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Idaho/Montana

Posted on September 2, 2024

Continuing on the trip, we left Idaho and headed into Montana, stopping in St. Regis for some food. It was a truck stop type of place and the western vibe was ever present: paintings of bison, western clothing, cowboy hats – the works. It was a nice little stop as we figured out where to drive for the rest of the evening to find a place to camp. Stopping at 1:00 am we slept under the stars to the sound of a creek near the Anaconda / Pintler Wilderness Area near Anaconda, Montana. Looking out on the Pintler Mountains in beautiful Montana. The winds picked up and we got rained on a bit, but it was still a lovely hike. From near the top…

Idaho/Montana/Wyoming 2024

Posted on September 1, 2024

I spent a couple of weeks in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming recently, celebrating a 40 year friendship that began in the summer of 1984, when I took a job at Yellowstone National Park as a cook at Old Faithful Inn. It was there I met Kurt and we fell in easy with each other as we discovered that each of us loved to go backpacking. So, to celebrate our 40th year of friendship, we went back to Yellowstone for a visit, with stops in Idaho and Montana along the way. Post Yellowstone, we drove to the Cloud Peak Wilderness Area, in the Bighorn National Forest, to the east of Cody, Wyoming for a 6 day backpacking trip. It was simply stunning and physically challenging.…