Huckleberries in our area can ripen as early as July 4th, but typically they are ready Mid July and the season can last into September. In our search for the wild Huckleberry we took a drive up to one of my husband's favorite deer and elk hunting camps. It's an easy drive up the old highway then onto a dirt road that goes to a great spot filled with huckleberry plants. This year we picked our first batch July 13th and another on July 19th. Not sure if we will get another picking as the weather has turned quite hot! In addition to huckleberries you can find wild strawberries and Thimble berries. Never enough of the later two to do anything with so we eat them as we find them. While we stretch our legs during a break in picking there are lots of wild flowers and other interesting things to take pictures of and just enjoy the faint hint of pine scent in the air and the warm sun in a beautiful mountain setting. Talk about stress relief!
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| Wild huckleberries and strawberries. |
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| You really must taste them! A few did make it into my picking bucket! |
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| Thimble berries are getting ripe! |
