As the blue light of dusk faded to an obsidian black, I gathered my gear. Upon opening the door of my camper van and stepping into the night, coyotes broke the silence and began to sing — or so it’s described by numerous Western authors....
A true artist will never be or do just one thing. In the spirit of Bernini, Michaelangelo, and Frank Gehry, Meghan Hanson possesses the irresistible urge to create. It’s how she gets to know a place and how she shares what she loves. It’s how...
Jody Marler, founder and president of Fishcamp Custom home building in Livingston, Montana, believes in a profound connection to place. Despite a recent fishing trip to Mexico, exchanging the late-winter chill of the Rockies for a few days of sun, sea, and big fish, he...
Craftsman Tim Lozier is totally willing to try his hand at doing something new. Play in a country rock band? No problem. He taught himself how to play the drums, and 40 years later, he plays as a band’s lead drummer. Chase his passion as...
There is an art to collecting rocks. Everywhere Gary Rieschel, his wife, Yucca, and their children have traveled, they’ve brought back souvenirs of those places. They’ve gathered small rocks and stones from beaches and riverbeds, in barren deserts, and on precipitous mountain outcroppings during their...
Since the late 1800s, travelers have poured into and passed through Pocatello, Idaho via the Oregon Trail, helping establish the modest-sized city as a gateway to the West. For Pocatello-born and -raised artist Ashley Delonas, life in the area has been a gateway to personal...
PHASES BATH AND KITCHEN ACCESSORIES BY ROCKY MOUNTAIN HARDWARE Rocky Mountain Hardware collaborated with Jennifer Hoey of Suede Studio to create Phases, a versatile new kitchen and bath accessories collection that is as beautiful as it is functional. Curves and contemporary angles pair with the natural...
After countless vacations skiing in Big Sky, Montana, John and Vanessa McGuire made a leap-of-faith decision for their sports-minded family. In 2019, they permanently moved with their three children — two daughters and a son — from New York City to 6 acres that roll...
The Refugee Ocean by Pauls Toutonghi (Simon & Schuster, $27.99) is the kind of novel for which the form was invented. It creates sweeping, lush worlds, fully inhabited by its unforgettable characters. It spans continents and lifetimes with careful detail and balance. It leaves the...
A deep pool Water as clear as the air I see She lives there My happiness I know this Though I’ve never seen her Not physically I’ve never touched nor held her vermiculated structure So I believe Despite all my efforts to prove otherwise It’s deep and the water is moving But I see nothing So I...