CONGRATULATIONS TOM!!!!
I completed the Idaho Centennial Trail on August 17! Thanks to all for your support on this long journey, especially to my wife,Cheryl Oord. I'll post photos when I arrive back in Nampa...
Thursday, August 23, 2012
class of 2012
Thomas Oord completed his thru hike of the ICT on August 17, 2012.
CONGRATULATIONS TOM!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS TOM!!!!
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Marble Creek in Frank Church Wilderness:
On August 2-11, 2012, a group of volunteers and myself cleared the Centennial Trail from the Thunder Mountain trailhead about 10 miles down to Bellaco Mine and then down to Dynamite Creek. We cut out hundreds of large downed logs, brushed the trail 8 feet wide for pack stock use, rebuild numerous rock retaining walls and widen the tread in many sections. There are over 12 fords (ranging from 6"-24" inches deep) of Marble Creek in the section we worked on. Expect to get your feet wet. The Centennial trail downstream from Dynamite has over a hundred down logs and a few brushy section. A volunteer trail crew is going down there next week to try to cut a few more miles downstream and hope to get the trail cleared 6 miles down to Canyon Creek. If you are doing this section expect numerous fords and sections where you lose the trail. The old trail bed is still intact but often hard to find in the brush. You can find good camps at Bellaco, Brush Creek and Dynamite Creek. Have fun.
On August 2-11, 2012, a group of volunteers and myself cleared the Centennial Trail from the Thunder Mountain trailhead about 10 miles down to Bellaco Mine and then down to Dynamite Creek. We cut out hundreds of large downed logs, brushed the trail 8 feet wide for pack stock use, rebuild numerous rock retaining walls and widen the tread in many sections. There are over 12 fords (ranging from 6"-24" inches deep) of Marble Creek in the section we worked on. Expect to get your feet wet. The Centennial trail downstream from Dynamite has over a hundred down logs and a few brushy section. A volunteer trail crew is going down there next week to try to cut a few more miles downstream and hope to get the trail cleared 6 miles down to Canyon Creek. If you are doing this section expect numerous fords and sections where you lose the trail. The old trail bed is still intact but often hard to find in the brush. You can find good camps at Bellaco, Brush Creek and Dynamite Creek. Have fun.
Monday, August 13, 2012
ICT thru hiker 2012 update
Tom's latest progress report is from August 9th.
he made it to the town of Clark Fork, and is still experiencing stomach problems from the *bad water* a couple of weeks back on the Stateline trail.
he has about 10 days of hiking left to get to the northern end of the ICT.
he made it to the town of Clark Fork, and is still experiencing stomach problems from the *bad water* a couple of weeks back on the Stateline trail.
he has about 10 days of hiking left to get to the northern end of the ICT.
Monday, August 6, 2012
ICT thru hiker 2012 update
here was a previous update post for Thomas Oord, so it's a little out of sync but still showing his progress.
Tom's Walkabout Stats so far:
700 miles completed
300 miles to go
1 wolf sighting
4 bear sightings
— with Thomas Jay Oord and 3 others.700 miles completed
300 miles to go
1 wolf sighting
4 bear sightings
1 pair of shoes demolished
1 backpack too small due to weight loss
60 mile daddy/daughter trek
2 walking sticks stolen by porcupines
15 family resupply trips
1 adventure of a life time
= 1 happy hiker husband
1 backpack too small due to weight loss
60 mile daddy/daughter trek
2 walking sticks stolen by porcupines
15 family resupply trips
1 adventure of a life time
= 1 happy hiker husband
ICT thru hiker 2012 update
- I'm taking a sabbath rest from the trail in Mullan/Wallace. I drank some bad water 50 miles back and have been sick on the trail the last few days.
I did see a moose, another wolf, and a badger during the last week. I've walked more than 900 miles now, and I've got about 200 to Canada.
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