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Montana: Skiing the Last Best Place, photographs by Craig W. Hergert, stories by Brian Hurlbut, Great Wide Open Publishing, 2013. 225 pages, $60. If this were just a collection of photos of Montana ski resorts, it would still be a good book. There are enough gorgeous mountains here, enough spectacular runs and great fields of powder, to excite any skier—or even a person who used to ski some but is now too old and creaky. (more…) Continue Reading →
Lisa Graham has been a huge fan of roller derby for most of her life. She’s got a ticket stub in her wallet to prove it. The ticket was for a Jan. 16, 1988, bout between the Los Angeles Thunderbirds and the Detroit Devils at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. The front and back of the ticket bear the autographs of most the L.A. team’s stars. Continue Reading →
Early in 2013, when he started growing a mustache, John Cordes had no particular plans for the facial extension. “The first of February, I don’t know why, I just decided to see how long I could grow one,” he said. “And then my wife said, ‘It’s going to be gray.’ So I had even more incentive to grow it.” (more…) Continue Reading →
Coaxed out of my apartment a few days ago by one of the most beautiful stretches of fall weather in memory, I found myself on the banks of the Clarks Fork River just southeast of Laurel. I was enjoying myself, but the three dogs accompanying me were downright ecstatic. Miles of trails wind through a river bottom thick with chest-high grass and cottonwood trees, and for the dogs, plenty of opportunities to slide down the gravel banks for a swim or a drink of water. (more…) Continue Reading →
TERRY — We went to the Terry Badlands on Saturday knowing that the natural bridges—huge spans of sandstone over a dry gulch—were prime attractions of the area. What we didn’t know was that one of the first things you encounter as you approach the badlands from the frontage road west of Terry is a bridge of an entirely different kind: the old Milwaukee Road railroad bridge across the Yellowstone River. (more…) Continue Reading →
Shortly after we arrived at our cabin on the Yellowstone River outside Park City on Saturday afternoon, my wife and I went for a short walk. Lisa and I strolled along the riverbank and then poked around an upstream island reached by a narrow, dry channel before heading back to the cabin. On the point of the island, I laid myself down on the warm sand and listened to the wind spilling through the towering cottonwood trees. (more…) Continue Reading →
Part of the charm of the Pathway Thru the Bible, one of the oddest roadside attractions in Montana, is that it is so rarely visited. That doesn’t prevent me from wanting to spread the word, to encourage other people to go there. (more…) Continue Reading →
PRYOR — I drove down to Chief Plenty Coups State Park on a smoky Wednesday, planning to see some sights, snag some photos and interview other visitors. But as soon as I got out of my car, Kaleb Perdew turned the tables and started interviewing me. Turns out he’s a Fish, Wildlife and Parks “visitation intern” this summer, a University of Montana student conducting quick surveys at state parks in this part of Montana. (more…) Continue Reading →
Peter Russell calls his website “The Voice of British Custeriana.”
In a sense, it also serves as the posthumous voice of the many British soldiers who served under Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer in the 7th U.S. Cavalry during the fateful month of June 1876. (more…) Continue Reading →
