Beartooth Bonanza 2016
Beartooth Mountains
Absarokee-Beartooth Wilderness, Montana
July 31-Aug 6, 2016
This was our 33rd Annual backpacking and fishing trip into the Beartooths!
Dave, Jeff and I were roommates back in the day at the U of Montana. Tim, aka 'The Mule' is a friend of Dave's from WA.
Along the Trail
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| The Trailhead-West Fork Rock Creek outside of Red Lodge, Mt |
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| The Beartooths |
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| We'll call him Tim, because that's his name. Cooling off along the creek. |
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| This Way to our destination |
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| Taking a breather |
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| Whitetail Peak, 12,548' |
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| Conferring with the map |
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| God's Garden |
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| Off Trail travel to Triangle Lake |
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| Ship Lake |
Camp Life
We took two days to reach Triangle Lake and spent four nights and day hiked the nearby lakes before retreating back down.
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| Jeff and Dave |
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| Dave |
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| Jeff |
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| Tim |
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| A birthday balloon carried its way to our camp and we celebrated Dave's wife, Becky's BD! |
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| Yours Truly |
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| Reading C.S. Lewis |
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| Tim avoided the snoring and opted for a night sky view. |
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| More reading |
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| Boot repair |
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| boots fixed |
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| enjoying conversation with our morning coffee |
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| Jeff won our nightly Hearts card tournament. |
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| Cutthroat |
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| bean, fire roasted veggies and rice side dish |
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| Fish, it's whats for dinner |
Fish On!
Fishing the nearby lakes
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| Triangle Lake, 10,400' |
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| Kookoo Lake |
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| Fishing and catching are not the same thing! |
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| Day hiking to Marker Lake |
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| Marker Lake, 10,800' |
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| hiding from the wind |
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| I thought I heard a Pika, but found Jeff in the rocks. |
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| Bowback Lake |
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| when the fishing is slow |
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| Fishing West Fork Rock Creek |
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| Not quite big enough to beat Tim's lunker for the Big Fish Award |
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| Being checked by the Forest Service Wilderness Ranger |
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| Dinner |
Heading home
Sights on the trail out
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| Our high camp |
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| It Doesn't |
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| Tim, Jon, Dave, Jeff |
