I just returned from taking a first aid refresher course. The Montana Board of Outfitters requires that each outfitter and guide maintain...

The snow pack in most of Montana according to the DNRC and Snotel is above average, especially in some of the western drainages. The...

During this one particular summer Donny was going through a lot of hired hands. Not that he was that hard to work for but ranch work is...

From time to time I would help out a couple local ranchers when they moved their cows to or from the high country. Most often it was with...

Through out the years I have owned many horses but none was as fine as ole Fancy. She wasn’t the prettiest thing to look at with wide set...

These two young gals were Native Americans from the Little Shell of the Chippewa tribe in northern Montana. Their parents were friends of...

There was a comment from Tony (who apparently flunked American History) as to what were the CCC’s. The Civilian Conservation Corps was...

Some of the trails and especially the bridges on them we used were in pretty bad shape. One of my horses broke through one of these...

There were these four guys from Wisconsin who wanted to go up to some high lakes and they wanted to walk in. They made arrangements to...

As I started to get quite busy with pack trips I decided I need to hire a wrangler. Joe was a local cowboy who didn’t know the first...

Back when I used to manage the old Anglers Lodge we had a lot of horses around. In mid summer when it started to get hot we would saddle...

It’s very interesting that just about everyone opted to go up the trail to the cabin. Remember in that scenario I said the trail was...

While I have been on the subject of snowmobiling and getting stranded in the mountains I thought I would throw out a few scenarios to see...

A couple years ago my good friend Tony bought a couple sleds as he thought this seemed to be a lot of fun for him and his family. Now he...

The reports from the snow guaging stations just came out and all locations in Western Montana are above average. The Big Hole Basin is at...

This was a trip of a life time but I don’t know if I will ever do it again as long plane rides really get to me. Some people like...

After leaving the Punta Blanca Hotel we headed further into the interior to explore some of the tributary’s of the Rio Gallegos River. We...

From the city of Rio Gallegos we headed west into Patagonia. It’s amazing how much of that country looks exactly like parts of central...

As I mentioned before there were four of on this trip. Al, Barry, Perry and Terry. Three guides from Montana and Terry the salesman from...

Some years ago some friends of mine and I took a trip to the southern end of South America, across the Straits of Magellan to Tierra Del...