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Everyone has a local trail. Bozeman's is the "M" trail at the S end of the Bridger Mountains. Our family likes to do the circuit of local trails for our day hikes - because…

Recently, I found myself hiking in the Hyalites searching for midday beauty where none seemed to exist, at least from a photographer's eyes. Hiking was certainly more inspiring than picture-taking in the harsh midday…

Firewarming is that glorious activity that occurs intermittently on wilderness expeditions fraught with attempts to packraft across vast landscapes in bad weather or on water that is more difficult than you anticipate. In a…

Contrary to popular belief, I don't think that descending a ridge closes the loop on the ridgewalking experience.In fact, perhaps my favorite means of ending a chapter (ridgewalking on a particular ridge) is to…

I recently wrote two articles for Backpacking Light (a video and photo essay, and a gear list article) about our Jefferson River float in June. These articles illustrate some of the nuances of sharing…