Bird watching, or birding as it’s commonly called, may not be for everyone. Some may consider it to be a hobby most often associated with the elderly. (My grandfather was a birder, binoculars hanging from his neck at all times!) But many of us who...
On a warm summer day a few years ago, my husband and I woke early to explore the 2,160-acre Wild Horse Island, part of Flathead Lake State Park in Northwestern Montana. Our goal was to hike to its highest point, Eyeglass Peak, 900 feet above...
Posh Chocolat’s Montana Fly Box Award-winning chef and outdoor enthusiast Jason Willenbrock combines his love of fly fishing and food by creating handcrafted signature huckleberry-flavored, dark chocolate bonbons that are finished with colorful Montana fly patterns. Served up in a metal tin that was designed to...
Released in the fall of 2019, Voices of Yellowstone’s Capstone: A Narrative Atlas of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness (Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Foundation, $45) is a 338-page, coffee-table-sized book that explores the cultural and natural resources of this treasured wilderness area north of Yellowstone National Park. The book...
Hilary Hutcheson may be small in stature, but she has the energy and drive of a Class V rapid. Owner of Lary’s Fly & Supply in Columbia Falls, Montana, the town in which she grew up, Hutcheson, 42, started guiding at age 18. She still...
While tinkering around in his shop, Andy Toohey, a master carpenter and an avid Colorado-based angler, started pondering the history of wood boat building and designs, experimenting with different materials and styles. He found that building a hull out of polymer could provide the look...
As I age, a disturbing development is emerging: I take more chances. Why? I want to catch bigger trout. Bigger trout live in nasty, unpredictable places. They hide under ledges, in deep holes, in whitewater, or at the base of waterfalls that are choked with...
June 4 – 6, 2020 North American Rendezvous Backcountry Hunters & Anglers invites sportsmen and women to unite in Missoula, Montana, in support of the backcountry. The 2020 Rendezvous features a lineup of speakers, skills seminars, and social activities, including a wild game cook-off, hands-on demonstrations, raffles,...
Right after college in 2006, Crystal Wright moved back to her hometown of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and noticed that more women than she remembered seemed to be skiing hard and pushing their limits on the resort’s tough terrain. “Jackson is not an easy resort to...
With new terrain, new lifts, and environmental improvements, ski areas in the Northern Rockies continue to expand, improve, and upgrade, keeping skiers and snowboarders on their toes. Here’s a sample of the updates you can expect this season at a ski resort near you. [caption id="attachment_15062"...