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Old 04-30-2010, 05:07 AM
 
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Back in the 1970's and 80's I had 20 acres and a small cabin about 25 miles NE of Sandpoint. I was a mile off of Gold Creek Rd. About 9 miles from the Pack River Store. On the property there many Tamarack trees that were burned in the 1910 fire. They were tall, straight and void of any limbs or bark. They resembled giant gray toothpicks. There was one in particular that was six feet in diameter four feet off the ground. There were marks on the tree that looked like a place where a bear had reached up to stretch his claws. Those marks were fifteen feet from the ground.
There are three photos on page nine under Slingshot.
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Old 04-30-2010, 11:41 AM
 
Location: Lakeside
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I love the Pack River store. I need to head up there this weekend to hang a flyer advertising our wood-fired hot tub for sale. Since Backwoods Solar is right there now, it's a great spot for the flyer to be seen by the right folks.
Good sandwiches too. Though I could do without the lizard. Yuck.
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Old 04-30-2010, 12:52 PM
 
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Ejay, those pics are spectacular. The sight of the Pulaski tunnel sends chills down my spine--the opening is so small! I don't know what I expected--but now I can see how he could squeeze his men in, and be a shield between them and the fire, and getting badly burned. And I also see how the men would suffer from oxygen deprivation in such a small space, with the fire raging. Spooky. I hope to do the trail this summer--good to know it is so accessible!

Slingshot, I went back and looked at your pics--what a nice cabin! And cute kitty! You must have had some grand times up on Gold Creek Road. Thanks for the "tree report"! We'll have to check out the Pack River Store!

Misty, if we had the cabin built, we'd buy your hot tub! Maybe we can turn it over and live in it while we're building the cabin?
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Old 04-30-2010, 12:55 PM
 
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I did too. I moved from Idaho in 1981 so I don't know what the area is like now. Back when I lived there a person could go into the store, they had showers back then, and for a buck they would give you towels and let you take a shower. The showers were in the laundromat area.
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Old 05-04-2010, 08:05 AM
 
Location: Del Rio, TN
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There are a lot of events going on in Wallace and Kellogg to commorate the 1910 fire. Among other things, authors Tim Egan (The Big Burn) and Stephen Pyne (Year of the Fires) will be giving talks. The FS is working on a self-guided map as well. There is also an upgrade going in as a monument, I believe at the Pulaski tunnel site.
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Old 05-05-2010, 08:36 PM
 
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Thanks, Toyman! I was able to find info on the events:
1910 Fire Commemoration (http://firecoop.org/1910FireCommemoration.aspx - broken link) Events with the authors Aug.19-21

http://firecoop.org/Documents/Pulaski%201910%20Exhibit%20Flyer.pdf (broken link)
The Pulaski exhibit in Wallace opened May 1st

http://firecoop.org/Documents/Copy%20of%20Final%204MAP%20PANEL4small.JPG (broken link) Map of the Pulaski trail
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Old 05-06-2010, 07:40 AM
 
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Thanks for all the book titles, everyone! As a fat old ex-history teacher and Washington/Idaho ex-pat, I'm really interested in them.

A second hand story...in 1960s Spokane, I went to church with an older man who told me that his homestead was burned out by the big burn. I think he was in the Clark's Fork area. Said he had to get in a lake nearby and stay in it for most of a day while it burned around it. I remember him telling me that was the longest day of his life.
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Old 05-22-2010, 09:45 AM
 
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The anniversary of "The Big Burn" is beginning to show up on the radar of local news media--here's an article in The Spokesman-Review today:
Lessons in firefighting - Spokesman.com - May 22, 2010
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Old 05-24-2010, 08:51 AM
 
Location: Del Rio, TN
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CFF, thanks for the link. That was a pretty good article, actually seemed to be pretty accurate.
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Old 06-09-2010, 06:50 PM
 
Location: Ponderay, Idaho
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A fairly detailed article, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 1910 fire, can be found in the Summer Edition of Sandpoint Magazine, just out.

I pick up my free copy of this slick magazine in the lobby of my Panhandle State Bank branch across from Walmart in Ponderay. This Edition has a pull-out visitors guide to Sandpoint with a bunch of fun ideas and an informative piece on the equestrian scene in Sandpoint.

Sandpoint Magazine is a polished presentation published four times a year. It's as good (and better) than most city mags in this country.


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