When one thinks of the west, images of soaring mountains, rugged canyons and wide open spaces often come to mind. But there is another side to the left half of the country. A kitschy side. An odd side. A strangely absorbing side. Driving around Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, one can find pyramids, giant women and …
I met brewer Todd Crowell outside Grand Teton Brewing Company (GTBC) in Victor, Idaho. Perched on the border of Wyoming and Idaho in the shadows of the Tetons, the brewery is the last business you see before crossing into Wyoming or the first as you enter the Gem State. GTBC is celebrating their 20th anniversary …
Its not just the mojitos that draw me into b. Civilized on a hot end-of-summer night. Other art galleries serve wine and beer, both of which are totally adequate, but those mojitos sure are yummy. Then there are the people. Friends I havent seen in a while, new folks to be introduced toall out for …
Why are we drawn to water? What makes us want to emerge ourselves, slip under the surface and commune with this merging of hydrogen and oxygen? In the heat of the summer we search out swimming holes in nearby rivers. When winter arrives we flock to hot springs to soak out the lethargy of cold …
Smack in the middle of the best steelhead fishing in the world, at least according to one man, sits an old 15 X 20 hayloft converted into a flyfishing shop. If you open the door of the red, wood-sided building youll likely find a man who looks a whole lot like Jerry Garcia leaning on …
Every time I drive over the pass, returning home to Livingston from Bozeman, I peer out my truck window in hopes of catching a glimpse of a grizzly bear. At one time grizzlies roamed free on Bozeman Passand probably an occasional bear still makes her way throughbut the bears Im looking for live in a …
Follow in our footsteps as closely as you can, a graduate student said. And step on the green grass as much as possible, added Brent Peyton, Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Montana State University. Theres less likely to be a hot cavern underneath. Falling in line behind the five men, I carefully placed …
Rodeo is the iconic sport of the West. Buckin broncos, cowboys roping calves, horses weaving in and out of barrelsthey all spring to mind when one thinks about the Old West. Rodeo is uniquely American, and specifically, western Americana. Rooted in our countrys past, but thoroughly modern, rodeo links western traditions with contemporary sport. Rodeo …
Ive been here before, but not with this instantly likeable man. Ive squinted at these pictographs painted onto sandstone walls, but not understood the significance of the site. Ive unsuccessfully tried to visually fill in the lines of the faded shields, tepees, arrows, animals and human figures to better be able to see the artwork …
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As we headed up the road from Polaris to Elkhorn Hot Springs Henry spotted a deer resting near the edge of the road beneath a low bough of a Douglas-fir. We slowed to look and noticed that she was nursing a still spotted fawn as she eyed us nervously. She stood and turned toward the …
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