Hike into History

There was a bit of deja vu this weekend when we drove up to the Pulaski Tunnel Trail located up Placer Creek near Wallace, Idaho. In June of 2016, we hiked the trail with our friends, the Edwards, and had a great time. This past Saturday Rayelle, Mike and Julia Anderson picked us up at our house and we drove to the trailhead where we met Kristin and her daughter Taylor (friends of the Andersons).

We hiked the trail and read the historic markers as we went. The forest was green and beautiful. Mike, Rayelle, and Linda identified trees and as many plants as they could. We spotted caterpillars and snakes, but no larger wildlife presented its self.

At the Pulaski Tunnel, Mike and Taylor hiked down to the tunnel while the rest of us watched a chipmunk climbing around eating some dropped nuts.

We also sat and talked about how steep the trail had been hiking in. Neither Linda nor myself remembered that it was such an uphill grind, and we were very glad that we would be hiking downhill the entire way back out from the tunnel.

The entire round trip took us about two hours and when we were finished we loaded into the cars and drove to the center of Wallace. Right in the middle of the street intersection is a sewer cover that states that this exact spot is the Center of the Universe. We stood and got photos. Drivers of vehicles were very patient about allowing everyone to get their photo of the Center of the Universe. It was a fun diversion.

We ate lunch at the 1313 Club while we rested from our hike. The food was good, Linda said her sandwich was delicious, my burger was good but a bit greasy. There was quite a bit of food and everyone left the place stuffed!

Mike drove us home as we taked about the day. Back at the house Linda and I both took naps. It was a wonderful day with good friends.