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Aug 31, 2023 near Lewistown, MT
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Aug 24, 2023 near Lewistown, MT
Looking SW at start of technical singletrack alongside Half Moon Creek. Multiple wet crossings higher, together with the Big Snowies' signature rocks and roots. At ~5 mi., trail breaks out and fades through open meadows before final push to HMP.
Sep 19, 2022 near Lewistown, MT
Half Moon Pass w/Big Snowies highpoint, Greathouse Peak, behind. A punishing 7.1 mi. from eastern Uhlhorn TH.
Sep 19, 2022 near Lewistown, MT
Looking west from trail's end at east forest boundary. Mellow climbing for ~1.5 mi. w multiple crossings of Cottonwood Creek.
Sep 19, 2022 near Stanford, MT
Westbound back up the reamining ~800 ft. climb on return, loose and difficult terrain w/no shame in hike-a-bike for sections.
Sep 19, 2022 near Fort Be…, MT
Looking north at N Fork Highwood Creek-Kirby Creek Trails junction. NFHC descends a blissful 3.4 mi. to TH, KC climbs gently to distant ridge and descends to eastern base of Briggs Creek Trail.
Sep 19, 2022 near Fort Be…, MT
Looking north on return, ~0.5 mi. from triple junction; hike-a-bike and technicalities are all behind you now.
Sep 19, 2022 near Fort Be…, MT
Trail restriction sign as route starts east. Trail braids its way downslope to stock tank.
Sep 19, 2022 near Fort Be…, MT
End of the line at the east forest boundary. Trail fades to its end at the locked gate.
Sep 19, 2022 near Stanford, MT
Grinding up the first of three testers on the Super V circa 1998; trail has since been rerouted for gradient and erosion control.
Sep 10, 2022 near Fort Be…, MT
Looking west back up the Briggs Creek Trail from its junction with Kirby Creek Trail; this 'back side' of sorts is rarely hiked or biked.
Sep 10, 2022 near Fort Be…, MT
Looking west near the top of North Fork Highwood Creek Trail in preparation for a four-mile descent to Thain Creek Campground.
Sep 10, 2022 near Fort Be…, MT
Looking south down Windy Mountain Trail 454 toward Thain Creek Campground.
Sep 10, 2022 near Fort Be…, MT
Looking west from the saddle beneath Windy Mountain; short steep pitch is loose and one of the only hike-a-bike pieces in the entire network.
Sep 10, 2022 near Fort Be…, MT
Southbound on Marie Spring Trail, shortly after the Briggs Creek junction; Highwood Baldy in distant center.
Sep 10, 2022 near Fort Be…, MT
Southbound on Marie Spring Trail; cairns unncessary here but some sections may be obscure to those unfamiliar.
Sep 10, 2022 near Fort Be…, MT
Southbound on Marie Spring Trail as part of the Windy Mountain-North Fork Highwood Creek loop.
Sep 10, 2022 near Fort Be…, MT
Looking east up the lower reaches of North Fork Highwood Creek Trail; trail braids a bit as it nears the end of old FS8840 road.
Sep 10, 2022 near Fort Be…, MT
Descending west through mixed meadows and forest to Thain Creek Campground.
Sep 10, 2022 near Fort Be…, MT
Saddle beneath Windy Mountain summit; new sign as of 2019.
Sep 10, 2022 near Fort Be…, MT
Looking west from near the Kirby Creek Trail junction; beginning of descent to Thain Creek Campground.
Sep 10, 2022 near Fort Be…, MT
View from clearing in the trees.
Aug 11, 2021 near Helena, MT
Looking south at the lone trail sign on route.
Nov 17, 2020 near Lewistown, MT
Looking north at the out-of-place bridge over grass. A very surprising but quite odd sight after miles of wandering. It appears relatively new and well-constructed yet totally unnecessary.
Nov 17, 2020 near Lewistown, MT
Looking north up another brief faint section of trail.
Nov 17, 2020 near Lewistown, MT
Looking east, faced with a series of hurdles and bushwhacking. Be sure to look for the occasional tree blaze to stay on route.
Nov 17, 2020 near Lewistown, MT
An old stove from decades gone by rests silently in the forest. If you see it, you are indeed on route even though it may seem otherwise.
Nov 17, 2020 near Lewistown, MT
Looking south toward Greathouse Peak along a brief section of identifiable trail.
Nov 17, 2020 near Lewistown, MT
Looking north just up from where East Fork Cottonwood Creek meets Cottonwood Creek. Bikes were stashed in this clearing and the remainder of the route hiked due to deadfall and faint to nonexistent trail.
Nov 17, 2020 near Lewistown, MT
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