My wife and I took about a four hour hike up Rattlesnake Creek on Sunday.  What a great combination.  The best of winter and plenty of sure signs spring was just around the corner.

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 Notice the snowman in the background.  It had dried grass for hair.  By the time we came back about three hours later there were two snowmen.

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I've heard Missoula described as "the longest umbilical cord in the world."  It does always seem to draw you back.  The Rattlesnake Wilderness area certainly is one reason.
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 Patty and I packed a lunch, hiked for a couple of hours and enjoyed the first picnic of the season.

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By the time we got back to the area of the trailhead someone had built another snowman right across the trail from the first one.  Public art at its finest. 

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