Exploring Montana's Pioneer Mountains: Trails and Natural History of This Hidden Gem

by Leroy Friel

Overview

Back in stock by popular demand! The Pioneer Mountains of southwest Montana are truly a hidden gem, with more than 80 alpine lakes, great fishing, and excellent opportunities for hiking, mountaineering, and camping. Based on a lifetime spend exploring the East and West Pioneers, this guide describes the region 27's trails and cross-country routes, beautiful mountain scenery, and the wildlife, birds, and wildflowers that thrive here. Includes 32 maps, 8 charts easy-to-follow directions, 114 full-color photographs, and fishing details for 89 lakes.
Get the inside scoop on the Pioneer Mountains of southwest Montana with Leroy Friel, a sportsman who has spent 35 years hiking, fishing, and hunting the range. In his book Exploring Montana's Pioneer Mountains: Trails and Natural History of this Hidden Gem, Friel provides tips for the best fishing holes and trails, as well as the best places to see wildflowers, wildlife, historic sites, and the star of the show, Montana's magnificent scenery. Friel's insights will be a welcome aid for those looking for a quiet getaway within an easy drive from Butte, Bozeman, Helena, and Missoula.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781591521334
Publisher:	Farcountry Press
Publication date:	06/28/2014
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	1,054,194
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

Table of Contents

Initial Insights 7

1 Pioneer Mountains Perspective 11

2 Entering the East Pioneer Mountain from the East Side 43

3 Entering the East Pioneer Mountain from the Scenic Byway South of Wise River 97

4 Entering the West Pioneer Mountain from the Scenic Byway South of Wise River 127

5 Entering the West Pioneer Mountain from the West Side 143

6 Wildflowers of the Pioneer Mountains 165

7 Tables and Selected References 187