Livi Hackbarth: Energizing by Complicating
Hopping on a bike weighing 100 lbs, awaiting what would be a 700 mile trek across the Montana landscape with 13 other strangers is nothing short of an overwhelming experience.
Steve Schmidt: One Father’s Epiphany
To the fathers of eight exceptional young women: You sent your girls off into the backcountry of Montana and Canada. I would have been nervous being a father of three
Chloe Williamson: Through the Eyes of Each Other
Today marks our 100 mile mark on our 700 mile journey through Montana. After our 42 mile ride, we coasted down the Main Street hill into Roundup, passing by lines
Earl Clark: Solutions are not Simple
After a thoroughly educational talk with Mike Scott, a farmer from Billings, about the effects of an oil spill on his land and the surrounding community, we went inside his
Emi Okitsu: I don’t have a chocolate, can I have yours?
While biking up the hill in Eastern Montana, I thought about my arrival to the United States three years ago. Now I am studying energy issues and climate change while
Cory Couture: Chemical Dependency
How long can you go without a cup of coffee? Tea? Red Bull? Do you get headaches if you miss your morning cup of coffee? If so, you are chemically
Alyssa Swartz: Wilderness Defined Differently
No one wants to carry around an encyclopedia in their 75 liter pack through the Scapegoat Wilderness. Even if I did want to carry around my phone, there is no
Wyatt Zahringer: The Insanity of Energy Production
The title of this blog should be a good indicator of what is about to come. And yes, I am going to provide you with the definition of insanity. Insanity
Sloane Adams: My First Backpacking Experience
I signed up with Wild Rockies Field Institute (WRFI) at the end of December, eager and excited. After waiting only a few weeks, I got an email from WRFI notifying me of
Parker Eversoll: Coal Stops Burning, yet Green Jobs Start Turning
The multi-billion dollar coal industry is dying; there I said it. Many of you most likely already know that coal operations are being shut down, downsized, and once-prosperous energy moguls
