probably in the late 1920s or early 1930s. This photo was probably taken in the early spring in the clearing where the road was being built (1928) , or had just been built, about a half mile from the Powell Ranger Station. Some brief stories about Ed Mackay on recording. Bud doesn't remember who took this picture. Bud may have borrowed the picture from Ed and his wife, and then had a negative made from it. (This scan was from a negative that Bud had.) Ed once told a story about Skookum. "One day an inspector came in, and there was ol' Skook cargoing up, wrapping up some cargo to go up to a lookout or someplace. The guy said, 'If I were you, I'd fire that old guy.' And Ed said, 'If I had to fire the last guy in this place, it wouldn't be Skookum.'" He always let 'em know where he stood. Skookum had a lot of pluses and quite a few weaknesses, too. Ed looked for the good in people. He used to tell his employees to use horses kindly, but use them, that's what they were for. "It only takes four years to make a good horse, but it takes 18 to make a good man." He wanted to see people use the horses, to move stuff, cargo, heavy things. Ed Mackay and Bill Bell deserve special treatment, a special write up, for the contributions they made over there in the Selway, and the Lochsa. Ed Mackay fished with a fly for trout. That's the way he'd break in his Bergeman (spelling?) shoes. They were a better kind of heavy, hiking boots. Ed liked them. He'd put them on, a brand new pair, and go down and wade in the creek with his fly rod, right behind the station. Then he'd let them dry on his feet, and they felt pretty good after that. Note that Ed Mackay was at Powell as Ranger beginning in the 1920s for about the next ten years or so. Bill Bell was up at Elk Summit about that same time. Good discussion, including brief mention of the road to Powell. This picture was taken in the clearing coming into Powell. There is a dog in this photo, but Bud said he didn't think that Ed ever had a dog, though he liked dogs. Ed wasn't necessarily a good storyteller, but he liked people, and that's where the stories came from -- and they were good. Ed looked for the positive traits in his employees and his friends. Ed looks like he is wearing a large leather belt with a holster, but Bud didn't think it would have been a holster. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Bell's water powered sawmill at Elk Summit, about 1920. Bud doesn't know who took this photo. This sawmill was packed into Elk Summit over Blodgett Pass. (This was all before Bud's time.) This sawmill was located in Hoodoo Creek, on the left side of the road as you come into the Elk Summit Ranger Station. Lumber from this mill was used to build lookouts in the area, and other Forest Service buildings. Bill Bell was the ranger for the Selway at Bear Creek, and then ranger at Elk Summit. (Bill Bell quit the Forest Service in later years and went to trapping and outfitting.) His sister, Pearl Bell McKee worked with him. Bud borrowed several photos from Pearl when he was working on the Lochsa Story. He remembered that Pearl's collection included a photo of a large grizzly that Bill shot. Apparently, Pearl's photo collection disappeared after she died. Bud knew Bill Bell and also interviewed him. Bud corresonded with Pearl's relatives following her death, because they were trying to locate the old photo album. Bud doesn't know if they ever found it. Good discussion of the sawmill location, and why it was located there and the old-time packers. Bud couldn't quite remember the first time he met Bill Bell and his sister, but he discusses the possibilities of when it was. When Bud was building the Wendover Cabin in about 1937 (check this date in Lochsa Story) might have been the first time he met Bill and his sister, Pearl. Bill was packing for hunters into the wilderness (and his sister, Pearl, helped.) Bud said, "I knew him well. He was in and out of the Forest Service." Good words. Note: Another old time ranger who worked about this time was Bill Samsel. Powell had three pack strings and Elk Summit had "about two" Bud said. See also the story of Bud's meeting Ed Mackay and Bill Samsel in the Early Days of the Forest Service. Bill Bell might have been with Mackay and Samsel that day, but Bud can't remember. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud's wife, Jane Buckhouse Moore, at the State Line Cabin on Lolo Pass. Bud and Jane would often take a weekend ski trip and ski up to the cabin, stay overnight, and ski back down. According to Bud, that was the era of the "ankle buster" skis, which didn't include a release in the binding. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Poor image in negative. Maybe State Line Cabin or Powell. Large bull elk rack up on cabin face with man standing beneath it.
Jay Turner with his furs, a good catch of marten, at the Powell bunkhouse, where Jay cleaned up his furs. According to Bud, Jay and other trappers like Bud often mingled at Powell with the employees. Bud and Jay were good friends for many years. Good story about Jay and his furs, and the boots he wore. This picture was taken at the Powell bunkhouse, which had a roof out over the porch, so you can't see any snow. Bud said, "Jay was a small guy, but a big guy in thinking. He had a good brain. He was tough on the trail, too. He didn't think too deep on the trail." Discussion mentions incidents when Jay would help Ed Mackay during law enforcement activities. Ed would get a trapper to go with him if he had to confront a poacher. Jay and Ed got along just fine, the only problem was the Ed outweighed Jay by double. Ed would sink way down in the deep snow, while Jay would walk right on top of it. Mention of the leather topped boots, probably LL Bean Hunter pack. "Jay liked those, and he always tucked them in. He'd get them with a high leather top," Bud said of Jay. There are a few ermines in this photo. Discussion of Jay heading out of the mountains to sell his furs every year in March. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Possibly inside of Charlie Powell cabin or Joe Eberle. 1909? Harrison. (Written on back of envelope). Charlie Harrison was a mail carrier for the NP surveyors, and he also took a lot of pictures. Bud also mentioned that the Early Days in the Forest Service mentions the first cabin at Powell (for more information). Bud referred to his writing in The Lochsa Story and said that the early men who came to the Powell Ranger Station location (before the Forest Service) all kind of fought over the location. Frank Smith started building and sort of booted Charley Powell out. (Frank was the first ranger at Powell. He later quit about the time Weholt was at Elk Summit, because Smith couldn't handle the paperwork.) Charley didn't want to do the paperwork to claim the land from the Forest Service, so he left. (Frank Smith was an early trapper, also.) Wes Fales, who trapped the Elk Summit area, and Big Sand Lake, a lot also came out and used the cabin at Powell (Fales was another trapper in the Selway Bitterroot.) Discussion of miscellaneous things Bud knew about Jay Turner, Charlie Powell, and other old timers. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Indian Post Office line cabin, 1938 -- written on back of photo. Bud said, "God, I sure loved that primitive living." Bud built Moon Saddle cabin about a half mile west of here. Story about the pack basket from LL Bean, trappers in this area, Moon Saddle cabin. Bud only used the Indian PO cabin one year because the snow was really deep up there and the cabin was hard to get to. But others used it including North Fork Clearwater trappers, Lochsa trappers. Story about Bud showing his pictures to anybody who would be interested back in the 1930s when he first got his camera. He quickly learned that not everybody was as thrilled with his photos as he was! Bud only used the LL Bean pack basket for a short time because it wore out quickly. He went back to using a pack sack (probably the Clack board with canvas sack on it). Written on bottom of photograph, "I.P.O. Line Cabin '38." Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Fay Burrell and Warren Hart. Wes Fales leading horse across West Fork Bitterroot about 1917 near Joe Bejorns place. Fay Burrell photo. Montana.
Fay Burrell. Fay at Blodgett Cabin, the upper cabin, about 1916. Fay Burrell photo. Montana.
1909. Charlie Harrison's horse on Rocky Point. Bud said Charlie was the mail carrier, and he worked for the NP Surveyors. Idaho.
Graves Peak Lookout with cupola? Bud isn't sure of this photo. It could be Rocky Point. Also, there is another lookout over in the Selway that looks like the one in this picture. Idaho.
Head of Big Creek. August 1952. Looking from the divide across all the drainages. Snow-covered peaks. Montana.
Looking east over Big Creek Lake from Ranger Peak. This photo was probably taken during a 1970s trip that Bud made beginning at Bear Creek, in the Bitterroot Range, and hiking around to Ranger Peak. See Bud's journals for more information about this trip. (It's not clear if he made one or two trips beginning at Bear Creek. One trip was with his daughter, Vicki, and first wife, Jane. If there was a second trip, it might have included his second wife and stepchildren.) Montana.
Looking south over Big Creek Lake. Montana.
The Moore family homestead. During the 1920s and 1930s, the Moore family was buying 80 acres, shown at the left side of this photo, the furthest meadow. A spring was located mid-meadow. The family lost the homestead when the original owner died, and Bud's father had no paperwork to show that he had been making payments on the land, trying to purchase it. Good discussion about the location from which this photo was taken. Looking south towards Lolo Peak. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Beaver, Lochsa River. March 1954. Bud remembered that Les Pengelly was with him on this trip (winter range elk surveys) and Les took a picture of Bud taking a picture of the beaver. We haven't come across the photo amongst Bud's slides, yet. (Feb. 2010). Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Crags Mountains looking across Old Man Creek, Selway Wilderness. Bud said the fishing is excellent in Old Man Creek. According to Bud, this is moose country. The last time Bud visited Old Man Lake, he found an old cabin there -- the stone fireplace, chimney. He said he found a board, or part of the door, and it had the "brand" on it, that an old-time game warden had used when he'd check the backcountry areas for poachers. Bud thinks his name was George Lowe, and he would travel with his lion dog through this area and carve a symbol like a big "Q" on the door to show that he'd been in the area. Idaho.
Duplicate of photo used in the Lochsa Story. Horse Heaven Meadows, Elk Summit. July 1973. Probably Jane with Kenai and Ky. Idaho.
Hidden Lake, August 1952. This is a good-sized lake in between Big Sand Lake and Hidden Peak Lookout, and it is good fishing. Bud's son, Bill, spend his first employment on Hidden Peak Lookout (worked for the Forest Service). Bud noted that there was a little trapper cabin at Hidden Lake when poachers were at the height of their activities in the Selway Game Preserve. Bud recalled what Earl Malone had told him about trapper cabins. "It was just like every small cabin, you could sit on the bunk and reach everything in the place." Idaho.
Packer Meadow. July 1954. In about 1914, Carl and Andrew Ericson built a trapper cabin in the forested area in the center of this photo. They trapped from this area south to Storm Creek, White Sand and out to Powell. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Lochsa Story Ch 3 Page 36. Most years it takes until late spring or early summer to melt the wintertime snowfall from the long ridges extending west from the crest of the Bitterroots. See also Archives Photo #2020, same image only B&W. Credit Bud Moore. Looking toward Diablo Lookout, which may be buried under snow in this photo. Bud took this photo one winter when he was showing the area to a man who was interested in buying an outfitter's special use permit for this area, and he was hoping to offer winter recreation -- he went with Bud to the area to what potential might exist in the area. This ridge is known as Diablo Ridge and mountain. Idaho.
Deadfall, Beaver Ridge. February 1953. The deadfall is a primitive method of killing furbearers, such as marten, without setting a steel trap -- a method used by old time trappers when they ran out of steel traps. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Ernest Hanson, Cayuse Creek, 1956 (?) (Chapter 6, The Lochsa Story.) Hanson was a prospector. Bud interviewed him. For more information see Bud's interview notes. Bud remembered taking this photo at Ernest's last camp in the backcountry. Ernest came out when he got sick, to Lolo Hot Springs, and Herman Gerber took him to the hospital. Ernest Hanson actually lived in Lewiston. He'd go out over the Blacklead trail. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Close-up shot of Big Creek. August 1974. Montana.
This is a beautiful mountain meadow where the saddle horses and mules always want to stop and eat! Considered for Ch. 6 and canceled. Head of Storm Creek. August 1974. This is an area with rich, mountain meadows, "And all the pack stock want to stop and eat!" Bud said. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story Ch 7 Page 105. The first rangers to reach Fish Lake found a plentiful nook in the Lochsa mountains. They also confirmed that the Nez Perces had traveled there, hundreds, perhaps thousands, of years before. Credit Bud Moore. Brief discussion about this place, and the airstrip at the cabin. (See also same image, B&W, #2060) Bud thinks that there is a Forest Service cabin at this lake that can be rented through the government's rental program. Idaho.
Head of Storm Creek. Mountain meadows like these are home to plants that are rare and unique. Bud remembered visiting this meadow and seeing plants he'd never seen before. Idaho.
Big Creek Lake. August 1974. (Storm Creek Trip.) Montana.
Marten country! Alpine fir, Shotgun Creek. May 1953. The alpine fir is known as "the water tree" as Bud shared in the Lochsa Story. These trees grow thick enough to give shade but let snow get through to the ground. Snow slides off the trees, and gets deep because the trees also shade it, so the snow melts slowly. Idaho.
Grave Peak Lookout, August 1952. Considered but not used for Chapter 11, The Lochsa Story. The lookout is barely visible atop the peak in the distance. This lookout is still standing, and is being considered for historic status. Idaho.
Big Sand Lake cabin, 1952. Man seen kneeling next to bags of supplies in front of cabin. (Considered but not used for Ch. 17, The Lochsa Story.) Idaho.
Beaver Ridge Lookout, July, 1952. This is the Lookout where Peg Leg got his name, the grizzly that was trapped and escaped but with only three legs. "His foot filled up the whole trap," according to a story that Ed Mackay told Bud. Good story. The bear was killed by one of the Clarke brothers in the head of Spruce Creek. (I think Bud said that the Roundtop Lookout is at the west edge of Beaver Ridge.) Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Sheep at Packer Meadow. This photo was taken between 1949 and 1956, while Bud was ranger, and assistant ranger, at Powell. It was probably the last time that sheep grazed this area. This image was used in The Lochsa Story, Chapter 17 page 274 in B&W. See also #2167. Idaho.
Our crew and the Weasel approaching Lolo Pass from the Idaho side. Idaho.
Storm Creek Fire, Air Drop. August 1953. Ford Trimotor aircraft. Idaho.
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Bulldozer working on a road, probably in the Lochsa area.
Elk Meadows. Road Construction. Brief story about Bud's involvement in this road construction, and how he regretted that a road ever went through this area. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Young Bill Moore wearing chaps standing by a large spruce tree. Idaho.
Slide says, "Cargo Drop, North Fork Fire, October 1952." Bud is uncertain of the "north fork" location. Idaho.
Swede Cut, February 1955. This was one of the first two timber sales in the Lochsa at the time of the spruce bark beetle outbreak. Idaho.
Marten habitat as far as the eye can see.
Bud took this photo, and many others like it, of notables who visited Powell and wanted to go fishing in the Lochsa River across from the barn at Powell Ranger Station. There are other slides somewhere of one of the Democratic Party's presidential candidates, Adlai Stevenson, who visited Powell, and wanted to fish, and also go out in the mountains to see the logging, and see sawyers falling trees. (See TLS page 335-337. Adlai Stevenson and Bernard DeVoto visited Powell in Aug 1954. They may be in this photo.) Bud remembered one funny story about Adlai Stevenson, when the presidential candidate came to visit Powell. In those days, women stayed in the office, or in their homes, and didn't go out with the men on these "show me" trips. Well, in advance of the day's events, Bud had told his wife, Jane, and other women, what the day's schedule would be. So several of the women were watching the Presidential candidate WITH BINOCULARS from their various residences at Powell. Stevenson, not knowing he was part of a show, stood in front of the grub wanigan before going fishing, and dropped his pants to his ankles to rearrange his skivvies and socks! Bud said, "He stood right in front of the grub wanigan, took his belt off and dropped his pants. All the women saw him from their homes!" Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Lakes, Selway Bitterroot. November 1971 (slide process date).
The Lochsa Story, Chapter 22, page 363. St. Mary's Peak, Bitterroot Valley near Stevensville. June 1952. Montana.
The Lochsa Story, Chapter 22, Page 358. Jack Puckett at Big Creek Lake. Jack Puckett followed Bud as ranger at Powell. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story, Chapter 22, page 362. Aftermath of a forest fire presents a far different environment than that left by a logged-over clear-cut.
The Lochsa Story, Chapter 22, Page 356. Constructed to haul saw-timber from the Lochsa's forests, this road will later serve recreationists who enjoy exploring by automobile. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story, Chapter 24, P. 386. Fire in Wilderness. Dennis Elliot photo. Idaho.
The Lochsa Story. Chapter 24. Page 403. Clearcuts SE from Rocky Point. Idaho.
Big mule deer buck. Print was considered for use in The Lochsa Story. Related discussion about how the employees at Powell would have a little contest for the biggest buck, with a "pot" of money to winner. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Hazel Wright Moore and Lynn Seeley [sic], probably taken at Hazel's home in the Daly Addition, Missoula, 1950s or 1960s. No date on the photo. Brief recording about this period of Hazel's life. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud on snowshoes somewhere near Elk Meadows Road probably on the trapline he and Joe had (to Skookum Butte area). Joe took this photo while he and Bud were trapping in this area. Bud taught Joe about trapping mink, ermine and marten (mostly marten) in this area for two winter seasons. The area they trapped included the head of the Brushy Fork and Spruce Creek drainages, near Skookum Butte, Skookum Lake. Brief recording. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Carcass in the ice, on the Lochsa River. Bud may have taken this photo in the mid-1930s when he was trapping in the Lochsa, or it may be a later photo, taken after WWII when he was conducting game range surveys for the Forest Service. Brief words about the river in winter, and it being completely frozen except for the "otter holes" every three or four miles. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
It appears that these photos were taken in Sections surrounding Coyote Forest, especially Section 27 and Section 35, to illustrate the logging (and subsequent regeneration) and possibly the habitat types in the area. Plum Creek Timber Company property at the time. Section 35 is now owned by Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribe and Swan Ecosystem Center. Montana.
It appears that these photos were taken in Sections surrounding Coyote Forest, especially Section 27 and Section 35, to illustrate the logging (and subsequent regeneration) and possibly the habitat types in the area. Plum Creek Timber Company property at the time. Section 35 is now owned by Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribe and Swan Ecosystem Center. Montana.
It appears that these photos were taken in Sections surrounding Coyote Forest, especially Section 27 and Section 35, to illustrate the logging (and subsequent regeneration) and possibly the habitat types in the area. Plum Creek Timber Company property at the time. Section 35 is now owned by Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribe and Swan Ecosystem Center. Montana.
It appears that these photos were taken in Sections surrounding Coyote Forest, especially Section 27 and Section 35, to illustrate the logging (and subsequent regeneration) and possibly the habitat types in the area. Plum Creek Timber Company property at the time. Section 35 is now owned by Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribe and Swan Ecosystem Center. Montana.
It appears that these photos were taken in Sections surrounding Coyote Forest, especially Section 27 and Section 35, to illustrate the logging (and subsequent regeneration) and possibly the habitat types in the area. Plum Creek Timber Company property at the time. Section 35 is now owned by Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribe and Swan Ecosystem Center. Montana.
A pileated woodpecker carved this large opening in the bole of a lodgepole pine. The large birds hear the grubs chewing on the inside of the tree where the lower portion is beginning to rot. Then the woodpeckers go to work, as evidenced by the pile of chips on the ground beneath the hole. This photo was taken in Section 35 next to the road at Beauvais' Pond. Brief words about pileated in recording. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
It appears that these photos were taken in Sections surrounding Coyote Forest, especially Section 27 and Section 35, to illustrate the logging (and subsequent regeneration) and possibly the habitat types in the area. See earlier pictures. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
It appears that these photos were taken in Sections surrounding Coyote Forest, especially Section 27 and Section 35, to illustrate the logging (and subsequent regeneration) and possibly the habitat types in the area. See earlier pictures. Montana.
Carport/machine shed at Coyote Forest. Bud and Janet's dog, Gus, in the foreground. Good story about how Janet got Gus, and also about when Janet and Bud acquired Solomon (cocker spaniel) who formerly belonged to Janet's sister, Kathy. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Carport/machine shed at Coyote Forest in the snow. Montana.
Bud thinks this picture was taken near Seeley Lake Campground on the Lolo National Forest. The District was offering this wood for sale, but there was such a large quantity, Bud decided not to bid on it for his sawmill. Montana.
Bud thinks this picture was taken near Seeley Lake Campground on the Lolo National Forest. The District was offering this wood for sale, but there was such a large quantity, Bud decided not to bid on it for his sawmill. Montana.
Bud Moore posing at Coyote Forest with furs taken in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Similar image as #2620, 2621, 2622, 2624 , color slides. Montana.
Bud Moore posing at Coyote Forest with furs taken in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Similar image as #2620, 2621, 2622, 2624 , color slide. Montana.
Lion Creek halfway camp with Bud's pack and snowshoes. One of the winters when Bud trapped in the Little Salmon, Palisades. Montana.
Looking toward the peak at Lion Pass with Bud's pack and snowshoes in the foreground. The pass is to the left of the peak. This photo was taken coming up over the pass from the Bob Marshall Wilderness side. Montana.
Looking toward the peak at Lion Pass with Bud's pack and snowshoes in the foreground. The pass is to the left of the peak. This photo was taken coming up over the pass from the Bob Marshall Wilderness side. Montana.
Looking toward the peak at Lion Creek Pass from near Palisade Lake. The pass is to the left of the peak. This photo was taken coming up over the pass from the Bob Marshall Wilderness side. Montana.
Example of a dead tree where a peg set has been removed. The evidence of the set for trapping is barely visible, and the scars from the notches made for peg placement will disappear over time. Montana.
This completed peg set and trap for marten will be barely noticeable inside wilderness, once the trapper removes all of the pegs, the trap and the boughs above the set. Montana.
The watering hole at Bud's Palisades Camp in the Little Salmon. Bud dipped ice cold water in a bucket from the hole in the lower center of this image. Note the little waterfall, which is frozen. Montana.
Marten, snowshoes. Bud trapped these marten while in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Similar image to #2031, 2623 and 2834. Montana.
Marten, snowshoes. Bud trapped these marten while in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Similar image to #2031, 2623 and 2834. Montana.
Trapper camp in the Little Salmon, Palisades. Recording: "And the ever present snowshoes. You'd put them on just like your socks." Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Trapper camp in the Little Salmon, Palisades. Bud completely removed this camp in between the two seasons that he trapped this area. It's not clear from these photos whether they were taken during set-up of the camp in the fall, or removal in early summer. Montana.
Trapper camp in the Little Salmon, Palisades. Bud completely removed this camp in between the two seasons that he trapped this area. It's not clear from these photos whether they were taken during set-up of the camp in the fall, or removal in early summer. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Trapper camp in the Little Salmon, Palisades. Bud completely removed this camp in between the two seasons that he trapped this area. It's not clear from these photos whether they were taken during set-up of the camp in the fall, or removal in early summer. Montana.
Trapper camp in the Little Salmon, Palisades. Bud completely removed this camp in between the two seasons that he trapped this area. It's not clear from these photos whether they were taken during set-up of the camp in the fall, or removal in early summer. Montana.
Trapper camp in the Little Salmon, Palisades. Bud completely removed this camp in between the two seasons that he trapped this area. It's not clear from these photos whether they were taken during set-up of the camp in the fall, or removal in early summer. Montana.
Photos taken while scouting for traplines in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Montana.
Photos taken while scouting for traplines in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Montana.
Photos taken while scouting for traplines in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Montana.
Photos taken while scouting for traplines in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Montana.
Photos taken while scouting for traplines in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Montana.
Photos taken while scouting for traplines in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Montana.
Photos taken while scouting for traplines in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Montana.
Log cabin construction. Montana.
Log cabin construction. Montana.
Janet oiling the logs on the increasingly larger cabin. Duplicate of 4585, which is a B&B enlargement of this negative. Montana.
Forested slope with opening. Montana.
Marten in a trap at a peg set. Montana.
A fall scene at Coyote Forest's tent camp. It looks like Janet and an unidentified woman (Nancy?) are preparing to return to Missoula with the Volkswagen loaded with Donald Kinney's elk meat. Related discussion about the tents at Coyote Forest, and Janet's trip to town. See other color slides with Donald Kinney's elk, shot in the Hemlock Basin. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore and Donald Kinney pose in front of the tents at Coyote Forest during hunting season one fall. Montana.
Janet Moore, far left, unidentified woman center, and Donald Kinney, preparing to go to Missoula from Coyote Forest. Donald's elk meat is on top of the Volkswagen. Montana.
A view from Bud's snowshoe trail in the Mission Mountains toward the foggy Swan Valley. Swan Range in the distance. Montana.
View of the Swan Range from the Mission Mountains, and the foggy Swan Valley. Holland Peak is to the right of center photo. See also #4506 (enlargement of this negative). Montana.
View of the Swan Range from the Mission Mountains, and the foggy Swan Valley. Holland Peak is to the right of center photo. Montana.
Marten in a trap at one of Bud's peg sets in the Mission Mountains.This was the next to the last set, up high in the Missions. This trapline went along the ridge between the South Fork of Cold Creek and North Cold Creek. Montana.
Cubby for lynx or bobcat. Note that the roof of the cubby is extended out over the trap, which is placed in front at the entrance to the cubby where the bait is located. Montana.
Cubby for lynx or bobcat. Note that the roof of the cubby is extended out over the trap, which is placed in front at the entrance to the cubby where the bait is located. Montana.
View of the Swan Range from the Mission Mountains near Elk Point. Bud may have submitted this photo for publication in the Upper Swan Valley Landscape Assessment, to show a road in the Mission Mountains. See also 4507, enlargement of this negative. Montana.
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Winter scene, not sure of specific location. Montana.
Winter scene, not sure of specific location. Montana.
Winter scene, not sure of specific location. Montana.
Winter scene, not sure of specific location. Montana.
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Marten in a trap at a peg set. This set is likely the next to the last set on this line in the Mission Mountains, between South Fork Cold Creek and North Fork Cold. Montana.
Not sure of the location of this photo. Montana.
Not sure of the location of this photo. Montana.
Bud's main trapping camp in the Little Salmon, Palisades Creek. This is a view of the camp coming into it on snowshoes. Montana.
This looks like Bud's meat for the winter (mule deer quarters) tied onto his pack near his trapper camp in the Palisades Creek drainage. Montana.
Mike Stevenson warms up by the campfire at a camp below a large spruce during their trek into the Bob Marshall Wilderness where Bud planned to trap marten. Thanksgiving Day, 1984 (?). Both Mike and Bud were cold when they realized they weren't going to make it all the way in this day. So Bud told Mike, "You chop a hold under that spruce and make us a bed and I'll get us some wood." The next morning, while eating bacon for breakfast, Mike said to Bud, "Do you know what day this is?" No, Bud replied. "It's Thanksgiving," Mike said. Montana.
Mike Stevenson warms up by the campfire at Bud's halfway camp in Lion Creek. Montana.
Marten in a trap, peg set. Bud said, "We got a heck of a pile of marten one time when I went in after Christmas." He couldn't remember what date this photo was taken, whether it was during the first trip (1983/84 or the second trip 1985/86). He didn't keep a journal on the second trip. Bud trapped eleven marten in one day in Gill Creek. See also 4449. Montana.
Marten in a trap, peg set. Bud said, "We got a heck of a pile of marten one time when I went in after Christmas." He couldn't remember what date this photo was taken, whether it was during the first trip (1983/84 or the second trip 1985/86). He didn't keep a journal on the second trip. Bud trapped eleven marten in one day in Gill Creek. See also 4448. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Marten in a trap, peg set. At first glance, this photo looked like a squirrel in a marten set. However, Bud pointed out that a squirrel wouldn't make a mess of the pegs in a set, so this is likely a marten. Montana.
Koyak licking and chewing the snow from between his toes. Montana.
This old notch set was likely used by Swan Valley trapper John Hulett and his partner in the 1940s. Bud interviewed John in the 1970s, so he is pretty sure that's the story of the trapping in this area in the 1940s. See also Upper Swan Valley Oral History Project, John Hulett. Hulett apparently only trapped this area one winter. The next winter that he tried to go in, he waited too long. He tried to get up Lion Creek with horses, and couldn't get over the pass. He never trapped the Bob Marshall again, according to the story he told Bud. See enlargement of this image, #4518. Montana.
This is the lower end of the Little Salmon river, the lower two miles. Bud said, "This is a tough stream to trap in during the winter. There were a few mink in here, but I didn't catch very many. The creeks in this area are full of small trout which the mink like." Montana.
This is the lower end of the Little Salmon river, the lower two miles. Bud said, "This is a tough stream to trap in during the winter. There were a few mink in here, but I didn't catch very many. The creeks in this area are full of small trout which the mink like." Montana.
Duplicate, different exposure, #4455. This is the lower end of the Little Salmon river, the lower two miles. Bud said, "This is a tough stream to trap in during the winter. There were a few mink in here, but I didn't catch very many. The creeks in this area are full of small trout which the mink like." Montana.
Bud paddled his canoe to access mink, muskrat and beaver habitat along the Clark Fork River near Missoula. Montana.
Several muskrat and one beaver in Bud's canoe. Bud paddled his canoe to access mink, muskrat and beaver habitat along the Clark Fork River near Missoula. Montana.
Bud paddled his canoe to access mink, muskrat and beaver habitat along the Clark Fork River near Missoula. Montana.
Nice display of traps (including Conibears) and furbearers: a large beaver, and several muskrats. This is an exceptionally large beaver. Bud paddled his canoe to access mink, muskrat and beaver habitat along the Clark Fork River near Missoula. Montana.
This backwater along the Clark Fork River is located near a dam (of sorts) where the water seeped through the barrier. Bud paddled in here one day, but he didn't have permission to trap this area, located on private land. The landowner actually trapped here himself. Location is upstream from Deep Creek. Bud paddled his canoe to access mink, muskrat and beaver habitat along the Clark Fork River near Missoula. Montana
Bank erosion along the Clark Fork near a dike. Bud paddled his canoe to access mink, muskrat and beaver habitat along the Clark Fork River near Missoula. Montana.
Bud paddled his canoe to access mink, muskrat and beaver habitat along the Clark Fork River near Missoula. Montana.
View of one of the windows cut from the cabin at Coyote Forest. Bud thinks this is the opening that was cut to accommodate the sun room (now Bud's office - 2010). Montana.
This cottonwood shows where a beaver has been actively trying to cut the tree down. Bud paddled his canoe to access mink, muskrat and beaver habitat along the Clark Fork River near Missoula. Montana.
This is a big backwater where Bud first met Lolo National Forest archaeologist, Mike McLeod. Bud paddled his canoe to access mink, muskrat and beaver habitat along the Clark Fork River near Missoula. These backwaters of the Clark Fork almost always were covered with ice in winter. According to Bud, "We would fish them a lot, when the mush ice -- the anchor ice -- was running in the river. The fish would go under the ice in the backwaters. When the ice was thick enough, those backwaters would be a good place to drill a hole and fish in the winter." Montana.
This photo appears to be of a beaver scent mound and trap set but it could be Pond 2 at Coyote Forest, where Bud trapped muskrat each spring for several years, until the water levels began dropping (due to drought and climate change?). Montana.
As snow melted in the later winter, muskrat dens in the banks surrounding ponds would be visible. You can easily see the muskrat runways, where they dive to get under the water, and then into their dens in the bank. This is Pond 1 at Coyote Forest, where Bud trapped muskrat each spring for several years, until the water levels began dropping (due to drought and climate change?). Montana.
As snow melted in the later winter, muskrat dens in the banks surrounding ponds would be visible. You can easily see the muskrat runways, where they dive to get under the water, and then into their dens in the bank. This is Pond 1 at Coyote Forest, where Bud trapped muskrat each spring for several years, until the water levels began dropping (due to drought and climate change?). Montana.
An unidentified man peels logs at Coyote Forest. The logs were stored "in the saddle" between the tent camp and the cabin site. Montana.
View of Bud and Janet's cabin as seen from the southwestern edge of Pond 2. Montana.
View of pond and mountains at Coyote Forest. Montana.
Logs in the saddle at Coyote Forest, as seen from the cabin site. Montana.
Spring trapping at Pond 2, Coyote Forest. Kenai, Bud's female malamute, carried traps and supplies for Bud. During the first week of April each year, Bud would trap Pond 2 and also the ponds north of Coyote Forest near Cold Creek (on Forest Service and Plum Creek lands). He would harvest from fifty to sixty muskrats each spring, and sell them for $3.00 to $3.50 apiece, on average. Montana.
This is Pond 2, at the lower end, where Bud had a muskrat set (trap) back under this small, dead willow (or alder). The muskrats used a feed bed under this. The debris protected the rats from predation by an owl or hawk. This is a pretty common type of location for a feed bed. Spring trapping at Pond 2, Coyote Forest. Kenai, Bud's female malamute, carried traps and supplies for Bud. During the first week of April each year, Bud would trap Pond 2 and also the ponds north of Coyote Forest near Cold Creek (on Forest Service and Plum Creek lands). He would harvest from fifty to sixty muskrats each spring, and sell them for $3.00 to $3.50 apiece, on average. Montana.
This is a different type of feed bed, compared to #4475. Note the trap pan (a #1-1/2) for rats. The trap is heavy enough so the animal -- if he jumps out into the water -- can't come back to shore. The trap is heavy enough to drown the rat. Spring trapping at Pond 2, Coyote Forest. Kenai, Bud's female malamute, carried traps and supplies for Bud. During the first week of April each year, Bud would trap Pond 2 and also the ponds north of Coyote Forest near Cold Creek (on Forest Service and Plum Creek lands). He would harvest from fifty to sixty muskrats each spring, and sell them for $3.00 to $3.50 apiece, on average. Montana.
A nice mess of fish, Bud's old creel, and his spinning reel. Montana.
A nice mess of fish, Bud's old creel, and his spinning reel. Montana.
Bob Morgan, Forest Supervisor of the Helena National Forest, scans logging areas south of the Blackfoot River near Highway 200. Morgan took Bud's place in Ogden, when Bud transferred from Montana to R-4 in 1959 or 1960 (check date). See enlargement of this negative, #4557. Montana.
Bob Morgan, Forest Supervisor of the Helena National Forest. He took Bud's place in Ogden, when Bud transferred from Montana to R-4 in 1959 or 1960 (check date). Montana.
Bob Morgan, Forest Supervisor of the Helena National Forest. He took Bud's place in Ogden, when Bud transferred from Montana to R-4 in 1959 or 1960 (check date). Montana.
Johnny Trotter and Bud once paddled twenty miles or so of the Bitterroot River together. This is Bud gathering firewood to build a small campfire and boil some coffee. Same image as 4512, which is an enlargement of this negative. Montana.
Johnny Trotter and Bud once paddled twenty miles or so of the Bitterroot River together. This is Johnny Trotter assembling lunch while the coffee boils over the fire in the background. Montana.
People used to use old cars to keep the Bitterroot River from taking over their land. Montana.
Bud Moore paddling canoe in the Bitterroot River, on a trip with Johnny Trotter. Johnny probably took the photo with Bud's camera. Bud and Johnny not only worked together in the Region One office, but they lived together as bachelors in Missoula before their family's also moved to Missoula. According to Bud, "Johnny was such a good guy, but you could hardly imagine him being a forester. He couldn't hardly build a campfire. Johnny died of Parkinson's disease in recent years." Bud presented the eulogy at Johnny's memorial service, and there is a copy of his remarks in the files at Coyote Forest. Bud said, "Johnny had a way about him that was really laid back. He was Director of Land and Water at Region One. In a meeting, he would present his opinions about certain planning strategies and management directives, then he'd say, 'that's the way I see it. Now you guys take a turn.'" Bud believed that Johnny "fit perfectly into a democracy" because he would make his pitch and wait for feedback. Montana.
Johnny Trotter admiring the scenery along the Bitterroot River. Montana.
Bud getting ready to launch his canoe on the Bitterroot River near Stevensville and Florence. St. Mary's Peak in the background. Montana.
Windfalls covered with snow. Bud recalls "hard going" in the mountains when the terrain looks like this. This is probably a winter photo from Welcome Creek. Montana.
Bud with both dogs, somewhere near Welcome Creek. Montana.
Ky, left and Kenai, right. Along with Bud's pack, snowshoes and rifle. Montana.
Ky, left and Kenai, right. Along with Bud's pack, snowshoes and rifle. Montana.
Ky, left and Kenai, right. Along with Bud's pack, snowshoes and rifle. Montana.
An old notch set, somewhere near Welcome Creek. One of the men who became a big packer in the Bitterroot Game Preserve had trapped Welcome Creek. See The Lochsa Story. Montana.
An old notch set, somewhere near Welcome Creek. One of the men who became a big packer in the Bitterroot Game Preserve had trapped Welcome Creek. See The Lochsa Story. Montana.
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A steep section of trail in Welcome Creek. Montana.
Ky and Kenai taking a break in the snow. Bud's pack, snowshoes and rifle visible. Montana.
Open water is common in Welcome Creek in winter, due to the steep country and the fall rate of the water. Montana.
Forest Service personnel pose for a photograph while gathering for a fire control meeting either in Washington DC or, more likely, in Missoula, MT. Bud recognized Ernie DeSilvia (whom Bud replaced in Missoula when Bud became head of Fire and Air Operations, R-1); Meryl Louden (Chief of Fire Control, Washington D.C.); Fred Brauer, Jack Dietrich, and Johnny Milodragovich. Several national meetings of fire control personnel were held in Missoula in the 1960s and 1970s. See photo 4500 for identification of all the people in this photo.
Forest Service personnel identified for a photograph while gathering for a fire control meeting either in Washington DC or, more likely, in Missoula, MT. Bud recognized Ernie DeSilvia (whom Bud replaced in Missoula when Bud became head of Fire and Air Operations, R-1); Meryl Louden (Chief of Fire Control, Washington D.C.); Fred Brauer, Jack Dietrich, and Johnny Milodragovich. Several national meetings of fire control personnel were held in Missoula in the 1960s and 1970s.
Norman Maclean and Janet Moore became good friends. This photo was probably taken in the Swan Valley, but Bud doesn't remember where, or who took it. The year is probably about the time Janet was running for office in the House of Representatives (Montana Legislature) HD 65 (?). Bud thinks this picture may have been taken at Bob & Gyda Newman's home in the Swan Valley. Norman helped Janet with her campaign in the Seeley Swan region. Library Note: Janet Moore ran for House District No. 65 in starting in 1983. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Janet Moore posing for a photo in front of her home at Coyote Forest (cabin in the background). Janet used this photo in campaign ads when she successfully ran for HD 65 of the Montana Legislature. Library Note: Janet Moore ran for House District No. 65 in starting in 1983. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Butch Harmon's hand demonstrates the final stages of knife sharpening using a leather strap. The knife looks like it is a beaver skinning knife, made by Butch, who is an expert knife maker. Butch taught Bud a lot about beaver trapping, because Bud had never trapped beaver much until he moved back to Montana after working in Washington D.C. Bud published the article he was writing about knife sharpening in 1984, was paid about $100 for it, and split "the take" with Butch. Brief recording about these pictures. Off tape notes: Every beaver person has some kind of fleshing equipment specific to their needs. Butch made a nice fleshing tool for Bud out of good steel. You hold it with both hands to remove the fat from the beaver hide, but when you get to the tail, then you slip the fleshing knife over and use the razor edge. You can no longer push the fat off with the less sharp side of the knife (which you use first to avoid cutting the pelt or hide). The whole process is pretty simple once a person becomes familiar with the anatomy of a beaver. Bud has cut a hole in a beaver hide by accident a few times, though, when he was learning to use the fleshing tool (knife). Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Here, Butch Harmon shows the proper angle to hold a knife against a wetstone for sharpening. Montana.
Butch Harmon sits near typical knife sharpening tools: rough and smooth wet stones, leather knife sheath, and knife. Montana.
Enlargement of either #4417 or #4418. Looking toward the Swan Range from above the fog in the Mission Mountains. Montana.
Enlargement of # 4422. View of the Swan Range from the Mission Mountains near Elk Point. Bud may have submitted this photo for publication in the Upper Swan Valley Landscape Assessment, to show a road in the Mission Mountains. Montana.
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Footlog in the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. Bud remembered crossing this log on a trip into the wilderness with Janet in the early 1970s. "It wasn't easy for Janet," he said. Bud walked her across. This trip was done over the July 4 holiday in 1972. Idaho.
Similar image as #146 (color slide). Good morning Janet! Janet Moore wakes up in wilderness during a hiking and backpacking trip into the Selway Bitterroot with Bud in the 1970s. Idaho.
Pitch oozes from the bole of this lodgepole pine somewhere in the forested Swan Valley. The pitch makes good fire started, when used properly. Bud wrote and published an article in Mother Earth News, Nov/Dec 1985 titled, "Lightwood: Nature's Own Fire Starter." Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore is shown here gathering wood along the Bitterroot River. Johnny Trotter probably took this photo. This is an enlargement of 4482. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Freeman Mann admires a nice buck he shot while hunting in the Grave Creek mountains. Related story about hunting elk and shooting mule deer in the head of Camp Creek. Note the rope windlass, three-legged tripod. Bud wrote, and published, an article about this method of hanging a deer by yourself in the woods. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This is the peak just north of Lion Creek Pass, as seen from the wilderness. Bud said, "I don't think this mountain is named, but it has always fascinated me. It is good marten country in the strip of timber pictured here." Montana.
This is one of a series of phtogograph that Bud took of the Sapphire mountains south of the Skalkaho Highway before he went to Washington DC to testify in favor of wilderness. This portion of the Sapphire mountains did not receive wilderness status. Montana.
This pile of rocks is named but Bud can't remember the name! Montana.
Enlargement of 4453. This old notch set was likely used by Swan Valley trapper John Hulett and his partner in the 1940s. Bud interviewed John in the 1970s, so he is pretty sure that's the story of the trapping in this area in the 1940s. See also Upper Swan Valley Oral History. Montana.
Here is a marten cubby that Bud built on top of a stump on a ridge between North Cold Creek and the South Fork of Cold Creek, Mission Mountains. Montana.
An aerial view of a pitch pine forest in the Southeastern United States. Bud took this photo while on an inspection tour of the South and he was fascinated with the pitch pine in Georgia. For a two-week period every year, these forests present an extreme fire hazard due to the pitch that is exuded from the boles of the trees.
Sign commemorating the 1947 fire that burned this area. Bud toured Alaska in 1967 as part of his duties to inspect the various regions of the Forest Service and National Forests. Alaska.
Boys gathering firewood. Joe Fitzgerald, far right. Bud did not remember who the other two youngsters were. Montana.
Bud examines a whitetail buck rub on a small sapling at Sandy Ridge Woods in West Virginia.
Bud examines a whitetail buck he shot at Sandy Ridge Woods in West Virginia.
One of the young hunters who spent time at Sandy Ridge Woods while Bud and his wife, Jane, owned this property in West Virginia.
Donald Kinney was one of Bud's friends who spent time at Sandy Ridge Woods while Bud and his wife, Jane, owned this property in West Virginia. Kinney later visited Bud and hunted elk with him in the Swan Valley.
Bud took this photo of his packsack in the canoe while running one of the numerous river near his home in Fairfax, Virginia. The "pillows" in the bottom of the canoe cushioned Bud's knees when he paddled alone.
Typical Eastern United States whitetail habitat, dense thicket. West Virginia.
Vicki and one of her pals loaded these two canoes on the Moore family's station wagon. Virginia.
This marten, caught in one of Bud's traps, was likely trapped in the Mission Mountains, near Bud's home at Coyote Forest. Montana.
This photo and the next six demonstrate the use of a windlass to hang deer in the field. Bud wrote an article and published it, describing this method. Bud thinks that he learned the principles of using a windlass when he was a young boy working for Joe Petran. Related discussion on recording. West Virginia. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This photo and the next six demonstrate the use of a windlass to hang deer in the field. Bud wrote an article and published it, describing this method. West Virginia.
This photo and the next six demonstrate the use of a windlass to hang deer in the field. Bud wrote an article and published it, describing this method. West Virginia.
This photo and the next six demonstrate the use of a windlass to hang deer in the field. Bud wrote an article and published it, describing this method. West Virginia.
This photo and the next six demonstrate the use of a windlass to hang deer in the field. Bud wrote an article and published it, describing this method. West Virginia.
This photo and the next six demonstrate the use of a windlass to hang deer in the field. Bud wrote an article and published it, describing this method. West Virginia.
An unidentified person carries a canoe from the Moore family's station wagon toward one of Virginia's many rivers.
Joe Fitzgerald with a nice marten on the trapline near Skookum Butte. (See full publication information on Articles sheet.) Montana.
B&W enlargement of 2615. Welcome Creek furs including marten, bobcat, ermine, mink and raccoon. Discussion about the winter that Bud spent trapping this area, in the Carron cabin, and the resulting information that he gathered. Bud eventually wrote a report about this area, which was entered into the public record when the Welcome Creek Wilderness public hearings were held in Washington DC. See also Bud's journals and Welcome Creek Study Report titled "Public Treasures in the Sapphire Mountains." See also #4541, B&W enlargement of this image. Montana.
The conibear trap, center photo, is set for beaver in the Bitterroot River in back of Ft. Missoula. According to Bud, this area was well populated with all kinds of game, including furbearers, deer, coyotes and fox. Montana.
Peterson Lake, South Fork or Lolo Creek headwaters area. Bud took this photo while visiting this area in the late 1960s or early 1970s. Montana.
Montana governor, Tom Judge, far right, with the DNRC hardhat. Montana.
Shotgun, Beretta over-under, grouse.
Chinese Wall, Flathead National Forest. Chinese Wall looking north. Big Prairie Ranger Station. Photo by: C. H. McDonald, August 1965. U.S. Forest Service photo #513802. Montana.
Bud Moore setting a trap on the Clark Fork River near Missoula. Montana.
Bud Moore inspects the foundation for the cook tent at Coyote Forest. The tent in the background is a sleeping tent for guests. Les Hostetler burned his tent down at Coyote Forest, including his camera. Bud said, "We were in the cook tent eating dinner and heard a crackling sound. We looked out and saw his tent on fire! Some wood had fallen against the stove inside and caught fire." Montana.
Bud Moore turning an ermine on a stretcher board in the cabin at Welcome Creek. Freeman Mann took this photo. Bud said, "The only least weasel I ever caught was over in those mountains." Montana.
Building the roof for the main tent at Coyote Forest. Montana.
A close-up view of the foundation for the cook tent at Coyote Forest. Montana.
Because it has been established with concern for nature, little sign of the hand of man will remain after this base camp is removed from the forest. No Trace Trapping in Wilderness, illustrative photo. Enlargement of # ______________. Montana.
Here you see the structure that supported Bud's tent in his main camp. Montana.
Removal of the peg set has left this tree in near-natural condition with the trapper's work visible only on close examination. Illustrative photo for No Trace Trapping in Wilderness, article by Bud Moore. Montana.
Canadian lynx caught in a coyote trap. Bud turned this lynx loose. Montana.
Coyote near High Bank of the Swan River. This coyote, in a leghold trap, is held by the drag attached to the trap and tangled in brush. Nancy Fitzgerald was with Bud when he was checking this trapline and found this coyote. This coyote was shot and added to the fur cache at Coyote Forest. Montana.
Enlargement of 4479. Bob Morgan scans logging areas south of the Blackfoot River near Highway 200. Montana.
Bud Moore is inspecting the remains of a miner's camp and cabin along the South Fork of Lolo Creek trail. Miners dug this pit, which at one time was located inside a cabin. The walls had caved in, inside the pit. This was likely used as an interior fireplace or blacksmith shop to sharpen tools. The trail comes along right out of sight of this photo, leads to South Fork meadows, then cuts over to Bass Creek. Montana.
Bud Moore lifting a trap that holds a beaver, somewhere along the Clark Fork River near Missoula. Montana.
Bud Moore skinning a skunk caught in a fox set along the Clark Fork River. Montana.
Freeman Mann hanging a mule deer buck shot in the Grave Creek mountains. Montana.
Possibly the Middle Fork of the Flathead River? The photo prompted Bud to tell this story about the Forest Supervisor of the Flathead in about 1967, who called Bud "the conscience of the Regional Office." Bud remarked, "I was out there raising questions when most of them were just sharpening their saws." Montana.
Jim Jay, right, and his son, John. John followed Jim out to Region One (Montana). Virginia.
Possibly Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau, SE Alaska. Bud toured SE Alaska in 1967 as part of his inspection of the area for the Washington Office of the Forest Service.
Logging on the crest of the Sapphires, close to the boundary of the Lolo and Bitterroot National Forest. Montana.
Bob Steele, Prescribed burn study, Flathead National Forest, August 1967. Bud said, "They were trying to figure out how much to leave on the ground to replace nutrients taken when an area was logged." Bob was a University of Montana professor, specializing in fire. He was a good practical guy, according to Bud. Montana.
Andy Arvish (right) and Line Boss Andy Anderson (left), Crooked Fork Fire, August 1967. Idaho.
Colonel Tilton, Skip Stratton (fire suppression), and driver. Sundance Fire, August 1967. The Sundance Fire "blew up" and killed two men. Montana.
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Bud is pretty sure this is McConnell but we should compare it to other photos of McConnell Lookout.
Stan Lynde, honorary smokejumper in 1971, presented by Bud Moore. Montana.
Bud Moore snowshoeing in the Skookum Butte Area while trapping marten with his stepson, Joe Fitzgerald. Joe took this picture. Montana.
Bud Moore, official US Forest Service photo taken in about 1959 when he transferred from Region One to Region Four in Utah. Montana.
Duplicate of ????? Taken back east. Bud on riverbank heating up water over a fire with hatchet in hand. Canoe behind him on shore. Virginia.
Bud Moore, official US Forest Service photo taken in about 1959 when he transferred from Region One to Region Four in Utah. Montana.
Measuring snow on the snowcourse near Missoula, above Grant Creek. (Maybe this was even called the Grant Creek snowcourse.) Montana.
May have duplicate. UM folks at Powell. Bud, far left, appears to be lecturing them a bit. Idaho.
Bud Moore tends a small campfire near Lion Pass while on a trip to scout for good furbearer habitat. Montana.
Bud Moore and his dogs near Lion Creek Pass in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Lion Creek Pass is seen in the distance. Looking at the pass from the wilderness side. Montana.
Letter from publisher of Ford Times. "Homesteading the Second Time Around" was published in the Ford Times in November 1980. We need to find a copy of the published article to see which phtogograph appeared in the magazine. Bud loaned his only copy of the article to Ken Wolff, and he didn't get it back. Montana.
The Ford Bronco that Bud and Janet Moore used to access Coyote Forest during winter. They also skidded logs with this vehicle. Montana.
Bud working on what appears to be a window opening in his cabin at Coyote Forest. Montana.
Bud carving the lateral groove in a lodgepole log, using a chainsaw. Montana.
Janet oiling the logs on the increasingly larger cabin. This is a B&W enlargement of 4510 (contact sheet negative). Montana.
Duplicate of 2065, The Lochsa Story, Ch. 8. Jay Turner (the young guy on the right) and Frank Smith at the old cabin at the Powell Ranger Station. Jay told Bud that this photo was taken in 1911, during Jay's first trip to the area. However, Bud said there are other indications that Jay may have been in the Lochsa earlier, during 1910, the year of the great fires. Related discussion. This old cabin was probably destroyed when the ditch was built at Powell Ranger Station. (Need to ask Bud for clarification: What ditch? Assume the one at Powell.) Some people also refer to this old cabin as "Charley Powell's homestead cabin" even though Charley never filed the papers for a homestead here. A print of this photo also was located in the NPRR collection taken by C. I. Harrison, during the 1908-1909 surveys in Lolo Creek and the Lochsa. See also photos #4679 through #4700. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
McConnell Mountain. Cabin as seen from the observatory that Bud built on the point. Idaho.
Louie Normand (who, by the way, stuttered) poses in an apron for a photo at Powell. Louie was the assistant ranger at Powell. (Bud isn't 100% sure that this is Louie Normand in the photo!) Idaho.
This looks like the house at the Rock Ck. RD, when Johnny Breazeal worked there. The supervisors wanted to "can the ranger" because he was a sex fiend, according to Bud. "He'd rather be playing with sex than fighting fire," so they sent Johnny over to Powell as Assistant ranger with Bud for a couple years. (By the way, Johnny stuttered all the time, too.) Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Loyd Rupe and Sam Weholt goat hunting in the Bitterroots, south east of Big Sand Lake, in 1911. Loyd on right. Bud interviewed Loyd Rupe in preparation for writing the Lochsa Story, and Loyd gave Bud various photos to copy for use in the book. This and 4591 are examples of his pictures. Idaho.
Loyd Rupe's pack string bringing out the trail crew from the Bitterroot Mountains in 1911. Photo at Elbow Bend on Moose Creek. Loyd with white chaps. Bud interviewed Loyd Rupe for The Lochsa Story, and Loyd gave Bud several photos to copy, including this one. Idaho.
Joe Eberle cradles Louise Gerber about 1910. Bud copied this photo from Louise Gerber Gilbert, in preparation for writing and publication of The Lochsa Story. Brief story about Joe Eberle. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Fay Burrell on the trail between Elk Summit and Big Sand Lake near __________ (can't read writing on back of photograph.) 1922. Fay Burrell was one of the poachers who operated in the Selway Game Preserve. See The Lochsa Story chapter "Lapland and the Fur Poachers." Idaho.
Fay Burrell working on the bridge that is upriver on White Sand Creek. This is anchored to a cliff on the right side. It is a good sized bridge. Idaho.
Frank Smith's horses, 1911. The horses he came to Powell with in 1910.
Lolo Hot Springs Hotel, 1904. This photo has appeared in other publications where the people may have been identified. Montana.
Fur poachers, Fay Burrell and Bob Forbes, at Elk Summit, December 1922 while coming out after finding _____ (Earl?). (Meaning of caption on photo is not clear.) Idaho.
Cabin at Lolo Hot Springs before 1904. This may have been the cabin known as "The Honeymoon Cabin" which was tucked in against the large granite boulders, away from the other buildings at the hot springs. Library Note: Written on photo/negative "A Cabin at Lo Lo Springs McKay photo." Montana.
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Earl Malone at the Hidden Lake Cabin 1919. When asked "How big is a trapper's cabin?" Earl replied: "You could sit on the bunk and reach everything in the cabin." Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
No identification on this photo. Bud thinks that he recently saw it published or displayed somewhere, and the people were identified.
Original Elk Summit Ranger Station while quite new. Built in 1911. See Interview with Loyd Rupe. Idaho.
Hewing logs for the original Powell Ranger Station about 1911. See interview notes with Jay Turner. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Charlie Powell (no relation to the man who built a cabin at Powell Ranger Station in the Lochsa) at Blodgett Creek Cabin in 1919. This cabin was located mid-way up Blodgett Pass along Blodgett Creek in the Bitterroot Valley. See also The Lochsa Story index for Charley Powell(s) and related pages in the book. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Fay Burrell photo. Shattuck Mountain from the head of Sand Creek near the old cabin site in 1922. Mountain probably named for _______ Shattuck, who wrote a report for the Forest Service in 1910, on the heels of the big fires at Powell. Note two recordings for this photo. Second recording has good words about fire, and Bud's role in changing the way the Forest Service responds to wilderness fires. Library Note: Charles Houston Shattuck, University of Idaho. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Frank Kube with his dog about 1910. Library Note: Lochsa Story, p. 92 - "Frank Kube and his dog Pete Boy at Lolo Hot Springs about 1911. -- Louise Gerber Gilbert" Montana.
Fay Burrell, Poacher Creek Cabin, 1922. This is up White Sand Creek about one mile. Bud found this cabin location and the cabin ruins, but it was well hidden. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Fay Burrell photo. Mill Creek Cabin. Fay and Earl (Malone) at _______ Lake about 1911. (Can't read the writing on the back of the picture.) Lewis Lake, maybe? Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Fay Burrell on Garnet Creek (White Sand Creek tributary) in 1913 or 1914. Idaho.
Andrew Erickson with bear, 1918. Montana.
Lachman (pronounced Lockman not sure of the spelling) Ranch at Woodman Creek. Later owned by, and named after, the Williams family. This is the halfway house to Lolo Hot Springs before the old double-front buildings were built. Families always had a big garden at this location. Bud remembered that this area had real fertile soil. Library Note: Lachman family arrived Lolo Creek area, 1908. Montana.
Paul Gerber's car. This was the first car to get to Lolo Hot Springs about 1908. Montana.
Bert Wendover at Lolo Hot Springs about 1917, the year Bud was born. Bert was either just coming in or just going out, because his pack train looks like it is all loaded up. Montana.
First stage to Lolo Hot Springs stops at Woodman in 1904. Joe Draper is driving. Bud used to stop and see Joe (who was ailing) on Bud's way home from school. He found Joe one time that he had fallen out of bed. Joe Draper gave Bud his first two rifles. Joe was sick in bed and he knew he would never get up. One was a .22 Stevens rolling block, single shot. Bud doesn't remember what happened to that rifle. It disappeared from his home when he was in the Lochsa trapping and working for the Forest Service. One of his brothers might have used it. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
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Bert Wendover and Dad McCann at Lolo Hot Springs after spring bear hunt. Louise talked quite a lot about Dad McCann, though Bud didn't know McCann very well. Related discussion. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Ed Mackay with steelhead and Andrew Erickson's dog, Moose, about 1926. Note the stumps from clearing the road right-of-way. This was in the clearing along the road into Powell, and you can see that crews were working to clear the right of way for the road beyond Powell Ranger Station. Brief discussion about the crews building the road into Lochsa and Powell. Bud, his dad, and Ray Beach were cutting cedar rails here in 1928, just before the road came into Powell. (Or past Powell. . . ?) Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The railroad bunch leaving Lolo Hot Springs in 1910. Montana.
Jay Turner's big catch, about 1934. "That's a pile or marten!" Bud said. Related story about difference between trapping then, and now, in the Lochsa. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Letter explaining these U.S. Forest Service photos. This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, named Diane Malikin, participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Idaho.
Bud Moore, "As usual, I'm happy in the Lochsa." This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, named Diane Malikin, participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. NOTE: The Blackfoot River hat Bud is wearing in these B&W photos was given to him by the Maclean family. Idaho.
Bud Moore, "As usual, I'm happy in the Lochsa." This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, named Diane Malikin, participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Idaho.
Bud Moore, "As usual, I'm happy in the Lochsa." This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, named Diane Malikin, participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Idaho.
Bud Moore, "As usual, I'm happy in the Lochsa." This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, named Diane Malikin, participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Idaho.
Double Rainbow, taken from the camp at Mire Creek. This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, named Diane Malikin, participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Idaho.
Double Rainbow, taken from the camp at Mire Creek. This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, named Diane Malikin, participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Idaho.
The Lochsa drainage as seen from Indian Post Office Lookout on a smokey day. Bud used to run his traps (trapline) right over the top of this ridge. This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, (possibly Diane Malikin?) participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up out of the brush they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Panorama of three separate pictures. Idaho.
The Lochsa drainage as seen from Indian Post Office Lookout on a smokey day. Bud used to run his traps (trapline) right over the top of this ridge. This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, (possibly Diane Malikin?) participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up out of the brush they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Panorama of two separate pictures. Idaho.
The Lochsa drainage as seen from Indian Post Office Lookout on a smokey day. Bud used to run his traps (trapline) right over the top of this ridge. This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, (possibly Diane Malikin?) participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up out of the brush they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Idaho.
The Lochsa drainage as seen from Indian Post Office Lookout on a smokey day. Bud used to run his traps (trapline) right over the top of this ridge. This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, (possibly Diane Malikin?) participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up out of the brush they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Idaho.
The Lochsa drainage as seen from Indian Post Office Lookout on a smokey day. Bud used to run his traps (trapline) right over the top of this ridge. This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, (possibly Diane Malikin?) participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up out of the brush they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Idaho.
The Lochsa drainage as seen from Indian Post Office Lookout on a smokey day. Bud used to run his traps (trapline) right over the top of this ridge. This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, (possibly Diane Malikin?) participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up out of the brush they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Idaho.
This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, (possibly Diane Malikin?) participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up out of the brush they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Bud thinks that the man with the red vest, far right, may have been the writer from the Midwest. Idaho.
This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, (possibly Diane Malikin?) participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up out of the brush they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Bud thinks that the man with the red vest, far right, may have been the writer from the Midwest. Idaho.
This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, (possibly Diane Malikin?) participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up out of the brush they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Bud thinks that the man with the red vest, far right, may have been the writer from the Midwest. The man in the middle with the notebook might be the Forest Service archaeologist. Idaho.
This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, (possibly Diane Malikin?) participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up out of the brush they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Idaho.
This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, (possibly Diane Malikin?) participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up out of the brush they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Idaho.
This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, (possibly Diane Malikin?) participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up out of the brush they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Idaho.
This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, (possibly Diane Malikin?) participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up out of the brush they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Idaho.
This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, (possibly Diane Malikin?) participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up out of the brush they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Idaho.
This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, (possibly Diane Malikin?) participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up out of the brush they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Idaho.
This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, (possibly Diane Malikin?) participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up out of the brush they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Idaho.
This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, named Diane Malikin, participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Idaho.
This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, named Diane Malikin, participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Idaho.
This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, named Diane Malikin, participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Idaho.
This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, named Diane Malikin, participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Idaho.
This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, named Diane Malikin, participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Idaho.
This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, named Diane Malikin, participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Idaho.
This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, named Diane Malikin, participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Idaho.
This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, named Diane Malikin, participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Idaho.
This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, named Diane Malikin, participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Idaho.
This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, named Diane Malikin, participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Idaho.
This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, named Diane Malikin, participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Idaho.
This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, named Diane Malikin, participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Idaho.
This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, named Diane Malikin, participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Idaho.
Possibly the scar from an old Forest Service "boot and heel" blaze. This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, named Diane Malikin, participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Idaho.
Possibly the scar from an old Forest Service "boot and heel" blaze. This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, named Diane Malikin, participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Idaho.
This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, named Diane Malikin, participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Idaho.
This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, named Diane Malikin, participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Idaho.
The bole of this dead tree shows a scar, possibly from Native Americans peeling the cambium from the trunk of the tree. This collection of phtogograph was taken by Bob Tribble, Public Information Officer for the Clearwater National Forest and mailed to participants in the Lolo Trail Inventory project in 1994. Bud recalled that he was asked to go along on these trips (hikes, and horseback, for three different summers) to help look for things such as his old trapper cabins. They actually didn't find most of the cabin sites, but from the photos, it appears they located plenty of artifacts. One man on the trip was a writer from a university in the Midwest who has done much research on the Lolo Trail. Archaeologist Steve Armstrong, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, headed up the project. Bud remembered that on one of the trips, an Indian woman, Nez Perce, named Diane Malikin, participated along with her granddaughter. Bud really enjoyed making that connection. One day during the project, the group was forced to head for cover in the brush near the meadows past Beaver Ridge. When they came back up they discovered a fire. The group got there just in time to keep it from blowing up. Idaho.
This corduroy bridge crossed a muddy area about a half mile upstream from Lolo Hot Springs, near the trail to Fish Creek. (The East Fork of Lolo Creek is shown in the upper left of this photo.) Bud borrowed the print from Louise Gerber Gilbert (which he also sometimes refers to as the "people" who owned Lolo Hot Springs) and had a copy negative and brown tone print made of this picture. (A B&W print of this image was also in Bud's envelope of pictures credited to C. I. Harrison, the mail carrier and photographer for the Northern Pacific Rail Road. See also pictures 4679 through 4700.) A typical pack string had nine pack animals and two packers, as shown in this photo.. One of the packers was an assistant, who brought up the rear (and ate a lot of dust!). When Bud rode as assistant packer, the dust really bothered his eyes. In this photo, it looks like they are packing some surveying equipment, according to Bud. The early Northern Pacific Rail Road surveyors started out from Kooskia, loaded with self-contained camps. They didn't need the Forest Service. In fact, the Forest Service needed them! At the time of the early surveying, there was no trail up into the Lochsa as we know it today, because "you couldn't get through Black Canyon" as Bud explained. So the surveyors went up onto the Lolo Trail (the divide between the Lochsa River drainage and the North Fork of the Clearwater drainage). The Nez Perce had long used that trail and they dropped down to the river to fish. Good story about this area and the assistant packers. The Forest Service did away with the second "assistant" packer in later years. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Ed Mackay, left, and Bud Moore, right, at Lolo Pass cabin. Fifty-seven inches of snow. Photo by: R. P. (Bob) Cooney, January 1938. U.S. Forest Service photo #423928. File designation 0 - Administrative Structures, Clearwater National Forest (originally Lolo N.F.) 6662a is the note dated April 18, 1985 from Bob Mutch to Bud Moore that accompanied photo #4662. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
No date or information with this photo. Bud identified the people as follows: Left to right, Bud Moore, ?; women: Beryl Wilkinson, her sister Edith, Veda Middlemist, Iris Middlemist Dillard (married to Arnold -- the "little giant"), and Dottie Moore, Bud's sister. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore, his wife Janet (seated left of Bud), and Bud's coworkers gathered in the basement of the Federal Building, downtown Missoula, for a farewell luncheon in honor of Bud's retirement. Montana.
Warm Springs Creek. Discussion focuses on trail construction in this area, location of early trail, and bridge. Also story about Bud's struggle with dip pens, and his purchase, then loss, of a modern fountain pen. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Packer corrals at Powell Ranger Station in the 1930s, looking toward the island in the Lochsa River. This is where the Forest Service "loaded out" their pack strings. There is a barn on the right side, out of photo (?). The little building on the right in the photo was the tack shed. Wranglers used these corrals to "break" horses. Bud said, "This is where we broke 'em out. A lot of guys landed in the dust." Note the river, center photo, beyond the corrals. Good story, and Bud's comments. He said, "Those were good days. Geez I loved that (snow). All the trappers loved that." Related story about the Forest Service who hated to deal with the deep snow, and the trappers (Earl Malone, for example) who liked nothing better than to be out in that white wonderland. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
R. B. Adams, telephone engineer, testing the military wireless communications system from the Mud Creek Ranger Station (also called the Lolo Ranger Station) in 1919. Bud remembered that the first wireless test was tested with a radio at Mud Creek Ranger Station and the other radio at Beaver Ridge Lookout in Idaho. Good story. Bud also mentions that he has a publication about the history of communications in the Forest Service, a small booklet, in his library. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Duplicate of #2165 and #4203 (B&W slide), however, this print is much clearer and better focused. Bert Wendover and Dad McCann at Lolo Hot Springs after spring bear hunt. According to Bud, Louise Gerber Gilbert talked quite a lot about Dad McCann, though Bud didn't know McCann very well. Related discussion. In The Lochsa Story, this photo is credited to Louise. However, in Bud's note from his interview with Vic Miller, he listed this as one of Vic's photos, and that it was taken in 1916 (not about 1915 as in The Lochsa Story). It could be that both Louise and Vic had copies of this picture. Story about Bert Wendover, and Bud also includes note about Frank Smith in photo #4669. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud's file contained two notes about possibly two different photos of Frank Smith's pack string (he had these white, or grey, horses). Bud thinks that this photo from Vic Miller is Frank Smith crossing the Lochsa River in 1912. This photo was not used in The Lochsa Story. The other note indicates that there is a different photo of Frank and his "three grays, crossing the Crooked Fork in 1913." I'm not sure which photo is which, until we locate the second picture or negative. Idaho.
Letter from Ross Hall, photographer, to Acting District Ranger, Powell Ranger Station, October 1949, which accompanied two photos (#4671 and 4672) of Charlie Snook's camp at Elk Summit. Photos were taken with a "20 minute exposure" in the moonlight by Hall. Bud met Ross Hall during Bud's inspections of hunting camps, etc, while he was ranger at Powell. Ross illustrated a book of poetry by Paul Croy which Bud, his son Bill, and friend David Ellen, often read and recited around the campfire in the evening. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Photo of Elk Summit Cabin (Ranger Station) in the moonlight, when Charlie Snook was using the station under Special Use Permit for outfitting. See 4670 & 4672. Idaho.
Photo of the corrals at Elk Summit when Charlie Snook was using them under Special Use Permit for outfitting.See also 4670 & 4671. Idaho.
NPRR trail, from landmark, 7 mi below Powell R.S. on back of photo in what looks like Bud's handwriting. This was taken along a section of the trail next to the Lochsa River, which is gone now due to the highway. (Above the mouth(s) of Squaw Creek and Doe Creek at the Lochsa River?) Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore cut the logs for, and built, this cabin at Wendover Flat in the spring of 1936, according to the writing on the back of this photograph. This is Bud's Wendover Cabin as it looked after Bud returned to Powell in the 1940s. Bud was 18 years old when he built the cabin. This area is now part of the Wendover Campground. Bud said he knew this was his saddle horse because he was packing a fishing pole (in the protective tube)! Idaho.
Hidden Peak Lookout approximately 1947-1948. Bud's son, Bill Moore, worked at the Hidden Peak Lookout. Idaho.
Bud Moore's pack string at Frog Peak. Salty is the white saddle horse. Homer and Sis are the mules. Idaho.
McConnell Mountain observatory, 1938. Bud Moore photo. Idaho.
This photo is a Duplicate of 4741, which includes a brief story. Trail crew at the Warm Springs Creek trail with falls in the background. This crew was rebuilding and relocating the trail. Erwin Mason was the trail crew foreman, leaning. The man standing alone bought out Bud's trapline from Frank Bustard after or during the war (Bud can't remember his name). Location is two miles upstream from the Jerry Johnson Hot Springs lick. The Forest Service rebuilt this trail to avoid the old fords across the stream, which at times carried a large amount of water. Idaho.
Colgate's Grave. This and following photos were taken by C. I. Harrison, who had been the mail carrier (messenger and photographer) for the Northern Pacific Rail Road during the early surveys, 1908 and 1909. Written on the back of the photo in pencil: "The Post looks like it had started to rot." And in different handwriting, "This picture taken by Charles Harrison, member of Northern Pacific survey party in 1909. Grave relocated by Harrison July 19, 1956. (signed) Ralph S. Space." Discussion of C. I. Harrison's contribution to history because he photographed (in 1909) and later (1956) relocated Colgate's grave. Colgate was the cook with the military party (Carlin Party) which abandoned Colgate when he became too ill to travel. Bud was in the wilderness when Harrison visited Powell Ranger Station in 1956 and other Forest Service employees (Johnny Wilson?) went into the field with him. Bud said, "The biggest contribution that Harrison made was to relocate Colgate's grave in 1956." Discussion. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Engineers with the NPRR rafting down the Lochsa River. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
NPRR bridge crossing Brushy Fork of the Lochsa. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Cub bear on a chain. No other information.
Upper Lochsa, NPRR Trail. This is downriver from Powell Ranger Station. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Mud Creek Ranger Station construction 1909. This station is also known as the Lolo Ranger Station. (It is on the Montana side of Lolo Pass, near Lolo Hot Springs). Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Grave marker and grave of an unknown origin, between Lolo Hot Springs & Summit. B. E. and M. M. carved into wooden board serving as headstone. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Brushy Fork Creek, Northern Pacific Rail Road camp. Bud recognized this photo, and thinks he used one like it in the Lochsa Story. This trail camp is on the Brushy Fork of the Lochsa. Right below this location, the Brushy Fork runs into the Crooked Fork and the Crooked Fork claims the name. The trail always used to go up (north) from here (the Native American trail, Nez Perce and Salish) to connect with the Lolo Trail on the Lochsa/North Fork Clearwater divide. But the NPRR built a new trail on the south side of the Crooked Fork for about eight or ten miles. Good discussion, good stories about the origins of the trails along the Lochsa River. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Burro, squaw hitch. Good discussion of the evolution of the squaw hitch to the Decker pack saddles. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
State Line marker, Packer Meadow area, 1909? Montana.
Pack horses crossing North Fork Lolo Creek, 1909. Montana.
______ Shelton is the man looking at the camera (surname). NPRR survey crew. Idaho.
Joe Eberle's cabin at Crooked Fork Flat. John Bachman (second from left), Bud's sawing partner at Woodworth (ACM Logging camp), has his foot up on the sled. We have a story about Bachman elsewhere in this archives. Story includes mention of a woman who died at Wendover. She ate poisonous mushrooms and died. Bud said, "They packed her out by hand. A half dozen or so people did it and John told me about it." Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The cook at a NPRR camp somewhere near the Lochsa River or Lolo Hot Springs. Written on the back: "NP R.R. Survey Cook." And written below that in different handwriting: "Poss. Art Smith '1920'." The two notes indicate different dates. Bud did NOT know who had written on the backs of these photos.
View of forested slopes looking toward Graves Peak from Rocky Point. Idaho.
Survey party packer at Packer Meadows. Idaho.
Mud Creek Ranger Station, Ranger's office. Story about Bill Bell moving some of these buildings to his home in Missoula in later years. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Montana
Envelope addressed to C. I. Harrison, Clayton, Wash. Marked: "1908 1909 photos, Northern Pacific R.R." with the word "messenger" and an arrow pointing to Harrison's name. Two Cent stamps visible in corner. Send from Leo's Studio, Opportunity, Washington.
Idaho
Road terminus NPRR wagon road east (2 miles) of Packer Meadow 1909. No ID on the people. Thirteen men stand or sit in front of cabin. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Group photo of Forest Service employees standing in front of the USDA Regional Headquarters Building in Missoula. Bud identifies them as follows. Left to right, standing in front c04: Arnold "Arnie" Dillard (the Little Giant); Walt Robb, Shorty Hutchins, ? girl, ? accountant, ? girl, Ranger @ Quartz Creek Ranger District after WWII (and also ranger at Rock Creek Ranger District), Roy Korkolo Lolo National Forest Dispatcher (a "quick thinker"). Middle c04: Otto York, Emory Kapp, Clint Running, Bob Byers, ? ______, ? _______, and Horace Godfrey under the light on the right hand side. Back c04: Staff Officer ? ______, Bud Moore, Louie Normand, Eldon Myrick, Casey Streid, Johnny Breazeal, Vic Parent, Barney Mendenhall ranger on Lolo District. Stories about Emory Kapp, Myrick, Bob Byers. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
National Fire Chiefs meeting. These are the fire chiefs and their support staff. Bud Moore second from left, kneeling. Group photo of Forest Service employees gathered for a meeting about the time Bud retired. Unknown location, probably Washington, D.C. Bud did not work with these folks on a daily basis.
Probably Fire Chiefs from Forest Service Regions. Bud Moore, fourth from left. Bud is not certain of anybody else, but maybe Ed _____? 4th from right. Everett Sanderson, 2nd from right, R-5. Group photo of Forest Service employees gathered for a meeting about the time Bud retired. Unknown location, probably Washington, D.C.
CIGARETTES FOR MARINES ---- Marine Private First Class William R. Moore, of 1950 South 10th Street, Missoula, Montana, a property room worker at Cape Gloucester, is a favorite of his buddies. He passes out the G.I. smokes to his unit. Hdqtrs. No. 77440. Dist. WPD, DIV. PUB. REL. WASH.D.C. (Marked "wife" on back, probably a copy sent to Jane.) Bud remembered that the Marine in charge of the property shack was "Hoop" Guckin, from Philadelphia. He always used to sing a song, and Bud sings it on the recording. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Vic Parent, left, and Bud Moore, right, at the Grant Creek snowcourse, measuring snow in the 1940s or 1950s. See also 3785 through 3788. Montana.
Bud pitching a horseshoe at Powell. Brief story about playing horseshoes at the ranger station. (On back of print: Kodachrome print made by Eastman Kodak Company . . . Week of Dec 25, 1950.) Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud rests on a heel at Frank Bustard's Crooked Fork camp. Bud hiked in to visit with Frank some time after World War II. Frank was in the Seabees during the war. Discussion about the old Blacklead Trail and its value as an historic site. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Studio picture taken of Bud in 1955. Bud isn't sure if these were taken in Missoula, but thinks that was probably the case. Story about Forest Service employees' reluctance to wear a Forest Service badge. General discussion of the Forest Service uniform, and Bud's hat in 4709 and 4711. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Studio picture taken of Bud in 1955. Bud isn't sure if these were taken in Missoula, but thinks that was probably the case. Montana.
Memo accompanying photos #4708, 4709, 4711 and 4712, written in 1959 as Bud was preparing to transfer to R-4 in Utah. Montana.
Studio picture taken of Bud in 1955. Montana.
Studio picture taken of Bud in 1955. Montana.
Enlargement of 4712. Studio picture taken of Bud in 1955. Montana.
Bud Moore in his Marine uniform in California. Probably taken by either Jane (his wife) or Beth Buckhouse, his sister-in-law.
Bud holding his snowshoes on the porch of one of the buildings at Powell. Bud couldn't recall if this was taken before or after the war. Idaho.
Picture by Sandvig. Feb. 18, 1958. This was likely taken while Bud was either the Deputy (Assistant) Forest Supervisor for Lolo National Forest, or while he was at Missoula Ranger District. It appears to be some kind of training session. In 1959 Bud transferred to R-4, Utah, where he worked as the Safety and Training Officer for that Region.
Bud Moore in Marine Corps uniform, unknown date, unknown location.
Studio pictures of Bud Moore probably taken in 1974 when he retired from the Forest Service. However, they may have been taken when he was appointed Chief of Fire and Air Operations for R-1 in 1969.
Studio pictures of Bud Moore probably taken in 1974 when he retired from the Forest Service. However, they may have been taken when he was appointed Chief of Fire and Air Operations for R-1 in 1969.
Studio pictures of Bud Moore probably taken in 1974 when he retired from the Forest Service. However, they may have been taken when he was appointed Chief of Fire and Air Operations for R-1 in 1969.
Studio pictures of Bud Moore probably taken in 1974 when he retired from the Forest Service. However, they may have been taken when he was appointed Chief of Fire and Air Operations for R-1 in 1969.
Bill Moore (William Monroe Moore, Bud's dad) by Joe Petran's cabin on Lolo Creek about 1925. Daughter Sylvia (right). Taken by Clara Gaues Hollopeter. Negative is reversed in this picture. The image in The Lochsa Story is correct. The sacks of grain on the horse are sacks of corn for Bill's moonshine operation. "He stored those sacks in our house," Bud said. Recording includes stories about Joe Petran and Dick Block who lived at this location. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bill Moore (William Monroe Moore, Bud's dad) by Joe Petran's cabin on Lolo Creek about 1925. Daughters Silvia (left) and Clarine (right). Taken by Clara Gaues Hollopeter. Montana.
Bud Moore at the University of Montana, June 9, 1974, where he received his honorary doctorate. Photos by Beaman. Montana.
Bud Moore at the University of Montana, June 9, 1974, where he received his honorary doctorate. Photos by Beaman. Montana.
Bud Moore at the University of Montana, June 9, 1974, where he received his honorary doctorate. Photos by Beaman.
Bud Moore at the University of Montana, June 9, 1974, where he received his honorary doctorate. Photos by Beaman.
Peterson Lake, Bitterroot Range. 1970 by Bud Moore. "Given to Beth Buckhouse, who gave it to Vicki Moore in 2007." This is the same drainage where Bud shot his mountain goat. The taxidermy (rug) is hanging over the stair railing in the Warehouse, upstairs. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Marten in a peg set, 1938, with LL Bean pack basket, which Bud wore out half way through the first season using it. Prior to the LL Bean pack sack, he had used a Clack board with a sack on it. Related story. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Fox Creek Cabin, which Bud used while trapping the Lolo Trail area. He used the Fox Creek cabin the last two years that he trapped the Lochsa (1940-41 and 1939-1940). In this picture, the cabin looks as if it hasn't been used for many years. No date on picture, but it was probably taken after Bud returned home from the Marine Corps, World War II. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This is what a bear does to a cabin. Burned Cedar Bar cabin in 1937. Related discussion. See also duplicate print 2151 (which was published in The Lochsa Story) and similar print 4738. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Wendover Bar Cabin. Story about old-timers giving Bud advice on how to build this cabin after Orrin Van Hoose burned the other one at this location. Mention of Ed Miller, trail crew foreman, who called Bud "the Daniel Boone of the Lochsa." Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Indian Post Office cabin, and related story about Bud revisiting this location, and writing about it. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Burned Cedar Bar cabin with Bud's pack string. Related discussion. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Marten caught in a trap in a notch set. On the Lolo Trail, very likely between Indian Post Office line cabin and Cayuse Creek cabin. Bud noted the Hemlock Tree and remembered this set. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Cubby set where Wendover Creek comes into the Lochsa, and related story. One of Bud's friends (either Dick Walker or Warren Miller) retrieved one of these rocks and gave it back to Bud. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jerry Johnson cabin, which was built as a Forest Service Guard Station. Bud stayed in this cabin maybe one winter, using it as a line cabin while trapping. This cabin was built in the early 1930s. This cabin, originally located along the Lochsa River, was moved sometime after Bud left Powell, according to Jack Puckett. Related discussion. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Burned Cedar Bar cabin and discussion about this area being an elk calving area, and thus the historically high population of bears in the area. Related discussions, including uses of these river bottom cabins, and locations. See also 2151, similar photo which was published in The Lochsa Story, and duplicate of that photo, #4731. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
This photo of furs at the Wendover Cabin shows an otter pelt displayed over the LL Bean pack basket that Bud used one year. Related story. Idaho.
Bud Moore, left, and Walt Isbel (Isabell, Isbell? not sure of spelling), right, posing for a snapshot before continuing their spring journey into the Powell Ranger Station from Missoula. Discussion. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Photo is a Duplicate of 4678, but the recorded stories are not the same. These three men appear to be working on the original construction of the trail around Warm Springs Creek Falls, which Bud recalls was done in about 1936. The man on the left, leaning on the sidehill with the light colored shirt was the trail foreman, Andy Kuznik. The man standing with the pulaski (or other tool) was the man who bought Bud's Lochsa trapline from Frank Bustard after WWII. Warm Springs Creek Falls is far right. Discussion. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud's father along the trail/road to Indian PO in 1937. This photo was taken at the Warms Springs Junction on the Lolo Trail. This road, at that time, was only 3 years old. Bud's dad drove up this road with his Model T and took Bud around with his little trapping camp. Good description of this area, including the story of how Bud's father ran out of gas enroute home, and Bud hiked to one of his line cabins to retrieve fuel so his Dad could get home in the car. (Bud's father died in __________, as the result of lingering injuries from an accident. This might be one of the last photos taken of him when he was still in decent health. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The Powell Ranger District often tested prototypes of machines, such as this one, that were being developed for use by the Forest Service. This appears to be an early type of snowmobile. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud poses for a photograph in front of the Brushy Fork Cabin, which is located 6.5 miles down the Idaho side of Lolo Pass, about a half mile below the Crooked Fork bridge. This cabin was framed up by Heinie Williams about 1931. The Forest Service still uses this cabin. This was built as a Forest Service cabin, so that employees would have a place to stay over between Powell Ranger Station and Lolo Hot Springs. From Powell, it is about 8 miles to this cabin, then 7 miles to Lolo Pass (where the State Line cabin was located), and then only 6 miles to Lolo Hot Springs. Bud noted that this cabin essentially replaced earlier cabins that were built (by old timers?) in this area. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Janet Moore and Tex Baker were good friends, especially after Janet became the lobbyist for the Montana Trapper's Association. Tex loved Janet's cooking (but not Buds!) and was a frequent dinner guest at the cabin when he was trapping or working in the Swan Valley. Tex became lost one time while hunting in the river bottom near Coyote Forest. Related story. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Fred Shattuck wintered all winter in the trapper cabin on the Crooked Fork. Written on the back of the photo: "13 feet of snow!" Related story. (Need to clarify whether Fred Shattuck was a trapper or prospector, or both.) Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Ed Mackay at the Brushy Fork cabin, surveying the sticky snow that perhaps caused him to take this break from traveling. Note the "sticky snow" on the snowshoes! Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Jane Moore holds the reins of her saddle horse while Bud's horse grazes in front of the Big Sand Lake Cabin. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
An unidentified man marvels at the hot water cascading from the rocks next to Warm Springs Creek at Jerry Johnson Hot Springs. Written at bottom of photograph, "Jerry Johnson Hot Spr. '38." Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
One of Bud's sisters, or perhaps his mother, holds the rope that helps display Bud's fur catch from the Lochsa, during one of his trips "out" to civilization in the 1930s. The small cabin that Bud build for his sister, Siv, and her husband, Al Demott, is in the background on the left side of this photo, which was taken at the porch of another cabin at Grandma Wright's property near Lolo Creek. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Written on the back of this photo: "One killer that will not take another deer." And in front, "Coyote '38." Bud said, "I was pretty savage in those days." Bud remembered shooting this coyote and taking the picture in the Lochsa River country with his Savage Model 99 in .300 Savage. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Trail crew "turning steel" (Need to clarify the meaning of this term!), unknown location. Left to right, Verle Springer (not sure of name spelling), Jack Rose, and Bud Moore. Appears they are repairing tools. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
The flag flutters in the breeze in this picture of McConnell Mountain taken in 1937. Written at bottom, "McConnell '37." Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Written on the back of this photo: "Saddle Camp. 9 ft of snow." This cabin was built by early-day trappers in the first deep saddle west of Indian PO along the Lolo Trail. This cabin was pretty well run down by the 1930s, but Bud could overnight in it, and did, when necessary. Mention of Gravy Creek, on the North Fork of the Clearwater, where Bud set some traps. Bud stored a sleeping bag and a few supplies in this cabin, so that he could "cold night it" in here, without a fire. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Duplicate of 2259, used in The Lochsa Story. Ranger Hank Viche poses for a photo in front of the cook shack at Powell Ranger Station, sometime in the 1930s. When Bud returned to Powell from the Marine Corps and World War II, Hank was the ranger in charge, whom Bud reported to. Idaho.
Bud Moore poses at the cook shack at Powell Ranger Station, some time during the 1930s (although this could have been taken later, after World War II.) Same scene in #4756, with Hank Viche. Idaho.
Packs of dynamite lie along the side of a trail. Related story. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
State Line cabin with a heavy snow load. Idaho.
Black and white photograph of lightning striking the ground. Idaho.
Bud's furs hanging on the porch at Wendover, February 1938. Written on bottom of photograph, "Fur at Wendover Feb. '38." Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Another view of Wendover Cabin in winter with heavy load of snow. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Elk on the Lochsa River winter range. Idaho.
McConnell Mountain observatory. Not sure of the date of this photograph. Idaho.
Bear Mountain Lookout, a 45 foot, L-6 tower built in 1935. This tower was replaced in 1951 by a 53 foot treated timber L-4 tower. Not sure of the date of this photograph. Idaho.
Thanks to Bill Moore, Bud's son, for identifying the tower in the image.
Bud Moore with meat for the winter. Bitterroot Mountains, early 1970s. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud, left, with trail crew foreman Andy Kuznik. Warm Springs Creek, Lochsa, 1936. Idaho. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Scouting country for furs, Bob Marshall Wilderness, about 1983. Bud Moore photo Montana.
Bud poses for a photograph in the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness in about 1970. Bud, Jane and Vicki hiked from Bear Creek to Moose Creek. This photograph was taken on the way out. Idaho.
Portrait of Bud when he was Asst Regional Forester, Fire and Air Operations, R-1 Missoula, 1973. Bud getting in or out of a small plane at the Missoula airport. Janet Moore took this photo, though Bud said he set up the shot. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore on snowshoes, taken by Joe Fitzgerald on the Montana side of Elk Meadows, early 1970s. Montana. There is a sound recording associated with this photograph.
Bud Moore, taken at McFarland during the summer of 2008 when Mike and Vicki hiked over St. Patrick Peak and down the other side of the Bitterroot Mountains. Montana.
Melissa Tuckerman leaning on her walking stick, while exploring the Bitterroot Mountains with Bud, sometime during the summer of 2007. Montana.
This is the nice photo that is displayed on the fireplace mantle at Bud's cabin. Written on the back of the frame: Thanks for contributing to "The Greatest Good" and signed by "Dave, Steve, Ann -- June 2003."
This subseries consists of audio and video materials generated and collected by Bud Moore. Materials are available in VHS, DVD, audio cassette, microcassette, and CD. A single box of assorted DVDs and CDs contains video and audio files that may duplicate materials already available in the electronic files and photo database. The original order of the audio materials was maintained, while videos are arranged chronologically.
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