# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Traverse of the Bitterroot Range: Stories from a 130-Mile Expedition
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 25 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Wed, 25 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: 130 miles across the Bitterroots: off-trail travel, historic surveys, and one self-supported mountain expedition.About this EventFeaturing: Mark Kreider, Ecologist & Adventure PhotographerMark Kreider is an ecologist and adventure photographer. He completed his PhD from the University of Montana and is a postdoctoral researcher with the US Forest Service, studying forest fires.Mark completed a full traverse of the Bitterroot Range in July 2025. The 130-mile journey—from Nez Perce Pass to Lolo Peak—largely follows the Idaho–Montana state boundary, a rugged and remote section of the Northern Rockies that was first surveyed in 1904–1905.Sharing stories, photos, and reflections from the trip, Mark will highlight both the challenges of off-trail travel and planning a self-supported expedition, as well as a fascinating history of the original survey expedition.? March 25 2026 | ⏰ 6:30–8:00 PM | ? 1245 S 3rd St W, Missoula
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/missoula/traverse-of-the-bitterroot-range-stories-from-a-130-mile-expedition/100001983884970351
- **Event Categories**: trips-adventures
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Missoula
- **state**: MT
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Xplorer Maps
- **lat**: 46.8667315
- **long**: -114.0153966
- **full address**: Xplorer Maps, 1245 S 3rd ST W, Missoula, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Traverse of the Bitterroot Range: Stories from a 130-Mile Expedition being held?
  - **A:** Traverse of the Bitterroot Range: Stories from a 130-Mile Expedition takes place on Wed, 25 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Wed, 25 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Xplorer Maps, 1245 S 3rd ST W, Missoula, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Traverse of the Bitterroot Range: Stories from a 130-Mile Expedition?
  - **A:** Traverse of the Bitterroot Range: Stories from a 130-Mile Expedition is organized by Xplorer Maps.

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