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Wild Wings Snow Geese Migration Festival
March 27 – 29, 2020 in Choteau, Montana. March in north central Montana is most often marked by Chinook Winds, melting snowdrifts and the occasional early Douglasia flower. The most spectacular phenomena of all, though, is the annual spring Snow Geese migration. Picture hundreds of thousands of snow geese lifting off from a partially frozen…
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Backcountry for Beginners
Recently, I was talking to a friend from Los Angeles about Dropstone Outfitting. We were going over what was included in our trips and what level of experience someone would need to go on a trip. She indicated that many of her friends would be interested in Dropstone trips, but would be hesitant to go…
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Welcome to our Circus Creek Camp
Dropstone Outfitting is excited to announce our Circus Creek Camp, where we are offering base camp hiking, hunting and workshops. A newly acquired permit allows us to establish a base camp within the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex along the beautiful South Fork of Birch Creek. Circus Creek is the perfect jumping off point for unforgettable…
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Happy Holidays 2019
Happy Holidays from Maggie and Yve! We are wishing you all a jolly holiday season and a New Year full of adventure, good health and joy. We’ve had a wonderful 2019 – this last season was on the wetter side, so we had no fires to contend with and it was the best wildflower year…
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Mother’s Day Give Away 2019
Here at Dropstone, we love our moms. Over the years, they – along with other incredible women – have supported and inspired us along the way. In fact, some of our fondest memories have been spending time in Montana’s outdoors with our girl gang, most often made up of our moms, friends, clients, and other…
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Getting in Shape for Hiking
As I’m writing this I’m watching the snow slowly melt and summer still seems a long ways off. I’ve been doing what I can to stay fit while juggling the rest of life, but I know now that as the earthy smell of spring fills the air, I’m starting to get anxious to hit the…
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Snow Geese Migration through Montana
Mid March in north central Montana is most often marked by Chinook Winds, melting snowdrifts and the occasional early Douglasia flower. The most spectacular phenomena of all, though, is the annual spring Snow Geese migration. Picture hundreds of thousands of snow geese lifting off from a partially frozen lake: a myriad of flapping wings, honking,…
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Maps on multi-day trips: Tips to help you navigate the Wilds
Living in an era of digital maps and apps, it is often hard to know what is the best mapping product to use. And if paper maps have become obsolete. I wanted to share with you a few map tips that I have learned over the years. My first tenet: Always bring a paper map…
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Tie Hackers in the North Fork of the Sun
by Yve Bardwell If you come out on a trip into the North Fork of the Sun, Teton or Dearborn River Drainages you might notice some old, high stumps and wonder what the story is. They pop up into the air 3 feet sometimes 5 and look soft and muted amongst the standing timber.…
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Getting Ready for Summer Hiking Season
What are a few tips to get ready for the summer hiking season? It’s getting to be that time of year where we all start dreaming of the trails we want to explore and the peaks we want to climb. There’s still snow in the mountains, but the flowers are out, the grass is green,…