During the fire season, we often spend hundreds of hours hiking packs, saws, supplies all over the woods, fighting fires, clearing trails, doing project work. So often times going backpacking “just for the fun of it” loses its luster. But it’s important to get out, explore, photograph & experience some nature just for yourself.

The Four Lakes Trail is a roughly a 7 mile loop that takes you past a string of beautiful alpine lakes and happens to be on my home district in Plains, MT. The kicker is that it’s actually a trail with access to five lakes (one un-named). But who’s counting anyway. It was fun to get out & about with the girlfriend & the pup, make some memories.