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<p>Mike Yochim, 47, a National Parks Service planner, left, helps his friend Eric Compas decide on the meals to carry for a canoe trip on Aug. 20 in Gardiner, Mont. Yochim was diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in September 2013 and will be joined by three of his closest friends for one last wilderness trip around Yellowstone Lake.</p>

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Montana man with ALS embarks on final Yellowstone journey
September 4, 2014 9 p.m.

Montana man with ALS embarks on final Yellowstone journey

GARDINER, Mont. - Mike Yochim asked for help getting up from a blue chair in his living room, with windows overlooking a cloud-covered Electric Peak.