Story Trail / Pay It Forward

The Experience

In the pursuit of this life’s great goals – and those more routine – it can be useful in working to achieve them to seek the measured balance that comes from putting everything into perspective. No doubt a ‘meaningful intangible’, HD Thoreau in his reverence for Mother Nature, would describe the pursuit of perspective more simply: “An early morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.”

And so, should you be in Big Sky Country, come to share the Story Trail experience in following HD’s suggestion.

Located at the eastern edge of Montana’s Crazy Mountains, Story Trail is a 3-hour guided walking adventure, introducing participants to the earned virtues from those in other times and landscapes. Like Thoreau’s perspective, a celebration of the collection of meaningful intangibles from their Natural Worlds. Edward Abbey, John Muir, Jack London, Emily Dickinson are some of the 32 authors and artists encountered along the way.

Pay It Forward

There is no charge, although a pay it forward donation to a charity or non-profit of your choosing is encouraged. Here are some examples:

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https://wish.org/contact-us
https://t2t.org/contact
https://janegoodall.org/
https://www.redcross.org/
https://www.stjude.org/
habitat.org
worldwildlife.org
LoveShriners.org
www.montanapbs.org
children.org
savethechildren.org

Some Details

By appointment. July-October. Parties – no greater than 3 is suggested. No pets. You should be in reasonably good physical shape – with a gradual elevation gain from about 5,500 ft. to nearly 6,500 ft. over the approximate 3-mile trail. With two creek crossings at the beginning and end, you’re likely to get your feet wet. A walking pole is mandatory and signed Waiver of Liability.

With over 50 years of mountaineering experience, your walking guide will introduce you to one of Story Trail’s greatest tales of 20th Century exploration: The still-enduring mystery of whether George Mallory and Andrew Irvine in 1924 were the first to summit Mt. Everest – nearly 30 years before the first ascent was known to have been accomplished by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953. And through their effort, another meaningful intangible: ‘Persistence is the antidote for failure’.

Contact Information

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Please provide a brief description of your hiking experience. Also, your group size and preferred date and time for a walk and, of course, your after-hours phone number and email. A map and guide will be provided to each participant.

Directions

In general, about a 90-minute drive from Bozeman or Billings on Interstate 90 to Big Timber and then to Interstate 191N. The last dozen miles or so are on a reasonably maintained county dirt road. Except in inclement weather, a 2-wheel drive vehicle will get you there. More specific directions provided with a reservation.

ALWAYS BE CURIOUS!

 Story Trail brochure-22635.pdf