THE FOG rolls up the mountain, hiding the old-growth forest below us and smothering any hopes we might have had of spotting a ...
This story, “My Goat Was High,” appeared in the August 1970 issue of Outdoor Life. RON MARTIN WAS NOT the silent type of guide. He lowered his 6X binoculars and gave me a dry grin. “There are your ...
Brien Jones, who grew up in Oregon and moved to Alaska in 2001, is one of just two out-of-state hunters to draw a goat tag this year BAKER COUNTY — If the goal is to find the one immutable truth about ...
A five-hour horseback ride found us nearing timber’s edge. Through the claustrophobic conifers, granite peaks loomed in the wide open beyond. I’d hunted Dall sheep in various mountain ranges in Alaska ...
Kevin White has placed his hands on the long, white fur of more than 400 Alaska mountain goats during the past 20 years. His diligence in studying this Ice Age wanderer of high, steep country has led ...
Willmarth's mountain bike proved valuable, although he had to stop frequently to let his brakes cool during the 14-mile trip down the mountain. Swinging around the rock outcrop crowding the turn in ...