Our State Parks

Steve McGann

I recently read a news story about the American Prairie Reserve donating land to the State of Montana for establishing a State Park at the confluence of the Judith River and the Missouri. It was mentioned that this would be Montana’s 56th…

Rockhounding in the 406

Angie Ripple

Rockhounds keep their heads down and eyes on the ground most everywhere they go, especially along riverbanks and near known mining areas. The Bozeman Gem and Mineral Club is home to over 220 local hounds and rock-hunting hobbyists out to find the…

Sustainable Adventure Not What You’d Think

Julia Yanker

Should I tell you the story about the time I got lost in the Badlands, a quarter mile from my car, stayed overnight in December, ending with search and rescue getting me out? Or maybe I should tell you the story about the time I almost died while…

Montana’s Porcupine

A Most Unique Pincushion Resident With An Unsurpassed Defense Mechanism

Ken Walcheck

When Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed that the United States should, “Speak softly and carry a big stick,” he might have been describing the porcupine. If ever an animal served as an example of how to live in peace by being perpetually…

Terminated and Traumatized

Steve McGann

This opinion was contributed after our editorial deadline had passed, we included here in the Recreation section. The United States of America is being dismantled in plain sight. The new administration has authorized unelected, sometimes even…

PICKLE-What?

Peter Brancaccio

Was it really invented by a U.S. Congressman? During the war? On an island? And then named after the family dog? Yes. No. Yes. And, no. Not too long ago, one of our neighbors was being pulled along by her two stout bulldogs. One of the dogs is named…

Top 10 Walks In The Park

Steve McGann

Bozeman is surrounded by mountain ranges, rivers and creeks, and vast open farm land. Farther afield there are wilderness areas, large lakes, and state and national parks. Drive out of town in any direction and amazing natural areas are close at…