Every adventure begins with an idea and this trip was no different. My wife Jessie and I got a wild hair to get lost in the backcountry and experience the wilderness while leaving behind the crowds. There is no bigger wilderness in the lower 48 than the vast expanse of Montana. The destination was unknown, but the idea took us off the grid.
Upon arriving at an end of the road trailhead we had the place to ourselves for the most part. A couple of other horse folk and a hand full of other anglers who were in the know made up this make shift community. A cool hint of fall in the air made our fireside evenings enjoyable while summer came on strong during the heat of the day. The surrounding foliage mirrored the change in the seasons, the bull trout moved further up into the system preparing for their dance, and the cutthroat fattened up for the winter. The conditions were ideal.
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