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Greetings from the Rocky Mountain Front!  We hope spring finds you happy, healthy, and spending time outside enjoying the warmer weather. We are looking forward to the upcoming season and to [...]

If you have ever been on a Dropstone trip, then you’ve met Corlene. You’ve seen her beautiful house and immaculately landscaped garden and eaten her delicious meals. Corlene’s food, home, and [...]

By Yve Bardwell Bear hangs – we all know it- they can be a doozy.  But they can also be a fun way to test your creativity and backcountry acumen.  Getting something hoisted and up to snuff [...]

by Ali Morgan, a staff member and guide with Dropstone Outfitting MARS Wildlife Rescue Center –  Vancouver Island, British Columbia Many people right now are experiencing something that I [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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.  [...]

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 [...]