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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.

Changing your outlook changes everything.

January 22, 2020 NoAuthorLeave a comment

By Elloria Lambert,
Clark Fork High School Class of 2019

My most memorable outdoor experience took place my sophomore...

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Family fun in wilderness

December 4, 2019 NoAuthorLeave a comment

Above: Aaron Johnson in one of the less miserable moments of the 2016 Extreme Plein Air Expedition (Photo by Joe Foster, dappstudios.com)

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The Shortest Hunt

October 18, 2019 NoAuthor1 Comment

"As long as we had water nearby and a semi-flat site to pitch a small shelter we would be fine. "

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3 a.m. and wide awake in the wilderness

September 27, 2019 NoAuthorLeave a comment

By Ed Robinson

It's 3:00 am and I am suddenly awake.

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In the Sun

June 19, 2019 Sandy ComptonLeave a comment

by Kaeli Wells

I hiked down off the mountain at 3:44 in the morning. It was the day after the summer solstice and there was already a thin line of light blue along the horizon. I moved quickly...

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Flip-flops and Mountain Goats

June 19, 2019 NoAuthorLeave a comment

Yeo Won Yarnell's essay was the best of the 2019 FSPW Scholarship Competition.

I was raised in a household that highly values doing outdoor activities like...

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David Neils — Introduction to a Wild Life

April 10, 2019 Sandy ComptonLeave a comment

By David Neils

Growing up in Libby, Montana, I was surrounded by incredibly wild and beautiful country. Our family spent a lot of time in the outdoors. There were trails headed into the...

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Leigh Lake September

March 5, 2019 Sandy ComptonLeave a comment

By Phalyn Fickas

The September day started out early, before the sun rose, as most expeditions like this do. I laced up my boots, filled my water bottles, and headed out the door with my friend...

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