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Icefields Parkway
The Northern Rockies know no boundaries and continue uninterrupted through the International Border with Canada; Highway 93 penetrates the heart of this area from Central Idaho to Jasper Alberta. …[...
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Sheepshead Peak, Mission Mountains
Sheepshead Peak rises in a direct 4,000' from Ashley Lakes to its lofty alpine summit. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Man vs. mountain
Wherein the author runs the very first Rut and gets a muddy introduction to Montana’s hardcore trail-running culture by Dave Reuss Jackson Pollock. That’s who I’m thinking of as every runner,...
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Stay focused
Action shots at altitude raise the stakes by Cathrine L. Walters Last summer I set out to climb Mount Jackson in Glacier National Park with my climbing partner, Abe. After a restless night’s sleep...
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Training with Tyler
Former pro cyclist’s coaching company continues to grow by Alex Sakariassen During his nearly 15 years as a professional cyclist, Tyler Hamilton says his complete focus on the sport made him, socially...
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To a tea
Dialing in a chilled Summer classic by Ari LeVaux Summer has a way of making iced tea extra appealing, and vice versa. Being water-based and cold, iced tea has what it takes to hydrate and cool.…[...
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Any way up
Pamela Shanti Pack’s climbing career was supposed to be over—until she found a different way to reach the top of her sport by Michael Moore Pamela Shanti Pack sat in a Colorado emergency room,...
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Be prepared
A simple motto for an uncertain time at Glacier National Park by Jeff Mow As a teenager growing up in California, I was pretty heavily involved with backpacking, climbing and backcountry skiing....
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Eagle eye
How to tell the difference between North America’s two largest raptors by Lisa Densmore It appeared as if Rudolph Jr. had misjudged his take-off and met his demise. The young deer entangled in live...
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Let’s get reel
by Cathrine L. Walters When selecting the perfect fly reel to help land that lunker, four things should be considered: material, drag system, price and size. Some of these factors are subject to...
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In with the fish
Southwest Montana’s trout streams are a wadefisher’s dream by Greg Thomas At some point during the past 20 years most people decided that Montana’s trout streams are best fished from a drift boat and...
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To the max
New wave moves forward by Zeno Wicks The Clark Fork is one step closer to getting a second surf wave near downtown Missoula. Thanks to a new design and a hefty donation, the long-discussed Max Wave...
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Creature comforts
Monessential items our writers can’t do without by Headwall staff Pillow stuff sack In an era when shedding every possible ounce from one’s pack is en vogue, there’s one item I refused to give up: my...
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Lab rats
A sometimes uncomfortably intimate look at Montana’s cutting-edge athlete-performance research facility, and its contagiously enthusiastic leader, Dr. Brent Ruby by Dan Brooks As we wait for the heat...
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The Tracker
Glacier National Park by Headwall staff 2,190,375 Total visitors in 2013, marking the park’s fourth-busiest year on record, despite a two-week government shutdown in October. It’s Montana’s...
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MacDonald Peak Revisited
It was again time to attempt the summit of MacDonald Peak. …[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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After a long fruitful winter of skiing, it was nice to climb some dry rock. …[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleGrey Wolf Peak Circumnaviagtion
A good friend from out of town was visiting for a week, one day of which we carved out this classic Mission Mountains tour. …[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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A tale of two trips
From off-season float to Super Permit decadence, Nick Davis gets an all-encompassing and entirely overdue introduction to the mighty Smith River by Nick Davis Over the first decade or so of my...
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On the move
Montana-made, Oregon-bound by Jimmy Tobias Linsey Corbin knows a thing or two about motivation. For years, the professional triathlete has found new ways to push herself, test her limits and regularly...
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Streamer madness
The allure of Kelly Galloup’s flashy flies by Matthew Frank A solar-powered hula girl dances on Kelly Galloup’s fly-tying station. The risqué names of his trademarked, internationally known flies...
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Best kept secret
Keeping mystery alive on the Marias by Jamie Rogers In the early summer of 1805, as it made its way up the Missouri River, the Lewis and Clark expedition reached a fork. The smaller stream, Lewis...
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Route less traveled
Adventure Cycling maps the ideal bike-and-soak trek by Alex Sakariassen For the past year and a half, Adventure Cycling Association cartographer Casey Greene has been connecting dots. Those dots,...
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Skiing Washington Pass
The North Cascades are as close as the Beartooths. …[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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