April 2026
Wildfires are a persistent and evolving threat across the west, and Gallatin County is no exception. With a rapidly expanding population, diverse ecosystems, and a history of wildfire, we face challenges that require community engagement, and active…
April 2026
Maybe you saw them. In the summer of 2024—the year before last—volunteers collected signatures on sidewalks and in parking lots across Bozeman. It was hot (except when it wasn’t), windy (except when it wasn’t), and very…
April 2026
Josi Hinds
The Gallatin Valley is full of wandering trails, glistening lakes and bountiful rivers, so it’s hard not to find yourself wanting to explore these beautiful landscapes. Luckily, the mountains surrounding Bozeman don’t just make for a…
March 2026
Scott Parker
Once upon a time, the loneliness of long-distance running was part of its mystique. No longer. With over 50 million regular runners in America, the mystique is gone, and with it the necessity of solitude. Running groups and running clubs now occupy a…
March 2026
Phil Knight
Spring fever has hit me… in early February. Somehow, with the severe lack of snow and bizarre warmth of this odd winter, it feels all wrong. After forty winters in Montana, I admit I have certain expectations about the season—lots of…
February 2026
Peter Brancaccio
We left Montana with a winter storm roiling up hard on the high peaks. By the time we pulled into Red Lodge, the road over the mighty Beartooth Mountains was closed, and fingers of sleet were creeping down her long valleys. We holed up for two days…
February 2026
Steve McGann
A good friend called me a number of years ago, excited about a property. He thought that we should buy it, split 50/50. It was a cabin in the woods in Montana near Lincoln. I asked for details. He said it was a bit run-down, overgrown, kinda hard to…
January 2026
Topher Sedlak
Last month, we walked through the East Side and up Peet’s Hill. Several kids, one in a football helmet, were sledding the mini bowl. Clouds covered the Bridgers, but a huge vault of blue spread over the valley. Bench legs stood in green patches…
January 2026
How Skijoring Brings Montana Together
Sydney Jones
Montana winters may be cold and unforgiving, but they’re also defined by community, sports, and shared traditions. While locals are well accustomed to the state’s world-class skiing and snowboarding, they’re equally as familiar with…
January 2026
Steve McGann
Winter is the season of dramatic contrasts: the dazzling light of sun on snow, then the full dark of 5PM; the wonderful warmth of a room with a fireplace and the numbing cold just outside the front door; the gaiety of a holiday group, and the…
