Backcountry excursions in Yellowstone National Park From our perch on a hillside overlooking the upper Lamar River Valley, my friend Mariann and I watched the sun set behind Parker Peak. The sky burned in reds and oranges, made more beautiful by the wildfire smoke in the...
A big hole valley tradition Montana’s Big Hole Valley is riddled with ranches that have held their ground for many generations, wicked winters be damned. Known as “The Land of 10,000 Haystacks,” the name refers to a traditional method of stacking hay, a system that —...
Finding solace in a secret fly-fishing spot Dust hangs over the forest road, settling visibly on a dark SUV parked halfway up the mountain. A guy wearing a bleached-out Michigan T-shirt stands by the vehicle’s cargo compartment strapping on a waist pack. He glances over his...
For a peripatetic family, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, finally feels like home The family had been gamely relocating from one city to another, bouncing between the San Francisco Bay Area, London, and New York City for years, when they decided they should search for a special place...
Charting her own course in the world of fine art Amber Blazina’s brush flies from palette to painting. Her mind is focused, but her body shakes with adrenaline. She’s participating in a quick-draw at the Out West Art Show in Great Falls, Montana, during Western Art...
It was spring in the early 1990s when I first stumbled into the Old Saloon with friends. We were making our way back through Paradise Valley to Bozeman, Montana, after a morning spent soaking in the Boiling River. I’d just turned 21, and I bellied...
From classical and jazz, to country and Rock n’ Roll, here are our picks of music festivals and concert series to catch this summer throughout the Northern Rockies...
There’s no end to the number of must-see attractions in the Northern Rockies, from Yellowstone’s Old Faithful Geyser and Glacier’s Going-to-the-Sun Road to Idaho’s Craters of the Moon National Monument and Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park. But on the way, betwixt and between, are lesser-known...
When Arthur M. Blank purchased the Mountain Sky Guest Ranch nearly two decades ago, he recalls “falling in love with the land, the people, and the wildlife during many memorable vacations …” Blank commissioned the book Legacy of the Land: The History of Mountain Sky...
This summer, the American Prairie Reserve (APR) has increased opportunities for guests to connect with nature on the plains surrounding the Missouri River in Northeastern Montana. The newly opened Antelope Creek Campground at Mars Vista has four rental cabins that each sleep four people, 12...