7/19/2011: Stillwater R., Old Nye to Castle Rock

	With: Mick Schlotfeldt, Willy Young, Dan Bertko
	The Stillwater River flows into the Yellowstone River at Columbus, MT. The Stillwater was so high, as was everything else in the Rockies late in this unusual summer, that rather than boat my usual stretch from Castle Rock or Moraine to Cliff Swallow, we boated from upstream at Old Nye down to Castle Rock. It was largely a fast Class II float until a longish Class III+ rapid just before the campground, where one of us had a swim and self-rescued. Afterward we drove out to the highway by the Stillwater River Road so that Mick and Willy could see the Beehive Rocks scenery that differed so dramatically from the scenery one valley over, where we had come in. We drove back southward along MT-78 again and in Red Lodge we got onto US-212, the Beartooth Highway. This is a stunning two-mile high ride adjacent to the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness along the Montana/Wyoming border. We camped at the Crazy Creek CG of the Shoshone NF, right beside the Clark's Fork of the Yellowstone (considerably upstream of the section we had seen the evening before).

	1. Castle Rock State Park Campground, Montana

	2. Mick Schlotfeldt and Willy Young in Castle Rock State Park Campground, MT

	3. Richard Hopley and Dan Bertko in Castle Rock State Park Campground, MT

	4. Castle Rock State Park Campground, Montana

	5. Castle Rock State Park Campground, Montana

	6. Castle Rock State Park Campground, Montana

	7. Driving to the Stillwater River, Montana

	8. Driving to the Stillwater River, Montana

	9. Driving to the Stillwater River, Montana

	10. Driving to the Stillwater River, Montana

	11. Wildflower at the Old Nye put-in, Stillwater River, Montana

	12. Mick, Dan, and Willy at the Old Nye put-in, Stillwater River, Montana

	13. The Old Nye put-in from across the river, Stillwater River, Montana

	14. Mick, Dan, and Willy leaving the Old Nye put-in, Stillwater River, Montana

	15. Dan Bertko on the Stillwater River, Montana

	16. Stillwater River, Montana

	17. Mick Schlotfeldt and Dan Bertko, Stillwater River, Montana

	18. Willy Young on the Stillwater River, Montana

	19. Willy Young on the Stillwater River, Montana

	20. Mick Schlotfeldt and Dan Bertko, Stillwater River, Montana

	21. Willy Young on the Stillwater River, Montana

	22. Mick Schlotfeldt on the Stillwater River, Montana

	23. Stillwater take-out, Castle Rock SP campground, Montana

	24. Along MT-420, the Stillwater River Road, MT

	25. Along MT-420, the Stillwater River Road, MT

	26. Along MT-420, the Stillwater River Road, MT

	27. Along MT-420, the Stillwater River Road, MT

	28. US-212, climbing up the Beartooth Highway

	29. US-212, climbing up the Beartooth Highway

	30. US-212, climbing up the Beartooth Highway

	31. Wildflowers beside US-212, the Beartooth Highway

	32. US-212, climbing up the Beartooth Highway

	33. US-212, climbing up the Beartooth Highway

	34. US-212, climbing up the Beartooth Highway

	35. US-212, climbing up the Beartooth Highway

	36. US-212, climbing up the Beartooth Highway

	37. Two miles high on US-212, the Beartooth Highway

	38. Two miles high on US-212, the Beartooth Highway

	39. Mick Schlotfeldt and Willy Young on US-212, the Beartooth Highway

	40. Two miles high on US-212, the Beartooth Highway

	41. Two miles high on US-212, the Beartooth Highway

	42. Two miles high on US-212, the Beartooth Highway

	43. Two miles high on US-212, the Beartooth Highway

	44. Two miles high on US-212, the Beartooth Highway

	45. Mick Schlotfeldt beside US-212, the Beartooth Highway

	46. Mick Schlotfeldt and Willy Young beside US-212, the Beartooth Highway

	47. Two miles high on US-212, the Beartooth Highway

	48. Two miles high on US-212, the Beartooth Highway

	49. Wildflowers beside US-212, the Beartooth Highway

	50. Two miles high on US-212, the Beartooth Highway

	51. Two miles high on US-212, the Beartooth Highway

	52. Two miles high on US-212, the Beartooth Highway

	53. Two miles high on US-212, the Beartooth Highway

	54. Two miles high on US-212, the Beartooth Highway

	55. Two miles high on US-212, the Beartooth Highway

	56. Two miles high on US-212, the Beartooth Highway

	57. Two miles high on US-212, the Beartooth Highway

	58. Two miles high on US-212, the Beartooth Highway

	59. Richard Hopley beside US-212, the Beartooth Highway

	60. Two miles high on US-212, the Beartooth Highway

	61. Two miles high on US-212, the Beartooth Highway

	62. Two miles high on US-212, the Beartooth Highway

	63. Two miles high on US-212, the Beartooth Highway

	64. Two miles high on US-212, the Beartooth Highway

	65. Two miles high on US-212, the Beartooth Highway

	66. Two miles high on US-212, the Beartooth Highway

	67. Two miles high on US-212, the Beartooth Highway

	68. Two miles high on US-212, the Beartooth Highway

	69. Two miles high on US-212, the Beartooth Highway

	70. Two miles high on US-212, the Beartooth Highway

	71. Beartooth Creek, flowing under US-212, Wyoming

	72. Beartooth Creek, flowing under US-212, Wyoming

	73. Beartooth Creek, flowing under US-212, Wyoming

	74. Beartooth Creek, flowing under US-212, Wyoming

	75. Beartooth Creek, flowing under US-212, Wyoming

	76. Beartooth Creek, flowing under US-212, Wyoming

	77. Beartooth Creek, flowing under US-212, Wyoming

	78. Beartooth Creek, flowing under US-212, Wyoming

	79. Richard Hopley at Crazy Creek Campground, Shoshone National Forest

	80. Crazy Creek Campground, Shoshone National Forest

	81. Crazy Creek Falls at Crazy Creek CG, Shoshone National Forest

	82. Crazy Creek Falls at Crazy Creek CG, Shoshone National Forest