A day shy of the summer solstice, Travis Taylor launches our skiff into the spring-fed pond on Jemas Ranch. It is already 7:30 p.m. But this time of year, the days are so long you can fish a hatch up until 9:30 p.m. and...
June in Montana is billowing clouds swelling across a sky that’s met by the spine of the mountains and a bed of verdant greens. The varied hues of plants harmoniously blend into a rich landscape of forests and meadows, mountains and plains. Defined by the stunning...
Winding up a sage-covered hill just outside of Jackson, Wyoming, the National Museum of Wildlife Art offers a profound way to connect with art and the wildlife that inspires it. Spread out over a ¾-mile trail, 42 sculptures sit on the hill overlooking the National...
The boat launch on the northwest corner of Flathead Lake near Somers, Montana is a relatively quiet place. It’s quieter yet beneath a ceiling of heavy clouds and the kind of stillness that is to be expected once the throngs of lake lovers have turned...
The American public’s romantic attachment to the frontier has grown ever since the frontier ceased to exist. In 1946, however, a small chunk still survived in northwest Montana. To me, Trail Creek lay at the center of it. Living off the country was an overcrowded...
Montana Backcountry Discovery Route The Montana Backcountry Discovery Route documentary highlights the completion of the nonprofit Backcountry Discovery Routes’ (BDR) 23rd off-highway motorcycle route, which is the final portion of the Western BDR system, showcasing the immense beauty of Montana. Canvassing nearly 900 trail miles and...
Kat Porco is reminiscent. She describes a warm June evening, the first summer after she and her husband, Mike, opened One Legged Magpie, an upscale restaurant and bar in downtown Red Lodge, Montana. Upstairs, a group of women were rehearsing for the town’s first drag...
Hairpin turns, pristine alpine lakes, abundant wildflowers, and endless views of the rugged Montana and Wyoming wilderness — these are some of the defining features of the Beartooth Highway, a 68-mile stretch of enchanted tarmac that transports travelers into another world. Jaw-dropping awe is all...
Here’s one sign that a construction project has gone well: when, after the dust has settled, each of the principals involved sings the praises of the next. In the case of a new build in Big Sky, the architect, builder, and homeowner emerged not only...
It leans a little, tilting north toward the Bridger Range, its cracked, weathered boards wearing their best silver patina. In its uselessness, the west wind refrains from taking it down, only teases the old barn with frequent gusts that rattle loose the rusted tin roof, blowing some of it down the hill &...