Happenings around the Bozone. Lowering Expectations In response to hikers getting lost on the M trail, the City of Bozeman announced plans to create a shorter alternative hike, approximately 700 feet long with an elevation gain of 31 inches, that will access a lowercase “m.” Painted white, just like the capital M, it will hopefully keep hikers with limited outdoor experience off the main trail. “We’re stretched thin,” says Aiden Doaps, head of Gallatin Search & Rescue.