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Packrafting Overnighter – Beartrap Canyon

Written on May 2, 2012 at 22:24, by

Although many feet of new snow began to fall in the high country on Thursday evening last week and friends were planning bids on a local peak I’ve wanted to ride for sometime I couldn’t get the idea of either bicycle touring or packrafting out of my brain.  The ski trip group was leaving onContinue Reading

Learning to Packraft

Written on April 14, 2011 at 11:15, by

In October 2008 a group of backpackers descended upon Bozeman to partake in Backpacking Light’s Wilderness Trekking III.  The weather in Southwest Montana was changing from summer to fall and the rivers were at their lowest as they awaited the snows of winter to replenish their supplies.  Andrew Skurka was in attendance for WTIII butContinue Reading

Packrafting- East Gallatin River, Bozeman, MT

Written on June 22, 2009 at 15:06, by

A few hours were available at the Backpacking Light offices so the packrafts were grabbed, coffee was consumed, the river was reached and the boats were unleashed.  The route: The video: The photos: