A Stunning Hike to Leigh Lake
The day before our build started in Libby we took an early morning hike up the short trail to Leigh Lake. Though our route was only a little more than 4 miles roundtrip… Continue reading
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A Bison Range, Mission Church Murals, and 4 Pounds of Strawberries
After we crossed over Lolo Pass into Montana and made a stop in Missoula to reprovision we began making our way back toward Libby. We had a few days before our build however… Continue reading
Relaxin’ by the River: Lounging and Hiking in Clearwater National Forest
We had been searching for a lake to relax by after leaving the Sawtooths but we didn’t find a place to camp next to the water as we headed north so we had… Continue reading
Hike to Boulder Lake
After leaving the Sawtooths and heading north we had a loose plan to spend a day or two near a lake to relax. En route we decided on Payette Lake and found a… Continue reading
Redfish Lake to Bench Lakes
On recommendation from our stop at the Stanley Ranger Station we decided our next hike would be to the Bench Lakes, which sit 1,200 feet above Redfish Lake. Redfish was a place I… Continue reading
Giving Up on Murdock Creek Trail and a Collection of Random Sawtooth Adventures
The morning following our hikes in Chocolate Gulch and the Adam’s Gulch area we started off on another of the ranger’s suggestions: The Murdock Creek Trail. Our plan was to hike the 6… Continue reading
Adams Gulch, Sort of. Or, I Still Can’t Read Trail Maps.
Directly following our morning hike at Chocolate Gulch we popped down the road a few miles towards the trailhead for Adams Gulch. We found the busy parking area and were initially dismayed thinking… Continue reading
Hiking Chocolate Gulch
After arriving in the Sawtooths and realizing both how low the snow line was and how much snowmelt was pouring down the mountains we opted to consult the rangers since our intended hikes… Continue reading
The Best of All Possible Worlds: An Epic First Day Back in the Sawtooths
Ever since we visited at the beginning of last summer I’ve been having a long distance love affair with the Sawtooth Mountains. Since I hike often (and post on the Internet about it)… Continue reading
Waterfalls and Wanderings in the Cabinet Mountains
As I mentioned in my last post, we stayed 2 weeks in Libby for our Habitat build. As usual we spent some of our time off exploring the surrounding area, in this case… Continue reading