Picture of elk on the property behind us, taken through the telescope.
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 [...]
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
From the lost trail website: The beauty and uncrowded slopes of the Rocky Mountain’s hidden jewel.
… family skiing from the top of the Continental Divide.
… unbelievable powder …
… an excellent family facility that has been helping [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Southwest of Hamilton, Lake Como is a large irrigation reservoir that lies at an altitude of 4,500 in Rock Creek canyon which was the main trail of Idaho’s Selway country in the late 1880’s. There is a south-shore pack trail following this original route, and a north-shore foot trail join 1/2 mile below the [...]