University of Montana – Mansfield Library Interested in more information or researching some of Jim’s writings, photos, music, walks or anything about Walkin Jim history? You can contact the Archives and Special Collections group at the University of Montana’s Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library to inquire about the works they’ve collected about and by Walkin’ …
A Few Words from Walkin’ Jim Dear Friends – If you have found this site, youre probably interested in long-distance hiking, wilderness music, wild country, or spending time out in the backcountry. Over the years Ive seen the battle to preserve Americas last wild places become more polarized, more politicized, and more critical. Ive seen …
A Note From Jim: The wild country of Nevada has inspired many of my songs. “Forever Wild” was written there. The mountain ranges each have their own feel, their own special character, from alpine ridges to aspen groves tucked in their hidden canyons. And I love the vast, wide open desert valleys that lie between …
Walkin’ Jim StoltzJune 1953 – September 2010 Walkin’ Jim Stoltz set off on his last forever wild hike on Friday, September 3, 2010. Our master troubadour and dear friend fought a heroic battle with cancer in Helena, MT. He was 57 years old. Walkin’ Jim is widely known throughout the U.S. for his unique combination …
A Celebration of Life and a Thanksgiving of Wonder Download this Unreleased MP3 of Jim singing “I Walk In Beauty” in front of a fire in 2009 Every day there is something that I experience that brings me joy, pauses me in wonder, amazes me in gratitude, thrills me in appreciation, and wraps me in …