A few pics from the 4th

[duffer]

We escaped for 4 days over the 4th and hit South Meadow Creek in sw MT. Although there were Jeeps involved, they were XJ and JK. Some random photos:

 

[somedude922]

I have no idea why I live in Texas. Other than it's cheap.
Awesome pics.

 

[Petescj]

I have no idea why I live in Texas. Other than it's cheap.
Awesome pics.

Rust free CJs

 

[Petescj]

Duffer great pics. I always enjoy looking at places I'll most likely never see in person.

 

[Posi]

Thanks for sharing.

 

[mtnwhlr]

Great pics looks like a good time thanks for sharing.

 

[Suz]

WOW. Amazing scenery, amazing pics...

 

[duffer]

WOW. Amazing scenery, amazing pics...

The Tobacco Root Mountains are a pretty neat place. Many miles of old mining roads, mines, and an occasional mill but also some large areas of roadless. It's relatively easy to wheel in and then do a short backpack trip and really be by yourself, excepting the wildlife of course, including grizzles. On S. Meadow, we load the camp gear in a canoe and camp well up the lake.

Those mountains were my first wheeling experience when my father somehow stuffed 3 kids and my mother in a 2A and made a run up North Meadow in either 1950 or 51 (yep, I'm an old fart). We camped at the New Deal Mine that trip and fished Twin and McKelvey Lakes. I've been back just about every year since. Time hasn't been too kind to most of the mining structures over the last 60+ years and a large share of them are now flat on the ground.

A few pics of S Meadow from years past:

Stamps at the Missouri-McKee Mill

 

[Torxhead]

That is one huge stamp mill!

 

[mtnwhlr]

Truly Gods country

 

[huntingbigun]

Very nice love Montana