North of Helena
These are pictures taken about 15-20 miles north of home. Alot of wonderful geology to explore. And it's part of the area that Lewis & Clark came through 200 years ago this summer. I don't really know how far off the river they got as they came through--probably not too far. They certainly missed alot!
This is looking south towards the Prickly Pear Valley (East Helena) from the top of Hogback Mountain. Helena is actually about 2 inches to the right of this picture.
Some of the limestone cliffs in the area. The geologic theme of the area is mainly built around miles and miles of these cliffs. Lots of mountain goats, too!
Different cliffs below Hogback. You can drive almost right up to these, walk around on the top of them, and look straight down. I swear to God--you can't see the floor of the forest below! It's amazing. Bone Girl will back me up on that!
This is a remote site along the Missouri River, about 15 miles from Helena. Surprisingly few Helenans know about this area. For those of you who know their Lewis & Clark--this is about 5 miles upstream from the Gates of the Mountains.
This is looking south towards the Prickly Pear Valley (East Helena) from the top of Hogback Mountain. Helena is actually about 2 inches to the right of this picture.
Some of the limestone cliffs in the area. The geologic theme of the area is mainly built around miles and miles of these cliffs. Lots of mountain goats, too!
Different cliffs below Hogback. You can drive almost right up to these, walk around on the top of them, and look straight down. I swear to God--you can't see the floor of the forest below! It's amazing. Bone Girl will back me up on that!
This is a remote site along the Missouri River, about 15 miles from Helena. Surprisingly few Helenans know about this area. For those of you who know their Lewis & Clark--this is about 5 miles upstream from the Gates of the Mountains.
posted by Osbasso at 12:06 AM
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Yup...I have laid on my belly, crawled over the cliffs visible in the second to the last pic and tried to take a picture of the forrest floor...couldn't seen anything but dark green. i wanted to crawl up over the edge of a lip on one but Osbasso wouldn't let me. Great Sunday drive if you are in the area, wait till summer or early fall though, hell when the roads are muddy or snowy.
i miss helena! *sniffle* just over a month til i'm back! yay!
hey, leaving a random comment so hopefully you have email notifications. i just wanted to say it's fucking gorgeous out there! there's many a spots that it makes me think of. not the least are spots out in the lost wilderness area, goose creek and the never summers. picturesque country we live in here in the rockies.
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