East Fork of the Boulder River | Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, Montana -- Fall Campout 2023

It's the 25th year of the Fall Campout and we're back in Montana to Wander the Beartooths!
CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
00:37 - Starting the Hike
01:04 - Entering the Wilderness
02:50 - Camp near the Bridge
05:35 - Day 2
06:50 - Hiking the East Fork of the Boulder River
08:05 - Lake Kathleen
08:38 - Hike up to Columbine Lake
09:28 - Night 2
10:04 - Day 3
11:45 - Hike to Columbine Pass
14:07 - Hike to Pentad Lake
15:32 - Camp at Pentad Lake
17:45 - Day 4
18:48 - Helicopter Rescue
21:36 - Val's Side Quest
24:13 - Weathering the Storm
25:41 - Day 5
27:40 - Hike to Jordan Lake
29:58 - Hike to Jordan Pass
30:58 - Hike to Wounded Man Lake
34:26 - Day 6
37:05 - Hike to Unnamed Pass
39:44 - Hike back to the Bridge
42:02 - Lake Kathleen
43:16 - Last Night
45:16 - Day 7
45:50 - Hike Out

[@danfinn4027]

Next level video! Great edit and story in God's country. Thank you

[@mountainwanderer]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for checking it out!

[@AdamiIAm]

Thanks for the Terrific Production; top notch all the way around 🌈🙏🌹💜🙏

[@mountainwanderer]

Thank you for checking it out!

[@rickfrench9539]

Good footage, good music, good narration. Thanks for sharing and keep up the good work.

[@mountainwanderer]

Thank you very much! Thank you for watching!

[@BBQDad463]

Thank you for this video. The scenery is truly beautiful. You did a great job of capturing that beauty, and the fun you all had on the trek.

[@mountainwanderer]

I was really surprised at this area. We've only taken one other trip in the Beartooths and this scenary was really different, and I loved it!

[@birddogfarms6981]

Can't say enough about a trip like this. Beautiful country, for sure. Nice job on the video, too, Travis. Enjoyed Val's contribution, as well. Bird Dog Tom

[@mountainwanderer]

This was a fantastic trip and it is just making me love the Beartooths even more!

[@NoOverhead]

Best voiceovers on KZbin. Great video, as always!

[@mountainwanderer]

Thank you so much! Still a work in progress, but hopefully they will get better and better!

[@DrJohn493]

Seven days! In the Fall! In the ABW!! No wonder such huge packs. Enjoyed all the spectacular scenery on the big screen this brisk Fall afternoon in the southeast. Thanks for letting us go along with you from our easy chair!

[@mountainwanderer]

I love hearing that you're watching from the easy chair! There were a lot of big views on this one!

[@ricklarry4212]

Another wonderful adventure, Travis. Beautiful area. Don't know what the problem was with the helicopter, good thing you could get away from the packers. Glad you had some good weather. Loved the sunset clouds over the lake. Brandon does very well with the trout fishing. Good companions all around. Thank you for sharing.

[@mountainwanderer]

That was the first time I've been in the backcountry and seen a helicopter come in! I hope everyone was ok!

[@karenmurphy4298]

Good work - excellent trip. Love the dawgs. Love the scenery. Hike on.

[@mountainwanderer]

Thank you! Thanks for checking it out!

[@ChristianPaulPhotography]

That's one wilderness that's on my list! East Fork looked Tenkara-Tastic! Columbine Lake looked like a nice area. Pentad was a pretty sweet camp! Trout Cakes! I had to evacuate my partner on a trip with a broken fib/tib and ankle. You never forget the sound of those rotors out there. Day 5 had some nice lake fog! That valley from Jordan Pass was amazing! Jack Frost got you at Wounded Man! Lots of shrooms! Trout Cakes to finish it off! I hope one of these days I can get out with you guys! Great trip!

[@mountainwanderer]

We're still not sure if that chopper was there for a rescue, or a very expensive beer run!

[@rkw4565]

That was a great trip, top notch scenery.

[@mountainwanderer]

The Beartooths are incredible! I've only done 2 trips in here, but they will not be the last!

[@jenb.6440]

Really wonderful video, as always; thank you for taking us on your adventure!! Beautiful photography and storytelling, great music, we really appreciate and enjoyed it! Best wishes

[@mountainwanderer]

Thank you so much for following along! We have a great time doing and putting this stuff together!

[@RhodySeth]

Those Dirty Dog Dangling Outfitters! Always one step ahead of you! But you had a big group of your own - good stuff on this one. You all do it right.

[@mountainwanderer]

We would be lying if we said we weren't jealous watching those guys ride in! Maybe one day when I can't hike anymore.... if I can afford it!

[@carolguezen5829]

Your videos are so well done! A true sharing of good times! Thanks for taking the time to bring us along! I’ve enjoyed every single one of your journeys and added a few to my own bucket list!

[@mountainwanderer]

You are too kind. I am so glad that you've enjoyed the videos. Sometimes I'm not sure if I should release them so it is nice to get some good feedback! Thank you for watching!

[@hyoh-wu]

BRANDON! FOR THE WIN! Trout Cakes for Dinner! BAM! Fun Video!

[@mountainwanderer]

You do not go hungry with that guy around! He is one hell of a Fisherman!

[@brhino1017]

Nice vid as always Travis. You and Timber look great. Looking forward to 2024.

[@mountainwanderer]

Timber is starting to show his age a little on these trips... of course, so am I!

[@reneepowell8541]

Looks like it was an exceptional trip! Super videography Travis. Take care, safe travels

[@mountainwanderer]

Thank you! The area that we were in made it easy to get great shots!

[@tangenttrails]

I love it! I don’t know why, but it had an little flavor of what the journey to one of those fall Rocky Mountain Rendezvous of the 1830’s or 40’s might have been like.😄 Thank for sharing!

[@mountainwanderer]

I would like to think that we would fit in at the Rendezvous!

[@tangenttrails]

@@mountainwanderer Definitely see that.✌️

[@NorthwestWanderer]

Awesome vid travis, love me some absaroka beartooth adventures! 16:14 I can see myself with you guys on that rock smashing beer!

[@mountainwanderer]

You would definitely fit right in with this crew. As soon as we get some snow we're going to start scouting winter camping locations. Coco has mentioned that he would like to do one as well. My goal is to get us all out there once together.

[@vs123]

Very beautiful.nature

[@mountainwanderer]

Thanks for watching!

[@jacqueline7118]

Wonderful trip! Isn't that just the worst part, when it ends? I know that feeling well. Those trout cakes looked awesome. Thanks for sharing. :) :)

[@mountainwanderer]

It is the worst part when the trip ends! After 7 days out in the backcountry though, I'm ready for a shower!

[@bobparsons77]

Oh lala back in the Beartooths. Timber looks great as usual. Will watch it all later. Oh Brandons dog there too?

[@mountainwanderer]

Yep! The whole crew was there for the fall campout!

[@JeremiahGreco]

I'm just a random subscriber exclaiming, "F-yeah, this year's Fall Campout video is up!" while eating my lunch.

[@mountainwanderer]

Love it! That is when I usually watch videos as well! Thanks for following along with us!

[@PumpkinVillage]

Now that looked like a good time. You even had your own pack train. Nice looking dogs. Thanks for another great video and take care, Al

[@mountainwanderer]

We excel at dog pack trains! 🐕

[@ShiningNoctowls]

Nice to see another video; hope you are doing well 🔥🌧🌈🌊🌬⛵🎃🌲

[@mountainwanderer]

Fall is my favorite time of year, so yeah, we're doing pretty well! Hope you are too!

[@ShiningNoctowls]

@@mountainwanderer Mhm, been reading a lot lately about the indigenous tribes of what some Native tribes call Turtle Island/Anishinabe of North America and Abya Yala(land of the Four quarters) in South America(I recently learned the Mayans call themselves "children of the sun", which is what the Spokane tribe calls themselves as well); I have met many people here in North Idaho who say they are part Apache, Blackfoot, Cherokee as well as other tribes, so I wanted to learn the tribes I was connected to(I found out I was connected to the Mapuche/Patagonians of Patagonia(Chile/Argentina) who I believe are also connected to the indigenous Japanese Jomon of Japan/Hokkaido(maybe even Pacific Northwest tribes such as the Tlingit), the Quechua(connected to Tibetans; may also have a connection with the Jomon), Mayans, Chibchan tribes related to Kogi, Eastern Plains and Forests North American tribes(I connect with the Lakota saying "Mitakuye oyasin", which means "we are all related"), Zapotec("people of the clouds") of Southern Mexico as well as healing with Mixtec("people of the rain"), Amazonian , and then a wee bit of Sorono Desert and Arctic Islanders(connected to Inuit), totaling to 16 percent of my rainbow ancestry); it's brought a lot of healing; for me, when people ask me who I am or "what are u?", I am still part Irish(as well as Spanish, Italian, Scottish, Welsh/Breton Brittany, Basque, Norse/Scandinavian, French, German, Illyrian, Greek, Amazingh,Egyptian, and so much more lol; I have a podcast on my KZbin channel sharing the rainbow in depth) or really Gaelic going back to the time of Milesians and even the Tuatha De Danann(Halloween or Samhain actually goes back 4,000 to 5,000 years and I saw some parallels with the Mexican Holiday of the Day of the Dead), but I also tell them now I am the rainbow for I have so many rainbow roots that make me who I am, or as the Lakota and Hopi speak about the White, Red, Black, and Yellow man coming back together as we bring the tribes together(my English/Irish/Jewish/Apache friend Joe here in North Idaho tells me "we are all one big family"(I hope I can maybe visit the Coeur d'Alene(Schitsu'umsh) Indians again; been a long wee while since I have been to their powwows); slan go foill(bye for now) 🔥🌧🌈🌊⛵🌬

[@mountainwanderer]

That is very interesting! Val actually works for the CDA Tribe.

[@ShiningNoctowls]

@@mountainwanderer That's good to hear(it would be nice to speak to them again next time I see them, whether spiritually or physically); I believe bridging the gap between the tribes of the rainbow(indigenous and non-indigenous, or as Wowita Uha Muni(meaning "Walks with pride"), a Lakota elder would say, "you are the Native American now; Mitakuye Oyasin(we are all related); Peter Santenello, you are not solely an Italian German English Ukrainian Roman, you are also Native American too now; you were borne here, right?" For me, when the shift(also with my Canadian/Canadian American friends too) can go from "well we just packed up and moved here" to "we want to have a deeper healing connection with the land and the people who have lived here for thousands of years" this is part of how we heal ourselves and the land as we bring the tribes of the rainbow together; my Uncle German who has lived among the Cherokee for over 40 years now in Cherokee North Carolina calls me the "Celtic healer" as well as appreciating the rainbow("rainbow healer or Gaelic rainbow healer too" lol); I believe we can do it indeed as we come together; slan go foill(bye for now) 🔥🌧🌈🌬🌊⛵🌲

[@ShastaBubba]

Just now getting a chance to catch up with this one. Love that area and hope to get back again. Looks like a great time was had by all and we can really feel your sadness to be leaving at the end! Great Vid!

[@mountainwanderer]

I already want to go back there! There are quite a few more routes to do. Have you been back to that trailhead? The road is pretty rough!

[@ShastaBubba]

Yep. Only I did the loop out on Upsidedown trail. Parked the truck at that TH and planned to ride my bike to Box Canyon, but got a ride. Was I ever glad for that ride and not having to either bike or drive the truck on that last couple miles! Definitely plan to go back some day too.@@mountainwanderer

[@mountainwanderer]

Somehow I drove a subaru back there...

[@ShastaBubba]

Very very slowly . . . 😭@@mountainwanderer

[@hyoh-wu]

Awesome ...i will get 2 cardio sessions out of this video. Dude.. WTF...whats up with the Red Fluffy boots.. your look says it all.That fellas new Trail name is Mr. Fluffy Boots.. or as the Spanish call him Senor Botas Peludas. His tail is legendary. Hopefully the person who needed the life flight is ok. Looking forward to watching the rest of this adventure.

[@mountainwanderer]

We never heard anything from the camp where the chopper flew in too. I hope he was OK.

[@relaxingvideosnorthwest3646]

Very beautiful nature! Thank you for sharing.

[@mountainwanderer]

It really was an incredible area!

[@user-xz8bi1yj6b]

Another great filming of gorgeous Fall scenery - thanks for shring!! Of course a questions: at min. 31:00 - any idea what that man-made pile of rocks was that the dogs were next to?

[@mountainwanderer]

That was a man-made rock cairn to mark the top of the pass

[@Olympic_TryAthlete]

27:00 On the map, Wounded Man Lake looks a lot farther than where that helicopter was. Something doesn’t seem to match up. Still, another great video. Hoping you’ll have some winter trips as well. More so, hoping to get the time to get out myself and not just vicariously. Hate it when life is too busy. It’s been a month since my last trip, but seems like a very long time ago.

[@mountainwanderer]

The chopper flew into the other Lakes, specifically Favonius Lake. All of our thoughts are on winter now and we're looking forward to it! It's a whole different type of camping!

[@bobparsons77]

@22.31..look a fritillary. Nice. One needs to see the underside to find out which species.

[@mountainwanderer]

We knew you would like that one!

[@rusti7447]

been really enjoying your videos. Your narration is top tier. can you tell me what hammock/underquilt/topquilt you use?

[@mountainwanderer]

Thank you! My personal setup is a Simply Light Designs Hammock, 0º Hammock Gear underquilt, 20º Hammock Gear topquilt.

[@rusti7447]

@@mountainwanderer bugnet?

[@mountainwanderer]

@@rusti7447 Mine has one

[@gunnarmutz4136]

Great video! Would you be okay with sharing your Trout Cakes recipe?

[@mountainwanderer]

Absolutely! We use what's on hand, but there are a couple key items. First is the toasted english muffin. Gotta have that! It we have some butter we'd melt that on to the muffin, but then we put some cheese on it and the key ingredient, fresh trout from the water to the fire! We top it off with a little tartar, and there you have it, Trout Cakes!

[@SaraB1686]

The chopper was dropping off liquor to them. They didn't pack enough.

[@mountainwanderer]

Amateurs.

[@bobparsons77]

A dogs whos-who!

[@mountainwanderer]

Everybody's there! 🐺 🐕

[@LessThree]

Looks like a fun group. What’s the dice game you guys play?

[@mountainwanderer]

We called it Rocky Mountain Zilch. It's pretty close to Farkle, though some of the rules are different.

[@LessThree]

@@mountainwanderer cool thanks. I’ll have to look that up!

[@brianbeyer7681]

Have you gone south of box canyon up to blue lake & independence?

[@mountainwanderer]

No. This was my first time on this side of the range. I really loved the area and we will be back, but I'll start checking out that area. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@falconmoose5435]

Bump.

[@mountainwanderer]

👊

[@aaronwilcox6417]

Interesting that they were landing an helicopter in that area. Being a wilderness areas they cant be joy riding or checking innon people in wilderness areas with no motorized restrictions. Even drones arent allowed in designated wilderenss areas.

[@mountainwanderer]

My guess is that they were evacuating someone. We had watched the group come in the day before on horses and a couple of the guys didn't look well and looked like they were holding on for dear life!