Field notes, v1377
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143 Journal August 29 Kings Hill Campground to Butte, Montana north west of the pass : A road going north Stove Camp. 2 miles Boulder Baldy 6 " Boulder Lakes — I didn't follow this road but it looks good. It is 13 miles from Duck Creek Pass via [illegible] dirt road to the valley bottom on the west. From there it is 14 miles via paved road south to Townsend. I then drove south via US-287 to Interstate 90 & followed this to Butte. Picked up mail, did laundry, got boots repaired, took clothes to cleaners, and bought groceries. Drove on US 91 to Elk Park Campground and skinned birds & camped. August 30 Elk Park Campground To Red Mtn Lookout, Silver Bow Co., Montana Continued stuffing birds, drove to Butte & then south via US 10 & into Highland Mtns via Roosevelt Drive. Drove to Highland (Red Mtn) Lookout & was surprised to find the VW could make the steep loose rocky road at that altitude. Also surprised to find a cute girl lookout! (Suzanne Goodman, U.of Montana Forestry major). Spent the night in the lookout tower basement amidst the buzzing radio equipment. August 31 Highland Mtns, Silver Bow Co., Montana Suzanne cooked breakfast & we gabbed till afternoon. (9700ft.) Saw a Sparrow Hawk from the tower at 10 A.M. Finally ate lunch & took off up slope over [illegible], Red Mtn. (19070 ft.) Monument Pk (10,136 ft) to the head of the cirque ridge top above S.O. of Emerald Lake (lake at 8740 ft.) & just west of Table