Table of Contents
Acknowledgments v
Introduction vi
About This Book vi
Safety vii
Gear x
Leave No Trace xiii
Montana Rivers
1 Big Hole River 3
2 Bitterroot River 9
3 Blackfoot River 15
4 Clark Fork River: East of Missoula 22
5 Clark Fork River: West of Missoula 27
6 Clearwater River 36
7 Dearborn River 42
8 Flathead River: Main Stem 47
9 Flathead River: North Fork 53
10 Jefferson River 59
11 Madison River 64
12 Missouri River 72
13 Rock Creek 86
14 Yellowstone River 92
Montana Lakes
15 Coopers Lake 105
16 Upsata Lake 107
17 Browns Lake 109
18 Clearwater Lake 112
19 Rainy Lake 114
20 Lake Alva 116
21 Lake Inez 119
22 Seeley Lake 121
23 Placid Lake 124
24 Salmon Lake 126
25 Lindbergh Lake 128
26 Holland Lake 131
27 Swan Lake 134
28 Flathead Lake 138
29 Whitefish Lake 143
30 Tally Lake 147
31 Lake Mary Ronan 150
32 Lake Como 152
33 Painted Rocks Reservoir 155
34 Georgetown Lake 158
35 Echo Lake and East Fork Reservoir 161
36 Toston Reservoir 164
37 Canyon Ferry Reservoir 166
38 Hauser Lake 170
39 Upper and Lower Holter Lakes 173
40 Hebgen Lake 178
41 Earthquake Lake 181
42 Cliff Lake and Wade Lake 185
43 Ennis Lake 188
44 Dailey Lake 191
45 Hyalite Reservoir 194
46 Glen Lake Rotary Park 197
47 Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge 199
National Parks
Glacier National Park
Paddling Glacier's East Side and the Many Glacier Area
48 Lake Sherburne 206
49 Swiftcurrent Lake and Lake Josephine 209
50 Saint Mary Lake 211
51 Two Medicine Lake 215
Paddling Glacier's West Side
52 Laket McDonald 218
53 Bowman Lake and Kintla Lake 223
Yellowstone National Park
54 Yellowstone Lake 230
55 Lewis Lake and Shoshone Lake 233
Grand Teton National Park
56 Jackson Lake 239
57 Jenny Lake 243
58 String Lake and Leigh Lake 246
59 Snake River 250
Conclusion 256
Paddle Index 257
About the Author 258
