Linger Outdoors

 The Black Butte trail to Big Horn Peak is a challenging hike but with amazing views of Yellowstone as the payoff, it's worth it! The hike starts at Black Butte Trail Head along Highway 191 about mile marker 29. The trail marker is surrounded by trees so you have to be watching for it or you'll miss it. Parking for the trail is on the west side of the highway but the trail starts on the east side.  This is an 11.5 mile with another mile to go directly to the peak. We stopped short of the peak due to heat and an exposed rocky mountainside.  Elevation gain on this trail is over 2,000 ft.  There are a few springs that you navigate by rocks or logs and two creek crossings that have bridges. No need for water shoes on this trip.  This hike takes you through the Gallatin National Forest Petrified trees. They are unique, large, and beautiful.  The views are amazing on this hike and motivated me to keep on going even after it was in the heat of the day.  We saw only a couple other peop

The boys and I started the weekend off on Friday, July 1st with a hike to Bacon Rind Creek Trail. Yes, I think it's keto-friendly if you adhere to this diet😂 It is a beautiful short little hike just inside Yellowstone. To get to the trailhead drive on HWY 191 out of West Yellowstone going towards Bozeman.  This hike is the only hike that heads west on this side of Yellowstone National Park. The turn-off to the trail between is mile maker 22-23.  2.1 miles of this hike is inside the park and is very well maintained. The trail continues into the Gallatin National Forest. We however did not make it that far. As you can see in this picture it is pine pollen season. We could see a wall of green pollen coming our way. We had planned to continue closer to the wall of green but we hit a mud hole that was impassable. We made it 1.55 miles along this trail and then headed back out. Friday and Saturday afternoon we rode mountain bikes in Harriman State Park in Island Park Idaho. It was a bea