Once again, we headed into the Rattlesnake national Recreation Area for an 8-mile loop hike on the Sawmill Trail 24.1 and down Curry Gulch. The day was absolutely brilliant with warm temperatures and bright sunshine. The trail basically gains a ridge and follows that ridge all the way to Stuart Peak, but we turned off above Curry Cabin and made our way back down to the Sawmill Gulch trailhead. Now I write after a thick dump of snow covers the Bitterroot Valley, but I am grateful for the luscious autumn that was visited upon Western Montana.
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If Sawmill gulch was named this name , there must be a ruin or a foundation or something left that was there… is there a presence of any ruins left in this area other than the curry cabin and surrounding buildings? Also, how long ago were there miners in this area? Thanks for your reply😊