FLIRTING WITH THE BOB

The Bob Marshall Wilderness, better known as "The Bob", is a vast mysterious expanse of the northern Rocky Mountains in Montana. Horseback packing trips that last days are the best way to penetrate and enjoy the Bob. We'll do one of those soon. For now, we are determined to take small bites of the Bob by taking day hikes into its periphery. This time, we drove to Choteau, MT, about 1 and a half hours from our home. Heading west 26 miles from there we found the trail to Our Lake, also known as Hidden Lake. Seven mile round trip hike with a 1,500 foot elevation gain.

                                             The first part of the hike is through thick pine forest

                                                               Yellow Columbine

                                                 Mountain Lady Slippers    

                                             Notice the bear spray within easy reach

                               Several north-facing portions of the trail are still covered by snow drifts

                          The lower portion of the falls disappears under a gigantic snow drift

    The chilly waters of the Teton River  are the perfect cooling off spot for tired hot pups

                                Wonder how big a bread knife it took to perfectly slice this mountain

We stopped at Eureka Reservoir were Gidget displayed her expert swimming skills and Jake horsed around like only he can do