Saturday, August 14- WARD MOUNTAIN (Bitterroots)

Rating: Class 3, Distance: 11.8 miles, Elevation Gain: 4233 ft

Description: Start at Camas Creek Trailhead. The trail leads to Camas Creek and from there up its course in a northwest direction past the Camas Lakes and into the Camas Cirque on the west side of Ward Mountain. From upper Camas Lake the trail ends and we make our way up into the Camas Cirque and to the saddle west of Ward Mountain and from there along the ridge leading up to the summit. Route back if we are able to have car shuttles, we can go down the trail on the east side, otherwise some can go that way, the rest back the way we came to pick up the climbers who came down the east side. I will be exploring this route prior to the climb, but I got this information from Hoyt's book.

Leader: Tom Hanou- 360-3564, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Saturday, September 25– MISSOULA – ELK SUMMIT – BLODGETT CREEK CIRCUIT (Bitterroots)

The M.E.S.S.S. (Missoula – Elk Summit Shit Show!)

Rating: Endurance Fest: bike 53 miles of uphill asphalt, 25 miles of steep (up to 12%) uphill gravel road, followed by a 25+ mile single track run….all in one day.

Description: This will be the second annual M.E.S.S.S.!!! Join us in riding from Missoula down to Lolo, up over Lolo Pass and down to the turn off for Elk Summit (near the Lochsa Lodge). Some folks will transition to mountain bikes and we’ll continue south on the gravel road over Savage Pass to Elk Summit. Hoping to end up at the Blodgett Creek trailhead before or very near dark, we’ll be celebrating with lots of food and beer! The trip will be supported with a shuttle of limited capacity. Transitions between bicycles will be possible. Also, if you feel up for 2 or even 1 of the legs of this event, please feel free to join in wherever you like!

Email or call me if you’re interested in joining in for this interesting quest (as a participant or as a support volunteer).

Special Equipment: Road bike, mountain bike or cyclocross bicycle

Leader: Joshua Phillips–C: 396-3162, email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Saturday, October 2 -- Cabin Workday (Bitterroots)

A group of club members does annual maintenance on the cabin, including cutting and splitting firewood.  Afterward, there is a barbecue.  Check back here for more details as the date gets closer.