Happy Independence Day, Friends! I hope you all had some chances over the sunny holiday weekend to enjoy this beautiful country, be it from the summit of the mountain, the…
Blog
Best 2014 essay for Thompson Falls was written by Daniel Kanak
“A most memorable wilderness experience.” A few years ago I did not have much passion for the outdoors. I lived in California and preferred the comfort of my house…
The best 2014 essay for Sandpoint High was written by Nathan Schwartz
I once read a quote by John Muir that said, "The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness." Being of the engineering and science realm, this quote…
The Noxon High School scholarship winner was Dustin Wolfe
I am sure that most people will talk about some hunting trip or big fishing trip where the author bagged the big trophy. And I give you, this would be…
Lyndsie Kiebert wrote the best 2014 scholarship essay for Clark Fork High School
A Most Memorable Wilderness Experience By Lyndsie Kiebert “I stood on the porch steps with my boots in hand as the sun rose. I gazed over the tree line…
Life Off the Grid — A Joshua Johnson story written by Andrea Carnegie
This story was the winning 2014 scholarship essay from Lake Pend Oreille High School in Sandpoint For eight or nine years I lived up a mountain on Trapper Creek on…
Coming VERY soon to a Bull Lake near you!
https://www.scotchmanpeaks.org/event/fiftieth-anniversary-of-the-wilderness-act-celebration-bull-lake/
Winds in the Wilderness
The snow is melting in the footsteps of eager hikers, and the Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness are enjoying these early season excursions into the wilderness in the spirit of…
