Wednesday, August 3, 2016

6-26, Hiking Blodgett

It's funny what my memory of hiking up to the Blodgett Lookout was and what it actually is in reality. Midway up the mountain I kept asking myself, "why did I think it was a short, wide, paved path?"  I'm not exactly a flat-lander, but I'm definitely not a fourteener-hiker either (in CO, we have mountains that are over 14,000' high and crazy people--like my husband-- like to hike the 'fourteeners').  The trail was  longer, higher and hotter than I anticipated, but the view at the end was all that I remembered it to be.  The Bitterroot's iconic view of Blodgett canyon is a breath-taking panorama of Montana's backcountry.  It was so wonderful to spend the morning with my family, including my parents and brother, in the beautiful Bitterroot.  As I write this, I'm also deeply worried about the big fire that is spreading through this beautiful area.  I hope they are able to contain it soon-- for when I think of Montana, it is these images I want to see and not the blazes scouring the countryside.  My thoughts and prayers are with everyone back home.










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