Hiking the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness

by Bill Schneider

Overview

Lace up your boots and sample more than sixty hikes in the spectacular Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness that straddles the Montana-Wyoming border. Experience the high-altitude grandeur of the Beartooth Plateau, the breathtaking view from 12,799-foot Granite Peak, and the abundant wildlife of the densely forested Absaroka Range. The Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness offers hikers some of the most magnificent mountain scenery in the United States as well as peaceful mountain meadows, trout-filled lakes, stunning waterfalls, and many options for off-trail adventure. Veteran hiker and outdoor writer Bill Schneider will introduce you to all this and more.

Look inside to find:

• Hikes suited to every ability
• Mile-by-mile directional cues
• Difficulty, traiffic, and hill ratings
• Vacation planner and a hiker's checklist
• GPS coordinates

This thoroughly revised and updated edition of Hiking the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness explores 63 trails in Montana's Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. The wilderness area, located north and northeast of Yellowstone, is renowned for its spectacular scenery and abundant wildlife.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493014880
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	07/01/2015
Series:	Regional Hiking Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
File size:	15 MB
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About the Author

Bill Schneider has spent more than 35 years hiking trails across America. Formerly with the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Bill co-founded Falcon Publishing in 1979. A tireless conservationist and expert outdoorsman, Bill lives today with his wife Marnie in Helena, Montana, where he is a full-time writer and publishing consultant. Among his recent books is the acclaimed Where the Grizzly Walks (Globe Pequot, 2003).

Table of Contents

(1) Introduction (2) Trailhead 1: Boulder River (3) Trailhead 2: West Stillwater (4) Trailhead 3: Stillwater River (5) Trailhead 4: West Rosebud (6) Trailhead 5: East Rosebud (7) Trailhead 6: West Fork of Rock Creek (8) Trailhead 7: Lake Fork of Rock Creek (9) Trailhead 8: Rock Creek (10) Trailhead 9: Island Lake (11) Trailhead 10: Beartooth Lake (12) Trailhead 11: Clay Butte (13) Trailhead 12: Muddy Creek (14) Trailhead 13: Crazy Creek (15) Trailhead 14: Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone (16) Trailhead 15: Fisher Creek (17) Trailhead 16: Lake Abundance (18) Epilogue