Part1
Stopped by aunt & uncle's house in Three Forks on the way to basecamp (couldn't turn down a dinner invitation); then off to the Beaverhead valley
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set up camp
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and then over to headquarters next door for the latest on the grouse; counts have been solid and the weather looked good for the next 3 days with clear skies and cold mornings (13, 15 and 18 degrees) to firm up the roads
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wasn't sure which dog was going to be at camp this time; turned out it was my gal, Sal
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plenty of light left and I needed to stretch my legs so I took a walk around town, especially to check out the damage from the July 17 flood; climbed the hills to get some bird's eye views
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then up Hangman's Gulch, where the flash flood originated; streambed was somewhat scoured
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