Stop to think for a moment about the earliest kitchens, or better yet, the requirements for those kitchens. Meals were communal, often social events, and the primary source of light and heat was the cookfire or stove. By necessity, the kitchen was then, as it...
A well-designed home can be a space to escape the outside world. But in the Mountain West, a well-designed home invites the outside in, connecting you to the sprawling, wild landscape and its rich history, even connecting you to yourself. “People come here hoping to...
Jakub Galczynski admits that he has been obsessed with buildings since sixth grade. Growing up in Chicago, the budding designer was surrounded by structures and public sculptures that engaged him, but he found he was lacking in inspiration. “I realized early on that most architects...
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...
for Lauren Raven at canyon rim fast by talon to stone quietly casts its body upon torrents of wind cottonwood banked below anchored to soil by root drifts a veil of seed over gale of riverflow and all along the ridge the feeling of a question surrendered and all along the water the feeling of a question abeyant the vital...
Growing up in suburban New Jersey, Michael Cooperman didn’t have a lot of exposure to the outdoor world. Although he started fishing young, in ponds and the ocean, it didn’t become a passion until he was in his teens, reaching full fruition in his twenties....
It’s midafternoon in October, and a bonfire is burning behind our house. With me is David James Duncan, revered Montana author, storied activist, and one of the deepest spiritual and ecological minds of our time. He’s just finished a forthcoming novel, Sun House, a sweeping...
In 1914, as the silent-movie wave swept the nation, Hollywood’s biggest character was Jim Stokes, the Two-Gun Man. In the film The Bargain, Jim wore a six-shooter on each thigh, rolled his cigarettes one-handed, and rode a brown-and-white pinto named Fritz. He was the good...
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 I set off toward...
In Headwaters: The Adventures, Obsession, and Evolution of a Fly Fisherman (Patagonia, $27.95), Dylan Tomine casts a line into his life of angling adventures with vivid detail, political and environmental astuteness, and wonderfully infectious humor. The narratives collected here take the reader all over the...