Join Executive Director Molly McNulty and husband Richard Revory at their home at Big Lake for a delicious evening of burgers with all the fixings and beverages.  Heron and Crow will provide the foot stomping-background to this event.

Beat poet Jack Kerouac spent the summer of 1956 here. The trip would include:

1.One copy of “Poets on the Peaks” by John Suiter. 2. A hike down to Ross Lake Resort from the highway with Gerry Cook, a longtime employee of the park, acquaintance of Gary Snyder and former lookout himself. 3. A boat ride up the lake to Lightning Creek dock.  4. A 9.4 mile roundtrip hike to the lookout that includes a technical discussion of the structure with an NPS Preservationist. 5. Picnic lunch at the summit, packed up the mountain by guide. 6. A boat ride back down the lake with complimentary beer or glass of wine.

Join poet and fishing Guide Chris Dombrowski for a full day of fly fishing.  Trip includes lunch, transportation to the river from Missoula, MT and a fun filled day of fishing