March 2011: Travels with Charlie
Western art comes to life on the Charles M. Russell Trail in northern Montana.
Driving east on U.S. Highway 87 from Great Falls, Montana, it doesn’t take long for the landscape to look like a Charlie Russell painting. Belt Creek aligns with Belt Butte like they appear in Romance Makers, a quintessential Charlie Russell painting.
I found the spot with the help of the C.M. Russell Auto Tour booklet, a travel compendium to Montana’s “Charles M. Russell Trail” (russellcountry.com). The 100-mile route between Great Falls and Lewistown is scattered with landmarks found in Russell’s iconic artwork. More…
In an earlier WH column you described lashing a load on a regular stock saddle for packing out a deer or elk carcass. Could you elaborate on halving an elk carcass lengthwise? What tools do you use? I’m getting ready for my hunt in Wyoming next month (cow tag). Really enjoy your comments every month. Look forward to your articles. Thanks- Jay