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...
Save the wild Scotchmans
Save the wild Scotchmans
By Valle Novak
Anyone who has spent time in the woods has had the experience: one moment, blithely enjoying the surroundings – the next...
In the summer of 2023, my partner Matt and I embarked on a remarkable 1,200-mile journey along the Pacific Northwest...
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 arm, but they are plentiful, and...
Join us at the historic Panida Theater in Sandpoint for the 22nd annual Wild and Scenic Film Festival! You won't want to miss this one - Friday, March 22, 2024 at 7pm. Here's a sneak peek at the 9...
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....
-Phil Hough, Executive Director, Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness
Every summer my wife and I like to wander off into the backcountry. Sometimes we...
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 started. On the front, I...
“There’s some kind of animal down there.” I shift my attention from the bag of trail mix I’m focused on and scan...