Ant Flat is the site of the first ranger station in the Fortine district. The building we painted dates from around 1920 and operated until the 60s. It is located about 2 miles north of Trego and 7 or 8 miles south of Eureka. It was our mission to paint the exterior of this oh so historic building. First, we scraped it in bio hazard suits and respirators. After which, we sanded wearing the same suits. It was great relief to finally take the suits and respirators off to prime and paint. During the final two steps we enjoyed hours of Canadian Radio Programming, which was much more informative and entertaining than its Montana counterpart.
This site was fairly well used and people would occasionally stop. Some would just read the sign from their cars then drive off. Others would walk around the buildings or on the nature trail before leaving. The site also seemed fairly popular with locals as well, perhaps because it seemed to be the only public lands in the area surrounded by farms, ranches and houses. It seemed also to be a refuge for the local deer. Which were very abundant in both the meadow and at nature trail area. Geese flew over regularly at night as well as morning and evening, but not during the middle of the day. There also appeared to be a crow roost nearby on a hillside to the southwest in dense conifers. The crows flew by to the north mostly in the morning at around sunrise. Then back to the south at or after sunset. Turkeys were also a presence, appearing in a field north of us in the mornings.
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