Swan Range

Outing Report Archives

Here are the Archives for our Outing Reports from 2007 - July 2012

2012

July 14: Echo Broken Leg Trail Saturday to Wolf Creek and Lunch Rock.
July 7: Peters Ridge Trail
June 30: Mount Aeneas and Sixmile Mountain
June 23: Peters Ridge Road to upper Krause Basin
June 16: Strawberry Lake Saturday
June 9: Hemler Creek Trail
June 2: Swan River Trail upstream from Bigfork
May 26: Bond Lake
May 19: Crater Notch Trail
May 12: Switchback Trail from Jewel Basin Road
May 5: Peterson Creek Trail
April 28: Swan Highway hike to Mission Lookout
April 21: hiked the Echo-Broken Leg Trail to Wolf Creek's Lunch Rock
April 14: hiked to the scree slope above Elk Spring on the north shoulder of Broken Leg Mountain
April 7: hiked up the Bear Dance Trail on Crane Mountain
March 31: hiked the Peterson Creek road then headed over to the now-thawed Swan River Trail
March 24: Infinity Ridge
March 17: snowshoed into upper Krause Basin
March 10: skied and snowshoed the old road from Bear Creek to Wolf Creek
March 3: skied excellent snow in Krause Basin
February 25: snowshoed a nice loop over "The Knob" in Krause Basin
February 18: skied and snowshoed into Krause Basin, half returning in a loop via the Strawberry Lake Road
February 11: skied and snowshoed into the North Fork of Krause Basin Saturday, some continued on up to Peters Ridge Road
February 4: hiked, skied and snowshoed the Porcupine Road up to the old Mission Lookout; snowshoed in the nearby Swan River Wildlife Refuge
January 28: Bigfork Community Nordic Center trails located at the junction of Foothill Road and Jewel Basin Road
January 21: skied and snowshoed a loop in Krause Basin
January 14: hiked a loop using the first part of Echo-Broken Leg Trail, the Stoltze logging road, and DNRC logging roads
January 7: hiked up the Peterson Creek Trail to junction with the Side-hill Trail on Broken Leg Mountain

2011

December 31: Echo: Broken Leg Trail
December 24: Foothill Road
December 17: Swan River Wildlife Refuge
December 10: Crater Notch Trail
December 3: Bond Creek Trail
November 26: Peter's Ridge
November 19: Echo Creek
November 12: Broken Leg Sidehill Trail
November 5: Mt. Aeneas
October 29: Echo: Broken Leg Trail
October 22: Strawberry Lake
October 15: Sonny Boon Trail
October 8: Crane Mountain
October 1: Wire Trail
September 24: Peterson Creek Trail #293
September 17: Mount Aeneas
September 10 - Peter's Ridge
September 3: Tongue Mountain
August 27: Ranger's 300th Outing!
August 20 - Birch Lake/Crater Lake
August 6: Wolf Creek
July 30: Tongue Mountain
July 23: Sixmile Peak
July 16: Switchback Trail
July 9: Peters Ridge Trail
July 2: Echo: Broken Leg and Crater Notch
June 25: Strawberry Lake Trail
June 18: Echo-Broken Leg Trail
June 11: Krause Basin Road
June 4: Peterson Creek Trail
May 28: Swan River Trail
May 21: Switchback Trail
May 14: Echo: Broken Leg Trail
May 7: Swan River Nature Trail
April 30: Swan River Nature Trail
April 23: Echo/Broken Leg Trail
April 16: Bear Creek/Peterson Creek
April 9: Infinity Ridge
April 2: Swan River Trail
March 26: Mission Lookout
March 19: Peters Ridge/Krause Basin
March 12: Elk Spring
March 5: Bond Falls
Feb 26: Patterson Creek
Feb 19: Bog Road
Feb 12: Krause Basin/Strawberry Lake Road
Feb 5: North Krause Basin Road
Jan 29: Krause Basin Road
Jan 22 - Porcupine Road
Jan 15: Peters Ridge Road
Jan 8: Bear Creek
Jan 1: North Fork of Krause Creek

2010

December 18: Swan River Wildlife Refuge
December 11: North Fork of Krause Basin
December 4: Krause Basin
November 27: Peter's Ridge
November 20: Krause Basin Road
November 13: 260th Outing! Broken Leg Trail
November 6: Hemler Creek Trail #20
October 30: Krause Basin
October 23: Peter's Ridge
October 16: Strawberry Lake
October 9: Hall Lake
October 2: Broken Leg Trail
September 25: Mt Aeneas & Mountain Goats!
September 18: Swan River Nature Trail
September 11: Peter's Ridge, Lamoose Lake, Hash Mountain
September 4: Peterson Creek Trail
August 28: Elk Spring
August 21: Crane Mountain
August 14: Mount Aeneas and Picnic Lakes
August 7, 2010: Peters Ridge Trail
July 31: Peterson Creek
July 24: Six Mile Trail
July 17: Mt Aeneas
July 10 - Peter's Ridge Trail
July 3 - Hemler Creek Trail #20
June 26, 2010 - Broken Leg Trail
June 19: Strawberry Lake
June 12: Broken Leg Trail
June 5 - Broken Leg Trail
May 29: Swan River Trail
May 22: Switchback Trail
May 15: Peterson Creek
May 8: Patterson & Peterson Creeks Area
May 1: Swan River Nature Trail
April 24: Echo Broken Leg
April 17: Hall Lake
April 10: Bear Creek Road
April 3: Peterson Creek
March 27: Bond Lake
March 20: Crater Notch Trail
March 13: Echo Broken Leg
March 6: Infinity Ridge
February 27: Krause Basin
February 6: Krause Basin
January 30 - Old Bear Creek Road
January 23: Strawberry Lake Road
January 16: Peter's Ridge
January 9: Peter's Ridge/Krause Basin
January 2: Krause Basin

2009

Dec 26: Echo Broken Leg Trail
Dec 19: Krause Basin
Dec 12: Peter's Ridge
Dec 5: Krause Basin Road
November 28: Peterson/Patterson Creek
November 21: Krause Basin 'Tree Tour'
November 14: Wolf Creek Canyon
November 7: Echo Broken Leg Trail
October 31: Switchback Trail
October 24: Peterson Creek Road
October 17: Hall Lake
October 10: Krause Basin
October 3: Broken Leg Mountain
September 19: 200th Hike! Echo Broken Leg Trail
September 12: Switchback Trail
September 5: Peterson Creek Trail
August 29: Bond Creek
August 22: Strawberry Lake/Peter's Ridge
August 15: Echo Broken Leg Trail
August 8: Wolf Creek Canyon
August 1: Clayton Lake
July 25: Mt. Aeneas
July 18: Alpine Trail #7
July 11: Peter's Ridge
July 4: Peter's Ridge
June 27: Crater Notch
June 20: Sixmile Trail
June 6: Echo-Broken Leg Trail
May 30: Bear Creek Road
May 23: Switchback Trail
May 16: Echo-Broken Leg Trail
May 9: Crater Notch Trail
May 2: Peterson Creek Trail
April 25: Broken Leg Trail/Wolf Creek
April 18: Krause Basin
April 3: Wolf Creek Drainage
March 21: Peterson Creek
March 14: Peter's Ridge/Brown's Gulch
March 7: Krause Basin
February 28: Krause Basin
February 21: Infinity Ridge
February 14: Krause Basin
February 7: Bear Creek Road
January 31: Krause Basin/Peters Ridge
January 24: Krause Basin
January 17: Peterson/Patterson Creek area
January 10: Krause Basin

2008

January 5: Bear Creek Road
January 12: Krause Basin
January 19: Krause Basin
January 26: Krause Basin
February 2: Peterson Creek Rd
February 9: Krause Basin
February 16: Bear Creek Road
February 23: Krause Basin
March 1: Krause Basin
March 8: Peterson Creek
March 15: Swan Range Foothills
March 22: Krause Basin/Peters Ridge
March 29: Krause Basin
April 5: Krause Basin
April 12: Infinity Ridge
April 19: Bear Creek Road
April 26: Crater Notch Trail
May 3: Echo Broken Leg Trail
May 10: Peterson Creek Road
May 17: Echo Broken Leg Trail
May 24: Switchback Trail
May 31: Crater Notch Trail
June 7: Bear Creek Road
June 14: Peterson Creek Trail
June 21: Crater Notch Trail
June 28: Switchback Trail
July 5: Peters Ridge Trail
July 12: Sixmile Trail
July 17: Strawberry Lake
July 26: Hemler Creek Trail
August 2: Bear Creek Road
August 9: Broken Leg Mountain
August 16: Peters Ridge Trail
August 23: Mount Aeneas
August 30: Peter's Ridge Trail
September 6: Broken Leg Trail
September 13: Crater Notch Trail
September 20: Mount Aeneas
September 27: Peterson Creek Trail
October 4: Krause Basin
October 11: Sixmile Trail / Weed Lake
October 18: Krause Basin
October 25: Strawberry/Wildcat Lakes
November 1: Echo Broken Leg Trail
November 8: Peterson Creek Trail
November 15: Broken Leg Mountain
November 22: Switchback Trail
November 29: Echo Broken Leg Trail
December 6: Strawberry Lake
December 13: Krause Basin
December 20: Krause Basin
December 27: Krause Basin

2007

January 13: Wolf Creek Drainage
January 20: Krause Basin
January 27: Broken Leg Mtn
February 3: Peters Ridge
February 10: Escape Fog
February 17: Echo Lake Cafe
February 24: Krause Basin
February 27: Infinity Ridge
March 3: Krause Basin
March 7: Along the Ridge
March 10: Bear Creek Road
March 24: Wolf Creek Canyon
March 31: Broken Leg Trail
April 7: Wolf Creek Canyon
April 14: Peterson Creek
April 21: Crater Notch Trail
April 28: Wolf Creek Canyon
May 5: Peterson Creek Trail
May 12: Crater Notch Trail
May 19: Switchback Trail
May 26: Switchback Trail
June 2: Broken Leg
June 9: Strawberry Lake
June 16: Peterson Creek
June 23: Hemler Creek
June 30: Sixmile Creek
July 7: Lamoose Lake
July 14: Birch Creek
July 21: Peterson Creek
July 28: Birch & Crater Lakes
August 4: Strawberry Lake
August 11: Broken Leg Trail
August 18: Strawberry Lake
August 25: Peterson Creek
September 1: Crater Lake
September 9: Switchback Trail
September 15: Peters Ridge
September 22: Crater Notch
September 29: Wolf Creek Canyon
October 6: Broken Leg Trail
October 13: Mt Aeneas
October 20: Broken Leg Trail
October 27: Mt Aeneas
November 3: Water Trail
November 10: Peterson Creek Trail
November 17: Switchback Trail
November 24: Bear Creek Road
December 1: Peters Ridge
December 8: Broken Leg Trail
December 15: Peterson Creek Road
December 22: Broken Leg to Windy Pt.
December 29: Krause Basin

2006

December 30: Krause Basin
December 23: Bear Creek Road
December 16: Peters Ridge Road
December 9: Crater Notch Trail
December 2: Krause Basin

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