As I detour from Interstate 90 and drive down the rural road toward Fishtail, Montana, my daily concerns diminish to distant contours in the rearview mirror, and my focus turns to the colorful frame ahead. Like scenes in a motion picture, images from the road can...
While attending Montana State University brought me to Bozeman, Montana 32 years ago, it’s the mountains that have kept me here. If I’m really being truthful, what captivated me is just one little range on the edge of a big valley, known simply as the...
I grew up watching my mother in the kitchen. She was a passionate cook who innovated beyond recipes, filling our table with all kinds of original dishes. She left behind some of her recipes, but not all. And one that I have been curious about...
Photographer Tuck Fauntleroy moved West from his hometown of Easton, Maryland after earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bucknell University in 2000, and has been based in Jackson Hole, Wyoming ever since. Inspired by the natural environment of Maryland’s Eastern Shore and the small...
More than 20 years ago, rancher Vance Brash approached his friend Dick Sapa with an idea to put on a rodeo behind the Blue Moon Nite Club in Columbia Falls, Montana. Since that time, the Brash Rodeo has grown into a summer staple with a...
I woke in the middle of the night from a dead sleep with this poem running through my head, scribbled it down on the notebook beside my bed, and then fell back asleep. When I read it the next morning, I felt like I was...
Winter in Yellowstone National Park is not for everyone, but for me, that’s also what makes it so special. As a boy growing up in northern Minnesota, I learned to appreciate the benefits of cold and snow: it kept the animals wild, the landscapes pristine,...
A pair of great horned owls have been calling to each other from the other side of the lake for most of the night. I imagine them in playful competition, boasting about who’s caught more voles. As each minute passes, their calls sound closer together....
We are surrounded by beauty. It’s everywhere in our world — a constant reminder of the complexity and power of the incredible place we call home. [caption id="attachment_18987" align="aligncenter" width="400"] STOIC BISONLamar Valley, Montana Gelatin-silver photograph[/caption] Beauty may be as fleeting and indescribable as the moment a...
There may be grander, more dramatic landscapes in Montana than those found in the eastern part of the state that borders North Dakota. In the western regions, including those around Yellowstone and Glacier national parks, there are certainly bigger mountains and more spectacular backdrops. But...