bob marshall wilderness area, montana
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Montana Trip, 2013
Bozeman, YNP, and on to the Rich Ranch
For our 10 day Pack Trip in
Bob Marshall Wilderness
Gallatin Valley
Elkhorn Ranch, MT
2
Day trip Bozeman, Livingston,
Gardiner, YNP, West Yellowstone
And back to
Bozeman Via Ennis
Yellowstone
River
Devil’s Slide
Gardiner, MT
On Yellowstone R.
Driving down
Into Yellowstone NP
Hebgen Lake on way to
West Yellowstone
Quake Lake
On the way from
West Yellowstone
To Ennis, MT
Rich Ranch and the beginning
of the Pack Trip into the “BOB”
Day one
At the ranch and getting ready to
leave.
The Lodge
The Branding Iron Cabin
Mine was # 7 on the right.
The Saddle
Room
The Shop
Packing up all the gear at
The Ranch to truck up to the
The horses
We travelled over
Pyramid Pass
To Pyramid Lake for
lunch
Leota Camp
Below Leota Peak
1st night camp
Breakiing camp first day
Out of Leota
Fording the upper
end of the So. Fork
Flathead River
Crossing Youngs Creek nearly to camp at
Camp Creek
Crossing
Youngs Creek
Nearly to Camp
2nd night camp at Camp Creek
Fishing with Jack
Ace and Betsy Smith
On Youngs Creek
Ride up to top of Jumbo
Mountain to Fire Lookout
Jumbo mountain manned lookout tower
Yes I really was there
South end of the
Chinese Wall at
Pearl Basin
Jack Rich
At Pearl Basin
Relaxing.
Meeting another
Pack string on our way to
Holbrook Camp on the
South Fork of the Flathead
Crossing the Flathead
To get to east side to get to
Holbrook Camp just south
Of the White River
Sunset on the river
Looking at Bullet Nose Mtn.
Yes I really was there
My horse is RJ
We are headed to
Haystack Mtn top of wall
Looking back down the
White River from whence we have
Come. Now to the top
Pearl Basin to
Left of this mountain
Wall extends
For 34 miles in
2 sections.
Back down we go
9 miles up and 9 back
4 hours one way.
Spirit Trees,
Indians used them
to subsist in bad
weather by eating
the Cambian layer,
always on NE
Side of Ponderosa
tree. Some trees
probably 400 YO
Second to last day and we are headed
A long way up Gordon’s creek to spend the
Night at Shirtail Camp near Shaws Creek
YUP—I am still here
On banks of
Gordon’s Creek Last camp
Becky and her
Dad, Paul
Up and up over Gordon’s Pass to
Upper Holland for lunch.
Mission Mountains
Big Holland Lake
Trailhead at far end on
Left. Mission Mtns beyond
Back to civilization
The End of a really great pack
trip with a really great outfitter
and a great time was had by all
Pictures and words
By
Edith Conyers