A nice day overlooking Ferndale from the Peterson Creek Road (Bob Muth photo).

Five Swan Rangers skied the Peterson Creek Road, then hiked up Peterson Creek Trail on Saturday, December 22, 2012.

They ate lunch and turned around at the usual spot, just short of the Sidehill Trail intersection.

The "chorus line" prepares to leave the road at the Peterson Creek trail-head (Roger Benson photo).

No snow bridge over Patterson Creek on the way up (Bob Muth photos hereafter).

Lunch on the hillside.

No snow bridge over Patterson Creek on the way down either!

The Swan Rangers meet every Saturday at the Echo Lake Cafe for breakfast at 8:30, leaving at 9:30 for a partial day outing in the northern Swan Mountains and foothills.

They carpool from the Swan River School parking lot next to the Cafe.

Everyone is welcome!