“In the Frank Church—River of No Return Wilderness, getting “Franked” means waking up mid-summer to a foot of snow on your tent, or losing your sleeping bag to a rapid on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River,” writes Allison Fowle. And, when you’re in the middle of the largest wilderness area in the lower 48, navigating the joys and perils of romance can be just as challenging.

Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto  •  Deep Water Solo by Bradley Carter  •  Worst Part by Cleod9  •  Freaks by Bradley Carter  •  The Last Wild Mountain by Bradley Carter  •  Delivered by Brendan O’Connell  •  Tracks provided with permission from the artists.