Ranger Sarah starts her hike on the Thunderbolt Creek Trail to Cottonwood Lake.
— at Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.

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Ranger Sarah and BARK Ranger Mocha cross the bridge over Thunderbolt Creek.
— at Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.

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Ranger Sarah with a view of Thunderbolt Creek.
— at Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.

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Ranger Sarah hikes across a small meadow along the Thunderbolt Creek Trail.
— at Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.

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Ranger Sarah approaches some blow downs along the Thunderbolt Creek Trail.
— at Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.

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Ranger Sarah hikes through another meadow on the Thunderbolt Trail.
— at Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.

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BARK Ranger Mocha leads the way as she and Ranger Sarah hike towards Cottonwood Lake.
— at Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.

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Ranger Sarah found some Indian Paint Brush flowers.
— at Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.

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Ranger Sarah and BARK Ranger Mocha continue up Thunderbolt Creek Trail.
— at Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.

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Ranger Sarah and BARK Ranger Mocha continue along the Thunderbolt Creek Trail towards Cottonwood Lake.
— at Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.

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BARK Ranger Mocha waits for Ranger Sarah as they pass by a trail marker.
— at Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.

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Ranger Sarah and BARK Ranger Mocha continue along Thunderbolt Creek Trail as they pass by a traditional trail marker of a dot and a dash carved into a tree.
— at Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.

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Ranger Sarah crosses over a bridge over a small stream.
— at Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.

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Ranger Sarah and BARK Ranger Mocha cross a bridge over another small creek.
— at Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.

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Ranger Sarah is sure glad a trail crew has cut all these trees out of the way, or this would be a tough section of trail with all the blow downs.
— at Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.

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Ranger Sarah has found some Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Beargrass can grow up to five feet in height with long and wiry, grass-like basal leaves at the base of the stalk and a cluster of small, dense white flowers at the top. While bears do not eat the plant, they will use leaves as denning material. Sheep, deer, elk, and goats are known to eat beargrass.
—Deerlodge National Forest.

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Ranger Sarah with a look at Thunderbolt Creek.
— at Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.

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Ranger Sarah & BARK Ranger Mocha cross a bridge over an unnamed creek.
— at Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.

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Ranger Sarah takes a moment to enjoy the cascading creek.
— at Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.

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Ranger Sarah thinks it is cool that a Lodgepole Pine tree is growing out of the middle of this boulder.
— at Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.

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BARK Ranger Mocha continues her job in leading the way up Thunderbolt Creek Trail.
— at Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.

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Ranger Sarah senses that Cottonwood Lake is near.
— at Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.

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Ranger Sarah gets her first peek at Cottonwood Lake.
— at Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.

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Ranger Sarah with the view of Cottonwood Lake from the south.
— at Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.

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Ranger Sarah hikes along the east end of Cottonwood Lake.
— at Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.

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Ranger Sarah with a view of Cottonwood Lake from the Northeast shore.
— at Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.

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Ranger Sarah at the trail junction near the north end of Cottonwood Lake. Here the CDT joins the Thunderbolt Creek Trail.
— at Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.

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Ranger Sarah at the junction where the CDT joins Thunderbolt Creek Trail. If you continue hiking north on Thunderbolt Creek Trail you are walking southbound on the CDT.
— at Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.

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Ranger Sarah takes in the vie from the northern end of Cottonwood Lake.
— at Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.

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Ranger Sarah looks south at Cottonwood Lake.
— at Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.

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