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According to the National Park Service, the Lakota people of South Dakota originally called this area "bad lands", and the French fur trappers said the 242,756 acres were "bad lands to travel across". We've changed it to one word, Badlands, which describes some of our most unusual, yet beautiful landscape in the U.S.
We took a trip up the family farm today. Not that we need an excuse to venture north, but the purpose of this trip was a family reunion for my wife's massive family. At times I think they are realted to every single person to ever set foot in the county. Any way, it is not a true family trip in my family if at least one hound is not included. This trip old Trapper made the ride. He really enjoyed splashing about in the pond and playing with the young cousins. I think the farm is good for our four legged family members, too.
high camp on the summit, north cascades national park, washington
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The Milky Way streams over Mount Triumph...
I am seen here with the only person we met on our hike of a Trapper Peak. Given his occupation I guess Jeff will have been somewhat busy these last few weeks. Working for the forestry service as a fireman can be an intense role in Montana.
A couple of weeks ago, Joan and I went to the Gordon Setter 2010 National Specialty in Greeley, CO. While there we linked up with Bill Stauder who is the breeder of our dog, Riley. Here, Riley's brother, Trapper, gives Bill some love. If you're interested, you can view all 429 (!) of my photo's from the show here
Photograph of an unidentified young man, possibly a Canadian fur-trapper.
Photograph from an album containing black and white photographs probably taken by the Honorary Hugh Annesley. The album features the Annesley family motto Virtutis Amore’.
Date: c.1854-1855
PRONI Ref: D1854/5/1/2
Taggart Lake is located in Grand Teton National Park, in the U. S. state of Wyoming. The natural lake is located at the terminus of Avalanche Canyon. A number of hiking trails can be found near the lake including a 3 miles (4.8 km) roundtrip hike commencing from the Taggart Lake Trailhead parking area. The lake is approximately one mile south of Bradley Lake reckoned by trail distance. A 2005 study of the water quality of the lakes in Grand Teton National Park indicated that the lakes in the park were still considered pristine and that they had not been impacted by air or water pollution. [Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taggart_Lake]
Grand Teton National Park is a United States National Park in northwestern Wyoming. At approximately 310,000 acres (480 sq mi; 130,000 ha; 1,300 km2), the park includes the major peaks of the 40-mile-long (64 km) Teton Range as well as most of the northern sections of the valley known as Jackson Hole. It is only 10 miles (16 km) south of Yellowstone National Park, to which it is connected by the National Park Service-managed John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway. Along with surrounding National Forests, these three protected areas constitute the almost 18,000,000-acre (7,300,000 ha) Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, one of the largest intact mid-latitude temperate ecosystems in the world. Human history of the Grand Teton region dates back at least 11,000 years, when the first nomadic hunter-gatherer Paleo-Indians began migrating into the region during warmer months pursuing food and supplies. In the early 19th century, the first White explorers encountered the eastern Shoshone natives. Between 1810 and 1840, the region attracted fur trading companies that vied for control of the lucrative beaver pelt trade. U.S. Government expeditions to the region commenced in the mid-19th century as an offshoot of exploration in Yellowstone, with the first permanent white settlers in Jackson Hole arriving in the 1880s. Efforts to preserve the region as a national park commenced in the late 19th century, and in 1929 Grand Teton National Park was established, protecting the major peaks of the Teton Range. The valley of Jackson Hole remained in private ownership until the 1930s, when conservationists led by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. began purchasing land in Jackson Hole to be added to the existing national park. Against public opinion and with repeated Congressional efforts to repeal the measures, much of Jackson Hole was set aside for protection as Jackson Hole National Monument in 1943. The monument was abolished in 1950 and most of the monument land was added to Grand Teton National Park. Grand Teton National Park is named for Grand Teton, the tallest mountain in the Teton Range. The naming of the mountains is attributed to early 19th-century French-speaking trappers—les trois tétons (the three teats) was later anglicized and shortened to Tetons. At 13,775 feet (4,199 m), Grand Teton abruptly rises more than 7,000 feet (2,100 m) above Jackson Hole, almost 850 feet (260 m) higher than Mount Owen, the second-highest summit in the range. The park has numerous lakes, including 15-mile-long (24 km) Jackson Lake as well as streams of varying length and the upper main stem of the Snake River. Though in a state of recession, a dozen small glaciers persist at the higher elevations near the highest peaks in the range. Some of the rocks in the park are the oldest found in any U.S. National Park and have been dated at nearly 2.7 billion years. Grand Teton National Park is an almost pristine ecosystem and the same species of flora and fauna that have existed since prehistoric times can still be found there. More than 1,000 species of vascular plants, dozens of species of mammals, 300 species of birds, more than a dozen fish species and a few species of reptiles and amphibians exist. Due to various changes in the ecosystem, some of them human-induced, efforts have been made to provide enhanced protection to some species of native fish and the increasingly threatened whitebark pine. Grand Teton National Park is a popular destination for mountaineering, hiking, fishing and other forms of recreation. There are more than 1,000 drive-in campsites and over 200 miles (320 km) of hiking trails that provide access to backcountry camping areas. Noted for world-renowned trout fishing, the park is one of the few places to catch Snake River fine-spotted cutthroat trout. Grand Teton has several National Park Service-run visitor centers, and privately operated concessions for motels, lodges, gas stations and marinas.
[source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Teton_National_Park]
Website: www.nps.gov/grte/index.htm
Our ascent from Baker Lake required a climb up a relatively steep snow filled gully. Mark is seen here a good way up the initial climb. At this point we would still have a hike of a couple of hours before we would reach the summit of Trapper Peak.
Trapper Peak is a mountain I have climbed on a couple of occasions. This view which was taken from the summit looks west across into Idaho and was taken ion my first ascent. The summit of Trapper at 10,157 is the high point in Montana of the Bitterroot Mountains. It's ascent route is varied and traverses a mix of terrain through forest, bypassing three lakes, some good scrambling and finally a high plateau just short of the summit ridge.
I had hiked with my pal Mike who stopped just short of the summit to look after Meggie his golden retriever. The terrain had become a little too awkward for her. For that a reason I was on my own on the summit and unable to add anyone to provide some scale to the scene. The ascent from the trailhead offered just under 4,000 of vertical gain.
I am happy to post my fifth shot of Trapper.
This lovely cat came in to my life while I was out birding on January 02, 2010. It was a very cold day. I drove up a dead end road bordering Elk Island National Park. At that point there is a rough trail leading to Trapper Lake. At the end of the road, I found this emaciated, filthy, and near dead cat at the bottom of a snow bank mewing pathetically.
I took her home and named her "Trapper" after the lake I found her near. She has turned out to be very friendly and affectionate. The vet thinks she is between 10 and 14 years old. Whatever her age, she is a fatter, furrier, and a much healthier cat now and is a good thing to come home to. She is a totally indoor cat and has never shown any interest in going outside.
At 10,157 feet Trapper Peak stands as the Montanan highpoint of the Bitterroot Mountains. I have travelled a good deal to Montana, a state that is chock full of stupendous mountains that just beg to be climbed, so far though Trapper Peak is the only sizeable one that I have returned to. So in a sense it is probably my favourite big hill within striking distance of Missoula.
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