ビッグホーン郡周辺の簡単なハイキングとウォーキング

Lily Lake is one of the lakes in Bighorn National Forest, for which you don't need to hike a huge distance and can still enjoy beautiful nature. From the trailhead, it's just about two miles until you reach Lily Lake. The lake is surrounded by nice meadows and you can see Elk Mountain, with an altitude of 11,300 feet, in the background.

From the next road in the south, Middle Paintrock Trail leads about 2 miles to Lily Lake. If you keep up heading northwards after Lily Lake, you will reach Misty Moon Lake, where the trail meets Solitude Loop trail.

James T. Saban Lookout in the Bighorn National Forest, formerly knows as High Park Lookout, is one of the old Fire Lookouts in the area. Back in the 1920s and 1930s, those towers were used to detect fires as early as possible. Today that job is done by modern technology and the Fire Lookouts are used only when there is a very high fire danger level.

Once you reach Porcupine Falls after a short but intense hike, you will be impressed by the view of the cliffs surrounding the waterfalls. Unlike most waterfalls in Bighorn Nationals Forest, you can actually enter the swimming hole and refresh yourself.

The Medicine Wheel is a sacred site created by Indigenous peoples long before contact with Euro-Americans. The wheel is comprised of concentric circles of stones laid in the ground and is still used in ceremonies by tribes today. The site is a National Historic Landmark and represents part of the cultural heritage of the Bighorn Mountains. Please be respectful when visiting the Medicine Wheel.