60 miles through Montana’s Bob Marshall Wilderness in the spring is challenging

Despite what some glossy national adventure magazines in the past may have proclaimed, a 60-mile backpacking and packrafting adventure on the South Fork Flathead River through the Bob Marshall Wilderness http://www.bmwf.org/ is nowhere close to being a relaxing mountain getaway. Especially in early June, when the spring runoff is high and many trails haven’t yet been cleared of deadfall, the trip is more of a grueling test of how much suffering and danger you can handle.

But the rewards of being in the wild are always plentiful.

DAVID ERICKSON [email protected]

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