The first time I raised a steelhead to a skated fly, I nearly wet my waders. That’s because I wasn’t really expecting a take, and when it happened I pulled the fly right out of a 15-pounder’s mouth. I didn’t get my hands on that fish,...
People find a lot of ways to get into trouble in Teton County’s backcountry. And when they do, Stephanie Thomas and her team at Teton County Search and Rescue are ready to help. The team typically responds to between 80 and 100 calls per year for...
When the light was right, it was hard to keep Montana photographer Charles Edward Morris indoors; he wanted to be out on the plains with his camera. He knew what he liked: the environment of Native Americans, the context of underpaid, laboring sheepherders, and the...
The Billings Petroleum Club is more than a restaurant: It’s an institution founded on the shoulders of the private social clubs that existed in the late 1800s, places where business meetings and networking opportunities transpired in an atmosphere of curated sophistication. [caption id="attachment_6128" align="alignright" width="212"] Established...
The wind is howling. But also mewling. Ornate wicker feelings rip loose and tear off down valley. Cabin: half buried in snow. Bed springs: if I were dead these would still creak. Blankets: could use another. A bruised light through lace curtains, maybe a baby’s finger of bourbon in the bottle. Something small’s...
With a minimum of brushstrokes, Montana artist Shirle Wempner twirls the light. Her paintings jump with color, intuitively hitting the right notes, at the right tempo. Her compositions, not crowded, not bare, stir the viewer to feel the movement. “I’ve always been drawn to the Impressionists,”...
The Yellowstone Art Museum in Billing, Montana presents "All Mixed Up," an overview of Stephen Glueckert’s art production from the 1970s to the present. The exhibition includes videos, handmade games, drawings, conceptual pieces, drawing machines, collages, interactive sculptures, and assemblages. Glueckert is inspired by folk and...
The Hard Way, the inspirational documentary film about 89-year-old ultra-runner Bob Hayes, is now available to the public via Vimeo on Demand. The Hard Way has been well received at film festivals around the world, garnering numerous awards, including the Sheffield (UK) Adventure Film Festival’s People’s...
This fall, the annual tradition is back to salute the start of winter. The world’s biggest name in snowsports cinema—Warren Miller Entertainment—celebrates its 68th ski and snowboard film with downhill thrills, global adventure and a nod to those that taught us to slide on snow...
Due out October 2017, America: The Cookbook (Phaidon) is a "lush, one-of-a-kind book that explores the regionality of American food, complete with 600 recipesrepresenting time-honored traditions of each state, guest essays and menus for each state from a who's who including Danny Meyer, Adam Gopnik, Corby Kummer, and Michael...