<p>Mike Yochim, 47, a National Parks Service planner, right, is all smiles while conversing with friend Sean Miculka before preparing for a canoe trip on Thursday, Aug. 20 in Gardiner, Mont.</p>
September 4, 2014
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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.