Hamby Saddle Warming Hut
The place
Hamby Saddle Warming Hut in Nez Perce County, Lolo Pass/Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness area (Idaho panhandle, Nez Perce National Forest, Idaho, USA), at 1604 m elevation, on the Bitterroot Range slope. Continuous USA Idaho cluster (batches 260-404). USFS winter warming hut for snowmobilers/skiers at Lolo Pass (Lolo Pass, 1594 m, ID-MT border + Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, 5,460 km², established 1964, 4th largest wilderness in the USA + Nez Perce National Forest, 8,500 km² + Bitterroot Range, 3,095 m Trapper Peak + heritage of the Nez Perce (Sahaptin people, 3,500, Nimiipuutímt Sahaptian language + the iconic Chief Joseph, Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt, 1840-1904, iconic for his 1877 retreat of 1,600 miles from Idaho to Montana, defeated 40 miles from the Canadian border, iconic words "I will fight no more forever," 5 October 1877, Bear Paw Mountains + the iconic Lewis and Clark Expedition 1804-1806, crossing the Bitterroot in September 1805, the Corps of Discovery, iconic Sacagawea + the iconic exile of Chief Joseph to the Colville Reservation, WA, in 1885 + the iconic Sun Valley resort, founded 1936, iconic Averell Harriman, Union Pacific + the iconic Bruce Willis, born 1955 in Idaho Falls + Ezra Pound, born 1885 in Hailey, iconic + Sandpoint, Lake Pend Oreille, iconic).
The setting
Nez Perce County, Lolo Pass/Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness area, Idaho panhandle, Nez Perce National Forest, Idaho, USA, 1604 m, Bitterroot Range slope, continuous cluster batches 260-404, USFS winter warming hut for snowmobilers/skiers at Lolo Pass + Lolo Pass 1594 m ID-MT border + Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness 5,460 km², est. 1964, 4th largest US wilderness + Nez Perce NF 8,500 km² + Bitterroot Range 3,095 m Trapper Peak; Nez Perce, Sahaptin, 3,500, Nimiipuutímt Sahaptian language + Chief Joseph 1840-1904, iconic 1877 retreat of 1,600 miles ID-MT, defeated 40 miles from Canada, "I will fight no more forever" 5 Oct 1877, Bear Paw Mountains + Lewis & Clark 1804-1806, Bitterroot crossing Sept 1805, Corps of Discovery, iconic Sacagawea + Chief Joseph's exile to Colville Reservation WA 1885 + Sun Valley resort 1936, iconic Harriman, Union Pacific + Bruce Willis, born 1955 in Idaho Falls, iconic + Ezra Pound, born 1885 in Hailey + Sandpoint, Lake Pend Oreille.
