23 Jul Hunting: The World According to Elk
Longbows, Mammoth Hot Springs and the pursuit of elkhood
24 Nov Letter from the Editor: Winter Reflection
Before the snow flies there is a nearly imperceptible pause...
10 Apr Modern Homestead
Architecture NC Design Studio Construction Gooden Construction Interior Design James Thomas Fleetingly glimpsed from a distance across a sweeping mountain meadow and surrounded by groves of pine, fir, and tamarack trees, the overall profile of a home on 22 acres west of Missoula, Montana might...
24 Nov Open and Attentive
The temperature gauge in my truck reads 1 degree Fahrenheit as we pass through Roosevelt’s Arch at the northwest entrance to Yellowstone National Park. A full moon hangs low to the west over Electric Peak, opposite the trajectory of the rising sun. The reflected sunlight...
29 Sep Images of the West: The Tribal Nations of Montana
For the past eight years, I’ve followed a passion for photographing Native American tribes throughout Montana. Initially captivated by Montana itself — its majestic landscapes, stunning scenery, rural communities, and, of course, expansive Big Sky — my photographic intentions shifted after a conversation with my...
02 Feb Round Up: Traveling the World with Hemingway
“You could ride in the morning, or sit in front of the cabin, lazy in the sun, and look across the valley where the hay was cut so the meadows were cropped brown and smooth to the line of quaking aspens along the river, now...
01 Feb Outside: Gone Fishin’
Madison bluebirds and other miracles Listen to the river sing sweet songs, To rock my soul. — Grateful Dead The ranger at the northeast entrance to Yellowstone National Park had been adamant: “Do NOT engage in any recreational activities.” Thus advised, my friend Jerry and...
02 Jun Western Design: Montana Homestead
When an avid outdoorsman embarked on an ambitious search for a mountain property to call home, he traveled to McCall, Idaho; Telluride, Colorado; and Big Sky, Montana, before discovering a parcel at about 6,000 feet in elevation near the southwest Montana town of Livingston. It...