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ScapeGoat Mountain Loop 2010 : 14 day loop around Scapegoat Mountain, this was a very agressive 110 mile trip from the Smith Creek Trail Head. We hiked around Scapegoat Mountain, through the Danaher Valley, and back out. 52 of these miles were climbing miles, that is 26,893 feet of elevation gain over the course of this trip! Deffinitly the most agressive backpacking trip we have taken yet.Our packs weigh right at 100 pounds each when we start off. Still working on all the captions ...!

ScapeGoat Mountain Loop 2010

14 day loop around Scapegoat Mountain, this was a very agressive 110 m ...

Updated: Sep 23, 2010 12:32pm MDT

Chinese Wall 2009 : 14 day loop around the Chinese Wall from the Silvertip Trailhead. This trailhead is located at the far eastern edge of Hungry Horse Dam. What a spectacular trip! We traveled over 100 miles of beautiful wild country on this trip. Our packs going in were 90 pounds and when we came out they were 60...crazy aren't we!! But we love our comfort and good food when we are out.

Chinese Wall 2009

14 day loop around the Chinese Wall from the Silvertip Trailhead. Thi ...

Updated: Sep 13, 2009 3:42pm MDT

Trilobite Loop 2008 : 13 day trip: August of 2008, into the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana. This 80 mile loop began and ended at Swift Reservoir outside of Dupuyer Montana. So far this has been our longest trip yet, no food drops…just some heavy packs and a couple of crazy people, and one great dog!

Trilobite Loop 2008

13 day trip: August of 2008, into the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Monta ...

Updated: Sep 21, 2008 3:19pm MDT

Sock Lake Loop 2006 : 8 day trip: July of 2006, into the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana. One of our first longer trips! This trip was 53 miles starting out at the South Fork of the Teton Trailhead and headed for the continental divide to visit a few high mountain lakes and then back out at the Middle Fork of the Teton Trailhead. Overall elevation gain: 11,231 feet!

Sock Lake Loop 2006

8 day trip: July of 2006, into the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana. ...

Updated: Sep 20, 2008 5:34pm MDT

Your Bio

Welcome to our Gallery of Backpacking Trips! Our love of backpacking has led us over many trails throughout the mountains of Montana. We hope you will enjoy these photos, even though we are not professional photographers! We have tried to document our trips, trail’s and experiences.

"Respect and Enjoy the Wilderness!"

David Krause and Jodie Hooker
of Missoula, Montana

D.Krause@inbox.com - David
MT@ZootownRE.com - Jodie
406-542-9553 David / 406-239-7588 Jodie

Galleries

WTR Outfitters 2008 : Jack and Karen Hooker (Jodie's parents) own WTR Outfitters in Ovando Montana. They have been outfitting in the Bob Marshall Wilderness for over 40 years. Here are a few pictures from 2008 that Jodie's son Dale took while he was working for them this past summer. This business was sold in December 2010.

WTR Outfitters 2008

Jack and Karen Hooker (Jodie's parents) own WTR Outfitters in Ovando M ...

Updated: Jan 13, 2009 5:34pm PST

Ward Mountain 2008 : Day Hike to the top of Ward Mountain in the Bitterroot Selway Wilderness of Montana. October 8th, 2008...this was a great hike climbing 5.83 Miles to the summit at 9150 elevation. There is an old lookout, long since gone on the top, remnants of the foundation can be seen.

Ward Mountain 2008

Day Hike to the top of Ward Mountain in the Bitterroot Selway Wilderne ...

Updated: Jan 13, 2009 2:46pm PST

Lake Como 2008 : Overnight trip at Lake Como in the Bitterroot Valley. Dave’s father from Kansas, as well as his daughter Jade and nephew Michael all went with us! Fall is such a beautiful time of year here in Montana! Dates: September 27th & 28th 2008

Lake Como 2008

Overnight trip at Lake Como in the Bitterroot Valley. Dave’s father f ...

Updated: Sep 29, 2008 9:48am PST

Trilobite Loop 2008 : 13 day trip: August of 2008, into the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana. This 80 mile loop began and ended at Swift Reservoir outside of Dupuyer Montana. So far this has been our longest trip yet, no food drops…just some heavy packs and a couple of crazy people, and one great dog!

Trilobite Loop 2008

13 day trip: August of 2008, into the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Monta ...

Updated: Sep 21, 2008 2:19pm PST

Bryan Lake 2008 : Overnight trip to Bryan Lake in the Bitterroot Selway Wilderness in Montana.

Bryan Lake 2008

Overnight trip to Bryan Lake in the Bitterroot Selway Wilderness in Mo ...

Updated: Aug 27, 2008 3:37pm PST

Big Salmon Lake Loop - 2007 : 9 day trip: July of 2007, into the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana. This 58 mile loop began and ended at Holland Lake just north of Seeley Lake Montana. This was our Honeymoon Trip and we took off 3 days after finishing the Missoula Marathon!! The highlight of this trip was all of the wildlife we saw. Some we were able to capture on camera, like the mother moose and her twin babies.

Big Salmon Lake Loop - 2007

9 day trip: July of 2007, into the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana ...

Updated: Aug 22, 2009 7:22pm PST

Sock Lake Loop 2006 : 8 day trip: July of 2006, into the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana. One of our first longer trips! This trip was 53 miles starting out at the South Fork of the Teton Trailhead and headed for the continental divide to visit a few high mountain lakes and then back out at the Middle Fork of the Teton Trailhead. Overall elevation gain: 11,231 feet!

Sock Lake Loop 2006

8 day trip: July of 2006, into the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana. ...

Updated: Sep 20, 2008 4:34pm PST

Sand Lake :

Sand Lake

Updated: Oct 03, 2008 4:05pm PST

Lake Otatsy 2006 : Three day trip into the Bob Marshall Wilderness. This was our first early spring trip, and boy did we have a lot to learn about the right kind of equipment for this time of year!!!

Lake Otatsy 2006

Three day trip into the Bob Marshall Wilderness. This was our first e ...

Updated: Oct 06, 2008 11:29am PST

Holland Lake 2005 : OUR FIRST BACPACKING TRIP! Fall of 2005. This was the trip to decide if backpacking was for us or not! As you can tell we did decide we LOVED IT!! We have gained a lot of knowledge these past few years and hope you will enjoy seeing the progress!

Holland Lake 2005

OUR FIRST BACPACKING TRIP! Fall of 2005. This was the trip to decide ...

Updated: Oct 03, 2008 7:12pm PST

Pack Trip - 2004 :

Pack Trip - 2004

Updated: Oct 09, 2012 5:33pm PST

Flowers & Food : We create all of our own backpacking food with a dehydrator. It is nice to be able to spice it up the way you like it and we enjoy the challenge of learning how to make our menus better and better! We also like to supplement our trips with fresh salads and fruit when we can. Use extreme caution in identifying any wild plants or fruits before eating, we highly recommend taking a good plant book with you. Beware of allergic reactions as well.

Flowers & Food

We create all of our own backpacking food with a dehydrator. It is ni ...

Updated: Apr 03, 2009 7:02pm PST

Lost Horse Lake : Overnight trip.

Lost Horse Lake

Overnight trip.

Updated: Oct 14, 2008 5:54am PST

Big Creek Lake : 3 day trip over the Fourth of July 2009 in the Bitterroot Mountains south of Missoula!

Big Creek Lake

3 day trip over the Fourth of July 2009 in the Bitterroot Mountains so ...

Updated: Oct 14, 2009 3:01pm PST

Chinese Wall 2009 : 14 day loop around the Chinese Wall from the Silvertip Trailhead. This trailhead is located at the far eastern edge of Hungry Horse Dam. What a spectacular trip! We traveled over 100 miles of beautiful wild country on this trip. Our packs going in were 90 pounds and when we came out they were 60...crazy aren't we!! But we love our comfort and good food when we are out.

Chinese Wall 2009

14 day loop around the Chinese Wall from the Silvertip Trailhead. Thi ...

Updated: Sep 13, 2009 2:42pm PST

BEAR - Food Hanging System : This is The "BEAR" System! "Backpacking Enthusiasts And Recreationalists" This is a food hanging system, to help you spend more time enjoying your hobby and less time worrying about how you will hang your food and garbage to keep it safe from bears and other wild animals! This system allows you to get the rope in the tree easier, and reduces the pull weight of what you want to hang by 2/3rds, making this process MUCH EASIER!! The entire system weighs just barely over 1 pound and costs $100. plus shipping. There is a 1 year satisfaction guarantee, and please allow time for deliver since each system is hand made by your fellow backpacker! Give us a call or email today for more details. 406-542-9553 or D.Krause@Bresnan.net

BEAR - Food Hanging System

This is The "BEAR" System! "Backpacking Enthusiasts And Recreation ...

Updated: Jun 15, 2009 8:44pm PST

ScapeGoat Mountain Loop 2010 : 14 day loop around Scapegoat Mountain, this was a very agressive 110 mile trip from the Smith Creek Trail Head. We hiked around Scapegoat Mountain, through the Danaher Valley, and back out. 52 of these miles were climbing miles, that is 26,893 feet of elevation gain over the course of this trip! Deffinitly the most agressive backpacking trip we have taken yet.Our packs weigh right at 100 pounds each when we start off. Still working on all the captions ...!

ScapeGoat Mountain Loop 2010

14 day loop around Scapegoat Mountain, this was a very agressive 110 m ...

Updated: Sep 23, 2010 11:32am PST

Rattlesnake Wilderness Loop : Three day backpacking loop through the Rattlesnake wilderness, I had a great time but the last day was kind of long. I also realize that I need to invest in some lighter gear, I started this trip out with a 75 lb bag and I think Dusty was slipping rocks into it along the way.

Rattlesnake Wilderness Loop

Three day backpacking loop through the Rattlesnake wilderness, I had a ...

Updated: Jul 10, 2012 5:39am PST

Grey Wolf Peak : This was an overnight trip into the Mission Mountains, to hike up Grey Wolf Peak. The trail is less than desirable, no trail maintenance (EVER) and steep made this a tough hike, but when you finally get to the high alpine area, it is amazing.

Grey Wolf Peak

This was an overnight trip into the Mission Mountains, to hike up Grey ...

Updated: Aug 09, 2012 2:48pm PST

Hiawatha Bike Trail :

Hiawatha Bike Trail

Updated: Oct 09, 2012 5:37pm PST

Labor Day 2012 :

Labor Day 2012

Updated: Oct 08, 2012 8:38am PST

Jodie's Birthday 2012 : I cannot think of a better way to spend a birthday weekend but to be out exploring the mountains of Montana! A little cold this time of year for backpacking but the colors are so perfect for pictures, we hope you like some of these pictures.

Jodie's Birthday 2012

I cannot think of a better way to spend a birthday weekend but to be o ...

Updated: Oct 09, 2012 9:37am PST

Favorites :

Favorites

Updated: Feb 25, 2013 2:31pm PST

Dirty Dash / Team Dirty Hooker : Missoula's Dirty Dash 5k fun run!! This year Zootown Real Estate put a team together for this awesome event, appropriately our team name was called Dirty Hooker!! From chugging beer at the STARTING LINE to crawling thru mud obstacles, over water slides, climbing ropes, and chugging more beer as the race went on, I would say it is overall a very MISSOULA kind of event!! This was a BLAST like no other and I congratulate all 7 teamsters, what a WINNING day! Next year Zootown Real Estate plans to have a minimum of 20 people on our team, so get ready Missoula, and start signing up early for 2013, Team Dirty Hooker! Your Team Captain is of course the Owner/Broker of Zootown Real Estate, Jodie Hooker

Dirty Dash / Team Dirty Hooker

Missoula's Dirty Dash 5k fun run!! This year Zootown Real Estate put ...

Updated: Sep 19, 2012 12:35pm PST

Plains on the Hill :

Plains on the Hill

Updated: May 13, 2013 2:06pm PST

Live On the River :

Live On the River

Updated: May 13, 2013 8:16am PST

Watson Rd :

Watson Rd

Updated: Jun 01, 2013 7:30am PST

Biggerstaff Lane :

Biggerstaff Lane

Updated: Jun 01, 2013 7:50am PST

Hwy 93 :

Hwy 93

Updated: Jun 01, 2013 8:33am PST

Warm Springs Trip : Quick overnight trip, that was quite wet!!

Warm Springs Trip

Quick overnight trip, that was quite wet!!

Updated: Jun 12, 2013 4:18pm PST