Research project identifying grizzly bears in Selkirks
Curiosity grew as we followed the flagging to the research site above Cow Creek. Did grizzly bears visit the site during the last month or…
Tag: Selkirk Mountains
Shorty Peak lookout offers spectacular views
Waking up on top of a mountain as the horizon turns orange with nothing blocking the view is an amazing sight–especially from the comfort of…
Digging deep into the formation of igneous rocks
Myrtle’s Turtle and the Beehive are two of the most spectacular rock exposures in the Selkirk Mountains. They are the Half Domes of the Selkirk…
Rocks in the Selkirks not all the same
From the giant rock faces of Myrtle’s Turtle and the Beehive to the rocky shorelines of Trout Lake, one can’t help but notice the rock…
Magnitude of beargrass blooms unpredictable
While on the Parker Ridge trail below Parker Peak last summer, I rounded a corner and was surprised by the hundreds of beargrass blooms filling…
Mountain Goat in the Selkirks
Today I saw my first mountain goat in the Selkirk Mountains. I knew that a few mountain goats lived in the Selkirk Mountains and I’ve…
Long Canyon Parker Ridge hike filled with surprises
Four miles and 52 leg-burning switchbacks to reach the trail junction below the ridge. A few more switchbacks through the transitioning forest and I’d be…
Mountains moved to form the Purcell Trench
The Kootenai Valley and the Selkirk, Purcell and Cabinet Mountains are the main geographic features in the county. One geologic feature is responsible for how…
Myrtle Creek Snowshoe
What better way to finish the year than being outside in the mountains. We decided to end the year with a snowshoe hike towards the…
West Fork Cabin Ski Trip
Goal accomplished. We skied to West Fork Cabin and stayed overnight. This has been on my wish list for the last several years and it…
Myrtle Creek Ski
After the majority of the snow melted in the valley this week due to temperatures in the 40’s, we decided to head to the mountains…
Fisher Peak without the view
We awoke to sunny skies and decided to hike/hunt the Fisher Peak trail. The weather decided to change and slowly socked in the mountains as…
Shorty Peak lookout offers spectacular views
Waking up on top of a mountain as the horizon turns orange with nothing blocking the view is an amazing sight–especially from the comfort of…
Digging deep into the formation of igneous rocks
Myrtle’s Turtle and the Beehive are two of the most spectacular rock exposures in the Selkirk Mountains. They are the Half Domes of the Selkirk…
Rocks in the Selkirks not all the same
From the giant rock faces of Myrtle’s Turtle and the Beehive to the rocky shorelines of Trout Lake, one can’t help but notice the rock…
Magnitude of beargrass blooms unpredictable
While on the Parker Ridge trail below Parker Peak last summer, I rounded a corner and was surprised by the hundreds of beargrass blooms filling…
Mountain Goat in the Selkirks
Today I saw my first mountain goat in the Selkirk Mountains. I knew that a few mountain goats lived in the Selkirk Mountains and I’ve…
Long Canyon Parker Ridge hike filled with surprises
Four miles and 52 leg-burning switchbacks to reach the trail junction below the ridge. A few more switchbacks through the transitioning forest and I’d be…
Mountains moved to form the Purcell Trench
The Kootenai Valley and the Selkirk, Purcell and Cabinet Mountains are the main geographic features in the county. One geologic feature is responsible for how…
Myrtle Creek Snowshoe
What better way to finish the year than being outside in the mountains. We decided to end the year with a snowshoe hike towards the…
West Fork Cabin Ski Trip
Goal accomplished. We skied to West Fork Cabin and stayed overnight. This has been on my wish list for the last several years and it…
Myrtle Creek Ski
After the majority of the snow melted in the valley this week due to temperatures in the 40’s, we decided to head to the mountains…
Fisher Peak without the view
We awoke to sunny skies and decided to hike/hunt the Fisher Peak trail. The weather decided to change and slowly socked in the mountains as…