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src="images/spacer1.gif" width="20" height="10"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="153" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="153" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="10"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top" class="text"> <span class="header">Idaho Backcountry</span><br> <P><B style='mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>Backcountry by horseback -- and mules<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office' /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P><B style='mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>By Stephen Lowman<BR></SPAN></B><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags' /><st1:State><st1:place><B style='mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>Idaho</SPAN></B></st1:place></st1:State><B style='mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'> Press-Tribune<BR></SPAN></B><st1:date Month='8' Day='22' Year='2004'><B style='mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>August 22, 2004</SPAN></B></st1:date><B style='mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P><B style='mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>Article Excerpt<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>Venture </SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>Idaho</SPAN></st1:place></st1:State><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>: Youth rough it in woods for weeks at a time<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P><st1:place><st1:City><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'><IMG alt='Hiking in to the job site.' hspace=0 src='http://www.nwyouthcorps.org/images/news_082204_idaho-photo-1_web.jpg' border=1></SPAN></st1:City></st1:place></P> <P><st1:place><st1:City><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>BEAR VALLEY</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>, </SPAN><st1:State><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>IDAHO</SPAN></st1:State></st1:place><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'> -- Ask the teens who make up the Northwest Youth Corps what the worst part of their day is and they won't complain of the early mornings, the long working hours, or the lack of a bed to sleep in.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>It is the endless hiking.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>'The only time I was ever shocked by what I was doing was the first hike in,' said 16-year-old Joe Perkins of </SPAN><st1:place><st1:City><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>Albany</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>, </SPAN><st1:State><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>Ore.</SPAN></st1:State></st1:place><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'> 'I didn't realize it would be so hard.'<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>Last Sunday I met up with the Youth Corps near the Middle Fork of the </SPAN><st1:place><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>Salmon River</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>. It was the beginning of week four in a five-week-long outing for them. That day they were receiving food and supplies from the Backcountry Horsemen of Idaho, the group I packed in with while on their way to the Youth Corps' base camp.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>The 10 teenagers with the Youth Corps expedition, who range in age from 16 to 19, work eight hours a day clearing trails as they journey by foot through </SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>Idaho</SPAN></st1:place></st1:State><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>'s remote Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness Area.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>The Backcountry Horsemen let me travel with them for a distance as they rode to Youth Corps' campsite. And while it made me feel incredibly lazy to watch the teens march by, I was grateful that I was riding on a four-footed animal instead of having to hoof it myself through the mountainous terrain.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>A 4-year-old mule named 'Sonny' was my ride. ...</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>My mostly relaxing two-hour trip by muleback through </SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>Idaho</SPAN></st1:place></st1:State><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>'s backcountry was fun. But while I only spent a couple hours in the area, the Youth Corps lives and works in this far-flung area of the forest for weeks at a time.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>And unlike Sonny and I, they are focused, used to sharing space, and don't mind the sweat and dirt.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>Making only minimum wage, many of the teens join the Youth Corps to acquire leadership skills and to get valuable job training, but they also come because they love the outdoors. Some, however, have been more exposed to it than others.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>'Some kids have never sat on the ground and ate before they come here,' said Justin Maxon, the 21-year-old co-leader of this Youth Corps expedition. 'It's definitely intense.' ...</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>The day typically starts at </SPAN><st1:time Hour='5' Minute='0'><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>5 a.m.</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'> for the Youth Corps [members]. After a breakfast of cereal with powdered milk, they go to work an hour later. Work lasts for eight hours, with a brief lunch break.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>In the evening there is dinner and chores to be done, like getting water and preparing lunch for the next day. Educational programs and group activities are put on after dinner and chores are through.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>In one bonding exercise a teen will share their life history for 30 to 45 minutes, with others in the group asking questions and then each person saying something they like about the individual who just spoke.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>'I love working with the teenagers and seeing their growth unfold over the week. This program is designed to pack the kids closely together so social skills are developed&nbsp;... we really get to know each other,' Maxon said.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>'It's going to be hard to say goodbye at the end,' Perkins said.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>For more on the Backcountry Horsemen of Idaho, visit www.bchi.org.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>Stephen Lowman is an Albertson College of Idaho intern with the Idaho Press-Tribune. 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