This sign is at the intersection of Route 278 and the Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway
Grasshopper Inn is about 9 miles north on the Byway
Click here for a pdf full of interesting information about this valley
left - a beaverslide - used to stack hay for decades
Click here for more pictures of the area and a video showing how a beaverslide works
right - "new" hay bales
on Route 278 before turning onto Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway
Click here for more pictures of this beautiful area
All are safely gathered in - family cars
panoramic views from Grasshopper Inn
Big Sky Country indeed
This is cattle country. The Tash family (sign on right) has ranched in this valley since the late 1800s.
Hundreds of head of cattle spend the summer grazing in the mountains north of Polaris. The black cattle are difficult to see on the road at night. At the Grasshopper we met a 63 year old man who has been a cowboy his entire adult life. This summer he's in the mountains riding herd on 700 head of cattle belonging to three ranchers.
Elk, antelope, moose, deer and other wildlife abound in the area.
No comments:
Post a Comment