The Good, The Bad, and The Goat Creek by Orion Thompson
6/26, day 5 backpacking in The Bob, approximately 11:30 a.m. I find myself standing in a clearing staring out at the most breathtaking view I’ve ever seen. Mountain peaks capped
Keep Calm and Grit On by Althea Lasseter
“Does anyone have any other ideas for our fourth value as a group?,” asked my instructor, Sam, during our group living agreement at Wood Lake in Montana. I thought of
On Names and Naming: Reflections on a Day in Waterton Lakes National Park by Hannah Stone
We’d had a full day: a three-hour hike to Bertha Lake (with 1,500 feet of elevation gain), a quick swim in aforementioned lake, whose water was so cold it made
Reunion by Marabel Gann
Traveling to the other side of the country on my own to go backpacking when I had never left my homeland of the South was a big step for me,
Forget-Me-Not by Ellie Iszler
On day seven, our rag-tag group travels through the Snowcrest Mountains. Picking our way through lodgepole pines, we clamber over fallen trees and rough rocks. Finally, we come across a
Special Moments in Special Places by Brooks Whitman
Mountains have always been a big part of my life. From backpacking for days amongst the Alaskan peaks, to a drive-up campground with a view, they have always been my
Restoring More than Ecology by Brodie Shelton
”When I first saw Montana, I knew I would love her. I would ride her Great Plains, to the end of my days.” Excerpted from folk music artist Colter Wall’s
Embodying Nature by Ella Black-Andrade
The harmony of the birds as they sing into the blissful breeze embracing the beauty of the day. The peaceful rush of the creek as she travels through the land
Navigating the Snowcrests by Sage Stirratt
WRFI has a tradition of assigning roles to each student in a course, one of these roles being leader of the day. For Restoration Ecology 1, the first backpacking trip
Once Upon a Harsh Day by Piper Loeffelholz
I have had plenty of experience in backcountry camping, even before I joined WRFI. I have backpacked through the Wind River Range to the Cirque of the Towers, and canoed