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Continental Divide Trail
CDT Montana 2016
Day 41, August 15, Monday
Start Red Eagle Lake (Foot) campsite 28-255CG
Stop Reynolds Campsite 28-395XR
Trail miles walked: 14.7
Leaving camp, an even longer suspension bridge awaits.
The trail goes along a burn area for some miles.
Talking to a ranger yesterday, a burn area from 2006 showed very little carbon, just standing dead trees white from no bark. So a lot of what I earlier thought was beetle-kill may be old burns. Continue reading “Reynolds”
CDT Montana 2016
Day 40, August 14, Sunday
Start Morning Star Lake campsite 28-108CG
Stop Red Eagle Lake (Foot) campsite 28-255CG
Trail miles walked: 14.7
Start off the morning with a waterfall.
Triple Divide Pass, and Triple Divide Peak, are the vista highlight of the day.
I think the triple refers to Atlantic, Pacific, or Hudson Bay drainage paths.
CDT Montana 2016
Day 39, August 13, Saturday
Start Two Medicine Campground 27-107TH
Stop Morning Star Lake campsite 28-108CG
Trail miles walked: 12
Morning view of Pray Lake starts today’s short hike.
The path climbs among more trees than yesterday.
Pathways are wider that forest service trails, so wet plants from yesterday evening’s rain do not soak clothes much.