The Nocturnal Stone Hatch

Jake Adelman

The Nocturnal Stone also known as the Midnight Stone or “Mr. Midnight,” is one of the lesser known stonefly hatches we see on the water around Southwest Montana. Nocturnal’s will hatch on most freestone rivers in Southwest Montana…

Sharing the Woods with Bears

Summer is upon us, and for lots of residents and visitors to the Greater Yellowstone Area that means hiking, trail running, camping, mountain biking, fishing, horseback riding, and many other great outdoor activities. Enjoying these activities can…

Stalking Trophies

In the trout world there are very few greater feelings than head hunting and landing a trophy brown trout on a dry fly. Rivers such as the Henrys Fork, the Missouri River below Craig, and the various spring creeks that flow around the West provide…

Where To Go And What To Do

According to the Gallatin Valley Land Trust

Nearly every weekend my husband and I have the exact same conversation. It goes something like this:  “Would you like to go for a hike?”  “Sure. Where do you want to go?”“I dunno. Where do you want to…

Fresh Air Fridays

We pressed ourselves against the bus windows, binoculars in hand, looking at the sleeping bear. Is it a grizzly we wondered- to which we have decided, yes it is- and marveled at how in just our first hour in Yellowstone National Park we had seen a…

Camp With A Roof Over Your Head

National Forest Service Cabins Offer A Great Way To Enjoy The Backcountry Without Packing A Tent

Sarah Cairoli

  When my family sits on the front porch of the Horse Prairie Ranger Station (a place we try to visit twice a year), it feels as though we are the only people in the world. The landscape seems untouched as far as the eye can see. At night, in…

6 Bozeman Climbing Boulders

Bozeman Pond BoulderLocated behind Ace Hardware west of downtown, this was the first rock that Stronghold built. It is similar to granite, with several different cracks, a few face problems, as well as a chimney. East Gallatin Recreation Area…

Stronghold Fabrication builds climbing boulder on MSU campus

Peter Mathews drops his welding hood. Blue sparks fly as he connects the frame on what will soon be a new rock climbing boulder on the Montana State University campus.Mathews works with Bozeman-based Stronghold Fabrication, which built five of the…

Healthy Summer Fun

Phil Cameron

As the days turn warmer and the threat of sprinter (spring/winter) snow showers diminish we look forward to those cherished summer days of fun in the sun here in southwest Montana! Summer fun includes camping, fishing, hiking, swimming, boating, BBQ…

10 Flies That Catch During Spring Runoff

Jake Adelman

Spring runoff is an annual occurrence here in Montana and while it limits the water we can fish, there are plenty of fishing opportunities to be had.  Below is a list of our favorite patterns to use during the spring runoff period.  There…

Recognizing Our Diversity

Mariah Leuschen-Lonergan 

The Custer Gallatin National Forest covers vast and diverse stretches of southcentral and southeastern Montana and northwestern South Dakota. At our first set of public meetings, in February and March of this year perhaps the most common theme we…