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Backpacking trail through beargrass meadow below the Chinese Wall in Montana's Bob Marshall Wilderness.

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Practical itineraries and planning resources.

Standing on a rocky overlook with mountain views above an alpine lake in Montana.

Gear

Equipment we’ve tested or used after years of use.

A backpacker cooking breakfast at a backcountry campsite with a lightweight backpacking tent in the background.

What If We Just Went Up and Over?

Join us for a fall backpacking adventure through golden larch forests, with fishing, camping, and a little route-finding along the way. We’d been eyeing this particular lake for years, but every route we’d considered involved a long, rough bushwhack. With peak larch season approaching, we gave the map another look and wondered, “What if we just went up and over?”

We Failed a Mountain Quest, but Found other Wild Things

We had our minds set to hike a mountain that was on our list for several years. As we were ascending unstable rock forced us to abandon our mountain quest, but the trip still delivered a ridge-top dinner and a few unexpected finds along the way.

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