Heart Lake Trail number 171 is reported to be an easy but long hike to the largest lake on the district located in an area proposed as a part of the Great Burn Wilderness. Heart Lake is in the Lolo National Forest and the largest alpine lake in the western Montana portion of the Bitterroot [...]
Thursday, September 4, 2008
My previous trip to Glacier didnt go past Avalanche Campground, this time we stayed for 3 days. Outstanding views in this park note; two panoramic pics are included with the photos / maps. These photos are too small in flickr and are misplaced on all maps, they should be located more towards the north east [...]
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
start: 7/11/2008 length: 5.3 miles (round trip) time: 3:09 (round trip) difficulty: easy avg speed: 2.0 mph elevation gain: from 3805ft to 5240ft gaining 1435ft comments: easy hike, drank from stream. photos; flickr google maps (with photos) google earth (.kmz file with photos) gps (.gpx file)
start: 7/13/2008 at 1208am(?) length: 3.7 miles (from trail head to fire lookout) time: 3:34:24 (up) 1:10:38 (at the top) 1:43:33 (back) difficulty: moderate / moderately difficult avg speed: 1.o mph (up) 2.0 mph (down) elevation gain: from 6783ft to 9368ft gaining 3585ft directions: south of Stevensville to (either west on St Mary’s Rd or [...]
While the entrance to the caverns were discovered in 1882 by two Whitehall men; Charles Brooke and Mexican John, the the Lewis and Clark caverns were discovered in 1892 by Tom Williams and Burt Pannell, two hunters. Tom Williams explored the caves 6 years later and then talked to a local investor named Dan Morrison [...]
Our visit to Glacier National Park took us 16 miles in the West Glacier entrance to Avalanche Campground. With 50 camp sites the campground is definitely on the edge of the wild. While there were no signs of bears the deer had no problem with the campers. After camping at Avalanche Campground, we took a [...]
A while back I was contacted by a person who was browsing flickr for pictures to use in Westways Magazine (AAA’s Southern California Lifestyle Magazine). He had stumbled across a picture of Elk at Mammoth Village at Yellowstone. After signing a couple documents allowing them to print this picture in their magazine(s) and on their [...]
We have now started remodeling the guest room with the same hardwood floor as Dylan’s flooring. To give myself a break I rented a pneumatic floor nailer, much easier than the manual nailer although they really get you on the rental price. Dylan was present for this install and was excited about helping, it wasn’t [...]
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Liberty Cap is a [now inactive] 37-foot hot spring cone located at the bottom of Lower Terraces, in the northern portion of Mammoth Hot Springs. Liberty Cap was created by a hot spring which remained in one location for a long time, depositing minerals which built the cone. Liberty Cap was thought to resemble caps [...]
Upon our arrival at Mammoth Village we were greeted by the site of several elk. You could find the elk in the center of the village, around the visitor center, and the hotel, they were hard to miss. The elk weren’t afraid of the vehicles or people, nor were the people afraid of the elk. [...]