the paintbrush divide to cascade canyon trail summitpost

Immediately beyond it was a sign for a R turn saying “Forest Access Baker Lake”.Ĩ-14-20, 1:21 PM, W Fork of the Bitterroot River – Lupe waded in the cool, clear cool waters of the Bitterroot River. Another 0.5 mile, and the highway crossed Trapper Creek. Not far now! Heading SW on Hwy 473 for a couple of miles, an access point for the W Fork of the Bitterroot River appeared on the L just before the Trapper Creek Job Corps Center came into view on the R. At Conner came a L (W) turn on West Fork Road, a shortcut which crossed both the E and W Forks of the Bitterroot River en route to Hwy 473. Hwy 43 ended at a “T” intersection with Hwy 93 at Lost Trail Pass along the Idaho – Montana border. Slippery! Lupe did not venture in, preferring to admire the river’s sparkling surface from a dry rock. Peering into the water, the rocks forming the river bottom were all slimy and green, thick with long strands of algae swaying in the current. Never been here before! Let the next adventure begin!Ĩ-14-20, 11:40 AM, Hwy 43 – The Big Hole River was plenty wide, but not terribly deep. The Carolina Dog was off for parts unknown! W of Butte, SPHP turned S on I-15.

Been fun, but Lupe wouldn’t see her friend Jobe Wymore again this year. His adventures were taking him E to Billings tonight. Heavy traffic even this early in the day. Wasn’t until the turn E into the rising sun on Taylor Fork Road that SPHP was certain the G6 wouldn’t pop a tire.Īt Hwy 191, SPHP turned N down the Gallatin River valley. For 3 snail-paced bumpy miles, the Koch Peak adventure was sort of still on. The G6 followed the Rubicon across the bridge over Taylor Creek a minute later. Handshakes and pawshakes, and he was off. That wasn’t in the cards, a travel day was. Maybe she was expecting another Koch Peak (11,293 ft.) outing? Lupe sniffed excitedly, raring to go as soon as SPHP let her out of the G6. Jobe was up already, busily rearranging gear in his Rubicon when SPHP came to. Days 10 & 11 of Lupe’s 3rd Summer of 2020 Dingo Vacation to Wyoming & Montana!Ĩ-14-20, Daybreak, 32✯, Upper Taylor Fork trailhead, Madison Range, MT – Just getting light out.

The paintbrush divide to cascade canyon trail summitpost