Over the Fourth of July, we backpacked into the Italian Peaks. We parked at Deadman Lake, hiked up Deadman Creek and out Nicholia Creek. If you don't have a 4-wheel drive truck, start the hike at Nicholia Creek trailhead or you'll get stuck driving to Deadman Lake! No people were seen—only mountain goats, elk, deer, pikas, and birds.
Through the Montana Institute on Ecosystems and Montana State University, Mary works with the Southern Rockies and Great Northern LCCs on science and information delivery. After making the leap from ecologist to science communications specialist about a decade ago, Mary has been disseminating...