Here Comes The Wind Again

Lisa Vandenbos

The wind in Livingston is to be reckoned with. Often called the state’s “wind capital,” Livingston experiences high winds due to a “mountain gap wind” created as air funnels between the Absaroka, Bridger, and Gallatin…

Fifteen Seconds in Lamar Valley

Lisa Vandenbos

On October 22, 2016, my husband John and I were charged by a grizzly in Yellowstone’s Lamar Valley. All turned out fine for us and the bear, but the memory is still vivid ten years on. We had parked at a pullout east of Tower Junction, then…

Ain’t Nuthin’ Good About A Weed

Lisa Vandenbos

Protecting and Restoring Sagebrush Rangelands

Moving Through Yellowstone In Time

Lisa Vandenbos

Riding west on Interstate 90 one summer day in 2024 between Bozeman and Belgrade, I saw an extraordinary two-truck convoy of bridge girders. They were destined for a project going on in Yellowstone National Park. One of the many complicated aspects…