Stories · Aug 06, 2024

From Frustration to Fulfillment: My Return to Colt Killed Creek

An adventurous return to the challenging Colt Killed Creek Trail in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, filled with memories, hard work, and the fulfillment of opening the trail for future hikers.

Sam Mobley, Selway Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation · 4 min read

Trail crew members at the Colt Killed Creek and Bear Creek trail junction
The junction with the Colt Killed Creek trail and the Bear Creek Trail with co-fellows Nathan and Colby setting up the crosscut.
Trail crew member standing on the shore of Big Creek Lake
Sam at the end of her trip on July 2nd, 2021, at the shore of Big Creek Lake.
Trail crew members using a crosscut saw to clear a fallen tree
Sam and her crew lead, April, bucking a large log with the crosscut saw.
Trail crew member at Big Creek Lake in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness
Sam at the end of her hitch on July 11th, 2024, at the Big Creek Lake shore.

Camping · Backpacking · Hiking · Fishing · Fly Fishing · Trails · Trail Running

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Selway Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation

The Selway Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation is a community of wilderness minded and hardworking individuals dedicated to bringing citizens and youth to wilderness to work, live, and play. Since 2006, SBFC has helped steward the 4-million-acre Selway-Bitterroot Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness, across Idaho and Montana. We ensure recreational use by opening trails and maintaining trail connectivity. We also protect the natural conditions of wilderness ecosystems through wilderness character monitoring, campsite obliteration, invasive species removal, and erosion mitigation.

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