The Whitehall Ledger - Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana

Imagine yourself for a moment as an outdoor enthusiast, on the first leg of a five-day backpack journey. You are loaded with supplies, map and compass in hand. You have charted your course and plan to be at your destination by Day Two. At first, you thoroughly enjoy the fresh mountain air, animal life, and serenity. But, as the sunlight fades on Day Two, something is off, concern sets in, the landscape doesn’t match your research. You’re lost.

After a sleepless night the joy of your experience turns quickly to dread, so you do your best and follow the flow of the streams, hoping to esc...