Give Thanks for the Wild
Two decades of gratitude By Phil HoughReader Contributor The Reader and the Friends of Scotchman Peak Wilderness both turn 21 in the coming months, passing into adulthood. For readers who haven’t heard the news,...
Tagged: outdoors
Casting for a cause
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Sometimes, inspiration comes from unexpected places. When Jess Westbrook had the idea to use fly fishing as a tool to support children in foster care, it came from how...
‘The lessons that wilderness can teach us’
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Phil Hough can pinpoint exactly when he fell in love with the wilderness. He remembers paddling down the Allagash River in a canoe in the heart of the north...
Winter hiking in the Scotchmans
By Reader Staff Hiking season doesn’t have to end once the snow starts falling. Despite the low snow down low, the local mountain snowpack is looking strong. The winter hike series from the Friends...
Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour returns to Panida for 30th annual showing
By Reader Staff The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour will return to Sandpoint for its 30th time with three nights of screenings on Friday, Jan. 17 and Saturday, Jan. 18 at 7...
Voices in the Wilderness
By Marlin Thomas Reader Contributor A promising forecast had me excited about getting into the Cabinet Mountains, despite having just finished a trip there 10 days earlier. And so, I found myself once again...
Banff Mountain Film Festival returns to the Panida
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Since 1995, the Panida Theater has been the local home of the Banff Mountain Film Festival, which last year expanded for the first time to three nights of screenings...
Voices in the Wilderness
By Deb Hunsicker Reader Contributor “There’s some kind of animal down there.” I shift my attention from the bag of trail mix I’m focused on and scan the area my husband is pointing to...
The traditions we keep
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Tradition is a curious concept. Do something once, it’s a lark. A few times, a habit. Often, perhaps you’re forming a custom. At some point, after time and repetition,...
Emily Articulated: Scotchmans flyover
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist I have always believed there is something magical on the knife’s edge between fear and fun, anxiety and elation. Moments spent suspended between the safety of what we know and...
