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the site visits the eight original buildings and a museum of U.S. Forest Service memorab-
ilia, one of the finest collections of its kind and tribute to those who dedicate their lives to
trees.
14. Colgate Licks Trail
Lochsa means ''rough water,'' and the Lochsa River really delivers, especially for the next
few miles. Ever-narrowing canyon walls squeeze the river into a series of exhilarating
rollercoaster rapids so rough that even the most experienced white-water boatmen are
tested to their limits. About 27 miles upriver, you can stretch your legs and walk the Col-
gate Licks Trail, which leads to two natural hot springs. Bring along a camera, for the min-
eral deposits at the springs attract a variety of wildlife, particularly at dawn and dusk. Be
patient and you might spot elk, deer, and possibly even a bear.
15. Powell
Thirteen miles short of the Montana border lies Powell, a rest stop where food, fuel, and
lodgingareallavailable.(Fillthetank;thenextservicestationismorethan50milesaway.)
Traveling westward in the fall of 1805, the explorers Lewis and Clark paused here—also
for a rest. Starving, exhausted, and soaked by persistent rains, they reluctantly were forced
to butcher one of their own colts for food. Clark commemorated the event by naming a
nearby stream Colt Killed Creek.
Another corner of this wilderness recalls the name of an award-winning author, con-
servationist, and historian—Bernard De Voto—who camped beside a branch of the Lochsa
while he edited the journals hew as writing of Lewis and Clark. Just upstream on the ri-
verbank, a grove of majestic red cedars is known as the De Voto Memorial Grove.