Trunks & Luggage by J. Greenwood Leather Jared Greenwood’s handcrafted pieces harken back to the golden age of travel while serving as functional home decor. Constructed from high-quality materials, each piece is made to order in his Boise, Idaho-based studio, where cuts are performed manually, nails...
For those fortunate enough to live in the Rocky Mountains, “home” is likely resonant with the rugged alpine, deep timber, blankets of snow, crisp fresh air, sagebrush steppe, and diverse wildlife that define this special place and our experiences within it. In honor of these...
It was the second week of October, just on the edge of turning weather. A cold rain had arrived a few days earlier, taking down leaves all over town. Rows and rows of damp brown mounds dotted the street gutters like small mountain ranges. The...
Decades ago, I drew a coveted Shiras moose tag for the mountains north of Cooke City. A friend and I headed uphill by vehicle until I thought the habitat looked right, and then packed into a nearby lake. Most lakes on the Beartooth Plateau contain...
I avoid crowds, rather than seek them, when fly fishing. Yet there I was, standing on the timbered, rocky banks of the Yellowstone River for the trout opener in Yellowstone National Park. After my guide, Marty Mononi, had floated me down the upper South Fork...
Simms joins forces with Montana Freshwater Partners to repair and restore a vital and iconic watershed In association with Montana Freshwater Partners, Simms Fishing Products — the preeminent manufacturer of fishing waders, outerwear, footwear, and technical apparel — is launching the Simms Watershed Stockingfoot Wader to...
With a nearly imperceptible disturbance of the water’s surface, the fly disappeared. I quickly and firmly — but without too much force — lifted my rod upward with one hand, while pulling in some line with the other. The line went taut and I could...
“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...
Center to install two sculptures and offer five-week concert season Celebrating the union between music, art, and nature on a 12,500-acre working ranch, Tippet Rise Art Center will open on June 16, 2023 for hiking, biking, and sculpture van tours. The 2023 season will include the...
In 2019, diverse stakeholders including agencies, guides, outfitters, landowners, businesses, and community members gathered to form the Flathead Rivers Alliance, a nonprofit organization that has since led collaborative efforts to safeguard the future of Montana’s Flathead Wild and Scenic River system. The organization’s mission is...