Chronicle Outdoors

Dedicated to outdoor adventure in Southwest Montana

Outdoor classroom lets Harrison junior high students connect with nature

| May 26, 2011

Thirteen-year-old Alecia Panagakis can build a shelter in the woods to keep dry during a rain storm. She can use flint and steel, char clothe and tinder to start a fire to keep warm. And she knows the plants and animals found in our area that will keep her fed and well nourished. Panagakis, of [...]

National Bear Awareness Week aims to educate public about species

| May 19, 2011

Last week two hikers were injured by a sow grizzly bear in the Deer Creek area near Big Sky. The attack occurred quickly and without warning. One of the hikers was bit in the leg, the other in the arm. Neither of the hikers was carrying bear spray. This week is National Bear Awareness Week, [...]

Southern slots: Exploring the narrows of Buckskin Gulch and the Paria River Canyon

| May 12, 2011

It’s been less than a week since I dropped my pack beneath the dark desert sky just north of the Colorado River. The blisters on my heels remain raw, my shoulders are still sore from 15-mile days. I can still sense the coarse red rock beneath my fingertips; hear the frantic footsteps of lizards scurrying [...]