Swan Rangers view Flathead Lake during a squall! (Keith Hammer photos)

Fourteen Swan Rangers snowshoed and bushwhacked a loop in lower Krause Basin on Saturday, February 20, 2016!

The rain crust was noisy but the damp, bare earth was quiet!

So fresh and smiley early on!

Still pretty gung-ho in search of remaining hemlock forest!

"It doesn't get better than this!"

One of several remaining glades of big western hemlock trees in the area!

A squirrel midden adorned with hemlock twigs!

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!