Absaroka Range Montana-1975: Backpacker Beside a Tree-Mounted Trail No. 51 Sign

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Year1975
Decade1970s
LocationAbsaroka Range, Montana, United States
Duration4s
Price$149 USD
Collection1975 · Absaroka Range, Montana, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1975 · Agate Springs & Absaroka Range · Reel 88e80bfe contains 22 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

backpacking
trail navigation
outdoor recreation
wilderness travel
camping equipment
forest exploration

Shot type: mixed
Camera: zoom · handheld · Approximately eye level
Setting: outdoor · Conifer forest along a mountain hiking route
Time and weather: Daytime · Summer · No precipitation visible
Lighting: Natural daylight filtered through forest cover
People: 1 · One backpacker seen mostly from behind and the side, wearing a blue checked long-sleeved shirt and dark trousers beneath a large loaded red backpack; the face is obscured.
Landmarks: Trail No. 51 route sign
Objects: wooden directional sign · large red backpack · rolled sleeping mat · lower cylindrical bundle · pack straps · tree trunks · evergreen branches · fallen limb
Readable signs: TRAIL NO 51 · MILL CR ROAD · 10 · SILVER PASS
Colors: violet-blue · burgundy red · gray-brown · muted green · cream
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: High
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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A tree-mounted Trail No. 51 sign fills the center of the view.
The widening frame includes more of the backpacker beside the sign.
The red pack and its top-mounted rolled mat become clearly visible.
The wider composition shows the loaded backpacker among closely spaced forest trunks.

Backpacker Beside a Tree-Mounted Trail No — Clip Details

Absaroka Range, Montana, 1975 home movie footage shows a wooden Trail No. 51 sign mounted on a forest tree, with arrows toward Mill Creek Road and Silver Pass. A backpacker stands at the right edge wearing a checked shirt and carrying a large red pack. The camera zooms out to reveal a rolled sleeping mat above the load and another bundle below it. The continuous shot has soft detail, visible grain and a strong violet-blue cast.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 4s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003136

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1975 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: Absaroka Range, 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 1975 Montana clip supports documentary requests for backpacking, forest trail navigation and period camping equipment.
Period detail: The large red pack carries a rolled mat across its top and another bundle below, while the wearer has a checked long-sleeved shirt.
Home-movie behavior: The camera operator pauses on a useful route sign and widens the view to include a fellow traveler carrying equipment.
What appears in frame: A wooden sign, directional arrows, thick tree trunks, evergreen branches, a checked shirt, a red backpack and strapped rolls share the frame.
Film character: Visible grain, soft detail, violet-blue color rendition and slight handheld movement characterize the projected-film capture.
Edit role: Use the shot as a route insert or a short transition between walking footage and camp activity.
Historical context: The sign and externally carried bedding document practical details of a Montana backpacking trip in 1975.
Research note: One person is visible with the face obscured; copyright licensing is separate from any applicable likeness or property permissions, and no readable brand is present.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for 1975 Montana backpacking home movies, Trail No. 51 signage and period hiking equipment on small-gauge film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the reel's backpackers on the trail and Agate Springs camp title, then with Absaroka Range footage from 1975 and broader camping-equipment sequences.

Still Frames From This Clip

1975 Absaroka Range trail sign pointing toward Mill Creek Road and Silver Pass, with a backpacker partly cropped at the right. — Trail No. 51 directions mounted on a forest tree.
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A widening 1975 Montana forest view includes the Trail No. 51 sign and a backpacker standing beside it. — The widening frame connects the sign with the traveler beside it.
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On East Fork Mill Creek Trail in 1975, a backpacker's red load and rolled mat fill the right side beside the route sign. — A rolled mat sits above the tall red backpack.
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A loaded backpacker stands among conifer trunks beside the Trail No. 51 marker in Montana's Absaroka Range, 1975. — The final wider view shows the backpacker and route marker together.
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