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 Creek and then ascended a short slope to the ridge. From there, I traced the ridgeline to Deadman’s […]
Calypso Rain
I’ve always love to walk to the rain. Everything becomes slow, and yet vibrant at the same time. Everything becomes a contradiction. There’s silence, yet sound surrounds. There are no people, but I’m not lonely. [sgpx gpx=”/wp-content/uploads/gpx/Early afternoon hike.gpx”]
Buttercup Loop on Blue Mountain
Made this great loop around the lower reaches of Blue Mountain for a great mountain bike ride that featured 2 climbs and a good portion of single track. A big plus was that hardly anyone else was out on the trails…I might be a bit greedy on that one. [sgpx gpx=”/wp-content/uploads/gpx/Buttercup Loop.gpx”]
1st Hill Run of 2016 – Vista Point
1000 vertical feet, 2 bursting lungs, and 1 amazing view from Vista Point. I was more than a little nervous about running uphill, so far I have doing only relatively flat runs. So let’s do a REAL run, and go up to Vista Point in the Blue Mountain Recreation Area near Missoula. It was an […]
Blue Mountain National Recreation Area – Trails 3.06 & 3.03
Living near Missoula, Montana, we are fortunate have the Blue Mountain National Recreation Area just outside of the city limits. This 4,900-acre recreation area includes 41 miles of system trails, and on this day I hiked along trails 3.03 & 3.06 for a quick 3 miles. In the video, I rant against the militia currently occupying […]
Birding on Blue Mountain
The birding in the post-fire forest of Blue Mountain, near Missoula, Montana, has been phenomenal as of late. Williamson’s Sapsuckers and Western Bluebirds are definitely the stars of the show. House Wrens are making use of the previously excavated nest holes as the new tenets.