It rained on and off all night last night. I hiked with Airplane Mode this morning for the first 10 miles or so. Airplane and I walked past Morrison Lake which I promised to take…Continue Reading
Day 106 No Trail!
Author: dan
Day 105 Leave Leadore, Elk Mountain
Mav, Gaucho, and I had breakfast at the Leadore restaurant, which was delicious. I then walked across the street to the general store and picked up some shredded cheese for making burritos. I also took a trip to the post office to mail some pants and…Continue Reading
Day 104 Into Leadore
As usual, Gaucho was up super early and was long gone by the time I got up. After hiking for a few hours I caught up with him on a sunny meadow and we had…Continue Reading
Day 103 My Happiest Campsite
Mav, Gaucho and I left our camp on the ridge about 3 miles south of Goldstone pass. I got an early start, determined to at least see Gaucho pack up his tent but I was…Continue Reading
Day 102 Goldstone Pass
Mav, Gaucho and I left our camp at Berry Creek and did 22 miles today. It was mostly ridge walking in the forest with lots of great views. Some of it burned in the Goldstone…Continue Reading
Day 101 Berry Creek and Another Bear
We were on the trail this morning by 7:00. We descended Slag a Melt valley then climbed up another valley to Lena lake. The trail traverses the side of a steep hill far above Big…Continue Reading
Day 100 Slag a Melt Lakes
We left Big Hole pass early and I’m determined to make some miles today. Alas, it turned out to be another very tough section. The trail is better than yesterday, but we had a 3000…Continue Reading
Day 99 Darby to Big Hole Pass
Gaucho and I had breakfast at the Montana Cafe, where we joined BootScoot, Dickhead (yes, that’s his name), Piper, Compass, and a couple of others. Dickhead was cool, but it’s really odd to say to…Continue Reading
Day 98 Darby Days Zero
I took a zero in Darby which is an interesting little town. The show called Yellowstone is filmed nearby and the locals and tourists seemed to be a bit more upscale than you would normally…Continue Reading
Day 97 Into Darby
Mr President got up early this morning and left Cricket and I a present of his Stinger waffle desserts on top of our tent stakes. What a nice guy! Cricket and I hiked and talked…Continue Reading