My goal this day was actually to get to Fridley Lake, since I heard it was rarely visited and might have nice fish in it. Well, it’s rarely visited for a reason! My plan was to hike up from the Emerald Lake trailhead, past Emerald and Heather Lake, climb Overlook Mountain, and drop into Fridley [...]
A large mass of arctic air came down over Bozeman last week, bringing bone-chilling -20F weather. I was nursing a cold that week so, combined with the cold, I laid low. At last my health returned and the weather was getting warmer (ish) so I set out for a tour on Saturday. I imagine I’ll [...]
In my quest to find the best local Forest Service Cabins for skiing I checked out the Windy Pass Cabin yesterday. I’d been eyeing this one in particular, since it’s pretty deep in the Gallatin Range and at a pretty good elevation. Most of the other cabins are down in the valley but this one… [...]
