Not a Hunter

Steve McGann

When I was asked to write about hunting, I responded with “Not a hunter.” Rather curt and final. Yet, upon reflection, I realized I had hunting stories, because I had been on hunting trips with friends, participated to some…

The Match That Turned One Gift into a Movement

How ten years of trust and a donor advised fund helped build a bike park fifteen years in the making

Safety First: Bikefill is a Closed Construction ZoneFor 15 years, Gallatin Valley Land Trust (GVLT) and the City of Bozeman had envisioned Bikefill, a world-class community bike park just north of Bozeman. Over fifteen years, that vision became…

Rebuilding 70 Years Of Family, Community and Legacy at Maverick Mountain

Mati Bishop

I remember my first time skiing,” recalls Cory Birkenbeil. “It was with my mom. I probably was two or three years old, and I remember going to Midway and skiing in between her legs. I looked up and I yelled at her. I was like…

Top 10 Things Montana Rivers Have Given Us

Sela Etzel

There is something sublimely peaceful about standing beside a Montana river, watching the water flow through the landscape, seeing mountains in the distance, trees surrounding the banks, and hearing the sound of rushing water filling the air. For…

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…

Fall is Falling

Steve McGann

It happens in late August on a day of hiking in the high country. There is a suddenly-noticed reddish tinge to the undergrowth near the trail. A cool breeze runs down the slopes; perhaps a cloud dims the sun for a moment. Autumn is making an…