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outdoors in Montana : the essentials

Hiking in Arlee

Burgundy Ridge

In the winter, it's easy enough to get here -- buy a lift ticket at Snowbowl, ride to the top, skin up Point Six, then descend and

Skiing in Seeley Lake

Gray Wolf South Couloir

I met Carey and Nathan at 5.45 where we ported gear and people to one truck, then set off. My 7 we were geared up and hiking a ser

Hiking in Seeley Lake

Morrell Mountain Lookout

It was a cool morning, so I had a lazy start, drinking coffee and listening to country music on the drive up, passing Cottonwood L

Skiing in Bonner

Bowl Five

I met Aaron at the Ace hardware parking lot. He was a bit late, but soon enough we were sorting gear and piling into my truck. An

Hiking in Missoula

Jumbo's L

So suddenly Cooper, who is about an avid of a hiker as a 3 year old can be, decides he in fact does not want to hike at all. And t

Hiking in West Glacier

Mt. Oberlin

Going to the Sun Road is plowed now, but it's still not open to cars. That means you can reach Logan Pass -- after a 16.8 mile bik

Lakes in Missoula

Heart Lake

Bleary eyed drive to Superior, downing coffee. Take the exit, under the freeway, back along railroad tracks, and into the forest.

Hiking in Missoula

Stateline Trail

So technically the Stateline Trail -- also known as the Idaho Centennial Trail -- is open to mountain biking, but I'm going to com

Hiking in Missoula

Jumbo Saddle

Jumbo's broad grassy slopes frame much of Missoula, but it's the saddle behind it that is where most of the biking is. Accessed fr

Nature Reserves in Wisdom

Moose Meadows

This place smacks of moose territory: a break in the forest, boggy ground, a stream running through it, and plenty of head-high do

Hiking in Noxon

St. Paul Peak

As a guide book said about the area, the drive to the trailhead here is much more difficult than the hike itself After bouncing al

Lakes in Noxon

Cliff Lake

If you can make it to the trailhead (see my entry to St. Paul Peak), you can almost certainly make it to spectacular little Cliff

Lakes in Noxon

Rock Lake

Old mining history dots this trail -- a shack here, coiled wire there, and a headframe with water gushing out of it. Miners left u

Lakes in Sula

Mussigbrod Lake

There are actually just a few lakes on the south side of the Anaconda-Pintlar Mountains. Mussigbrod is about one mile long and fil

Lakes in Thompson Falls

Fishtrap Lake

Noah and Ginny pushed off in our kayaks, while Laura and I pedaled past the put-in and up a hill on the lake's east side. The lake

Lakes in Thompson Falls

Cabin Lake

Cabin Lake is one of those improbable spots that seems to hang on to the planet for no reason. The lake sits at the edge of a high

Hiking in Dell

Sheep Creek Trail

It was late and I got to the campground when there was just enough light to see the outline of the mountains. It was a windy, weir

Hiking in Dillon

Medicine Lodge

Medicine Lodge is the next door neighbor to the Sheep Creek Trail. It's almost as pretty but has slightly less on offer, largely b

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