Emma Frankevich: What We Leave Behind
I sat perched several hundred feet up on the side of the crumbling sandstone cliff, looking out of the large hole that had been formed in its side. I gazed
Vision and Water by Anna Heinen
Tromping through a tangle of bushes and grasses, I listen for a trickling sound. I know there must be a small waterfall nearby. We’re in Halfmoon Park – a massive,
Lexie Pickett: You should waste your money on a patch kit
My sleeping pad popped on the sixth day of the semester. Gear failure was my worst fear for the course, and it came true at a time when I least
Redefining Action: Lessons from People and Place by Sarah Boatner
My favorite poet, Naomi Shihab Nye, says that our lives are poems. Every memory, each conversation, and all the places you exist within are contributions to the narrative that encapsulates
Jessica Bedtka: Creating Change through Relationships
When I signed up for the Montana Afoot and Afloat course last winter, I wasn’t sure exactly what I was getting myself into, but two months of backpacking and kayaking
Clarissa Sprague: The Weird Farmers
The wind swept in as we opened the van door to rolling hills of Montana farm land. Round bales speckled the landscape, still fresh and intact just after summertime hay
Annie Ireland: Embracing vs Conquering
The wind was blowing, the freezing rain felt like continuous stings against my cheeks, my feet had gone numb over an hour ago. So numb now, that they felt as
Karlyn Roberts: Experiencing a Winter Wonderland–In September
The plan was made. No more than four miles and we would be that much closer to the views from the top of Great House Peak. Today was the day.
Allison Mattox: A Glimpse into the Past
Greetings, readers! Our expedition began at Coal Banks Landing on the Missouri River where we met Jim and his wife, Martha, who have been floating the Missouri together for 23
Amanda Kimball: Cows with Guns
A low rumbling bellow echoes across the expanse of rolling prairie until it is swallowed by the deep recesses and waterways of a fen. The sheer volume of noise is