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Joe Timms
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06/02/2018
Bathrooms in the parking lot.
Joe Timms
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06/02/2018
The trail begins along the Kim Williams Trail.
Joe Timms
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06/02/2018
Mile marker along the Kim Williams Trail.
Joe Timms
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06/02/2018
After the Kim Williams Trail, the path becomes more shaded.
Joe Timms
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06/02/2018
The trail winds up to the saddle.
Joe Timms
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06/02/2018
The trail back to the Kim Williams Trail.
Joe Timms
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06/02/2018
A signed trail junction.
Joe Timms
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06/02/2018
Go left to get to University Mountain from the saddle.
Joe Timms
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06/02/2018
Lupine.
Joe Timms
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06/02/2018
Steep uphill for the final section.
Joe Timms
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06/02/2018
Lupine and arrowleaf balsamroot.
Joe Timms
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06/02/2018
Final push to the summit of University Mountain.
Joe Timms
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06/02/2018
Radio towers on top of University Mountain.
Joe Timms
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06/02/2018
The Rattlesnake Mountains.
Joe Timms
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06/02/2018
Stuart Peak.
Joe Timms
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06/02/2018
The Bitterroot Mountains.
Joe Timms
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06/02/2018
Bass Peak and more of the Bitterroot Mountains.
Joe Timms
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06/02/2018
Downtown Missoula.
Joe Timms
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06/02/2018
Cha-Pa-Qn Peak in the distance.
Joe Timms
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06/02/2018
Looking back toward the false summit.
Joe Timms
Photo Date:
06/02/2018
Wildflowers and the Bitterroot Mountains.