Kaitlin Kenney: Wilderness Area and the Seven Dwarves (plus Brian)
High-ho, high-ho, it’s off to hike we go…to ScapegoatPeak that is. And high-ho it sure is! As we embarked on the day’s adventure, I felt like I was living a
Michaela Brumbaugh: Nature – What’s below the surface when you quit skimming
As a Tucsonan, snow is rare for me to see. As an Arizonan, camping during a snow storm is even rarer. In Upper Teepee Basin of Montana not only did
Davis Logan: Where Man Himself is a Visitor Who Does Not Remain
The wilderness, wild, untrammeled and untrampled. If our government where to change its mind and to open the last few wilderness areas to motorized and mechanical travel, i.e. mountain bikes,
Natasha Steinmann
We’re in the Scapegoat Wilderness, just the 8 of us, backpacking for 8 days. I swat at the multitude of flies that land on my legs. I freeze in awe
About the Wild Rockies Summer Semester
Study conservation issues on a spectacular backpacking course with WRFI this summer. We begin our explorations in the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem of south-central Montana, and trend steadily north in a
Colorado Plateau: Desert Canyons and Culture
Colorado Plateau: Desert Canyons and Culture is a 12-credit, nine-week course that allows students to backpack through spectacular red rock canyons, float down winding rivers, and meet the people that
Mariel Colvin: The Spring of Youth
I fight myself to not tell her how lovely she is. She has dark almond eyes that take in the world with an observant urgency, and her hair shines like
Kevin Maher: A Small Farmer in a Hard Place
As our caravan of freshly christened backcountry travelers sped down the highway, I couldn’t help but to notice how barren and void this landscape was to me. Rocky bluffs of
Lucas Thompson: Awake My Body
There are days that wear on along the trail. Days of kicking up dust, feet dragging, and eyes on the hot and dusty (trail). Observation and attentiveness has hit zero
Patrick Long: Losing Touch with Reality
One thing that I often find myself thinking about is our connections and disconnections. I feel that in our current society, we have lost most of our connections with nature,
