Fairy Lake - summer 2009

This is really more of a drive than a hike, but an exciting drive none-the-less. I headed up here to explore a part of the mountains, I'd really never seen before. The lake sits at the base of Sacajawea in the Bridgers. There's a campground near by and a short loop trail along the lake. It's a peaceful area with nice views all around. The road is quite bumpy but my civic was still able to handle it. No fairies were found.

Sacajawea

Fairy Lake

Mount Blackmore - Summer 2009

Mount Blackmore is probably my favorite hike I've done yet in the Bozeman area. With it's high elevation, it definitely wasn't an easy one for me. I headed out on this adventure with Nate and Gina. You can reach this peak a couple of different ways. We chose to start at the Hyalite Reservoir and head up the Blackmore trail. It's a beautiful route, starting first in the trees passing the slightly swampy Blackmore Lake and then begins to climb, gaining 3,400ft in 5 miles. With a summit of 10,154ft, I was starting to feel the affects of thinner air. Once on top the views of the surrounding peaks and valleys are stunning.

Great views to be had

Views from the pass just below the summit

Summit cairne

Me at the pass

Nate up on some lingering snow

Two ways down

One last view