Helena is lucky to have miles and miles of trails, not to metion a decent-sized mountain (Mount Helena), as part of its city park system. From our house, we can hike to several trailheads in less than ten minutes. The Prickly Pear Land Trust preserves the open land around Helena, and publishes a great trail map of all the local trails.
http://www.pricklypearlt.org/
Direttissima is Italian for "straight to the top," or so I read somewhere on the Internet. Our hike on this trail took us almost to the top of Mount Helena, but we stopped short of the summit. Here are some highlights:
Hmmm... which way to go?
Some gorgeous scenery along the way...
Stop for a photo-op!
The trees around here are ancient! This one appears to have been felled recently. There's nothing like the smell of fresh pine in the morning....
Believe it or not, we actually got some snow already! We took this hike back in September, and the mountains had a few inches, but all we got in town was rain.
Greg gains some inspiration for his bonzai trees...
How do the trees grow out of the rocks?
Seriously!!!
Okay, we survived- time to head to Riley's for some footballl!
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