My name is Taylor Staley and I have grown up in the wilderness my entire life. I began experiencing the outdoors at a very young age and it changed me because I fell...
Category: Voices in the Wilderness
Voices in the Wilderness, begun as a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, allows people from many walks of life to tell personal stories about enjoyable —or maybe not-so-enjoyable —adventures and personally important moments in wild country. Pieces are written by people from all around the Scotchmans area. Each story tells of the writer’s special relationship with wild places. The stories are funny, touching, scary, inspiring and all rooted in a personal relationship with a place with no roads.
These essays are published in papers around the region including Montanian, Western News, Sanders County Ledger, Bonner County Daily Bee, and Sandpoint Reader.
Voices in the Wilderness: Taryn Thompson, Scholarship Winner
Taryn Thompson is a graduating Senior from Libby, High School. She submitted this essay for FSPW’s high school scholarship contest.
Voices in the Wilderness: Toby Walrath
Keeping a canoe moving smoothly on a calm morning requires nothing more than the person in front pulling in unison with the person in the back; unless the person in...
Voices in the Wilderness: David Rennke
With all the polarization and strife in the world, it's always interesting to me how different paths can lead us to the same destination.
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Voices in the Wilderness: Bart George
For most of us, it’s not an accident that we live in the
Inland Northwest (INW). Locals that have
been here for generations love this place and are proud of their...
Voices in the Wilderness: Heather Ferrie
What a Grumpy Man & the Wild Mountains Taught Heather Ferrie
Voices in the Wilderness: Don Otis
I grew up in Los Angeles, surrounded by asphalt, noise and a few people. My Mom will tell you that when I was a kid, I would beg and plead with her to drop me and my...
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...