THE CORRIDOR: Driving the Only Road in 3.5 Million Acres of Wilderness

My wife and I were RVing in Montana, and we happened to stop in a grocery. My wife was a person to whom random people would walk up and tell their life stories. So she got in a conversation with someone in line who told about a good road thru the forest that we should take. It was the Magruder Corridor. We pulled out at the log cabins, and a ranger flagged us down and told us about the place and pointed out all the free camping. So we pulled off at the next opportunity and found a perfect site next to a stream, could have been the same site you showed. Unfortunately, the mosquitoes were so thick we were stuck inside the RV. The pine trees had beautiful new growth, and it snowed lightly overnight creating a wonderland to drive through. Now I'm 83 and housebound, enjoying travel memories and your videos.

I built bridges, ground the road surface with a in-place processor, put in culverts, fixed wash outs and installed the gabions on that road..I hiked the Selway wilderness back in 1971 while in Boy Scouts. We started at Hoodoo lake and came out at the Selway falls. I also ground the road going to Selway falls in 2000... I worked in the woods my entire life growing up in Montana..What a great life I have had..

Even if I never make it to this place, it is reassuring to know that places like this still exist in our great country. Let's hope it remains like this for generations to come. Thanks for sharing your adventure.

A hundred miles along a dirt road...heaven! So many trails...so little time.

Small world...I went to high school with Joel (the boy that was attacked by the cougar). He has some scaring across his belly where the cougar grabbed him but his dad apparently came to the rescue basically by just punching the cat in the face until it let go. Very lucky but no major lasting injuries from it. He is an outdoor adventure/climbing guide now I think which is awesome.

I’ve run the Magruder about 7 times from Darby, MT to Elk City, ID. Never gets old. Great vid.

Thank you for all the effort and time you put into making videos for strangers. They are much appreciated. I'm a woman who enjoys traveling alone, often taking unknown roads, etc. Your videos inspire me to do even more.

My favorite spot on the planet.

Fav part - the abandoned fire lookout. Keep narrating! Surprised at the negative comments. I enjoy the geography and history lessons. 👍

Hi, love your videos. I was on this road in 1997. I slept at poet creek campground. The next day I drove up a 4x4 road one mile to the top of a ridge. I then hiked 9 miles to a lookout, I think it was called sheep mountain lookout. There was a woman and 2 dogs manning it for the summer. I then hiked 9 miles back to trailhead. It’s a beautiful place.

You made me LOL when you said I'm setting on furniture which was a log before starting another journey

Great scenery. I'm looking forward to you going back and hiking that area.

Had never heard of this road before. Love it. It's on my bucket list now! Thanks Tristan.

Thank you for sharing your trip. Magruder Corridor is on my bucket list. Happy trails

Another outstanding video. You are a true journeyman of your craft. Thank you!

Thank you for sharing your journey! Makes me so ready...

Love seeing all that wilderness! It would be a joy spending a few days exploring the corridor.

Thank you for all the info on your trip. Absolutely beautiful! I had no idea we had all this in our back yard so to speak.

So much untouched wilderness! Reassuring to know it's there. Thank you for exploring for us!... and for braving that spooky mountain top cabin.

That was an amazing drive and hike, thank you.