A Hike Up Hylite Mountain

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I kind of feel bad about writing about this hike a month after it occured, but this semester has been quite hectic and busy. This was just a hike up to the top of Hylite mountain around the time of the very large Derby Fire which has burnt over 190000 acres (yep that's four zeros) here in Montana. One thing I will say about this hike is the amount of Waterfalls coming off this mountain were amazing. One in particular was awesome, it must have been over 150 feet of water flowing down the mountain and at the top there was this little cave filled with moss. We ended up stoping and having a brunchy/lunch thing by Hylite "lake" (a very large mud puddle). It was a sweet day hike, and only a hop, skip and a jump from Bozeman.

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Photos

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A small flower clinging onto a little island of rock amongst the falls.

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The inside of my favorite waterfall

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Notice the snow still from last winter in the shadow of Hylite Peak.

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Notice the waterfall in the background.

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Strange Rock Formations on the side of the trail.

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From the top of one of the many falls

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The mouth of my favorite waterfall.

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From the bottom of my favorite waterfall.

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A Huge Glacial Erratic

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That isn't haze, that's smoke.

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Smoke rising from the nearby valley.

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Hylite Lake, at the base of the mountain.

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Lichen on a Tree

Comments

[BerryPicker]

Life is Good
The pictures are Awesome. Glad to see you are doing good.