Ghosts in the Land of Adams, Muir, and Roosevelt - Part 1
That morning my legs moved slowly, twisting and stretching a bit in recovery from trekking in the footsteps of countless others in that...
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Ian
Oct 1
No Crowds in Comet
Barreling out of Helena that morning, I was bound for a piece of history unlike others; it was for sale to the highest bidder. The ghost...
Ian
May 3
The Mosey Through Marysville
Standing up on that hill beneath the shadow of Mount Belmont was the crown of the town, an old cabin with only its walls still vertical....
Ian
Mar 7
A Glimpse of Garnet
Standing above the haggard former mining outpost of Garnet, I felt like I was in the foreground of an old Charles Russell painting as the...
Ian
Jan 10
Route of the Hiawatha
The Hiawatha Trail and the Milwaukee Road are both routes that amble through the wilderness of the St. Joe Mountains and include looming,...
Ian
Dec 10, 2023
The Dynamite Express & Rough Roads of Idaho
I was just below the remote summit of Cooper Pass on the very western border of Montana, surrounded by dark emerald pines, rolling ahead...
Ian
Nov 11, 2023
Cabinet Mountains & The Kootenai War of 1974
I woke up that morning along Howard Lake, under the watchful eye of Elephant Peak and was greeted with a bit of fresh snow on top of an...
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