Ice climber Kenny Gasch sorts gear on the porch of a Cody hostel he operates for climbers and outdoor enthusiasts. Gasch and others in Cody are pushing Shoshone National Forest managers to allow more commercially guided activities including rock climbing, mountain biking and kayaking. Photo by RUFFIN PREVOST, Billings Gazette.
Rainbow Family member 'Cooper,' of Colorado, is carried across a small crowd following an activity during the recent Rainbow gathering in the Bridger-Teton National Forest. Tim Kupsick, Star-Tribune file photo.
Katrina Fisher, of Dubois, enjoys an afternoon bike ride through the Bridger Teton National Forest near Wilson recently. (Mark Gocke/Star-Tribune correspondent)
This is the first year that Michael Bernd has had to extensively maintain the wooded area around his three-acre property on Casper Mountain. Last year, Muddy Mountain saw a larger infestation of pine beetles killing trees. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)
As the only way a tree can defend itself from attack, pitch is being secreted as pine beetles infest the area near Michael Bernd's property on Casper Mountain. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)
A young bull moose browses on willow while standing in a side channel of the Snake River near Moose, while a mature bull lays down nearby to stay cool. (Jim Laybourn/Star-Tribune correspondent)
On the net: Protect the Putt Putt
The site's purpose is to stop the "sprawl of Forest Service housing onto virgin forest land at the Putt Putt Trailhead."
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