Visited the Lizie Creek Cabin a few weeks ago. Besides being a long slog in (and out), and receivng alder lashings on the road, it was a pretty cool place to visit.
A couple things to note...the Baldwin guidebook sugggests that there is a bench at 1680 M (5500 ft) that takes you into the entrance of the hanging valley (gates of shangri-la)...but it's actually at 1580 meters (5100 ft)...it's amazing what a difference 100 meters of elevation makes.
Also, if you're not an experienced trapper/woodsman, and you rate your wood burning stove skills as beginner/intermediate, here's a simple tip:
If you want to produce a fire with little heat and lots of smoke (i.e. you're smoking some fish), leave the bend on the top of the chimney in place when starting a fire.
But, if you want to produce a fire with lots of heat and little smoke, remove the bend at the top, untill you have the fire really going, and then replace the bend (to keep snow/water out).
To Review:
If you want to achieve Low Heat/High Smoke-> Leave the bend in place
If you're looking for High Heat/Low Smoke -> Remove bend temporarily
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