Suited up and ready to go. I really like the new riding gear I got this year. I cannot say enough about how good the Klim jacket and pants are, and the Shoie Helmet fits perfectly, and has all day comfort. The gear is warm on cool days, and cool on warm days.
For Steele Store, gas station and RV. A good place for a quick break. It also is very nice campground.
Take5 Ranch. It is private property, but very nice to go up to the gate and have a look. It is just behind Pekams lake at Norbury park.
Bull mountain from the Kootenay lake bridge. You can just make out the road across the flats that leads back up towards Ft Steele. There is a fish hatchery on the road that is pretty cool to take a tour in.
Ha Ha Creek rd. The distant mountain is Baker Mt. There is a fire road that goes between it and the hill just before it. I was aiming for the top of Baker.
I had just turned of of the Baker FSR and was heading up to the top of Baker, note the street tires on my Harley Davidson Buell.
This is far as I got, about 1/4 of the way up. The road was good, but there where too many tire shredding rocks and I was uncertain if I was the only person on the mountain or not. It is a long walk back to town from here, so I turned around.
At the junction of Gold Creek rd and Baker FSR. The Switchbacks are on the back side of the mountain to the right, and the top of Baker is the white dot on the third peak. There are lots of towers up there, including a Fire Watch lookout. If they are up there in the summer due to a high fire season, they might let you go up to the top to get a nice view. Even if it is not open, the view from the top is 360 degrees and worth the drive up.
Bull Mountain wearing a shroud
