Wednesday, July 26, 2006

The Big Water "Selkirk Loop Super Side Trip"-Lake Pend Oreille and Clark Fork Country-Part II

The view from Noxon, Montana- looking west toward the Montana, Idaho State line...the Cabinet Range is on the right, the Bitterroots are on the left...The infamous Toby's bar in Noxon...one of two watering holes on the very short main drag... Bringing a whole new take to the term "red light district"...there's a flashing traffic light right over the entrance to the bar...Which hardly prepares you for what you find once you enter the place...it takes a good hour just to look at everything...in Montana kids are allowed in the bars as long as food is served and they are accompanied by adults...there are also video poker slot machines...and the complimentary mirror ball...Here is a backward shot of the traffic light...and the humble entrance...Toby was the life of the town in Noxon and the community hasn't been the same since his passing...Toby's Silver Dollar Bar is one of those places that defies description...On the "freeway" between Noxon and Heron, Montana. Heading west...here again on the right is the Clark Fork River...And what is defined as a "good road" by Montana standards...
Just outside of Heron, one of the best views of the trip...

Again for more information just gander over to http://www.selkirkloop.org

For a great book of Cabinet Range hiking trails (Trails of the Wild Cabinets by Dennis Nicholls) go to:
http://www.keokeebooks.com

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