Saturday, October 8, 2011

State Line North Hike 2011

We drove to the town of Superior, about 70 miles west of Missoula with our friends Marybeth and Bolton and hiked the State Line North Trail, which is the trail that literally follows the state line between Montana and Idaho.
Trail head

Parking lot at beginning

Bolt, MB and Paula heading up the ridge.

The ridge ahead of us.
MB and Paula


Blown ice on the trees.

MB and Bolton
Fresh Bear tracks in the snow.
Two Ptarmigans
The trail is on the right hand side

Paula on the ridge
Bolt and MB
Paula, Bolt and MB


Looks like Everest. (Paula in forground, Bolt & MB in distance)
On the way back down.
Bolt on the decent.
Paula
MB and Paula

MB on Illinois Peak
Lunch on Illionis Peak