My Journey

[YukonMontanaTannerTrapper]

I thought for sure that we'd see tracks from wild animals here along the shoreline but again we came up empty handed.....the only footprints to be seen were ours.....




At the upper end of the first lake we had to make our way back to the well troddened path.....there was just too much downfall from the pines to make bushwacking worth our while.....



At the upper lake we found a single, quite small, wooden bench which is where we chose to have a late lunch and to allow the dogs to have their well deserved swim.....




I'd guess that it couldn't have been more than 40 degrees when we rested there on that bench. An intermittent light rain began to fall as the clouds were a mix of white, blue, grey and black.....it was so eerily quite & incredibly beautiful there. Finally I decided that it was time to head back to the rig.....

I had actually hoped to climb a nearby peak on this hike but the peak, surrounded by clouds, just wouldn't be possible on that day. Instead, on the way back, with a pause in the rain, we took a short detour in our hike to admire the Big Timber Falls.....




We ended that day back at the fairgrounds once again camped away from any possible upcoming activities.....and from what I saw when we pulled through the fairgrounds gate, I knew that there must have been some weekend activities planned.....

 

[Kingsize24]

That's absolutely georgous! I'd love to go there on one of our trips. Very very nice location.

 

[Foy]

The first full week of August was seriously chilly while we were in Rock Creek, just east of Missoula. Wet, also. We had morning temp in the 30s on/about 5th or 6th, and probably an inch of rain over a couple of days, too. Where we were, the canyon is only 4,300' elevation, too, so it was cold down low.
A week or so later, we drove US 191 from Harlowton down to Big Timber when leaving the Little Belts headed for Belgrade to store the truck and camper, a first for us (both the segment of 191 and storing the truck/camper for a month). The Crazies are awesome from any vantage point, and there is definitely an abundance of Big Sky east of them. From Big Timber to Livingston, we took Convict Grade Rd in order to see the monstrosity being built at Hunter Hot Springs and get a glimpse at the Crazy Mountain Ranch property on the Livingston end of the road. Best get out there and enjoy it while you can--the big money is coming in fast!
Foy