Journal 75 R.E. Johnson 1968 Aug. 17 North Bitterroot Mtns, Montana of the backbone of the Bitterroots that lies between these 2 higher areas. I drove back down to Superior via the Trout Creek Road (paved much of the way) & stopped at the Superior District Ranger Station to check on the weather forecast: 3 days of continuous rain all over Western Montana. The lookouts have all been brought down since no lightning is expected & the fire danger has already dropped from Extreme to Medium. Drove west on Interstate 90 to St. Regis & visited the St. Regis District Ranger Station to check on the condition of the state line road which runs from Little Joe Mtn on the s.e. to & passed Dominion Ph on the n.w. The road was in good shape so I drove west 2 miles from St. Regis on Interstate 90 to the Little Joe Creek Rd & then up this road 13 miles (via the North Fork branch of the road) to the state line (summit & backbone of Bitterroot Mtns). at 5600 ft. The ridge at this point is densely forested & totally enveloped in clouds so that I could see little over 100 ft. I turned left & followed the summit road s.e seven miles to Little Joe Mtn. (7000 ft). The road now continues beyond this point (not shown on the 1966 St. Regis Ranger District Map) apparently as new access roads to an active logging operation. The road is in the forest some distance down the south slope of the ridge the whole way & due to