There is no shortage of opportunities to hear about backcountry adventures in this beautiful place we call home. I love to hear others’ stories about wild places and...
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.
Jayden Winslow’s Wilderness Experience
Straddling the summits and flanks of northwest Montana's Cabinet Mountains lies the Cabinet Mountain Wilderness Area (CMWA). Over 94,000 acres of primitive, rugged, and...
Paul Bradt shares his voice from the wilderness
A Spirit of Place
By Paul Bradt
It was Fall of...
Ryan Goodman’s Memorable Wilderness Experience
Whenever quality time is spent in the wilderness there is a story to
tell. Growing up near the Cabinet
Mountains has molded the backbone of my adventurous spirit. I...
The Star Peak Trail and the YCC by Ethan Brown
I have had numerous wilderness experiences in my life. However, one of the more gratifying experiences was during my time working for the Youth Conservation Corps. In the...
Troy High School Scholarship Winner Moxley Roesler-Begalke
A Hike to Geiger Lakes: The Eye-opening Experience for a Young Boy
When I was nine years old, my family moved from...
Snow Cave: A winter adventure
By Christine Tefta, Priest River High School Class of 2019
Not long ago, in the early days of March, I set off...
Changing your outlook changes everything.
By Elloria Lambert,
Clark Fork High School Class of 2019
My most memorable outdoor experience took place my sophomore...