Tag Archives: Hiking

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Lava Lake

A tree and the forest reflected in Lava Lake, MT.

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Outdoor Pursuits Photography Contest

The Outdoor Pursuits floor of Roskie Hall runs a photography contest every year, sponsored by Outside Bozeman and several shops around town. My six entries are below. Yeah! Photo: David Howland Skier: Sam Willits Alex Photo: David Howland Skier: Alex Davis Looming Photo: David Howland … Read More

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Hiking Around Sacagawea

Veteran’s Day my father and I had another assault on Sacagawea planned. The first trip up got stuck on the road up to the mountain. Literally. This second trip, we parked the car before we got stuck, and hiked up to the Fairy Lake trailhead. … Read More

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Powder Day! – October 29, 2009

What a difference two weeks makes. We did things much smarter this time. A storm rolled in Tuesday and lasted all night, leaving us with about 6″ of snow here on campus in Bozeman and an unknown amount in the mountains. Everything looked white though. … Read More

Certain Death

Day 1 at Bridger Bowl

My alarm rang at 7:36 this morning. I dragged myself out of bed, angry and confused at why I was awake so early. And then I remembered…I was going skiing! Adam and I loaded the car, the smell of the fresh wax on the skis … Read More

Standing in deep snow on October 7

Bridger Ridge Hike

Facing a rather desolate and gloomy week (Lab on Wednesday, classes until 9pm on Thursday with a bonus Economics midterm thrown in for fun) I decided to blow off studying and packing and go for a hike. My goal was 8914′ Baldy Mountain, the first … Read More

To The Tip Top House

I’d like to post the first piece of writing that I’ve done about the outdoors. This was written in the fall of 2008 and a college essay, and it turned into a piece that I really liked. This is the kind of writing that I’d … Read More

Vertical Path

Lava Lake

Tucker, Chase, Tim, and I did our first “real” Bozeman area hike today. The trail to Lava Lake is about three miles each way, with 1600 vertical feet of elevation gain. It’s a tough hike, but totally worth it. We took our time on the … Read More