Excursions

Part of the magic of the Forest Service Retiree Reunion is seeing the majestic surroundings where they are held. Listed below are summaries of the reunion sponsored excursions. Click the link at the end of each summary for complete details.

 

 

Travelers' Rest State Park and Holt Heritage Museum Excursion

The Travelers' Rest State Park and Holt Heritage Museumcelebrate two colorful and imagination-inspiring periods in the history of the Intermountain West: The Lewis & Clark Expedition and the era of ‘the Old West”.

The cost of the tour is to be decided plus lunches (price to be determined).

CLICK HERE for the full tour description (PDF).

 

 

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Historic Ninemile Remount Depot and Historic Ranger Station

Our excursion provides an interpretive walk around thestation, time to visit sites on your own, a demonstration of packing, and BBQ lunch with Dutch oven dessert.

Cost is to be decided. The price includes bus transportation and lunch.

CLICK HERE for the full tour description (PDF).

 

 

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Passage Through Time: The Road to the Buffalo

The Bitterroot Mountain Range has been a serious barrier to Native Americans, explorers, early settlers, and developers travelling through the Northern Rocky Mountains.  The Salish and Nez Perce Tribes used this route for hundreds of years to trade bison and salmon. The Lewis and Clark Expedition almost starved to death here in 1805.

Cost is to be decided. The price includes bus transportation and lunch.

CLICK HERE for the full tour description (PDF).

 

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Rock Creek Historic Sites Visit

In 1979 the Lolo NF acquired 360 acres of private land (two original 160 acre homesteads later consolidated to 360 acres) in the Upper Rock Creek drainage, Granite County Montana withfunds from the Land and Water Conservation fund. 

The lands were acquired primarily for their wildlife, scenic and recreation values. However the two homesteads each held remnants of the original homestead dwellings.  Initially the District Ranger wanted to remove the structures and erase the human presence from the land.  The new GS 5 seasonal Archeologist informed the Ranger that an evaluation for the National Register of Historic Places needed to be completed as well as other compliance tasks.

Cost is to be decided. The price includes bus transportation and lunch.

CLICK HERE for the full tour description (PDF).

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Missoula Fire, Science and Technology Forest Service Campus Tour

Join this educational and fun tour of the world renown combined campus of Smoke Jumpers, scientists and technology developers.

Region One has hosted smokejumpers since the program started in 1940. The Missoula Firelab is the preeminent fire research facility in the world. It was established in the aftermath of the Mann Gulch Fire. The NTDP evaluates problems and creates solutions across all Deputy Chief areas, helping to make the agency and its employees safer and more efficient.

Cost and lunch is to be decided. There are 60 slots available.

CLICK HERE for the full tour description (PDF).