Treetop skyline of birch and hemlock. (Keith Hammer photos)
Thirteen Swan Rangers skied and snowshoed the North Fork of Krause Creek on a snowy Saturday, December 29, 2018!
There were tracks of wildlife galore and a story told in the reading of them!
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Rangers last seen here before going off-track! (Keith Hammer photos)
Twelve Swan Rangers bushwhacked up Noisy Creek on a partly sunny Saturday, December 22, 2018!
Part of the bushwhack included the overgrown Noisy Creek Road that runs out the north end of North Shore Nordic's Foothills Ski Area!
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Peters Ridge seen through hemlocks on The Knob! (Keith Hammer photos)
Ten Swan Rangers hiked "The Knob" in Krause Basin on a somewhat squally Saturday, December 15, 2018!
A little more snow and Krause Basin will be skiable!
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Gray sky meets a flat Flathead Valley bottom! (Keith Hammer photos)
Eleven Swan Rangers hiked the Birch Flats area on a mostly gray Saturday, December 8, 2018!
Birch Flats is located largely on DNRC lands along the foot of the Swan Range, between Jewel Basin Road and Mud Lake.
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Looking south along the Swan's foothills! (Keith Hammer photos)
Eight Swan Rangers hiked to Patterson Creek on a snowy Saturday, December 1, 2018!
They hiked in via the Peterson Creek Road, which is now gated to motorized vehicles until July 1!
Click here for a map of the Peterson Creek Road and Trail system.
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A view of Flathead Lake from the Phillips Trail! (Norma Linsky photos)
Ten Swan Rangers hiked the Phillips Trail on a partly sunny Saturday, November 24, 2018!
They hiked out and back from the Beardance Trailhead on Highway 35 to the Phillips Trailhead on Crane Mountain Road.
Click here for a map of the Beardance and Phillips trails.
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The Swan Rangers pause at Windy Point! (Keith Hammer photos)
Twelve Swan Rangers hiked into Wolf Creek Canyon via the Broken Leg Trail on a chilly Saturday, November 17, 2018!
The conditions were great for tracking wildlife and seeing beautiful ice and frost.
Click here for a map of the Echo - Broken Leg Trail.
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A spiraling vortex of trees and sky! (Keith Hammer photos)
Nine Swan Rangers hiked into Wolf Creek via the old Bear Creek Road on a sunny, fresh-snow Saturday, November 10, 2018!
It was champagne powder on the way in and spring runoff on the way back out!
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The Rangers' first puddle sighting since June! (Keith Hammer photos)
Twelve Swan Rangers hiked the Foothills Ski Area on a damp Saturday, November 3, 2018!
They dreamt of snow, took two wrong turns, but still made it out alive!
Click here to learn more about North Shore Nordic Club or to make a donation towards their grooming of these fine ski trails during winter!
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Mud, Echo, and Flathead Lakes with Fall colors! (Keith Hammer photos)
Fourteen Swan Rangers hiked up into the clouds along the Switchback Trail on an otherwise sunny Saturday, October 27, 2018!
Click here for a 45-second "moment of silence" video of water vapor rushing uphill to join the cloud ceiling along the Switchback Trail!
Click here for a map of the Switchback Trail.
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