To Know the River Itself by AJ White
The first day of our float on the Bighorn River was cold and rainy. Many of us expected a slow, dreary day, and hoped for some sun. Still, we felt
A Trip Report: Through Many Worlds and Back by Cecelia Wronka
Over the course of eight days, near strangers backpacked over thirty miles together through the Scapegoat Wilderness of Montana. Each day was a new adventure and each night we slept
Seeking Rocky Mountain Birds by Sydney Pine
As a kid from the Northeast, I don’t think I was prepared for the unfathomable beauty the state of Montana has revealed to me. As a student studying wildlife biology
The Art of Being Alone by Valerie Kearley
In this group, we spend just about every minute we’re awake together, and silence is impossible to achieve. When a solo hike out of the mountains was proposed on our
Interpretations of Home by Nora Blair
I very much consider myself a high desert mountain-loving kid. I’ve grown up rock climbing and scrambling all that Colorado’s Front Range has to offer. I feel most at home
To Be Known by Maxwell Ryan
It’s a curious thing, the river. The surrounding area is always a riparian ecosystem, and beyond that the land can vary from deserts to mountains all the way to forest
Living to Learn and Learning to Live by Andrew Beckington
During the Fall 2004 Montana Afoot & Afloat course, I saw the quote “Live to Learn, Learn to Live” over the entrance to a school in Great Falls, Montana while
Awesome Alumni: Elisabeth Davidson’s Earth Week Art Show
Elisabeth Davidson has always felt a connection to the natural environment around her, as well as the human communities within it. She recognizes the way the land and people have
The Line Between Two Worlds by Zoe Transtrum
WRFI alumna (Restoration Ecology ’21) and field intern Zoe Tanstrum reflects on her recent support of the Montana Afoot and Afloat semester course, finishing in Missoula on October 25. On
Plant Teachings by Elisabeth Davidson
While backpacking through the Scapegoat Wilderness, I became fully immersed in the environment around me. I was able to slow down and think critically about the intricate systems that allow