This summer has been so busy that it seems the days are flying by and fall will be here before we know it! We decided at the last minute to take a couple days and go llama packing in the Beartooths while we could.
There is still more snow on top than I have ever seen at this time of year. Many of the snow banks will not melt before new snow falls in October. The temperature got down to below freezing at night and the puddles from melting snow were frozen in the morning.
The natural snow sculptures were plentiful and unique! Ken decided to test the strength of one small bridge. Rusty was not convinced it was a good idea.
You can see in this picture why we decided to go around the snow fields when we could. You never knew when it might be hollowed out underneath and falling through would not have been fun for the four llamas we had along.
Spring is just arriving on much of the plateau and the wildflowers are out in all their glory!
We camped on a bench overlooking the plains. We did not see any sign of other humans on our trek. The southern (Wyoming) side of the plateau gets much less traffic than the north (Montana) side - probably because there are no trails so you need to have some map navigation skills to get where you want to go.
I took a couple photos of Heart Mountain from the top but the air over the plains was really hazy so it looks like the picture was taken through waxed paper!
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