Friday, September 13, 2019

Fishing and sketching in Western Montana

Four of us went out to visit a friend who had recently moved to Montana.  We stayed in a single story log Forest Service Cabin down the road.  Like our previous cabin, this one had outdoor plumbing, but is entirely electricity (lights, stove and refrigerator).  The homestead was built in the 1890s by a former slave and her common-law husband. This cabin and the one we had previously stayed in were restored by Forest Service volunteers.   

The river was an easy walk across the field. We often saw Moose crossing the river near where we fished.  We hiked and fished along the river most days.  On this trip I caught and released my first Cutthroat Trout.  

 

We also did some sight seeing in Missolua and Philipsburg.  

 

Driving on the narrow twisty dirt roads that follow the rivers we encountered deer and big horn sheep.