Fall in Montana

 10/5/20

We hiked to Cliff Lake via Milwaukee Pass. We went to an overlook that looked down on Copper Lake, but it was drying up, so we felt not worth hiking down. After lunch at Cliff Lake (sort of like an endless pool idea of a lake, with Noxon Reservoir far below) we hiked up to the top of St. Paul Peak, which had great views of the cabinets, including Snowshoe Peak, Rock Peak, and St. Paul Lake. We then hiked down, and I hiked up to the top of Chicago Peak. 

The road up and down to the trailhead is the highest road in the Cabinets, and it's not maintained. It says for 4WD only, but my suby was able to make it up!

10/6/20

Biked from Sandpoint on singletrack up to near the Schweitzer Base, then took high point trail all the way to the top of Schweitzer Mountains. It was 27 miles, and I had no food b/c I hadn't planned to go so far. But it was okay, bonked a little near the top. I saw a beautiful mama black bear and 2 cute cubs foraging for huckleberries on the way up. They looked at me for a few seconds then took off down the trail

10/8

Voted by mail from Heron

10/9

Biked out to Uleda Point via high point trail and the new solar ecstasy trail. Very nice views and fall colors amongst the bushes.