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
Fear Hates Funny by Sydney Hayes
I think if you were to ask a group of nine strangers how long it would take them to feel like they have known each other their whole lives, they
Familiar Faces in Unfamiliar Land by Aiden Brossard
Montana’s Bob Marshall Wilderness is a gentle, unfamiliar world to me. Never in my wildest dreams have I seen mountains so stoic or rivers so clear. The bellow of a
Touring My Reality by Yixuan Li
December 26, the day after Christmas, New York woke up from its holiday slumber. It was on this lazy afternoon that I took my sister on a tour of our