MURPHY BRIDGE Traditional Cache
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Year around cache.Dick Murphey Memorial Bridge ,The Harriman Trail is the centerpiece of a Nordic skier’s mecca. One of the largest and most prestigious ski races in America, the annual Boulder Mountain Tour, starts at the Galena Lodge and covers the entire length of the trail, ending at the SNRA headquarters.
http://www.svguide.com/s04/s04_harrimantrail.htm Sun Valley is famous throughout the world as a premier ski area. The Harriman Trail is the centerpiece of a Nordic skier’s mecca. One of the largest and most prestigious ski races in America, the annual Boulder Mountain Tour, starts at the Galena Lodge and covers the entire length of the trail, ending at the SNRA headquarters.
There are interpretive sites along the Harriman Trail to help visitors understand the environment and the natural history of the area. At kilometer 3 is the Big Wood River Fishery sign, dedicated to the late Jack Hemingway, conservationist, fisherman, author, Idaho Fish & Game commissioner and Wood River Valley resident. He was the son of author Ernest Hemingway. At this site one can learn about the elements of a healthy river habitat, what fish live in the Big Wood River, and the conditions in which they thrive. Hemingway, who was called “a fine man and a consummate fisherman,” once wrote: “I suddenly realized how wonderful it was to be alone wading a river. This was after all one of the true joys of fishing, the solitude which cleansed the mind of all its worldly burdens.” At kilometer 8 is an interpretive site with a spectacular view of the Boulder Mountains across the valley. This site features information about the geology and mining history of the area. A painting by the late Florian Haemmerle is displayed. Haemmerle, a German immigrant to Sun Valley in the 1930s, was the first director of the Sun Valley backcountry ski school. He explored these mountains extensively and was one of the pioneers of Sun Valley skiing.
At kilometer 24 is the mountain goat interpretive site. There is a permanent spotting scope installed at the site for viewing these shy, elusive and hardy natives of the Boulder Mountains.
See my other cache,s near by. Thanks Al,Charlie and Maggie
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