For my last hitch I went back to Hellroaring, this time for 8 days. The trip was physically demanding. Many days we hiked for 12 to 14 miles. Two 0f the days were 16 mile days with many trees to be cleared each day. Most nights we were camped near streams and lakes so I was able to do a lot of fly fishing. The mosquitos were absolutely impossible to hide from. At points walking down the trail the mosquitos were so thick that you could not help but breath them in. My record is killing ten mosquitos with one slap.

This hitchbreak has been pretty uneventful. I went on a day hike and climbed the top of rams horn peak which is a ten thousand foot peak but was a pretty easy climb. The last two days of the hitch I went on a solo hike. I left on Monday and had a ten mile hike through the mountains to Fawn Lake. The hike was mostly above treeline with great views and many small mountain lakes. I stayed the night at Fawn Lake cooking dinner over the fire and fishing. In the morning I woke up fished some more and then hiked out 5 miles. I saw no other people for 18 hours.

I am leaving for my second to last hitch tomorrow. I am finally going to the Beartooth Plateau to see some of the most beautiful country in our district. Here are some pictures from some of my lastest adventures.


This is a waterfall I found on my solo hike that was not too far off the trail.

This is a cairn on the trail that marked to path across the meadows. This one is in front of one of the many mountain ponds.

This is the sign that marked the trail I was on. The trail was mostly meadow with little to no tread. I had to use cairns and a compass to make sure I stayed on the trail.

This is a view from the top of the divide during a clearing day on my last hitch. This is halfway through our longest day. 16 miles, 217 trees, 13 hours.

This is a waterfall near the forest service cabin in Hellroaring. I went fishing there and jumped in the water. The water was cold so that as soon as I got in a had to swim as fast as I could to get out.