After a good dousing of rain over the last weekend (the picture with this post was taken last Sunday afternoon, when the Scotchmans got .75 ± inches of precipitation), and…
Author: Sandy Compton
Sandy Compton has been program coordinator for Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness since 2009. He is also a storyteller and author of both fiction and non-fiction books, and the publisher at bluecreekpress.com.
In addition to his other duties, he runs the FSPW All Star Trail Team (www.scotchmanpeaks.org/trails), which works on Forest Service trails in the Scotchman Peaks. He is a trail surveyor as well, and a C-Certified Crosscut Bucker/Feller and USFS National Saw Policy OHLEC instructor.
Sandy grew up on a small farm/woodlot at the south end of the proposed wilderness and lives there still. He is also board member of the National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance and a planning team member for the Northern Rockies Wilderness Skills Institute.
The Scotchmans are closed for fire.
NOTICE: ALL TRAILS IN THE SCOTCHMAN PEAKS ARE CLOSED OR SUBJECT TO CLOSURE VERY SOON. PLEASE STAY OUT OF THE WOODS AND OUT OF THE WAY OF THE FIRE FIGHTERS.…
About Goats: LEAVE THEM ALONE!
About goats. We have been trying to educate people about goats for the past several years. Some of you are not listening, and many of you are ignoring the signs…
Trail #65 is getting a new start.
Anyone who has hiked Scotchman Peak Trail #65 in the past knows that the worst two miles of trail are the first mile on the way up and the last…
Getting Found In The Scotchmans #2
The summer season is well under way, and beautiful things are happening inside the Scotchman Peaks. Even though sometimes I feel like I live in the office, watching our summer…
What a great Fourth of July!!
The Friends of Scotchman Peaks walked in 4th of July parades in Sandpoint, Clark Fork, Heron, and Libby. We had a great time walking and got tons of cheers from…
Sanders County Ledger endorses the Scotchmans
In the June 18, 2015 edition of the Ledger, our annual Sanders County Picnic was featured on the front page. Even better, in an editorial on page two, the Ledger…
Getting Found In The Scotchmans #1
Getting lost as an 11-year-old on my third camping trip ever was not much fun. I had just joined a Boy Scout troop in Charlotte, NC, and had no idea…
