Canyon Creek Trip

Jolie, me and Polgara (not in the picture) spent 4 days in Canyon Creek (in the Pioneer Mtns near Dillon, MT) hiking and enjoying this cabin with a bunch of mice (we trapped four of them, but suspect there were more)

One night we got a great sunset as a storm passed over at just the right time ....

.... storm ....

more storm...

Last storm picture

These are some of the 20 plus charcoal kilns near the cabin. Way back when they clear cut the hillsides around here for wood to then pile up in these structures to make charcoal (the process is to burn the wood in a low oxygen environment over a 2-3 week period). The charcoal was used elsewhere for smelting metals (charcoal burns hotter than wood and thus was needed for the smelting process)

Jolie and Polgara on our way to Crescent Lake and the unammed pass and peak above it.

The view from the pass back into Crescent Lake and Lake Abundance in the distance.

Flowers were beautiful the whole way up, here are some bright paintbrush just below the pass.

At Lion Lake, another gorgeous lake in this area. We had to leave Polgara back at the cabin this day - she is getting too old for back to back long hikes.

That isnt a cinammon bun! On our last hike we did take Polgara and she walked right past this guy/gal? who took offense and was rattling and ready to strike. By the time I took this picture it had already calmed down - I was smart enough not to get to close for a better picture (age has its adavantages).