Flathead National Forest Montana-1978: Hikers in Sun Hats Climbing a Rocky Trail Through Blooming Beargrass

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Year1978
Decade1970s
LocationFlathead National Forest, Montana, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1978 · Flathead National Forest, Montana, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1978 · Holland Lake & Flathead National Forest · Reel 17405875 contains 20 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

hiking
backpacking
wilderness recreation
wildflowers
mountain forest
group travel
summer outdoors

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · tilt
Setting: outdoor · Subalpine mountain trail on a steep slope of fir trees, with rocky ground and blooming beargrass
Time and weather: midday · summer · sunny
Lighting: bright overhead sunlight with deep forest shadows
People: 5 · A small group of adult hikers in sun hats and caps. The leader wears a white bucket hat, a red neckerchief, a white T-shirt, suspenders and dark trousers.
Objects: beargrass · rocky trail · subalpine fir trees · bucket hat · suspenders · neckerchief · boulders
Colors: dark green · white · brown · red
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: High
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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Wide view of a forested slope as three hikers appear on the trail below.
The camera tilts down while the lead hiker in a bucket hat climbs closer between beargrass plumes.
More hikers in caps and hats follow up the rocky path as the leader gestures.
The group nears the camera, framed by beargrass in the foreground.

Hikers in Sun Hats Climbing a Rocky Trail Through... — Clip Details

Flathead National Forest, Montana, 1978 home movie footage from a backpacking trip on the trail system between Holland Lake and Sapphire Lake. A small group of hikers in sun hats climbs a narrow rocky path toward the camera, led by a man in a white bucket hat, red neckerchief and suspenders. Blooming beargrass stalks frame the trail beneath a steep slope of subalpine fir. The single handheld Super 8 shot tilts down from the sunlit hillside as the walkers come closer.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800002550

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1978 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Flathead National Forest, Montana, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This clip suits requests for real late-1970s footage of Americans hiking in the Northern Rockies, for documentaries on public lands, outdoor recreation or Montana.
Period detail: The bucket hat, neckerchief, suspenders and casual T-shirts may show typical 1970s hiking dress, and the warm Super 8 colour fits the period.
Home-movie behavior: An unstaged moment as a fellow hiker films the group plodding uphill, with the leader gesturing at the trail as he passes the camera.
What appears in frame: A steep fir-covered slope, a narrow rocky trail, tall white beargrass plumes, a hiker in a bucket hat and red neckerchief, and several followers in caps.
Film character: Handheld Super 8 with saturated warm colour, dense green shadows, glowing highlights on the beargrass and soft focus as the hikers come near.
Edit role: Works as an insert or a memory beat inside a hiking sequence, or as a transition from trailhead material to camp and summit scenes.
Historical context: The trails from Holland Lake toward Sapphire Lake lead into country next to the Bob Marshall Wilderness, which was designated in 1964 and is managed mainly by the Flathead National Forest.
Research note: The people are private individuals whose faces are partly visible and unidentified, so likeness permissions are separate from copyright in the home movie itself.
Research search match: Researchers might search for 1970s hikers on a mountain trail, Super 8 backpacking home movie, beargrass trail Montana 1978, or vintage wilderness hike footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair it first with this reel's South Holland Trail sign, log footbridge, cascade and beargrass slope clips, then with other 1978 Montana trail footage, then with hiking material from other wild areas.

Still Frames From This Clip

Hikers start up a trail under a fir-covered slope in Flathead National Forest, Montana, 1978 — Hikers come into view below a steep forested slope on the trail toward Sapphire Lake, 1978.
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Lead hiker in a bucket hat climbs a beargrass-lined trail in Montana's Swan Range, 1978 Super 8 — The lead hiker gestures as the group climbs past beargrass in bloom.
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Hiker in a red neckerchief and suspenders leads a group past beargrass, Flathead National Forest, 1978 — A hiker in a red neckerchief and suspenders leads the climb, with companions in caps close behind.
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Group of hikers nears the camera on a beargrass trail toward Sapphire Lake, Montana, 1978 home movie — The group reaches the camera on a rocky trail through beargrass and subalpine fir.
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