Solo in Montana's Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness - Photo Essay
Last week, Shaun went solo into the Absaroka Beartooth wilderness of Southwest Montana to get away for a while, do a little fishing, and field test our new backcountry food lineup. At 944,000 acres, the “A-B” is one of the largest wilderness areas in the Continental US; larger than Yosemite, and similar in size to Glacier National Park! The trip was marked by lots of sun, wind, and one close encounter with a mountain goat. Seriously close, like 5 yards away. It was an incredible trip, enjoy the pictures!
Steam rolling off of buffalo early in the morning, Lamar Valley YNP
Looking into the heart of the A-B Wilderness
Large male brook trout taken on an olive maribou jig
Aspen Fleabane wildflowers
Alpen Fuel owner Shaun working on his selfie technique
Sunset at an alpine lake
Sneaking in a Peak Refuel dinner in between storms
One of the over 900 mountain lakes in the A-B Wilderness
Great Pics. Will need to look into this area for next summer. Any chance you can supply a gear list?
Hey John thanks for the helpful feedback. This is an amazing area for sure. I was aware of the 100’ restriction but honestly completely forgot about it in my search for a campsite, as this site was the only flat spot around! We will keep it in mind going forward thanks for the reminder. :)
Wow! Great looking trip Shaun, peaks my interest and desire to go there, have always wanted to visit the A-B now more than ever. (BTW – you may get some feedback for camping too close to the lake – suppose to be 100’ or more, and camping on non-durable surfaces, i.e. meadow, grass, vegetation. Please feel free to edit our this comment if you want to publish my comments).