Each week I will write about my hiking and camping trips and keep a running total of the miles I hiked, well at least try to. Whether it be just doing some camping along the Clark Fork River with the R-Pod trailer to a multi-day backpacking trip, I will create some kind of read and some pictures for those interested. I am only doing these weekly reports for my hiking season that usually runs between April and October depending on weather.
2025 GOALS: I start each year with a set of goals for the summer. Similar to 2024 my overall goals are to visit 40 lakes and hike 400 miles. I only count a lake 1 time even though I may visit it multiple times during the summer; and hiking trail "only" miles are counted. Specific goals include visiting Steep Lakes, Harrington Lake and Newman Lake; and first time summits of Crater Mtn, Straight Peak, Lost Peak along with West Goat in the Pintlers. For backpacking a 5-day loop of Fish Creek, 4 days to the Cache Lakes, 4 days at Trio Lakes; and overnighters at Lower Siamese & Kelly Lakes and the Pintlers are on tap. Some of these goals overlap with each other. Everything else that I end up doing are just weekly opportunities.
March 3 - March 9: St. Regis River Trail - Ferry Landing TH
March 10 - March 16: Mineral Ridge Recreation Area Hike
March 31 - April 6: West Fork Fish Creek to 3-Mile Bridge & Graham Creek
April 7 - April 13: Flat Rock Creek, Cascade Falls & Blue Creek Bay Trail
April 14 - April 20: North Fork of Fish Creek
April 21 - April 27: Trail to Revett Lake & Canfield Mountain via Trail #29
April 28 - May 4: Camping at Muchwater CG on the Cutoff Road
May 5 - May 11: Evans Gulch (Cr) and Ward Creek & Falls
May 19 - May 25: Lenore Lake and North Fork Trout Creek Falls
May 26 - June 1: Crystal, Hazel & St. Regis Lakes
June 2 - June 8: Lost Creek & Blossom, Pear & Copper Lakes
June 9 - June 15: Cedar Peak & N. Montana & Schley Lakes & Schley Mtn
June 16 - June 22: Lost Peak, Revett Lake & Heart Lake (Big Cr)
June 23 - June 29: Goose, Trio & Pear Lakes
June 30 - July 7: Evans & Tadpole Lakes
July 7 - July 13: Missoula & Bonanza Lakes
July 14 - July 20: Trail & Mary Lakes
July 21 - July 27: Fish, Vann & Straight Lakes
July 28 to August 3: Clearwater Crossing, Surveyor Lake & Schley Mountain
August 4 to August 10: Kelly and Stevens Lakes
August 11 to August 17: Trio Lakes, Crater Mtn (partway) & Ward Peak Lake
August 18 to August 24: Lower Siamese & Lone Lakes
August 25 to September 1: Cascade Pass Area
