Trip Report

Camp Lowry
Sawtooths, Idaho
July 31–August 6, 1983

Location:
Polecamp, Yankee Fork Salmon River, Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho
(NAD27) 44° 18' 13" North, 114° 43' 6" West
UTM Zone 11, 681900 easting, 4907900 northing
Elevation: 6180 ft. (1880 m)

Camp Lowry Report by Wes Prouty
A total of 80 people (including cooks and committee) took part in the 1983 Summer Camp on the Yankee Fork of the Salmon River near Bonanza, Idaho.

A last minute change in campsites by the Forest Service made it somewhat more convenient for us. “Pole Flat” campground was at the end of the paved road, making most driving trips to trailheads 5 miles shorter and dustfree.

Highlights of the week were tours of the Custer Museum and the Yankee Fork dredge, many day hikes into the Sawtooth Range and White Cloud Peak vista points, climbs of Mt. Borah and one major Sawtooth peak, a fossil hunting trip, scenic drives, hot spring dips, wildflower identification, and the President’s tea.

Selma Vangsnes and Margit Hollerud cooked hearty meals for the extremely active campers, and included the usual lemon meringue pies on Thursday night.

Our somewhat compact camp with 11 campsites (an average of 7¼ campers per site) might explain the mass exodus to daily activities immediately following our 7:00 a.m. breakfast each day. In addition to the good food, campers were lured back to camp by the 4 shower stalls provided by the camp committee.
Wes Prouty
President’s Tea Song
Lowry’s Song
A President’s Tea gift sung to the tune of the Notre Dame Fight Song:

Let’s give a cheer for our President
Joe Lowry is so benevolent.
He is our man of the year,
He leads his club with hardy good cheer.

Joe never staggers,
Joe never falls,
Joe walks the trail like it’s nothing at all.
Always ready with a hug for the gals
And who he hugs is the envy of all.
Missouri raised and oh! so mellow,
A big burley bear-type of fellow,
A congenial type who has no foe,
That’s our sharing, caring Joe.