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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