22 Nov Yellowstone High Country
“The nights were cold, and, if you woke up… you would hear the coyotes. … You could sit in the front of the cabin, lazy in the sun, and look across the valley. … You remembered the elk bugling. … You remembered how this country...
03 Jan Round Up: High Alpine Dining
With the hearty selection of world-class ski resorts in the Northern Rockies comes a hearty selection of high-alpine dining options, from a backcountry yurt, to sleigh ride- and lift-accessed fine dining. Here are some to try: Big Sky, Montana Everett’s 8800: The new eight-person Ramcharger...
14 Apr High-Altitude Luxury
A Jackson Hole mountain retreat finds its view just off the skyline
29 May TrailBlazing
Marty Bannon is perpetually in a hurry. He’s eager to get his words out, his work accomplished, and his point across. His nickname “Race” describes his personality as well as his background as a pilot, runner, and long-distance hiker. Now “retired,” Bannon has a new...
29 May Excursion: Idaho’s Kelly Creek
Hardcore cutthroat bums roaming Western backroads with their fly rods, waders, and extra gas tanks know the marquee water, like teenagers with nose rings and spiky hair eagerly touting their favorite punk bands. Vagabonds chasing westslope cutts often head for Montana’s upper Flathead, Clark Fork,...
29 May Wind River Range
The Winds, as Wyoming’s largest mountain range is affectionately known, straddle the Continental Divide for their entire length, extending approximately 110 miles from Togwotee Pass to South Pass. They also contain the loftiest assemblage of peaks in the American Rockies outside of Colorado. According to...
27 May Local Knowledge: Looking Up
As a young boy, Samuel Singer spent a lot of time looking up at the night sky with his dad near their home in northern Nevada’s high desert. They had relocated from a more urban environment, and the young Singer was captivated by the night...
27 May Western Design: For the Love of Montana
ARCHITECTURE | KIRK MICHELS ARCHITECTS CONSTRUCTION | BLUE RIBBON BUILDERS INTERIOR DESIGN | ELEVATION ARCHITECTURE & INTERIORS As an avid fly fisherman and skier, a homeowner found his home away from home in Big Sky, Montana. He spent a lot of his free time in...