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Beautiful photos and an award winning detailed description of the Trail Creek Trail that leads to the area known as Cowboy Heaven. This area is on the west side of the Madison Range, high above Ennis Lake. The trailhead lies about a quarter mile below the bridge at the head of the Beartrap Canyon and you will find there plenty of parking and facilities. The moderately difficult hike covers from four to six miles depending on the route taken and gains in altitude about 2,800 vertical feet. Don’t worry; the incredible views when you reach Cowboy Heaven are a sure reward for the climb. You will be able to see the Spanish Peaks to the southeast, the Gravellies and Tobacco Roots across the valley to the west and a vast scope of southwest Montana to the north plus the meadows and timber of the upper Cherry Creek country nearby. There are inks to maps available on this site and information about camping and facilities.
Glacier Wilderness Guides Montana Raft Company http://www.glacierguides.com/dayhikes.html If a guided hike into incredible wilderness vistas is your cup of tea, check this one out. Day hikes in the Glacier Wilderness with a guide run fifty-five dollars a person with five person minimum for the trip. This company has been in business giving guided trips since 1983. Great photo gallery.
This fabulously done site lets you plan your hiking trip following the trail of the famous Lewis and Clark expedition. Use an interactive map to follow their route from border to border. Info is provided about the historical account of the journey and photos of the sites the expedition visited. All along the route you can access info about accommodations, attractions, events, the cities and other things helpful for travel planning. You can link to a complete list of events in Montana that celebrate Lewis and Clark’s expedition which you can plan into your hiking trip. For example camp at Clark Bottom Rendezvous on the Yellowstone River just south of Laurel, Montana where the expedition camped in 1806. Click on the button labeled On The Trail and see a topographic map of the expedition labeled with numbers showing key stops along the way. Then click on the links on these numbered places and read the information and see pictures of the places the Lewis and Clark expedition saw. Much of the landscape in Montana that they saw is still the same today. This is a wonderful teaching and hiking resource for the family vacation or school group outing.
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