OT - 4x4 Guidebook for Montana?
10-17-2003, 10:29 PM
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Re: OT - 4x4 Guidebook for Montana?
Approximately 10/17/03 12:09, John Davies uttered for posterity:
> I am planning a vacation in SW Montana and wonder if anyone knows of
> any books that include back-country info. I am interested in
> relatively easy (but scenic) routes that my family can enjoy and I can
> navigate with a small utility trailer. Primitive campground info would
> also be welcome.
Depends on whether your family wants to fish or hunt for
gold and old gold mines [or sapphires] and whether you
want dirt roads in the greener western Pioneer mountains
or the drier eastern slopes of same.
Staying in the foothill area has more old forest service
and timber trails than in the mountains themselves due
to terrain restricting the ability to run more than one
route thru...
If you come into Missoula on 12, you can drop south down
thru Hamilton, then cruise down 93 until you see interesting
turnoffs. If you go too far, you'll be in Lost Trail Pass
which is georgeous but not exactly offroad material.
There's a really nice loop eastward thru the bitterroot
forest that takes off east just south of Hamilton a few
miles, then meets another road that loops back to 93.
Fairly easy to navigate in a 4x4 as long as it is late
enough in the year to avoid the spring snows. Or cut
east to Philipsburg and hunt your own cornflower sapphires.
Or you can go further south on 93 and cut over toward
Dillon, but drop off into Bannack, the old state capital
and ghost town. From there, you could head for Polaris,
Coolidge, Elkhorn old mines with good trails. Dillon
itself might be a good base of travel...
Check this and similar sites out:
http://www.bitterroot.net/usdafs/camp.HTML
PS. Presumably you would have 100% bear proof gear...and
know the difference between a black and a grizzly.
--
My governor can kick your governor's ***
> I am planning a vacation in SW Montana and wonder if anyone knows of
> any books that include back-country info. I am interested in
> relatively easy (but scenic) routes that my family can enjoy and I can
> navigate with a small utility trailer. Primitive campground info would
> also be welcome.
Depends on whether your family wants to fish or hunt for
gold and old gold mines [or sapphires] and whether you
want dirt roads in the greener western Pioneer mountains
or the drier eastern slopes of same.
Staying in the foothill area has more old forest service
and timber trails than in the mountains themselves due
to terrain restricting the ability to run more than one
route thru...
If you come into Missoula on 12, you can drop south down
thru Hamilton, then cruise down 93 until you see interesting
turnoffs. If you go too far, you'll be in Lost Trail Pass
which is georgeous but not exactly offroad material.
There's a really nice loop eastward thru the bitterroot
forest that takes off east just south of Hamilton a few
miles, then meets another road that loops back to 93.
Fairly easy to navigate in a 4x4 as long as it is late
enough in the year to avoid the spring snows. Or cut
east to Philipsburg and hunt your own cornflower sapphires.
Or you can go further south on 93 and cut over toward
Dillon, but drop off into Bannack, the old state capital
and ghost town. From there, you could head for Polaris,
Coolidge, Elkhorn old mines with good trails. Dillon
itself might be a good base of travel...
Check this and similar sites out:
http://www.bitterroot.net/usdafs/camp.HTML
PS. Presumably you would have 100% bear proof gear...and
know the difference between a black and a grizzly.
--
My governor can kick your governor's ***
10-17-2003, 10:29 PM
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Re: OT - 4x4 Guidebook for Montana?
Approximately 10/17/03 12:09, John Davies uttered for posterity:
> I am planning a vacation in SW Montana and wonder if anyone knows of
> any books that include back-country info. I am interested in
> relatively easy (but scenic) routes that my family can enjoy and I can
> navigate with a small utility trailer. Primitive campground info would
> also be welcome.
Depends on whether your family wants to fish or hunt for
gold and old gold mines [or sapphires] and whether you
want dirt roads in the greener western Pioneer mountains
or the drier eastern slopes of same.
Staying in the foothill area has more old forest service
and timber trails than in the mountains themselves due
to terrain restricting the ability to run more than one
route thru...
If you come into Missoula on 12, you can drop south down
thru Hamilton, then cruise down 93 until you see interesting
turnoffs. If you go too far, you'll be in Lost Trail Pass
which is georgeous but not exactly offroad material.
There's a really nice loop eastward thru the bitterroot
forest that takes off east just south of Hamilton a few
miles, then meets another road that loops back to 93.
Fairly easy to navigate in a 4x4 as long as it is late
enough in the year to avoid the spring snows. Or cut
east to Philipsburg and hunt your own cornflower sapphires.
Or you can go further south on 93 and cut over toward
Dillon, but drop off into Bannack, the old state capital
and ghost town. From there, you could head for Polaris,
Coolidge, Elkhorn old mines with good trails. Dillon
itself might be a good base of travel...
Check this and similar sites out:
http://www.bitterroot.net/usdafs/camp.HTML
PS. Presumably you would have 100% bear proof gear...and
know the difference between a black and a grizzly.
--
My governor can kick your governor's ***
> I am planning a vacation in SW Montana and wonder if anyone knows of
> any books that include back-country info. I am interested in
> relatively easy (but scenic) routes that my family can enjoy and I can
> navigate with a small utility trailer. Primitive campground info would
> also be welcome.
Depends on whether your family wants to fish or hunt for
gold and old gold mines [or sapphires] and whether you
want dirt roads in the greener western Pioneer mountains
or the drier eastern slopes of same.
Staying in the foothill area has more old forest service
and timber trails than in the mountains themselves due
to terrain restricting the ability to run more than one
route thru...
If you come into Missoula on 12, you can drop south down
thru Hamilton, then cruise down 93 until you see interesting
turnoffs. If you go too far, you'll be in Lost Trail Pass
which is georgeous but not exactly offroad material.
There's a really nice loop eastward thru the bitterroot
forest that takes off east just south of Hamilton a few
miles, then meets another road that loops back to 93.
Fairly easy to navigate in a 4x4 as long as it is late
enough in the year to avoid the spring snows. Or cut
east to Philipsburg and hunt your own cornflower sapphires.
Or you can go further south on 93 and cut over toward
Dillon, but drop off into Bannack, the old state capital
and ghost town. From there, you could head for Polaris,
Coolidge, Elkhorn old mines with good trails. Dillon
itself might be a good base of travel...
Check this and similar sites out:
http://www.bitterroot.net/usdafs/camp.HTML
PS. Presumably you would have 100% bear proof gear...and
know the difference between a black and a grizzly.
--
My governor can kick your governor's ***
10-18-2003, 09:36 AM
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Re: OT - 4x4 Guidebook for Montana?
> PS. Presumably you would have 100% bear proof gear...and
> know the difference between a black ad a grizzly.
I spotted a nice cinammon colored black over in the Belt mountains the other
day while taking the pass over to my pronghorn hunting spot near White
Sulpher Springs. Since I was only packing a lighter firearm and ammo for
pronghorn, I didn't bother trying to harvest the bear (I did get a nice
pronghorn that day though!). I may go back this weekend and try and find
the bear.
Terry
Clancy, MT
>
>
> --
> My governor can kick your governor's ***
>
> know the difference between a black ad a grizzly.
I spotted a nice cinammon colored black over in the Belt mountains the other
day while taking the pass over to my pronghorn hunting spot near White
Sulpher Springs. Since I was only packing a lighter firearm and ammo for
pronghorn, I didn't bother trying to harvest the bear (I did get a nice
pronghorn that day though!). I may go back this weekend and try and find
the bear.
Terry
Clancy, MT
>
>
> --
> My governor can kick your governor's ***
>
10-18-2003, 09:36 AM
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Re: OT - 4x4 Guidebook for Montana?
> PS. Presumably you would have 100% bear proof gear...and
> know the difference between a black ad a grizzly.
I spotted a nice cinammon colored black over in the Belt mountains the other
day while taking the pass over to my pronghorn hunting spot near White
Sulpher Springs. Since I was only packing a lighter firearm and ammo for
pronghorn, I didn't bother trying to harvest the bear (I did get a nice
pronghorn that day though!). I may go back this weekend and try and find
the bear.
Terry
Clancy, MT
>
>
> --
> My governor can kick your governor's ***
>
> know the difference between a black ad a grizzly.
I spotted a nice cinammon colored black over in the Belt mountains the other
day while taking the pass over to my pronghorn hunting spot near White
Sulpher Springs. Since I was only packing a lighter firearm and ammo for
pronghorn, I didn't bother trying to harvest the bear (I did get a nice
pronghorn that day though!). I may go back this weekend and try and find
the bear.
Terry
Clancy, MT
>
>
> --
> My governor can kick your governor's ***
>
10-18-2003, 09:36 AM
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Re: OT - 4x4 Guidebook for Montana?
> PS. Presumably you would have 100% bear proof gear...and
> know the difference between a black ad a grizzly.
I spotted a nice cinammon colored black over in the Belt mountains the other
day while taking the pass over to my pronghorn hunting spot near White
Sulpher Springs. Since I was only packing a lighter firearm and ammo for
pronghorn, I didn't bother trying to harvest the bear (I did get a nice
pronghorn that day though!). I may go back this weekend and try and find
the bear.
Terry
Clancy, MT
>
>
> --
> My governor can kick your governor's ***
>
> know the difference between a black ad a grizzly.
I spotted a nice cinammon colored black over in the Belt mountains the other
day while taking the pass over to my pronghorn hunting spot near White
Sulpher Springs. Since I was only packing a lighter firearm and ammo for
pronghorn, I didn't bother trying to harvest the bear (I did get a nice
pronghorn that day though!). I may go back this weekend and try and find
the bear.
Terry
Clancy, MT
>
>
> --
> My governor can kick your governor's ***
>
10-18-2003, 09:47 AM
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Re: OT - 4x4 Guidebook for Montana?
On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 23:54:15 GMT, "Nathan Collier"
<JeepMail@7SlotGrille.com> wrote:
>"John Davies" <johnedavies@comcast.net> wrote in message
>news:k6v0pvo3hbrgljfjumkhcl4fssb33vi324@4ax.com.. .
>> It's such a BIG state I need help in
>> finding cool places to visit.
>
>this place was pretty cool.
>http://home.nc.rr.com/hardcorejeep/montana/vs.jpg its just outside of
>billings, see if you can find my cell phone that was left there. :-)
What was so cool about a rest stop? Did you post the correct pic?
John Davies
SPokane A
<JeepMail@7SlotGrille.com> wrote:
>"John Davies" <johnedavies@comcast.net> wrote in message
>news:k6v0pvo3hbrgljfjumkhcl4fssb33vi324@4ax.com.. .
>> It's such a BIG state I need help in
>> finding cool places to visit.
>
>this place was pretty cool.
>http://home.nc.rr.com/hardcorejeep/montana/vs.jpg its just outside of
>billings, see if you can find my cell phone that was left there. :-)
What was so cool about a rest stop? Did you post the correct pic?
John Davies
SPokane A
10-18-2003, 09:47 AM
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Re: OT - 4x4 Guidebook for Montana?
On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 23:54:15 GMT, "Nathan Collier"
<JeepMail@7SlotGrille.com> wrote:
>"John Davies" <johnedavies@comcast.net> wrote in message
>news:k6v0pvo3hbrgljfjumkhcl4fssb33vi324@4ax.com.. .
>> It's such a BIG state I need help in
>> finding cool places to visit.
>
>this place was pretty cool.
>http://home.nc.rr.com/hardcorejeep/montana/vs.jpg its just outside of
>billings, see if you can find my cell phone that was left there. :-)
What was so cool about a rest stop? Did you post the correct pic?
John Davies
SPokane A
<JeepMail@7SlotGrille.com> wrote:
>"John Davies" <johnedavies@comcast.net> wrote in message
>news:k6v0pvo3hbrgljfjumkhcl4fssb33vi324@4ax.com.. .
>> It's such a BIG state I need help in
>> finding cool places to visit.
>
>this place was pretty cool.
>http://home.nc.rr.com/hardcorejeep/montana/vs.jpg its just outside of
>billings, see if you can find my cell phone that was left there. :-)
What was so cool about a rest stop? Did you post the correct pic?
John Davies
SPokane A
10-18-2003, 09:47 AM
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Re: OT - 4x4 Guidebook for Montana?
On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 23:54:15 GMT, "Nathan Collier"
<JeepMail@7SlotGrille.com> wrote:
>"John Davies" <johnedavies@comcast.net> wrote in message
>news:k6v0pvo3hbrgljfjumkhcl4fssb33vi324@4ax.com.. .
>> It's such a BIG state I need help in
>> finding cool places to visit.
>
>this place was pretty cool.
>http://home.nc.rr.com/hardcorejeep/montana/vs.jpg its just outside of
>billings, see if you can find my cell phone that was left there. :-)
What was so cool about a rest stop? Did you post the correct pic?
John Davies
SPokane A
<JeepMail@7SlotGrille.com> wrote:
>"John Davies" <johnedavies@comcast.net> wrote in message
>news:k6v0pvo3hbrgljfjumkhcl4fssb33vi324@4ax.com.. .
>> It's such a BIG state I need help in
>> finding cool places to visit.
>
>this place was pretty cool.
>http://home.nc.rr.com/hardcorejeep/montana/vs.jpg its just outside of
>billings, see if you can find my cell phone that was left there. :-)
What was so cool about a rest stop? Did you post the correct pic?
John Davies
SPokane A
10-18-2003, 10:11 AM
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Re: OT - 4x4 Guidebook for Montana?
John you can check out the Montana 4x4 association site at:
http://www.m4x4a.org/
Post your questions there and you can hear from people that
4 wheel, hunt and fish in the areas you are interested in.
Pat
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"John Davies" <johnedavies@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:99f0pv4v31tq2v3nbruhrts7ggc7fio04r@4ax.com...
I am planning a vacation in SW Montana and wonder if anyone knows of
any books that include back-country info. I am interested in
relatively easy (but scenic) routes that my family can enjoy and I can
navigate with a small utility trailer. Primitive campground info would
also be welcome.
Anyone?
Thanks very much.
John Davies
Spokane WA USA
http://home.comcast.net/~johnedavies/
http://www.m4x4a.org/
Post your questions there and you can hear from people that
4 wheel, hunt and fish in the areas you are interested in.
Pat
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"John Davies" <johnedavies@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:99f0pv4v31tq2v3nbruhrts7ggc7fio04r@4ax.com...
I am planning a vacation in SW Montana and wonder if anyone knows of
any books that include back-country info. I am interested in
relatively easy (but scenic) routes that my family can enjoy and I can
navigate with a small utility trailer. Primitive campground info would
also be welcome.
Anyone?
Thanks very much.
John Davies
Spokane WA USA
http://home.comcast.net/~johnedavies/
10-18-2003, 10:11 AM
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Re: OT - 4x4 Guidebook for Montana?
John you can check out the Montana 4x4 association site at:
http://www.m4x4a.org/
Post your questions there and you can hear from people that
4 wheel, hunt and fish in the areas you are interested in.
Pat
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"John Davies" <johnedavies@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:99f0pv4v31tq2v3nbruhrts7ggc7fio04r@4ax.com...
I am planning a vacation in SW Montana and wonder if anyone knows of
any books that include back-country info. I am interested in
relatively easy (but scenic) routes that my family can enjoy and I can
navigate with a small utility trailer. Primitive campground info would
also be welcome.
Anyone?
Thanks very much.
John Davies
Spokane WA USA
http://home.comcast.net/~johnedavies/
http://www.m4x4a.org/
Post your questions there and you can hear from people that
4 wheel, hunt and fish in the areas you are interested in.
Pat
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"John Davies" <johnedavies@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:99f0pv4v31tq2v3nbruhrts7ggc7fio04r@4ax.com...
I am planning a vacation in SW Montana and wonder if anyone knows of
any books that include back-country info. I am interested in
relatively easy (but scenic) routes that my family can enjoy and I can
navigate with a small utility trailer. Primitive campground info would
also be welcome.
Anyone?
Thanks very much.
John Davies
Spokane WA USA
http://home.comcast.net/~johnedavies/
