A primer for new hikers (and old) In 1906, a group of hikers from the Seattle area separated themselves from a larger organization, Mazama, which was based in Portland, and…
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Roughly 60 miles south of Canada, the 88,000 acre Scotchman Peaks roadless area spans the Idaho-Montana border. Since the 1970s, when the U.S. Forest Service carried out extensive evaluations of lands suitable for wilderness, this rugged, scenic and biologically diverse portion of the Cabinet Mountains has been managed for its wilderness potential. The Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness believe now is the time to preserve the Scotchmans, one of the last, and largest, wild areas in our region.
Voices in the Wilderness – Marlin Thorman
A promising forecast had me excited about getting into the Cabinet Mountains despite having just finished up a trip there 10 days earlier. And so, on a Thursday I found…
Voices in the Wilderness – Turns East
I first came to Idaho in 1975 from Marquette, MI and worked as a seasonal GS-3 trail crew leader with Mike Blendin from Columbia, MO. Bill Wells was our supervisor.…
Voices in the Wilderness – Arrow Christopherson
The Beauty and Joy of the Wild When I was a young boy, my father took me on my first camping trip to a mountain lake, just the two of…
Voices in the Wilderness – Silas Garrison
Elephant Peak As far back as I can remember I have been an explorer. I always found something to keep things exciting. From snowboarding snow capped mountains in the winter…
Voices in the Wilderness – Ray Miller
The Grizzly Ate My Lunch My brothers and I do a good deal of elk hunting in the pockets above Blue Creek between Scotchman Peak and Scotchman Two. We usually…
Native Plants of the Scotchmans
Stinging Nettles: A Mixed Blessing By Valle Novak Anyone who has spent time in the woods has had the experience: one moment, blithely enjoying the surroundings – the next moment…
Voices in the Wilderness – Justine Murray
Elope, Explore, Endure: The Selkirks on the Pacific Northwest Trail In the summer of 2023, my partner Matt and I embarked on a remarkable 1,200-mile journey along the Pacific Northwest…
