Stanley

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In 1824 fur trappers under Alexander Ross of the Hudson's Bay Company discovered Stanley Basin. The scarcity of beaver caused other trappers to avoid the area until 1831, when William Farris marched up the Salmon River and camped in the Basin for ten days. He clubbed salmon in the streams for food, but found the same streams more bereft of beaver that when Ross' party waded through. The Ferris brigade left the area with the remark that their "visit to this now interesting country was a complete failure..."

2020

Kodi, Perry, Mike, and Kris when back to Yankee Fork for a camping trip in August.

We had not been to the Yankee Fork since 2010. Things had changed considerably since out last trip. Camping folks had found the Yankee Fort so it was packed with campers. We did find an old spot we knew about and managed to get our trailers in. It turned out to be a great spot away from the main Yankee Fork road.

We had several night of beautiful sunsets.

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Camp fishing, Kodi's rock hunting, and the doggies.

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Custer mine ATV trip

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Mill Creek Summit ATV trip

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2018

Kodi, Perry, Mike, and Kris when back to Beaver Creek for a camping trip in August.

After the major forest fire in 2012, the are was still nice for camping, but completely different from the devastation from the fire. We still enjoyed our camping trip.

We camped about 100 years south from our camping spot in 2011. The 2011 spot was destroyed by the 2012 fire.

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2011

Kodi, Perry, Mike, and Kris when to Beaver Creek area for a camping trip in August.

We had a wonderful time camping above the Beaver Creek camp ground along Beaver Creek. We spent nine days riding four wheelers, eating wonderful food as usual, and trying our luck at fly fishing. Our little Alex, even at age fifteen, still enjoyed the four wheeler trips with Emmy.

Pictures at the Beaver Creek camp site	Beaver Creek Road
The trip to Josephus Lakes	Fishing day on Beaver Creek
Ride to Cape Horn Lakes	Seafoam Creek Road - Seafoam Lakes