Conquering SPAR PEAK | My Epic 14-Mile Day Hike in Montana's Cabinet Mountains 

Yay! Happy to see you are back on trail for the year!! That was an epic hike!

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing-

Such beautiful country, thanks for sharing!

A beautiful hike Danny. Thank you for sharing 👍

Whooo Hoooo!!! First hike of the season!!! My friend, you do NOT mess around!!! The 6 mile “scenic detour” would have probably killed me alone!!! Whooo hooo number 2, there was some AWESOME drone footage!!! What a great opening shot with the blue sky and puffy clouds, the lake in the background and mountains for as far as the eye can see!!! Once you think you have seen all the mountains, there are MORE!!! The color of the lake is amazing, and the sea of pines is breathtaking!!! First BT of the 2023 season!!! Love the shot at the 1:43 mark!!! MAN, that is gorgeous!!! That trip around the lake added more miles, BUT wow was it beautiful!!! My Mom and I both noticed the bear country sign. We have been watching a lot of RU-vid videos on bear encounters. It is late spring early summer, and the momma bears will be out and about with their cubs. If you are going to make an error in calculation, better a gorgeous place like that and not downtown Baltimore. Hehehehe… Nothing against Baltimore, it just isn’t that pretty. 😊 Oh, we loved the walk by shot over the stone bridge waterfall!!! That is so beautiful. GREAT shot!!! Were you relying on paper maps or GPS maps, just curious? You seemed to get back on track pretty quick. Was that off trail path as rough as it looked? It looked pretty dang steep and covered with debris. It looked like you were in total no-man’s land when you two were crossing that fallen tree. That was some SERIOUS forest you hiked through. BTW: that was a pretty cool shot of you two crossing the tree!!! For a second, we thought Lolly was going to call it a day when you got her on that log and she started up hill, then decided to head back down. I think she wanted you to lead the way!!! 😊 Was that as steep as it looked? If it was, wow, you got a month’s worth of cardio there. 😊 The trail you found did not look much better than the path you were just on. 😊 We noticed some of those trees you climbed over appeared to be cut. It seems odd that the forestry service would go that deep into the woods to cut down a tree. Is there a reason for that? It seemed like you were in the middle of nowhere OR was that tree covering the trail? If that was on the trail, kudos to the people that maintain the path. It also must have hurt a bit climbing over all that firewood. 😊 That is all I could think about for a few moments. How many cords of wood would that be!!! Yikes, you were not kidding. That was brushy as heck!!! There could have been a family of 4 camping right next to you and you would have never noticed them. 😊 Great place for the witness relocation program for sure. Two feet off the path in either direction and you could be gone forever!!! Ahhh, it must have been awesome to find that water!!! Lolly sure enjoyed it!!! I am sure you did too!!! Hehehehe, great idea adding treats into the water bowl! Awesome shot with her on the root of the tree. She looked like she was about 6 feet in the air but looked tiny compared to the surroundings!!! Okay, the opening shot was pretty insane, BUT I think the shot at the 7:04 mark was the money shot! It looked like there was a mountain on top of another mountain!!! We loved the surrounding greenery and all the trees!!! Just breathtaking!!! Was it a bit cooler when you crossed that snowpack? I mean was it noticeable? It would seem like it would be refreshing to cross that after all the hiking you guys just did!!! Geeze, the views keep getting better as you continued down that path!!! My Mom and I both commented on the extra walking you needed to do to do the walk-by shots. That shot at the 7:54 mark had to be a killer, since it was insanely uphill!! Lolly looked tiny up there. Wow, the view off the peak was breathtaking for sure. Hmmm, I may need to recast my vote for the money shot. The previous shot was gorgeous, but this one is pretty spectacular!!! A lesser man would have turned around sooner. You get the ironman award for sticking to your plan and going the distance!!! Wow, two-hour drive home after all of that! Man, I bet you would have killed for a shower!!! What a beautiful place to recharge your body and grab a bite to eat. That must have been so peaceful up there. Did you run into any other hikers that day? You looked like you and Lolly had the place to yourselves!!! I think Lolly may have wanted to rest a little longer. I think she knew she had to hike back down. 😊 Hehehehehe, that trail sign on the way down looked like it was a member of the witness relocation program!!! 😊 Just as beautiful going down as it was going up!!! You even included a walk-by shot around the lake!!! We did not expect to see any of those on the way back. Great shot!!! Love the overlay pointing out where you just came from!!! That is FAR!!!! You looked pretty happy and a little beat when you made it back to the car, and understandably so! What a great hike!!! What a great way to start the season off!!! I know it wasn’t as intended, but from our point of view, it was AMAZING!!! WOW, 14.4 miles in that terrain and over that elevation, WOW!!! You two must have headed straight to the porch bed when you got home!!! I bet you slept like babies!!! One side note. When I was first researching that area, I found a story by David Paulides. He is a former FBI agent who wrote a book about people that go missing in national parks. He had a story about a guy in the Cabinet Mountains that still gives me the willies!!! I think the name of the video is Missing 411 or something very close. Good story to tell around the campfire or Halloween!!! You will sleep with one eye open that night for sure!!! Absolutely GREAT way to start the season!!! We cannot wait to see the adventures 2023 takes you guys on!!! Oh, and for anyone who did NOT watch until the very end, you missed some AMAZINGLY BREATHTAKING drone footage!!! Those might be the money shots!!! You know it is a great video when you have 3 candidates for the best shot of the video!!! Great footage and great music!!! As always, you CRUSHED it!!! Be well and stay safe!!!

When the curry hits 😂 I can relate to that face when eating those meals. Thanks again Danny for the video!!

New year new adventures!✌️

I did this today. Minus the 6 extra miles. I didnt cry, or throw up. But I sure wanted to.😂 For the record, you slayed it! Respect!

Beautiful hike and dog. My Dalmatian is a celebrity. Everyone wants to take his pic. Im sure you get the same response with your dal.

As usual, excellent filming and editing. I've been making poor choices too, on my hikes this season hiking up the Yaak. Too much for this early in the season. 😂 Then, I did Grambauer trail 319 near Troy, yesterday and I'm going to have some second day sore tomorrow😊 Thanks to this video I'm going to have to do this one too. 💚. Thanks for all you do. This was fantastic!

Miss seeing you in the coffee house! Hope all is well!!

Ahhh the straight-up bushwhacks! Lolli sure is a trooper. Peak 1 bagged for 2023?

Awsome video. I just did a quick hike to mail box this weekend . Getting harder to get away to camp with 4 kids . But i have nice gear that stares at me in the garage 😅

Good to see you out ! - My GF is up there on a girls trip right now...(Glacier) Since I know very little about that area ( & I appreciate the hike, as well as the lack of humans) where is the best access point/Airport for that area ?

That was a lot of bushwhacking, did you have any problem with ticks?