When asked to pick a favorite season many people will probably speak
highly of
Fall with the golden larch lighting the hillside, the cool nights, hunting
season, and frosty mornings with ducks flying out of the river mist.Every part of the County has its unique contribution to the Fall scene
-- the aspen bordered bottom lands of the Eureka-Fortine area, the larch
covered flanks of the Yaak River valleys,and the late beargrass blooms of
the Cabinet Mountains high country. Scenes of yellow cottonwood trees,
multicolored
brush slopes, dark spires of subalpine firs, and the many reds of huckleberry
bushes beneath columns of lodgepole and larch can be seen.
Areas of difficult terrain and dense brush that provide security and feed
for both elk and deer mean long tiring days to the hunter who leaves the
road. All corners of the Kootenai National Forest produce game for the lucky
hunter. Those who don't hunt find that fishing the rivers on warm fall days
can be very productive but may be a little cold on the fingers.
Photo
by Darwin Paden
With cool nights designed for campfires and bug free days, Fall is a good
time for camping in the Forest. Even the most popular campsites usually
have space to spare.
Finally, as the days are noticeably shorter and the last garden vines turned black by frost, the memorable sight of snow on the peaks signals the end of another season.
