Gene Reckin, Libby High science teacher, spent summers in the Yosemite wilderness as a boy, and it changed his life. Read his essay for "Voices In The Wilderness," a series celebrating the 50th...
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.
Celebrating 50 Years of the Wilderness Act.
This "Voices in the Wilderness" first appeared in the Western News, December 17.
By Kelly Palmer, Troy, Montana
I've had the privilege of living...