In 2011-2012 I spent the winter in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Mountain pine bark beetles were spreading through the forests at a record rate and there was a…
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: Henry Jorden on Wild Places Near & Far
I don’t think I truly understood how unique our wild places are until I saw the New York City skyline jutting out from the horizon for the very first time. …
Voices in the Wilderness: Jesika Harper
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 listen carefully…
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 pristine Montana landscape that welcome exploration…
Paul Bradt shares his voice from the wilderness
A Spirit of Place By Paul Bradt It was Fall of 2016, but this adventure was born about 35 years earlier, while on a canoe trip down the Bull River…
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 feel…
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 summer of…
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 Minnesota back to Montana. It was late in…
