By Jacob Arrington
When I first applied for the Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness Backcountry Ranger position, I knew very little of what I was getting into. I knew that it would be hard,...
Category: Voices in the Wilderness
Surviving a Wild Wind by Annie Gassmann
By Annie Gassmann
We were nearing the end of a mother–daughter backpack trip into the Scapegoat Wilderness. I was in my late teens, eager to explore tall mountains, dark forests and pretend I...
Lance Shevlan adds his story to “Voices In The Wilderness”
Family and Fall in the South Fork of Ross Creek
We moved West in the early 1970s because we found it quiet and beautiful, and much less busy than Minneapolis. After some substitute teaching and...
Consumed in the Yaak
By Riley Egan
I am a consumer. I take elk, deer, trout, firewood, mushrooms, grouse, berries, experiences, memories, insight, and perspective. I take all of these things selfishly, albeit...
Shey Hannum went hunting and got more than she expected!
Calling the big one in.
By Shey Hannum
I bet you've never heard a hunting story like the one I'm about to tell you; especially from a girl. This is the craziest hunting experience...
Trinity Wallace of Libby tied for best essay overall in the 2016 FSPW Scholarship Contest
Finding the bigger picture
By Trinity Wallace
I have always been captivated by nature; nature has a way of making my first-world...
Makayla Cichosz-King takes us on a wild ride from long ago.
A ride on the wild side, by Makayla Cichosz-King
I was very small when my grandparents took me to a horse ranch in the middle of nowhere. I had always loved horses, even if I was...
Easy isn’t a way to a mountain lake
By Carla Parks.
Dan and I moved to this paradise in the winter of 1976. I grew up on the Clearwater River in Idaho. My Dad was a packer and a guide above the Selway River, so I have always...