Tag Archive for: Montana

PNT day 13 – Ruby Ridge Trail
Pacific Northwest Trail, USATrail Camp (217.6) to Fiest Creek Resort (230.2)
12.6 miles
My plan was to sleep in as I had only a short day to Fiest Creek Resort where I wanted to camp. David and Leo were already awake and I joined them for breakfast at the camp table.…

PNT day 12 – Midge Creek Trail & Rock Candy Trail
Pacific Northwest Trail, USAGarver Mountain Trailhead (197) to Trail Camp (217.6)
20.6 miles
This morning I cheated a lot. Randy had offered to give me a ride down the road to the trailhead. Turned out that the trailhead was about 13 miles away on forest roads. Normally…

PNT day 11 – Vinal Creek Trail & Bunker Creek Trail
Pacific Northwest Trail, USAMt. Henry Lookout (170.2) to Yaak (184)
13.8 miles
Although today was mostly downhill for me it was quite a demanding hike. I started around 8am together with Cheeto and Fartbag. We had a couple hundred yards together before they would head…

PNT day 10 – Purcell Mtn Trail & Mt Henry Lookout
Pacific Northwest Trail, USABoulder Lake Camp (161.5) to Mt Henry Lookout (170.2)
8.7 miles
I was lying in my sleeping bag and listened to the otherworldly silence outside. No wind, no rain, nothing.
"Krck, krck, krck" something was outside my tent. I turned around…

PNT day 9 – Webb Mountain Trail and Boulder Lake Trail
Pacific Northwest Trail, USAMt. Webb trailhead (150.5) to Boulder Lake Camp (161.5)
11 miles
My night at Rose and Scott's place was just awesome! But even if I tried to sleep in I was awake early with the birds. I sat down at the kitchen bar and Rose made some coffee.…

PNT day 8 – Kootenai Rails to Trails
Pacific Northwest Trail, USAEureka (132.9) to Rexford (142.0)
9.1 miles
I left the Silverado Motel around 10ish and made my way down US Hwy 93 towards downtown Eureka. I wanted to go to Cafe Jax which was known amongst hikers for a good breakfast. Unbelievable I had…

PNT day 7 – Eureka
Pacific Northwest Trail, USABlue Bird Lake Camp (113.3) to Eureka (132.9)
19.6 miles
After an early start at the lake the trail climbed up a very scenic ridge. From there I hiked a steep downhill and had to scramble over some fallen trees again.
Eventually the trail…

PNT day 6 – Highline Trail
Pacific Northwest Trail, USATrail Camp FR 114 (94.4) to Blue Bird Lake Camp (113.3)
18.9 miles
Judging from the elevation profile I thought today's hike would be a bit easier than yesterday but it wasn't. The two trails I hiked on - Foundation Creek Trail and the Highline…

PNT day 5 – Whitefish Divide Trail
Pacific Northwest Trail, USARed Meadow Lake Campground (73.5) to Trail Camp Forest Road 114 (94.4)
20.9 miles
I went to bed late last night as we were a bunch of people sitting around the campfire. After lots of good outdoorsy conversations and three beer I made my way…

PNT day 4 – Hay Creek Trail
Pacific Northwest Trail, USAPolebridge (55.2) to Red Meadow Lake Campground (73.5)
18.3 miles
Halfway motivated I crawled out of bed. The hostel kitchen was already busy when I joined the others for coffee and some cereals as well as cold pasta. Every calorie counts,…

PNT day 3 – Zero in Polebridge
Pacific Northwest Trail, USAUnplanned 0 miles
When I woke up rain was pouring on the glas house of the hostel in front of my window. Slowly I made my way to the kitchen and joined Joan and Chris for a coffee. The two ladies were traveling around together for a while.…

PNT day 2 – Bowman Lake
Pacific Northwest Trail, USAHead Bowman Lake Camp (40.9) to Polebridge (55.2)
14.3 miles
I woke up after one of the most peaceful nights I had in the Rocky Mountains so far. I had put in some ear plugs to keep the noise of the nearby creek at an acceptable level, maybe…