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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