On June 8, 2013, Tammy, Patti, Joyce, Gene and I hiked up to Firefighter Lookout on a nice Saturday. The lookout is located on the east side of the Hungry Horse Reservoir. This was the only hike Tammy did when she lived here.
From Martin City, MT on the east side of the Hungry Horse Reservoir take FS road 38 for 15.3 miles to reach the trail head.
Tammy had a GPS app on her smartphone. Here is the route from the lookout
back to the trailhead.
Here is the trip's stats one way - from the lookout back to the trailhead.
The lookout -which is staffed in the summer with volunteers - was closed so we could not go all the way to the top of the structure. Still, the views of the mountains and Hungry Horse Reservoir were great.
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| Firefighter Lookout |
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| Firefighter Lookout |
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| Firefighter Lookout |
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| Great Northern Mountain, Mt Grant and Mt Liebig |
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| Great Northern Mountain, Mt Grant and Mt Liebig |
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| Great Bear Wilderness and Great Northern Mountain |
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| Hungry Horse Reservoir |
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| Great Northern Mountain and Hungry Horse Reservoir |
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| Hungry Horse Reservoir with the Swan Range beyond the reservoir |
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| Heading back to the trail head |
During the hike back to the trail head Tammy lost her balance. I was walking ahead of her and caught her before she fell down. But she twisted one of her ankles. She could still walk, but with a limp. We found a stick for her to use to take some of the pressure off her ankle as she walked a mile or two back to the trail head.
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| Walking stick and smartphone back at the trail head |
On the drive back to Columbia Falls we passed Lost Mare Creek and we
decided Tammy should soak her ankle in the very cold water to help with
the swelling. Tammy was reluctant as the water was
very cold but Patti insisted Tammy soak her ankle to reduce the swelling. I can handle cold but I couldn't put my foot in the water for as long as Tammy did.
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| The color shows where Tammy's foot was in the cold water. |
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