A view of the Swan Crest up Wolf Creek Canyon! (Keith Hammer photos)
Seventeen Swan Rangers hiked the Echo-Broken Leg Trail on a frosty Saturday, November 21, 2015!
This is a favorite trail in Spring or Fall, though absent the ticks in the Fall!
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A pine grosbeak watched the Rangers pass by! (Keith Hammer photos)
Sixteen Swan Rangers strolled a six-mile loop in Krause Basin on Saturday, November 14, 2015!
It was a balmy day for the middle of November!
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A gorgeous view of Flathead Lake! (Roger Benson photo)
Seventeen Swan Rangers hiked the Phillips Trail in a bit of snow on Saturday, November 7, 2015!
There was a bit of snow on the ground to help the yellow larch trees stand out!
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Swan River with the Swan Range somehwere in the background! (Keith Hammer photos)
Seven Swan Rangers strolled the Swan River Nature Trail on a rainy Saturday, October 31, 2015!
The weather forecast of 100% chance of rain was 100% accurate!
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Larch are turning on hillsides and valley floor! (Keith Hammer photos)
Eleven Swan Rangers hiked the Switchback Trail on a frosty but beautiful Saturday, October 24, 2015!
Fall colors include "hunter orange" now that big game hunting season has started and will run through November 29!
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Another gorgeous Fall hillside! (Fawn Simensen photo)
Fourteen Swan Rangers spread out into smaller groups and hiked a loop in Jewel Basin on Saturday, October 17, 2015!
They hiked in past Twin Lakes, down to Blackfoot Lake, then back up past the Jewel Lakes and Black Lake!
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A view of Flathead Lake from the Crater Notch Trail! (Keith Hammer photos)
Eleven Swan Rangers hiked the Crater Notch Trail on a sunny Saturday, October 10, with half going all the way!
It was windy and cool at the Notch, but downright warm at lower elevations!
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The Rangers on an old logging road on "The Knob!" (Keith Hammer photos)
Ten Swan Rangers hiked a variety of short loops on "The Knob" in Krause Basin on Saturday, October 3, 2015!
They took advantage of forecast high winds to stay in the low country and inspect unauthorized trail clearing discovered earlier this summer, even though the Forest Service's 1988 Noisy Face Recreation Plan clearly limits the trail system in this key habitat for elk, grizzly bear and other wildlife.
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Fall colors above the haze! (Keith Hammer photos)
Twelve Swan Rangers hiked the Peters Ridge Trail among gorgeous Fall colors on Saturday, September 26, 2015!
While smoke from a wildfire near the Mission Mountains' Cedar Lake limited the long views, there was plenty to look at close up!
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A view of Ferndale, with Mud and Flathead Lakes. (Keith Hammer photos)
Twenty-one Swan Rangers hiked the Echo - Broken Leg Trail on a wonderful Fall Saturday, September 19, 2015!
Besides the onset of beautiful fall colors, there were no ticks on this trail that is famous for them during Spring!
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