Writer and wilderness guide Kurt Westenbarger has led camping, backpacking, river running, and Nordic skiing trips in the American West for more than thirty years. His articles on the history and natural history of the Rocky Mountains have appeared in Bicycling, Outdoor Life, Montana Magazine, West Yellowstone News and Big Sky’s Lone Peak Lookout. An instructor at Western Montana College, Kurt is well-versed in the region’s diverse geology, flora, and fauna, as well as the history of the Lewis & Clark expedition and the 1877 Nez Perce flight.