For the first time in more than 50 years, a trip to Mountain Boy Basin will reveal only wild, pristine wilderness, thanks to the massive and diverse efforts of prison inmates, local children and ...

The timeless image of a lone forest ranger winding through a mountain pass, trailing a string of pack mules is as ingrained on Western culture as the cowboy riding into the sunset. Next to Smokey the ...

Across this vast and uninviting landscape of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness north of the Wyoming border, Bob Hoverson and Mark Pengelly lead their string of pack mules up the Buffalo Fork trail, ...

The Forest Service is taking a team approach to restoring a fire lookout on a peak overlooking the Clark Fork River. Although many helping hands are involved, the heavy lifting was done last week by a ...

The pack string also is used for teaching leave-no-trace techniques. Weighing 1,100 to 1,200 pounds, each mule can carry 180-240 pounds. They haul between 100,000 and 500,000 pounds of gear and ...

A project that could have taken weeks with human power has been greatly shortened with the help from some furry friends from Wyoming. For the past week, local Forest Service managers partnered with ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Want to flex your packing skills or visit some trail veterans? The U.S. Forest Service Northern Region Pack Train of mules are coming to the University of Montana's Oval on April 2 ...

For more on the Independence Pass Foundation or to volunteer, visit http://www.independencepass.org. For the first time in more than 50 years, a trip to Mountain Boy ...