Pale Morning Dun in June streamwater run Clouds pass above the gorge darkpined, steepsided down the rocksmooth flow and valleyshadows shifting turn darkwater bright as gold Pale Morning Dun the Rainbows wait deep down in darkgreen pool beside the slick beyond the rock greyspeckled flags that hold and flutter in the brook The hatch is on Pale Morning Dun Emergers...
After enjoying a lavish multi-course dinner at his favorite French restaurant in San Francisco, an establishment so luxurious that “you need a wallet full of credit cards to eat there,” Russell Chatham admitted that his banker had finally reached his breaking point. “He wanted to...
It’s a bright summer day in the late 1910s. As Claire Boltwood drives up the steep hill from the north entrance of Yellowstone National Park to Mammoth Hot Springs, she has to pull over to cool the boiling radiator of her 70-horsepower Gomez-Deperdussin roadster. Her...
Thwack, whizz, thwack. As Ben Miller’s sopping wet, paint-soaked “fly” hits the plexiglass, sound becomes a backdrop to his movements. His eyes squint to measure the sun’s position; he notices the flora and fauna. His painting feels intuitive, as if all of Miller’s years of...
An icy splash of gritty snowmelt hits my lips as I push off into the Yellowstone River from Mallard’s Rest for the first time this season. The crisp breeze of late May chills the back of my neck while the sun beats down on my...
In Montana, fishing is about more than what’s on the end of the line. It’s about community and a shared love for the delicate beauty and awe-inspiring natural wonders that are so plentiful in Big Sky Country. And, while fishing is a deeply personal pursuit...
In the farming and ranching community, succession is rarely discussed until it has to be. The reasons are understandable — pride, uncertainty, fear of conflict — yet these conversations have never been more important. As aging farmers and ranchers face rising land values, increased production...
In an effort to raise awareness for the importance of wetlands in the Montana ecosystem, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (MT FWP) is now accepting submissions for the 2026 Montana Migratory Bird Stamp contest through February 27. This contest, now in its third year, allows...
In a joint video production between Wyoming PBS and the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, historians Paul Hutton and Peter Cozzens discuss their new books exploring the unique history of the American West. Available on the Wyoming PBS YouTube channel, the series marks the...
100 Years of Dude Ranching: Celebrating the Centennial of the Dude Ranchers’ Association Written by Lynn Downey and photographed by Scott T. Baxter, with a foreword by Bob Boze Bell In commemoration of the centennial of the Dude Ranchers’ Association (DRA), the Ranch Preservation Foundation and the...