Hiking in the winter has some unique benefits, especially in the Scotchmans. You can explore off-trail without getting caught in a thicket of devil’s club. You can enjoy the quietness…
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Tales from the Trails: A Staff Adventure
We went, we saw. Places in the proposed Scotchman Peaks Wilderness that most people probably never will. When Executive Director Phil Hough mentioned that we were going on a staff backpacking…
Learning in the Wild All Year Long
For kids growing up in the Western United States, there’s a wild world just around the corner, waiting to be explored. Yet many kids never get the chance to explore…
Voices in the Wilderness: Patrick Shea
Yellowstone was my first love. Mammoth Hot Springs, Lamar Valley, and Old Faithful Geyser Basin stole my heart, but the Northwestern Rockies took my soul. I was molded by the…
Stay safe outdoors during wildfire season!
The weather changed from smoky skies to crisp fall air within the blink of an eye. We have a chance to get outside and enjoy our wild backyard this summer…
How to recreate safely during wildfire season
The weather changed from smoky skies to crisp fall air within the blink of an eye. We have a chance to get outside and enjoy our wild backyard this summer…
Voices in the Wilderness: Mel Vining
Cadence: the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity. OK, I had to look that up. I knew other words for it: rhythm, tempo, beat. But the definition…
Voices in the Wilderness: Wesley Simko
I saw the picture of the fog-encased peak and my heart sunk. This might be a problem. I had planned for this adventure just enough to convince my cousin and…
