Hoarfrost – Drone Videography
The inversion that has clung to the valley floor along the Bitterroot River. These conditions cause hoarfrost to form in the naked cottonwoods, turning them into gleaming white ghosts....
View ArticleSolitude of Snow – Hiking Alone
True solitude comes when the snow is falling silently in the mountains of Montana. Hiking to the top of a point in the ridge above Missoula is a challenge in the knee powder of the most recent storm....
View ArticleGlacial Lake Missoula Ripples at Camas Prairie, Montana
The giant ripples across Camas Prairie are unique parallel ridges that have an average height of 13-30 feet. The Camas Prairie ripple marks were formed as the deep and swiftly flowing water from...
View ArticleWaterworks Hill up the Randolph Homestead
Waterworks Hill lies to the northeast of Missoula, and it sports a nice network of trails over and around its grassy slopes. The hike to the “summit” (you can’t call it a summit, can you?) is a quick...
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Hiking to Deadman’s Point, Blue Mountain
Spring hiking usually means experiencing all the seasons in the span of 15 minutes, and today was a seasonal puree. The trail was clear, muddy, and icy – all at the same time. The route following Hayes...
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O’Brien Creek: A “hidden” hiking treasure
While Blue Mountain sees throngs of hikers, dogs, and urban refugees, O’Brien Creek does not nearly the sheer volume of users even though it is only a couple miles away. In fact, it is weird to meet...
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Hiking the Cube Iron/Silcox Roadless Area, Northwest Montana
Joined by Vida and Haines, we hiked a loop route through the Cube Iron/Silcox Roadless Area. This particular route has been on my hike bucket list for 20 years since I first discovered the trails on a...
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First “Real” Hike of 2019! Bass Creek
Finally, finally…we are out and hiking again with the whole crew (Vida, Jeff and myself), and for the first “real” hike of 2019, we put on the YakTrax and hiked to the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness...
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Hiking in the Jewel Basin, Montana – Mount Aeneas and Noisy Notch Loop
From the summit, we hiked down the steep backside to Picnic Lakes, and then following the Alpine 7 trail, we crossed through Noisy Notch and back to Camp Misery (watch Vida’s scholarly explanation of...
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Bass Creek – If a Trail could be an old Friend
If a trail could be an old friend Bass Creek would be that trail. We have hiked it countless times, and every time it is thoroughly enjoyable with the right amount of effort required. The post Bass...
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