Three of us — and my new dog, Laddie — stood at the top of Sawtooth in the midst of the proposed wilderness last Saturday (August 28th), an internationally flavored…
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3000th Friend is due in August. Will you sign them up?
We are seeking our 3,000th Friend of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness, and we know we will meet them in August. We just don't know - yet - who they are, or…
July 31 Yaak Wilderness Festival was a winner.
Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness program coordinator Sandy Compton took the opportunity on July 31 to meet Lincoln County Friends, catch some rays and listen to some stellar music at…
Scotchman (singular) Peak is in the Scotchman Peaks (plural)
Grammatically speaking, "Scotchmans" is not OK. Except sometimes. I use this paraphrase of a verse from the song, A, Your Adorable, ("Alphabetically speaking, you're OK.") to make a point. And…
Serial work days improve the Big Eddy/Pillick Ridge connection
Over the course of three days in July, two of the trails leading to Star Peak overlooking Bull River, the Clark Fork valley and Lake Pend Oreille got a makeover,…
Assimilation
Eight of us went to the wilderness, though we all often thought that we were nine. I'd turn to count us, strung out across a talus slope or gathered around…
Making a Movie
This weekend three young film makers, Jake Glass, Matt Stauble and Joe Foster, began shooting a 20 to 30 minute documentary film about the Scotchman Peaks area and our effort…
Further confessions of a reformed couch potato: We go now.
Tomorrow morning, 8 a.m., a bunch of hikers, painters, film makers and at least one back-country EMT will gather in my front yard for a little face time before embarking…
