Elk Stuffer,
Thanks for the words of encouragement. This will be my first bear hunt in the Blues, and I am glad to have drawn on what looks to be a good year! We have a family trip planned to Pullman on opening day and I will get to spend one full day hunting/scouting on the way back from Pullman. It will mostly be a scouting trip since I will have our whole family in the truck.
Rufous,
Thanks for the great information to get us started. When I get back from our trip on the opener, I will make another post with the snow levels and road conditions.
Good luck!