Come On In–The Water is Fine

The northern Rocky Mountains offer an abundance of outdoor activities all year long, including the opportunity to spend some time in the many natural hot springs in the region. Bozeman has several hot springs within a 100-mile radius, offering…

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Bridger Bowl: New Exposure to Familiar Terrain

Bridger Bowl is opening two new chair lifts this season providing fresh perspective to the familiar Powder Park and Alpine terrain. This change includes the retirement of Bridger’s iconic red, center pole, Alpine chair lift that has been a…

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It’s Back! Bobcat Football

Jack Thorsen, 12 year old Bobcat Football writer, predicts the beginning of another good season. That’s right; Bobcat football season is back. Montana State will play the Monmouth Hawks. This will be the first meeting between the 2 teams. I…

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Sink Tips Demystified

With football season getting started and the nights growing cooler, it appears that summer is winding down. While there is still plenty of dry fly fishing to be had in September, fall inevitably brings to mind streamer fishing for brown trout with…

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The Ringing Rocks Phenomena

High on the southwestern flank of Dry Mountain, off the I-90 Pipestone Exit 241, 15 miles east of Butte America in Jefferson County, there is a rough, winding dirt road that leads to the natural, ethereal phenomena; The Ringing Rocks. Cows grazed…

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Driving the Beartooth Highway

Bozeman has a beautiful backyard. The Gallatin Range fences in forests and alpine meadows perfect for hiking, biking, camping, and fishing. Recreational opportunities abound in our backyard, but it is Bozeman’s back forty, Yellowstone National…

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Hope & the Holidays Golf Scramble

Hope & the Holidays is not a new organization, but an adaptation of an old one. Toys for Tots had been around the Bozeman area for approximately 18 years, organized and managed by Bob Metcalf of the Marine Corps and Michelle Reiser, a realtor…

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Ranger Rick: Tales From a Former YNP Ranger

Rick Gale

Good Evening Campers In 1975, it was estimated there were only 136 grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone. Today, Yellowstone is home to some 600 grizzlies. My ranger days in Yellowstone included a lot of late evenings trying to prevent grizzly…

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