By John Clayton WRITERS ON THE RANGE When my friends and I encountered the fresh grizzly bear scat, we were deep in Wyoming’s Teton Wilderness, 20...
By Benjamin Alva Polley EBS COLUMNIST In 1964, a landmark conservation bill called the Wilderness Act passed in Congress, protecting 112 million acres of pristine land...
By Dana Johnson WRITERS ON THE RANGE We humans want the most out of life, so why shouldn’t we push to get more of what we...
By Forrest McCarthy It’s an apt name. For American Indians and early trappers, the broad valley known today as the Thorofare provided easy passage through the...
By Emily Wolfe Explore Big Sky Managing Editor In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, the Custer-Gallatin National Forest is partnering with groups...
By Greg Smith Explorebigsky.com Contributor When I climbed out of my car at the Bear Creek Trailhead, an older couple was saddling up their horses. The...