CDT Montana 2016
Day 34, August 8, Monday
Start SB195-M, mile 19.3 of alternative trail in the Bob
Stop 25-072XL Elbow Creek Junction
Miles walked: 27.1
Still below Trilobite
Looking down at fog in river valley
Which I walk down into.
Cold and wet.
Trail follows Strawberry Creek for much of the day, with few views, but slow steady climb as the trail follows up-stream.
We get one view of cliffs near the end of following the creek. The mountain has broken rock instead of layered solid stone.
A burn area here seems different, either recent or from a hotter fire. Still smells of carbon. Note the wildflowers thriving among dead burnt trees.
Around Muskrat Pass, the trail really becomes overgrown.
At my destination for the day, Elbow Creek, I get to enjoy modest rock formations from my tent.
