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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]