As winter is starting to fade, we are looking forward to signs of spring in Bonner County. Streams are beginning to trickle and flower buds are slowly opening. With spring…
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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.
Scotchman Peak Trail reopens!
The US Forest Service announced the reopening of the Scotchman Peak Trail. See the entire body of the USFS press release below. Sandpoint, Idaho (February 12, 2016) –The Scotchman Peak…
Baptism in the Wilderness: An Adventure to the OTHER Crater Lake
by Jason Martin Schnackenberg Dedicated to the memory of Zach Haines I have had many experiences in the outdoors that have left tremendous impacts on my life and have continually…
Sandy Compton’s column in the Sandpoint Reader is about . . . goats! Ya think.
Program Coordinator Sandy Compton is also a closet columnist and journalist for The River Journal, Sandpoint Reader and Sandpoint Magazine, among other publications. In the October 1 issue of The…
Adding to the pack.
By Kristina Boyd For over a thousand nights, I had slept in the same position in my beloved mummy bag: left forearm squashed between my belly and the ground, right…
Pat McLeod’s trail work was a healing experience.
By Pat McLeod When I read about an overnight work detail in the Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness newsletter, I hesitated before signing up for it. I wondered: Was I…
Callahan Peel of Troy adds to Voices in the Wilderness.
Surrounded by Nature, Amongst Good Company. By Callahan Peel, Troy High School Throughout my life, I have spent an immeasurable amount of time on the water. I live a few…
Climbing Dome, Finding Home
By Rachel Rebo My name is Rachel Rebo and I was born and raised in Libby, Montana. Growing up in this beautiful town, it’s hard not to fall in love…
