Bridger Range Flathead Pass Willys trip

John Goering

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The day before we did the Roots trip (June 30), we left our place (in the rain), drove about 20 miles north to Pass Creek, over Flathead Pass, down Flathead Creek Road to MT 86. We took a diversion off 86 onto FS 74 (Fairy Lake Road) and ate lunch on Fairy Creek. The final leg was down Bridger Canyon, through Bozeman, and then home back north along the west side of the Bridger's. A definite quickie trip circumnavigating most of the Range.

Part way up Pass Creek. The rain had broke. This shot to west with the Tobacco Roots in the distance with Gallatin Valley in the middle.
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At the pass.
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The top of the pass was a sea of Delphinium bicolor, a sheep herder's worst nightmare.
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Chuck in a mud puddle of Fairy Lake Road.
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Lunch at Fairy Creek.
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It would have been nice getting some more pictures down Bridger Canyon, but the clouds were so low they would have been most of the frame.

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Looks like a fun mud puddle. Beautiful country.
 
Why is that flower a nightmare for sheepherders? Can I go plant them all over the Uintas??? :D

Too late, it's already everywhere in the Uintas. I think sheep actually like it? Really, I know nothing about sheep, or about larkspur, but I know I see an awful lot of both at the same time in a lot of the Uintas. Soapstone would be one area I can think of with lots of both.

- DAA
 
Great TR on a great mtn. range....as usual!
 
Fun! I drive a '73 Landcruiser
Most of my early wheeling buddies all had FJ40's. I recall only one that remained stock with all the rest getting small block Chevy's of various displacements. Absolutely great machines. A few shots of my best friend's here:
http://backcountrypost.com/forum/threads/north-meadow-creek-nostalgia.3716/

That one was 307 powered.

Chuck's green Willys is essentially stock, mine (burgundy one) not so much. I still prefer the 3B to our Rubicon JK on the more difficult trails. Although a JK can really spoil you both on and off road.
 
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