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Where’s Landers been? The answer is wild as the weather

Snow greeted backpacking anglers on Sept. 18, 2013, in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. (Rich Landers)
By Rich Landers richl@spokesman.com(509) 459-5508
Snow greeted backpacking anglers on Sept. 18, 2013, in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. (Rich Landers)
Snow greeted backpacking anglers on Sept. 18, 2013, in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. (Rich Landers)

BACKPACKING — My blog posts subsided to a trickle last week while I was saying goodby to summer by exploring the mountains, lakes, wildlife and fly-fishing opportunities in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness of Montana.

It was a trip of extremes, from the weather to the lung-searing altitude.

Details and photos to come.

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Outdoors Blog." Read all stories from this blog