Above Helena

The Rocky Mountains nearly tumble overtop the city of Helena, Montana.  This chain of mountains, the Rockies, stretches some 3000 miles from Northern Alberta and British Columbia all the way to New Mexico.  A couple days ago, we rode four-wheelers into the Rockies just south of the city of Helena.

The roads we climbed were primitive and often incredibly rock-strewn.  At high elevations, we encountered several bands of deep snow.  While this section of the mountain range offers few of the craggy peaks the Rockies are noted for, we encountered plenty of stunning views and running waters.

Climbing into the Mountains

Chessman Reservoir

Brother Mark

Brother Bill (Stuck in a Drift))

Running Water

North

—Mitchell Hegman