can best describe my recent dash to Montana. Forest roads from Moose Lake provided access to a trailhead into the wilderness that allowed for an extended loop hike into the high country. Here's a shot of a typical alpine scene at Phyllis Lake (click to enlarge):
I was surprised to find the quartzites polished by glacial erosion still contained well preserved sedimentary structures, and here's an excellent set of tabular-tangential crossbeds:
And some nice ripplemarks:
Here's my author/professor/ultrarunner gal pal RT casting her gaze across Johnson Lake toward a recent burn in the lodgepole pine forest:
After the ~14 mile (2,200 ft elevation gain/loss) exploration we returned to Rancho Valeo near Missoula to engage in various chores, including repairing a broken bailer (successful!), moving irrigation pipe, and tending to the needs of nine horses. Here's RT being mobbed by several of them:
All for now. Gotta pack for my next adventure to the Bering Sea. A rolling geologist gathers no moss.
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