Mount Jumbo Recreation Area, Montana
After 2 days in a row of really nice weather I thought the wildflowers should be making a showing on Mount Jumbos grassy sides. The lower slopes were becoming covered in Arrowleaf Balsamroot...
...with some patches of Larkspur mixed in also. Kept stopping my upwards progress to look at all of them!
Working up a bit I came to the marker that many of the nearby mountains have showing where the ancient high water mark was for Glacial Lake Missoula. That would have been one big lake.
Lots of critters out on the mountain, saw the first bluebird of the year, some deer. Surprised a few elk as well. But before long I was at the summit with my hiking buddy Yoda. He wanted his picture taken up on top again.
Looking towards the north and the Rattlesnake Wilderness there is still lots of snow to melt away.
I took a different way down so I could try and get closer to the elk, but they ran off a ways whenever I got within 30 yards. I did run into a big bunch of these white flowers that I think are Prairie Star.
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