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I bumped into Joff on his first go around the world, eastbound in 2008 just outside of San Francisco and rode as far as the Grand Canyon with him. Joff is now on his second go around, this time westbound and made to Polebridge! It was fun catching up with him and I wished I’d be riding with him towards Mexico now!
Hiking over Siyeh Pass I came across a billy goat just below the pass and some bighorn sheep below the rim rock. Views down Boulder Creek, St. Mary Lake and Sexton Glacier made it a pretty nice east side hike! 
Al ways a pleasant hike up to Coal Ridge! Thte cabin has gotten some use and work done by the looks of it. Made my way over to Moran Peak from where I could see down to Polebridge!
Earlier this summer with Amie and Mike: Some good hiking and Oliver is testing some new beds for the Hostel!
Amie and Mike in the “Rubber Duckies” floating on the North Fork south of the hostel…
Easy, quick and dirty hike with wolf in the Whitefish Mountains up Red Meadow Lakes… Prefect escape on a day like today….
Here are a couple shots of Huntsberger Lake in the Whale Creek Drainage. Looks like there is still a bunch of snow in the backcountry. Time to enjoy glissading!
The plows are parked on top of a pile of snow in the switchback just before Logan Pass. Most of the debris has been cleared off the road way. We rode up from Lake McDonald Lodge, but riding down was the real treat…
Came across this guy on my ride down red meadow road. I was curious how far you can get and I turned around a little past the 8 Mile marker where the snow started to cover the whole width of the road. One probably could get as far as the bridge or even further pushing through some snow… To be tried again!
Glacier National Park swung two gates open yesterday morning;
– One will get you full access to everything Bowman.
– the other will get you as far south as Logging Creek along the Inside NF Road.
The Bowman CG remains in primitive status ($10/night) until the water gets turned on Thursday ($15/night). The lake water is “up”.
Expect 3+ miles of post-holing snow along the Quartz Loop. The last two miles of the Numa LO Trail will also grant you a post-holing experience. The Logging Creek Trail is in pretty good condition. Bowman Head, Quartz, Lower Quartz, Logging Foot and Adair can all be placed in summer status. Grace is still under snow.
All creeks and the river are running very high. Stream crossing should be avoided if possible due to the hazard.
Logging Creek is trying to take out the roadway again south of the Logging Creek RS. Crossing that section of roadway is not advised on foot, on bike or in vehicle. So far, Logging Creek is avoiding the Logging Creek auto CG.
Kintla is not scheduled to open until June 13th.
Logging and Quartz auto campgrounds are slated to open July 1st.
Great bike ride with Mike Oppenheimer up towards Logan Pass. The plows were parked just below Triple Arches!
@ Square Peg Ranch
