The views from Electric Peak were spectacular in every direction, and while camping at Sportsman Lake, we had a black bear run right between our tents just before dark. Electric Pass was special too, as we got to watch a large herd of elk to the south of us.
Here are some shots I took along our way. The first three days, we had reasonably good air conditions, while the last day the air was hazy due to smoke form the Bacon Rind Fire.
Day - 1 Backpacking in to campsite 1G4 along the Gardner River
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Trip overview map
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Electric Peak as seen from near the trailhead
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Glen Creek
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Hiking up the Glen Creek Drainage
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Trail mileage sign
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Electric Peak
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Campsite signpost
Day 2 - Day hike to the summit of Electric Peak
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Electric Peak - we will be climbing straight up the southeastern ridge
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View up the Gardner River Drainage towards Electric Pass
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Hillside full of Showy Goldeneye
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Contemplating the climb ahead
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Well, no time like the present
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Looking up at a false summit
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First glimpse of the true summit
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Looking up at the summit of Electric Peak
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Making our way along with some exposure to deal with
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Some beautiful lichen near the summit
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On the summit
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Can you make out the town of Gardiner down below?
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Gardiner, Montana
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Some challenging down climbs to deal with
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Sepulcher Mountain, Cache Lake and in the distance Bunsen Peak, Swan Lake and the Swan Lake Flats and in the far distance the Washburn Range
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Closer look of Swan Lake and flats
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Sepulcher Mountain
Day 3 - From campsite 1G4 to camspite WD2 on Sportsman Lake
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Entering the Gallatin Bear Management Area
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View of Electric Peak on our way to Electric Pass
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View back to the east as we approach Electric Pass
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View to the west from the pass
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Taken through my monocular - We watched this elk herd playing and prancing on the snow field, on a ridge to the south of us, for over an hour
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Our last good view of Electric Peak as we descend down the west side of Electric Pass
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If you can see it through the smoky haze, Sportsman Lake down below
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Trail junction sign in the meadows near Sportsman Lake
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Sportsman Lake
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Nearing sunset at Sportsman Lake
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Black Bear track of the bear that ran between our tents
Day 4 - Sportsman Lake to the Fawn Pass Trailhead (approximately 12 miles)
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Patrol cabin at Sportsman Lake
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Sportsman Lake
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Black Bear track on the trail heading out of Sportsman Lake Basin
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Meadows along Fan Creek
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Meadows along Fan Creek
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The Bacon Rind Fire
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Arriving at the Fawn Pass Trailhead which is now closed
The End