Blue Mountain Randomness
Another warm sunny day here in the Bitterroot Mountains.
Much like the day we had yesterday and the day before and the day before that and the day before that.
Thank God.
Heidi and I have been hitting the trails like a couple of fanatical pack mules.
Exploring Blue Mountain yesterday we came to realize that there are way too many places we've not yet discovered.
Discovery is good and we've been working very hard at it.
Blue Mountain is spectacular.
Rediscovering it in the springtime brings back memories and other good things that would probably smell very sweet if they had a scent.
We drove up Blue Mountain Road past the college kids throwing discs on the folf course in their t-shirts and baseball caps.
There was a trailhead we'd walked by last weekend and we had told ourselves that we'd come back and hike from it soon.
Our friend was there and between us there was a chihuahua, a terrier and a welsh corgi.
Hiking was brutal, as the trail had no switchbacks.
Straight up the side until soon we came to lots of other trails and we had to make decisions not knowing which way to go.
We took a chance and were pleased. We hiked for two hours.
Blue Mountain consists of 4,900 acres designated strictly for recreating. There are 41 miles of trails.
A forest service lookout station adorns the mountain's summit.
A much better place than it was before.
It is there all year.
And always quite near.
Only a three-mile drive from my front door.
