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From the text ... 'Crossing the Bitterroot Mountains on the Lolo Trail was a daunting experience for the historic Lewis and Clark Expedition. ...Historically, fires occurred somewhere along the 50-mile trail corridor at least every two decades, on average... Over the last five centuries, six or seven major fires produced the bulk of today's forest age class mosaic along the Lolo Trail. ...The ancient Lolo Trail passed through a diverse forest mosaic, including immature stands difficult to traverse due to heavy postfire snagfalls and dense regeneration.'