Lolo Trail near Howard Creek

The road through this hilley Countrey is verry bad
William Clark

Scarsely any feed for our horses.
Joseph Whitehouse

This is the historical Lolo Trail traversing a recently burned area. These small burns are common in this region.
Photo date: September 10, 2009

Steep, dry hill with sparse Ponderosa pines and brush

Lolo Trail near Grave Creek

The road through this hilley Countrey is verry bad passing over hills & thro' Steep hollows, over falling timber &c. &c. continued on & passed Some most intolerable road on the Sides of the Steep Stoney mountains,
William Clark

Photo date: September 10, 2009

Steep, brushy hill with Ponderosa pines

Culturally scarred tree

on this roade & particularly on this Creek the Indians have pealed a number of Pine for the under bark which they eate at certain Season of the year, I am told in the Spring they make use of his bark
William Clark

This tree may have been a trail marker. It is located where the historic Lolo Trail crosses Howard Creek.
Photo date: September 10, 2009

Ponderosa pine with long vertical strip of bark removed