Oronaut

With the end of June in Montana comes the beginning of high alpine camping trips. The overlap season is always a little difficult - the high country is too snowy to hike and approach from the valleys is too dry to ski. We had so much snow last year that over the 4th of July [...]

Tags: Backpacking, camping, Cottonwood Creek, Cottonwood Lake, Cottonwood Pond, Crazy Mountains, fishing, Montana
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Today a couple of friends (and a pooch) and I went up for a tour in the Crazy Mountains. I went in to this unique little range once last year, but it was socked in and I never got a view of the peaks. Today was beautiful however, and I got a good look at [...]

Tags: Backcountry Skiing, Big Timber Creek, Big Timber Peak, Crazies, Crazy Mountains, Half Moon Trailhead, Point 10437, Twin Lakes
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