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…
January 2026
Topher Sedlak
Summertime fills up, like cramming 10 pounds of spuds into a 5-lb bag. There are visitors from other states, there’s maintaining a garden—watering, weeding, maintenance, harvesting, and keeping ahead of bugs, not to mention all the regular…
December 2025
Bryan Schaeffer
Winter arrives quietly in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.A thin shimmer of frost along the riverbanks. A dusting on the peaks. A hint that something vast and ancient is stirring. Beneath our feet lies a super volcano—shaping one of the most…
December 2025
Steve McGann
Trees are a big part of this season of the year. Christmas trees, Yule logs, branches and greens for wreaths, all get attention. Seems like a good time to write about them and all the other trees, the ones still out in the forest.
As a kid, I am not…
November 2025
Angie Ripple
Photo: Krista BooherAs the crisp air of November settles over the Gallatin Valley, bringing golden leaves and a dusting of snow, we know hunting season is here. During deer and elk rifle season (October 25–November 30), thousands of hunters…
November 2025
Peter Brancaccio
Standing at the Teepee Creek Trailhead in dark shadow, everything was cold and still. Including me. It was the kind of clear cold that cuts deep and lets you know that winter is never too far away up here in the high country. I pulled an old sweater…
October 2025
Steve McGann
Over a year ago, I heard about a book titled The 12 Hour Walk, by Colin O’Brady. I read some reviews and the account of one person who had done this walk on trails around Bozeman. The book reviews were positive and the experience of the walker…
October 2025
Stephy Prieto
Bozeman Dharma CenterIn today’s world, everyone—from yogis to scientists—seems to be talking about the wonders of meditation. With benefits like rewiring the brain through neuroplasticity, overcoming limiting beliefs, fostering…
