This is right at 27 miles Northeast by East from downtown JD and
most of the way is on paved highway 26. At the top of Dixie Summit
pass, hang a North onto the dirt road - # 2610 hard right and the
first dirt road to the left. When you are going past the rope tow
at the ski area, your heading in the right direction on the right
road.
At this juncture, I should tell you a little bit about this
road. It sucks. I would recommend a high clearance rig with good
traction tires. The first four (4) miles on the dirt road will be
very rough but if your careful, you might make it all the way to
the parking spot in your town ride. I would take Red’s ride,
but not if she was along to see where I was at.
The last 1.20 miles. This section of the road might make you
pinch and spit foam rubber if your nervous about narrow, steep,
rough, washed-out, sloughing roads. You will be required to either
hike up from the parking spot at N 44:34.217 X W 118:37.530 or have
a 4x4 setup of one kind or another with high clearance,
Volvo’s need not apply, and good traction tires to drive to
the top. Not a good place to be skittish, hammer it and hang on.
After all, those trees below the road should stop you and if not,
that other road way down there might. Or shanks mare, your
option.
Now once you get to the top, I parked next to the garage and
hiked around on the ridge top to where I placed the cache. There is
a benchmark awaiting you here also, if your into that. And if you
wander around there very much, see if you can spot
“Dixie”. It looks like someone was very bored at one
time or the next. There where a few critter tracks and beds and
“other” sign of mammals as well as a couple of Kestrels
hunting around the top of the knob. Heck, I even found the old
telegraph wire while wandering around. As well as a lot of old cans
and carbon pile batteries.
One the way back out, there where “Large and Growly”
tracks in my pickup tracks. Looked like mamma and two cubs. As well
as a couple Snowshoes crossing in the headlights and one very fast
Mulie Doe.
I would recommend calling the Prairie City Ranger District about
the road if you try this in the spring. Not sure when it is opened
from the snowfall’s this place will get.
Take a picnic and optics and plan on staying for a while. You
just might spot something in one of the large meadows on the
hillsides. Oh, one last thing, your looking for an ammo can. Okay
hide, not hard but sheltered for the snowfalls. Please replace it
back with the stone over it.
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