1CGNF: Dates: Fri-Mon, Jul 31?Aug 3 (4 day) Trail: W. Fork Boulder River Trail #41. High School

This Opportunity is put on by Absaoka Beartooth Wilderness Foundation

Dates:  Fri-Mon, Jul 31–Aug 3  (4 day)  Trail: W. Fork Boulder River Trail #41.  High School only!

Location: Southwest of Big Timber/McLeod; SE of Livingston—Yellowstone Ranger District

Work: Extensive brushing of lodgepole saplings obscuring the trail; Sawing out trees across the trail.  Age appropriate work. This area burned a decade or so ago, and the lodgepoles came back with a vengeance!

Description:  This trip is for High School kids only!  This is the fourth time the ABWF has successfully led a group of high school aged kids into the wilderness backcountry to engage in this type of service-learning work.  Our group will be hiking about 6 miles before we set up camp in pretty meadows along the stunning West Boulder River for 3 nights.  From camp we’ll hike 2-miles or less each to where we’ll do our work to make this trail much more passable.  We’ll also spend time in the evenings talking about conservation issues and the value of our public lands and wilderness.  There will horse-packing support to carry in our heavy food, tools and camping equipment. 

Difficulty:  work is Moderate.  Hike in is moderate   Horse Support YES                 Elevation:  6300 ft.                                                                                                                      

Group size: Maximum of 10 people

Meeting time & location:  9:00 a.m. at the West Boulder Trailhead/Campground, which is at the end of the W. Boulder Road just past McLeod.  Easy to Google Map.

Bring:  Backpacking necessities.  Boots, a reasonable-sized day pack, good rain gear. We will be in touch with you about tenting arrangements. Sleeping bag/pad.