Rambling Hemlock

Every backpacker we passed our first day told us about the grizzly at Hole in the Wall campsite.  We had permits our second night for Hol...

The backpacking trip from Kintla Lake to Bowman Lake over Boulder and Brown Passes is one of the most spectacular in Glacier National Park. ...

My original plan had been to hike in the Bob, or a section of the CDT in Montana.  But with all the fires, I can't figure out where to g...

Despite my love for planning, I’ve noticed that knowing the exact elevation profile and trail description takes away the sense of discovery....

Upward, past windblown trees, above treeline, into the clouds.  A land of boulders and screefields.  With limited visibility, I have no sens...

To start out my 3-week Montana vacation, my hiking buddy from the PCT, Arizona (his trail name), flew out to hike a few days.  Arizona and I...

I am a planner.  So I make plans, and then watch them fall apart.  Or evolve into something else.  Surrounded by fires and the thickest b...