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…
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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 – 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…
Tales of Scotchman Peaks – Joe Heisel
Up Sam Morris This would be my first trip up the creek with a three-year old on my back. The Morris Creek canyon doesn't have cutties as long as your…
Voices in the Wilderness – André Bircher
Dollarhide Sufferfest If you spend enough time in the wilderness, you’re likely to experience one adventure that redefines the concept. Mine was day 4 of the Idaho Hot Springs Loop.…
Giving Thanks for the WILD
The Wild Places Within -Phil Hough, Executive Director, Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness Every summer my wife and I like to wander off into the backcountry. Sometimes we go by…
Voices in the Wilderness – Ella Beck
My Wild Summer On the fourth floor of College Hall in Spokane, Washington, the scribblings of a graphite pencil on the back of a quiz was where my wild summer…