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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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
