brownie303
Tenderfoot
Registered: 09/20/09
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| | 09/21/09 at 09:30 AM | Reply with quote | #23 |
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Things to do in Salmon. Elmer's house is up the hill west from town on Lombard St. Changed a bit but pretty much the same. A must do is to drive out to Gibbonsville where his ranch was. Go to the cemetery. Bob Hagel and some other shooters and hunters are buried there. Of course see Elmer's last resting place in the Salmon cemetery. His wife is there also. On a historical note. Things have changed downtown. Rigby's Drug Store where Elmer bought medicine for he and his wife is now a gift shop and for awhile there was an Elmer Museum in it or nearby. Look around downtown for places Elmer mentioned in his books. Drive down to Challis. Nice city library with Keith books. Very friendly, old Idaho type people there. A float trip down the Salmon River is an exhilirating experience. You end up over in Riggins. Drive up to Shoop where one of the last visible gas pumps is still in use. Elmer once in awhile bought gas there. If you are fortunate enough, and it happens often, you will run into someone who knew Elmer and used to shoot or go to a restaurant with him. The best ones I ever met were two waitresses who worked at the Chinese restaurant which Elmer frequented. They had a good sense of humor and fondly remember waiting on him at 4 a.m. in the morning.
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