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Montana Outdoors
That has to be one of the most glorious feelings in the world … beautiful.
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Comment by Teresa Evangeline — December 20, 2013 @ 10:41 pm
It is indeed, Teresa. There is a perspective there that I wish everyone could see. That’s our mother Earth there, behind the harsh veil of civilization.
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Comment by montucky — December 20, 2013 @ 11:02 pm
yes …
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Comment by Teresa Evangeline — December 21, 2013 @ 10:14 am
I bet it was quiet and the air filled your lungs right up.
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Comment by wordsfromanneli — December 20, 2013 @ 11:01 pm
Total stillness and peace there and a refreshment of the soul. You can look and smell and feel and hear and understand who you are and where you are.
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Comment by montucky — December 20, 2013 @ 11:09 pm
A very wholesome feeling.
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Comment by wordsfromanneli — December 20, 2013 @ 11:38 pm
Indeed, what an absolutely stunning view.
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Comment by Charlie@Seattle Trekker — December 20, 2013 @ 11:36 pm
It was, and the trail ran right up the crest of the ridge to the top where there were even more views. What a world we live in!
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Comment by montucky — December 20, 2013 @ 11:58 pm
Wow, that’s stunning! How hot does it get up on the peaks in August?
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Comment by Jo Woolf — December 21, 2013 @ 3:23 am
There are lots of weather variations on the higher peaks, but they are usually 20 degrees F cooler than in the valleys, sometimes more. Much cooler at night. Last summer I hiked to a peak in the Cabinet Wilderness and noticed that the temperature there was 65. In the valley on the highway back toward home it was 95.
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Comment by montucky — December 21, 2013 @ 9:15 am
That’s a big difference! I guess height and wind chill play a great part.
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Comment by Jo Woolf — December 21, 2013 @ 10:01 am
If everything else remains the same, temperature will decrease by about 5.4 degrees F for every 1000 feet increase in elevation. Certainly, the wind that is nearly always present at the mountain tops makes it feel even cooler.
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Comment by montucky — December 21, 2013 @ 11:03 am
Your title reminded me of “The Seven Storey Mountain” by Thomas Merton-another lover of solitude. I wish I could spend a few days with a rock hammer on that slope. What a story those rocks could tell.
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Comment by New Hampshire Gardener — December 21, 2013 @ 6:08 am
I wish that I had more knowledge of geology. The rocks and rock formations are fascinating. I bring back a small rock from each of the peaks that I visit as an added memory of the trip.
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Comment by montucky — December 21, 2013 @ 9:17 am
That was the first thing I thought of, too. Merton would have appreciated both the solitude and the view. No question about that.
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Comment by shoreacres — December 21, 2013 @ 9:47 pm
Wonderful photos, thanks for sharing with those of us in midwest.
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Comment by Linda Ault — December 21, 2013 @ 6:59 am
Thank you Linda! I’m very glad that you like seeing them!
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Comment by montucky — December 21, 2013 @ 9:18 am
Is it my imagination, or are the peaks in this area rounder and smoother? Are they older? or differently formed. Despite that six mile hike, they look more accessible than some.
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Comment by shoreacres — December 21, 2013 @ 9:50 pm
I think they just display the variety formed by the tilting and pushing up of the mountains. These are a little less in elevation and farther away from the valley of the Clark Fork, so there appears to be less contrast.
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Comment by montucky — December 21, 2013 @ 10:05 pm
Really amazing experience, I’m sure.
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Comment by Candace — December 22, 2013 @ 12:28 pm
It really was, Candace. In a way it was exhausting, but still good to know that I am still capable of it!
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Comment by montucky — December 23, 2013 @ 8:18 pm
Very small price to pay for that kind of solitude…and that kind of view….wonderful.
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Comment by seekraz — December 25, 2013 @ 9:08 pm
Indeed it is, Scott!
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Comment by montucky — December 25, 2013 @ 10:49 pm
Very gorgeous. Did You walk on the ridge in this photo?
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Comment by Sartenada — December 27, 2013 @ 12:18 am
I did. The trail follows the crest of the ridge and at the far end of that mountains there was a fire lookout in about 1930.
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Comment by montucky — December 27, 2013 @ 8:25 pm