Blog
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Dropstone Outfitting LLC Covid-19 Policy
Before Your Trip Keep up the good work! Practice thorough personal hygiene and social distancing to keep yourself healthy. You will be required to complete a short health screening and return it to us 7 days before your trip. We will again do a screening upon your arrival to determine your level of COVID risk.
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Social Distance in miles, not feet
While the world is in an uncertain and ever-evolving place, we continue to move forward with our summer plans. A couple of factors keep us optimistic. We are lucky to work in one of the nation’s largest Wilderness Areas where space abounds. Our group sizes are small and the majority of our clientele lives within Montana’s borders. We have been discussing new
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Montana Drop Camps
The Best Kind of Social Distancing Looking to stay close to home and explore your own backyard this summer? Hike in the Bob Marshall Wilderness of Montana—without carrying a heavy backpack—with Dropstone’s drop camp service that makes it easy for Montana families (and friends) to get outside, take a summer vacation and have a little
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Covid-19 updates from Dropstone Outfitting
Hello from Yve and Maggie. No matter where you are, we hope you are well and able to get outside for a little nature therapy (with appropriate social distancing measures of course). We have found that exercise has been a mainstay in our daily need for “mental breaks” from the stress of all things Covid-19.
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Layering Your Clothing for Variable Weather
Naked Apes need to layer up . . . As a kid heading out to play, my parents would always yell at me to layer up. I had no idea what they meant but as time went on, it finally began to sink in. Living in Montana the weather can be variable and so can
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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