Several times every week, the Gallatin Valley Backcountry Horsemen are out in the backcountry, clearing trails so everyone else can enjoy the nature and beauty of Montana without having to summit logs and downed limbs.

“We’re the best-kept secret in Gallatin Valley,” Dan Marsh said. “Most people don’t realize that there’s a volunteer group out there clearing the trails.”

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“We’ve come across a couple of trails – we’ve done Porcupine, Elkhorn – and there were some trees, good-sized trees — 24 inches or better — that were figured on a slope, and there was just no way around them,” Dan Marsh said.

Loaded with handsaws, chainsaws, first aid, and more, all the equipment is carefully loaded up and balanced on a

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