Atlas Snowshoes: on a peak in the Anaconda-Pintlar Wilderness, Montana big sand peak sunset, selway-bitterroot wilderness  
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Welcome to Montana's premier backcountry photo adventure website. Here you will find all-season trips and photography of Western Montana's Wildernesses, including Glacier National Park.

The Ahern Mile The complete story and photos of the near fatal winter crossing of Glacier National Park.
This tale of survival by a lone backcountry traveler is available in eBook (PDF) format on this site. The first eleven pages of the 62 page book is downloadable at no charge.
Excerpts from this story were published in Montana Magazine, January-February 2007 Issue.

May 2nd, 2008:

The winter trips and crossings of the formidible Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness are over . . . successfully!
On April 30th, 2008 I came out at Sam Billings Memorial Campground, near West Fork Ranger Station on the West Fork of the Bitterroot River.
Return here later to get more on this story, and the phenonmenal photographs. I am processing the latest pics as I keyboard this in. Thanks.rgl.

Click here to go to third news release on this epic journey.
Click here to go to a photo album of the final trip.

 

1-30-08

Lochsa Lodge
World Class Outfitting Adventures

Blodgett Canyon (Completed 3-22-08)
Blodgett Pass (Completed 3-22-08)
Big Sand Lake (Completed 3-24-08)
Elk Summit (Completed 3-26-08)
East Fork Moose Creek (Completed 4-13-08)
Moose Creek Ranger Station (Completed 4-17-08)
Selway River (Completed 4-17-08)
Paradise Guard Station (Completed 4-20-08)
White Cap Creek (Completed 4-20-08)
Cooper Flat (Completed 4-24-08)
Canyon Creek (Completed 4-24-08)
Boulder Creek Pass (Completed 4-27-08)
Boulder Creek (Completed 4-28-08)
Sam Billings Memorial Campground (Completed 4-29-08)

All of the above have one thing in common: the 125 Mile winter crossing of the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness.
Yep, and the ongoing storms are coupling to an above average snowpack so far this winter.
Well . . . I suppose I could have picked a better year to take on the most remote area in the lower 48 states.
Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Winter Crossing: The Maps
Began Main Trip on March 18th, 2008
April 5th, 2008: Failed at first attempt, click here to go to web page and explanation.

4-07-08

The next attempt I am aiming for a date of the weekend of April 12th, 2008. The trip will start at my southernmost traveled location of the March 18th Blodgett trip, which is Elk Summit. I am still making the arrangements, which include a snowmobile ride to that location. Based on the last trip, I am anticipating three weeks of travel to Sam Billings Memorial Campground, located near West Fork Ranger Station in the Southern Bitterroot Valley of Montana.

 

 

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Glenns Lake, Pyramid, Kitt and Cathedral Peaks during a clearing storm
Without Incident: The story and photos of the second of six winter trips, which almost took my life and eventually culminated in the winter crossing of Glacier National Park. read more >

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eBook: West Goat Summit
West Goat Summit: During the winter of 2007 I continued my winter treks in Montana's wildernesses. Anaconda-Pintlar became my focal point for crossing, but first there was a little climb to get done on the tallest of the Pintlars. Yeah, little. Read more.>

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