12/14/11

Northern Gallatin ski traverse

Linked the P. Valley with Hyalite yesterday...
Terrific tour.


Eric Knoff, crushing it.


One of the most challenging parts was acquiring access to public land.  

A huge thanks goes out to Dale at Timber Trails.  And the Story family, for letting us ski through their spread. (we went up Fridley Cr.)




The wildlife was an undoubted highlight.
Things stared out when I saw a bighorn ram swim the ‘Stone. and never let up..  
A slough of wolf tracks at the put in,  a plethora of prints the WHole way up Hyalite Pk...

eventually wrapping up the trip with a good look at a LION!
(no shit, 50 feet from a cougar)

Doctor Jones was especially stoked on that last part.

2 comments:

  1. Excellent as always. Crazy how dry the Bridgers look in your last photo.

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  2. Sweet Beau, glad to know you pulled it off, sounds like an amazing day, but then again, what day spent out in the woods isn't? I'll look forward to catching up and hearing more details.

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