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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,
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Keeping warm at night in the Bob Marshall Wilderness
Few moments tick by slower then a long, cold night. Here’s a few tips to keep you warm and toasty on your next camp out. Insulate your body against the ground – You lose a lot of heat through conduction. Depending on the time of year or the trip, take two sleeping pads. A foam
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What kind of hiking boot should I wear in the Bob Marshall Wilderness?
One of the most important questions (and one that we often get) in hiking is the good old “what kind of hiking boots should I wear?” Unfortunately and fortunately, there is not an easy answer to this question. It depends on your preferences and what peculiarities your feet have (all of our feet have ‘em.