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 an evening fire, and consistently come...
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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 to preserve it as...
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 on a five-day, four-night...
Independence Day
There were times during this cool, rain drenched spring when it seemed like it would never happen, but summer is finally here! We know because July 4th is coming up this weekend and the sun has...
Extreme Pleinair prehike yeilds wolf tracks and waterfalls.
On Wednesday, June 23, Thompson Falls artist Jared Shear and FSPW program coordinator Sandy Compton hiked into Ross Creek from the Cedars on a scouting mission for the upcoming Extreme Plenair...
First day of summer: a day of the future, past.
Thanks to the Moody Blues, for understanding.
Golden, low-angle sunshine slants from the north corner of Billiard Table. The sun is so low yet that much of Scotchman is still in the...
Cinnabar Challenge Grant
For the fifth consecutive year the Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness has received a challenge grant from the Cinnabar Foundation. We are grateful for their...
Further confessions of a reformed couch potatoe: Still willin’
I been warped by the rain, driven by the snow
I'm beat down and dirty, and don't you know
That I'm still . . . willin'
(Willin' - Lowell T. George)
A couple of weeks ago, three...