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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Our two day trip to Yellowstone Park took us through the park’s only year round north entrance, boasting the historic Roosevelt Arch – dedicated by President Roosevelt on April 24th of 1903. From there it was a short drive and then a nights stay at Mammoth Hot Springs. The next day consists of a slow [...]
Monday, September 3, 2007
We got a late start today and then I drove us all around looking for a small, out of the way fishing spot on the Bitterroot River but we never found it. We decided to go back to the public fishing access at the Florence Bridge which is close to our house but its usually [...]
Sunday, September 2, 2007
Just north of Victor on the east side of highway 93 you will find signs for Glen Lake. It is a nice drive up to 6800 feet (from 3400) with views overlooking Victor and Stevensville, if it weren’t so smoky we would have had views of the Sapphire Mountains as well. On the way up [...]
ready? go! He wanted a pet, I wanted sausage and bacon …