Fourth of July weekend we did a hike down in the Bitterroots just past Hamilton called the Sawtooth Trail. It was very pretty, Tom says it was about 6 miles round trip, and a lot of it was along a creek which was so beautiful and when our trail would go along the creek it would be cool temperatures from like our knees down and felt so good in the hot warm sun. Lots of the trail was shaded but still warm. Our intention was to hike into a pond so that Tom could fish and catch us some trout for a late lunch. Well you have to cross the creek towards the end, about 1/2 mile, from the pond and the crossing log had been washed away! So Tom tried fishing the creek in that area where we were supposed to cross and had caught one small one but otherwise no luck. He thought about keeping it just to show Titus but he didn't want to waste a fish.
Titus did ok on this hike, it was a little bit long I think and we also had to drive about 1 hr and a half just to get there! So overall I would say he did good for his first long hike!
In the lot before we left, Titus' first exploration of sand and gravel! He was so cute playing in the "dirt".
Titus and Daddy with his fly rod!
Some of the raging creek, so nice and beautiful. Titus had fallen asleep on the way in and I think this is where he got disturbed from the raging of the water, he was not a happy hiker then!
Titus loves clapping, he had just discovered it that weekend! We were in a little 'camping' site here eating some snacks that thankfully were packed while we were waiting for our fisherman to catch us good one! Better fishing next time!
This last weekend we went up the Morrell Falls up in Seeley Lake, MT. Titus did really well for this hike and was even playing with, ok pulling, Mommy's hair on our way back out! He did not complain at all unless he was hungry. This hike is 5 miles round trip and has a beautiful waterfall at the end of it! This hike is very easy, only about a 250 ft. elevation gain on it, if you have not been there, you need to go! The waterfall cascades and is 200 ft. total but you only see about 90 ft. of it because of the cascading. Still so beautiful and it was very cool in there from the mist of the falls! Little Titus' lips and hands were purple but he didn't care!
We could not get Titus to look at the camera, the falls were just to exciting for him!
We also took my cousin Nate basically on the spur of the moment with us, he hadn't been there since he was in a backpack himself and I bribed him by telling him the falls were 900 ft.! Whoops! Before we left I got out my day hike book and found out that I was mistaken!
Mommy and Titus on the creek crossing bridge, clapping!
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