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…
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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 – 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…
Voices in the Wilderness – Deb Hunsicker
The Joy of Seeing by Deb “Walking Carrot” Hunsicker “There’s some kind of animal down there.” I shift my attention from the bag of trail mix I’m focused on and…
Wild Creatures of the Scotchmans
All About Mountain Goats by: Doug Ferrell One hot day this summer, a party of hikers rested on some rocks just below the summit of Scotchman Peak. After they moved…
