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NEWS
Annual maintenance conducted at
historic backcountry patrol cabin
CODY - Crews with the Wyoming
Game and Fish Department made the long
trek into the heart of the Greater Yellowstone
Ecosystem this summer to work on the
Thorofare patrol cabin, providing important
annual maintenance and upkeep to the historical
structure.
The patrol cabin lies just south of Yellowstone
National Park in the Bridger-Teton
National Forest. Originally built in 1955,
the cabin serves as an important outpost
for Game and Fish to conduct backcountry
patrol work, wildlife research, monitoring
and management.
Accessible by foot or horseback only, it is
considered one of the most remote places in
the lower 48 states. Game and Fish is permitted
by the U.S. Forest Service to use and
maintain the cabin in this remote location.
The Thorofare cabin lies within South
Cody Game Warden Grant Gerharter's district
and he uses it routinely, especially for
the early-season elk hunt.
" The Thorofare is a remote, wild place
that brings folks together, " Gerharter said.
" The patrol cabin is valuable to Game and
Fish and serves as a historic landmark in the
backcountry of a special place that can have a
great impact on those who travel through it. "
The 69-year-old cabin has stood the test
of time thanks in part to continued upkeep.
Over the past decade, a small group of Game
and Fish staff visits the cabin annually to
address the most critical needs. This group
of game wardens and habitat and access biologists
allocate 7-10 days each summer to
make the 25-30-mile trek on horseback to
perform routine maintenance and complete
larger tasks.
This year crews addressed a foundation
issue, leveled the cabin and replaced the sill,
or base logs. Because the cabin is located in
a wilderness area, work must be completed
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There is always a lot of work to do each year to maintain the Thorofare patrol cabin. (WGFD photo)
with primitive hand tools. In addition, all
supplies are packed in on mules or horses.
In years past, crews have replaced the cabin
and shed roof, built a new perimeter fence,
stained and chinked the cabin and shed and
built new corrals and hitching rails.
Members of the small work crew appreciate
the remoteness and history of the cabin,
the horses and mules that make this possible,
the camaraderie and hard work and the
feeling of a continuing tradition.
" The folks who have worked on this place
deserve a lot of credit, " Gerharter said. " We
are all grateful for the opportunity to use this
cabin and we have given back so that it can
be used well into the future. It's amazing
this cabin has lasted so long, and now with
the work we have put into it, we hope it will
last another 70 years. "
- Tara Hodges, WGFD

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