The To Write List

Scapegoat Mtn in the Bob Marshall Wilderness

     It's been a crazy couple of weeks, couple of months, and year in general. I'm done with my semester, I'm home with family, I'm just starting to get a bit bored with no responsibilities or obligations, and holy crap do I have a lot I want to write about. WRFI was an amazing experience. I wont pretend I loved every moment or wanted it to go on forever. But I did visit some beautiful places, become friends with some kickass people, and get 12 upper division credits in two months flat. I was home in time to be with Dad during his last couple days, something far more important to me than I had previously thought. Now, I have two glorious months of emptiness stretched out in front of me, and as tempting as it is to do nothing but sit around, eat, and watch 30 Rock reruns my goal is to write about the following:

• Dad's Death (and more importantly, life)

• The Bob Marshall  (Wilderness designation, The Bob Marshall Foundation/Montana Wilderness Association)

• The Missouri River (BLM management, Lewis & Clark/Native Americans, National Monument Designation)
• Thrift store-ing in small town Montana
• The Big Snowies (Wilderness Study Areas, the effects of cows on riparian areas)
• Cooking in the backcountry
• The Yellowstone River (Riparian Health, Private Development)
• The Northern Cheyene Reservation (Coal mining/burning, the sweat ceremony, the BIA)

     The Bob Marshall entry will come tomorrow! Or maybe the next, if I get too wrapped up in consuming vast amounts of turkey and cranberry sauce...

Kayaking the Missouri River