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Beartooths

This was our fourth year staying at Two Rib Cabin in Cooke City, a perfect base for exploring the Beartooths and Yellowstone. With ample fishing and hiking opportunities and beautiful scenery it was easy to fill a week. The dry year was evident in both the land (a lot browner than in past years, visibly less water) and sky (lots of smoke and haze from forest fires), but it did not diminish our time in the mountains. Here's how we spent our first week (Yellowstone pictures can be found in the Yellowstone gallery):

Friday: arrive in Billings, overnight Billings Hotel and Convention Center
Saturday: driving the scenic Beartooth Highway from Red Lodge to Cooke City, a hike part way up Beartooth Butte, settling in at Two Rib Cabin
Sunday: Wolf Mountain hike for Steve, fishing for Dad, and relaxing for the gals; a drive through Yellowstone's Lamar Valley and Blacktail Plateau (moose!) in the evening
Monday: Group fishing day at Island Lake and Little Bear Lake (fresh trout for dinner!)
Tuesday: Fossil Lake hike for Steve, scenic drive through the Sunlight Basin to Cody and a visit to Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir for the rest of us
Wednesday: sunrise at Island Lake and a hike to Beauty lake for Steve and me; fishing for Dad, tooling around Cooke City in the afternoon for the ladies, short hike to Gardiner Lake in the late afternoon for Steve
Thursday: hiking the Canyon trails in Yellowstone for Steve and me, evening hike and fishing at Trout Lake
Friday: Lake extravaganza hike for Steve; lunch with Beth and Adrienne
Saturday: Good bye to Mom and Dad and Two Rib cabin. On to our next adventure!
Mountain goat on Beartooth Pass
Mountain goat on Beartooth Pass
Mountain goat on Beartooth Pass
Mountain goat on Beartooth Pass
Norah and Beartooth Butte
Norah and Beartooth Butte
One of several stream crossings
One of several stream crossings
Norah making her way up Beartooth Butte
Norah making her way up Beartooth Butte
Nice view of Beartooth Lake
Nice view of Beartooth Lake
Wolf Mountain hike
Wolf Mountain hike
Wolf Mountain from Goose Lake
Wolf Mountain from Goose Lake
Little Goose and Goose  Lakes
Little Goose and Goose Lakes
View from Wolf Mountain
View from Wolf Mountain
Wolf Mountain summit
Wolf Mountain summit
Incisor and Goose Lakes
Incisor and Goose Lakes
Visitor center in Cooke City
Visitor center in Cooke City
Sunrise from Lulu Pass Road
Sunrise from Lulu Pass Road
Norah and Grandpa on the trail
Norah and Grandpa on the trail
Getting ready to catch some trout
Getting ready to catch some trout
Got one!
Got one!
First trout of the day!
First trout of the day!
Checking on the fish in the creel
Checking on the fish in the creel
Waiting for Grandpa to hook another one
Waiting for Grandpa to hook another one
Norah springs into action
Norah springs into action
Dinner!
Dinner!
The gals at No Name Lake
The gals at No Name Lake
Norah the trout
Norah the trout
No Name Lake view
No Name Lake view
Working the lake
Working the lake
Cheese!
Cheese!
No Name Lake
No Name Lake
More action
More action
Our little fisherman!
Our little fisherman!
Gone to seed
Gone to seed
A few stragglers
A few stragglers
Crossing Island Lake outlet
Crossing Island Lake outlet
Island Lake
Island Lake
Island Lake
Island Lake
Fishing at Little Bear Lake
Fishing at Little Bear Lake
Russell Lake
Russell Lake
Ouzel Lake - Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness
Ouzel Lake - Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness
Fossil Lake hike
Fossil Lake hike
Fossil Lake hike
Fossil Lake hike
Fossil Lake hike
Fossil Lake hike
Buffalo Bill Reservoir
Buffalo Bill Reservoir
Preparing mud delicacies
Preparing mud delicacies
Sunrise at Island Lake
Sunrise at Island Lake
A different sunrise view
A different sunrise view
Fluff glow
Fluff glow
Beartooth Butte
Beartooth Butte
Steve at Beauty Lake
Steve at Beauty Lake
Chain of lakes on the Beartooth High Lakes trail
Chain of lakes on the Beartooth High Lakes trail
Nice break spot
Nice break spot
Low water
Low water
Horseshoe Lake
Horseshoe Lake
Horseshoe Lake panoramic
Horseshoe Lake panoramic
Steve overlooks Horseshoe Lake
Steve overlooks Horseshoe Lake
Where are we?
Where are we?
Admiring the view
Admiring the view
On our way
On our way
Approaching Beartooth Butte
Approaching Beartooth Butte
Field of bush sunflowers
Field of bush sunflowers
Bush, or dwarf, sunflowers
Bush, or dwarf, sunflowers
Trail junction
Trail junction
Hiking along Beartooth Butte
Hiking along Beartooth Butte
A look up at Beartooth Butte
A look up at Beartooth Butte
Beartooth Butte on our return
Beartooth Butte on our return
Downtown Cooke City
Downtown Cooke City
Gardner Lake
Gardner Lake
Steve's 26 Lake Hike
Steve's 26 Lake Hike
Steve's 26 Lake Hike
Steve's 26 Lake Hike
Steve's 26 Lake Hike
Steve's 26 Lake Hike
Steve's 26 Lake Hike
Steve's 26 Lake Hike
Steve's 26 Lake Hike - Crystal Lake
Steve's 26 Lake Hike - Crystal Lake
Steve's 26 Lake Hike
Steve's 26 Lake Hike
Steve's 26 Lake Hike - Sierra Creek
Steve's 26 Lake Hike - Sierra Creek
Steve's 26 Lake Hike
Steve's 26 Lake Hike
WWE
WWE
Beth, Kathy, and Norah
Beth, Kathy, and Norah
Adrienne and Beth
Adrienne and Beth
Goofy Norah
Goofy Norah
The gals
The gals
The family at Two Rib Cabin
The family at Two Rib Cabin