Holland Lake Loop | Bob Marshall Wilderness, Montana

[@norfolkyeti]

Mountain Olympics 👍😂 Good times all. Thanks for the video.

[@mountainwanderer]

The Mountain Olympics, a sacred pursuit of the Wanderers! Thanks for checking it out!

[@blackoakpropertymaintenanc6981]

Thanks for another enjoyable video. Loved seeing the map. Thumbs up!

[@mountainwanderer]

Right on! It's something that I've been wanting to do for a while. Hopefully I'll be able to do some better stuff as I learn the software!

[@hyoh-wu]

Awesome video. Like the new map system yiur doing. Also I did not no your hiking buddy was ROB ZOMBIE. cool.

[@mountainwanderer]

We run in strange circles...

[@hyoh-wu]

@@mountainwanderer lol. BET Rob Zombie hikes like he is more human than human. Fun fact which is a song about Blade Runner. The Tyrrell Corporation built replicants that were more human than human.

[@mountainwanderer]

We could use some more human than human folks around right now...

[@jeffcameron3180]

I did this hike years ago. It is awesome to re-live it with your video. Well done!

[@mountainwanderer]

I hope that your views were a lot better than ours!

[@jeffcameron3180]

@@mountainwanderer haha yeah they definitely were

[@PumpkinVillage]

That looked like an excellent trip. What beautiful country. Thanks for the video. Take care and stay safe, Al

[@mountainwanderer]

It was a great trip! Thanks for checking it out!

[@pilowespo]

Great trip! To bad about the smoke. Bob Marshall Wilderness looks awesome no mater what the weather or conditions are.

[@mountainwanderer]

It’s true, the Bob is awesome. I am going to have to come back again and see the views in their full glory.

[@darrellchambers7321]

Thank you for the wonderful videos! When I was young a friend and I hiked from Holland Lake to Upper Holland and back in a day. There was still ice on part of Upper Holland. It was late June of 1982. The area was less used back then. Cheers!

[@mountainwanderer]

I would've loved to have seen what it looked like then!

[@elizabethwhite6364]

Wonderful trip! Loved seeing the pups - especially the little one! Beautiful country despite the smoke! Really enjoyed the music! Thanks for sharing!

[@mountainwanderer]

Thank you so much! The pups definitely enjoyed themselves on this trip!

[@ar494]

Grew up there and been up on those trails many times. Usually get to Big Salmon Lake on my first day

[@mountainwanderer]

How awesome! I would've loved to have called that place home!

[@ar494]

@@mountainwanderer Ya we would do a 4 day loop from Holland to Pyramid. Living in Seeley Lake was the best

[@mountainwanderer]

I don't doubt that! I'll get back there at some point, so many great routes to do!

[@kaylaheartsthemaine3]

Something about the smoke makes the eerie and majestic - love it 😊

[@mountainwanderer]

It was a bit eerie and added a bit, but it also took away our views of the Bob which I was really looking forward to.

[@DrJohn493]

Really enjoyed this one, smoke and all. Thanks for the virtual tour out of the Holland Lake Trailhead.

[@mountainwanderer]

This trip wasn't all about the views... but it would've been nice to see some of it without the smoke.

[@ShastaBubba]

Looks like great fun was had, despite the smoke! Thanks for all the effort of making this video; I've got to learn that animated map trick -- very cool!

[@mountainwanderer]

There are a bunch of ways to do that map stuff. Some easier than others. It's too bad that the trip was so smoky, but I guess I'll have to go back to get some of the views I missed.

[@newlifeeveryday1821]

Great video. I am going to the Bob this summer. I am curious to know if you saw any bears on your trip to the Bob or if you have any idea how common bear encounters are in the Bob ?

[@mountainwanderer]

Thank you! We didn't see any bears on this trip, but check out my Chinese Wall video. In the description is a link to skip right to the part where we had a bear encounter. Bears are there for sure. Take the proper precautions with your food.

[@kaylaheartsthemaine3]

Did this exact hike in early July this year and had to detour the last part back to upper Holland lake because of impassable snow! Still a super fun weekend!!

[@mountainwanderer]

That is great! I wouldn't have wanted to do that last trail if there was snow on it. Could've been really sketchy. I hope to get back there at some point and do a much larger loop.

[@bobparsons77]

Great to see a new video! Been busy researching Wind River Range if border is open next july. Bob Alberta

[@mountainwanderer]

Hopefully they will open the borders!

[@morganscharlach7447]

It is beautiful my family owns a cabin at the lake and we go there 2 times a year it’s beautiful

[@mountainwanderer]

I might make it full time if I had a cabin there!

[@brhino1017]

Been through this whole country.......horseback. Shaw Creek Guard Station had railroad spikes driven into the logs around the window, interlaced with barbwire to keep the Grizzlies out.

[@mountainwanderer]

We didn't see much bear sign, just the one set of tracks. Could've been because there were so many people in the area.

[@montanapeakbagger]

Love that area. The view to the west of the Mission Mountains is spectacular, when there isn't smoke!

[@mountainwanderer]

I figured that was the case. I hope to get back here again. Most likely with you, Eric & Joey!

[@paulperham7442]

What dice game do you guys play?

[@mountainwanderer]

It's a game we call Ziltch, or I've heard it called 10,000

[@tsjay49]

Is the smoke constant out there now? It sure messes up the view. Does it stay high enough overhead so that you are not breaking it? Still a great vid despite the smoke.

[@mountainwanderer]

I haven't been out there since our trip, but I'm willing to say that the smoke is gone. There were a bunch of fires to the west at the time that we were there.

[@tsjay49]

@@mountainwanderer Travis, are you interested in getting any more of my pics? I am glad to send them but I don't want to bore you to death. :)

[@mountainwanderer]

@@tsjay49 you bet, send them on

[@tsjay49]

@@mountainwanderer Will hit you with a few at a time

[@mountainwanderer]

@@tsjay49 That seems to work. My internet connection is poor... terrible... but a few at a time is working. Thanks!

[@Whyus793]

Made it out there two summers in a row in 98 and 99. Many good times had on upper Holland lake. Trout were good too. We had a scare one night thinking a bears snout was on my two youngers brothers tent wall. After getting me awake in my tent I look out with a flash light and it was a mule deer rambling thru camp

[@mountainwanderer]

What an amazing place! We've had some mule deer getting pretty comfortable around camp, but never pushing on the tent!

[@louboyish]

I saw some casting but no catching. Weren't there any fish to be had?

[@mountainwanderer]

Not much catching was done. I think there may have been one or two fish, but we didn't get any of that on camera.

[@Krv52]

Are those cold steel throwers I see there

[@mountainwanderer]

Yes sir!

[@morganscharlach7447]

It is just way different with cabins and boats 🚤

[@mountainwanderer]

I never got to see it without the cabins or boats, but I can see why people would want to move there, amazing country!

[@morganscharlach7447]

@@mountainwanderer thanks and it’s is just beautiful my mom has actually sunken a speed boat there when she was 12

[@morganscharlach7447]

What I mean by the comment is I do have the boats I am one of the boaters 2 pontine 2 jet ski 1 speedboat

[@mountainwanderer]

You're lucky then! Cabin right on the edge of the BOB!

[@BryanDeLay]

Great video Travis! Really nice editing. It's a shame you had to deal with the smoke. I've seen lots of people create a map with the moving line of the hike. How do you do that? Is it an app that records motion as you shade in the trail"

[@mountainwanderer]

There are a bunch of ways to do that. I used an app called Motion. It's similar to After Effects. It was easier than I thought to create that effect.

[@dgrGR61]

What is the name of your dog?

[@mountainwanderer]

There were 3 so I’m. It sure which one you’re talking about but their names are Boomer, Douchen and Luna

[@newlifeeveryday1821]

Can you please tell me the name of the trail head you started at for this hike ? Thank you.

[@mountainwanderer]

We started at the Holland Lake trailhead

[@newlifeeveryday1821]

@@mountainwanderer Thank you very much for responding

[@mountainwanderer]

My pleasure! Have fun if you’re going in there!

[@newlifeeveryday1821]

@@mountainwanderer Thank you. Yes , I am going there for the entire month of August. I am planning out my routes now but still haven't decided on where to start or where to go. Do you have any suggestions on what to see while I am there?

[@mountainwanderer]

I only know the couple areas I’ve been to. It will be incredible to spend a month there!