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Chasing Summits And Running Toward The Sun
October 31, 2017 // Community, Community Change
One week after Timothy Tate wrote provocatively about tragedy in the mountains, the MoJo columnist pens another on humility—and the ethic of using, but not using up, the places that personally inspire
Read MoreTo Live Or Die In Bear Country: Counting The Seconds In Your Grizzly Moment Of Truth
October 29, 2017 // Grizzly Bears, Hunting
Mountain Journal Takes A Deep Dive Into Grizzly Attacks, Bear Spray, And What You Need To Know.
Read MoreCitizen Crawford Asks: Is Bozeman Becoming A Banana Republic For A New Breed Of Investor-Saviors?
October 26, 2017
Downtown Bozeman, Montana Businessman And MoJo Columnist Tim Crawford Says The City Made A Mockery Of Citizen Democracy With Its Black-Olive Decision
Read MoreAmerica's National Elk Refuge: A ‘Miasmic Zone Of Life-Threatening Diseases'
October 17, 2017 // Public Lands, Science, Wildlife
The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is known internationally for its wildlife. With the arrival of Chronic Wasting Disease looming, the epicenter of a deadly outbreak would be western Wyoming and the home to America's "national elk herd". Part 2 in Mountain Journal's series looking at the coming wildlife plague.
Read MoreA Tragedy In The Mountains Highlights Pain Facing The Young
October 16, 2017 // Community, Community Change
In mountain towns like Bozeman and Jackson Hole, extreme athletes are modern heroes. When something bad happens, it should cause all of us to hold our kids closer
George Carlson's Perpetual State Of Wonder
October 9, 2017 // Big Art of Nature, MoJo Profile
George Carlson is considered one of the best contemporary nature painters in the world. Mountain Journal visited the American master at his studio and took a deep dive into his reverence for wild landscapes
Read MoreGreater Yellowstone's Coming Plague
October 8, 2017 // Chronic Wasting Disease, Public Lands, Science, Wildlife
Mountain Journal's special multi-part series on Chronic Wasting Disease and the potential dangers it poses to Greater Yellowstone's unparalleled wildlife and the specter of risk to human health. Part 1: Greater Yellowstone's Coming Plague
Read MoreIt's Election Season And The Future Of Bozeman Is At Stake
October 4, 2017 // Bozeman, Growth—Good, Bad & Ugly
Bozeman is the fastest-growing city in Montana and Tim Crawford questions whether its elected officials are capable of dealing with the hard issues of growth
Read MoreCharting The Rise Of A Famous Grizzly Bear Mother In Jackson Hole
October 3, 2017 // Grizzly Bears, The New West
People Forget That Before Grizzly 399 Became The World's Most Famous Bear, There Was Jackson Hole Grizzly Mama 474
Read MoreCaretaking America's Wild Homefront
October 3, 2017 // Forest Service, Public Lands
For Susan Marsh, who donned a Forest Service uniform, mountains were her medicine and protecting wilderness a way of giving back to her country
Read MoreTouching Meaning In A Small-Town Funeral Procession
October 1, 2017 // Community, Community Change
Bozeman, Montana Psychotherapist Timothy Tate Riffs On The Struggles Of Finding Purpose While Living Beneath The Big Western Sky
Read MoreThe Lords Of Yesterday Are Back And They Want America's Public Land
September 28, 2017 // Opinion, Public Lands
Barry Reiswig—a backcountry horseman, hunter, angler and former civil servant —pushes back against what he calls "the radical agenda" of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke
Read MoreTo Be A Man, Real Warriors Don't Have To Kill Lions
September 26, 2017 // Co-existence, Culture
America's wildest ecosystem can learn some valuable lessons about human-predator conflicts from Daniel Ole Sambu and his campaign to protect African lions
Read MoreAutumn Interlude: Painting Grizzly Bear Mother 399
September 25, 2017 // Grizzly Bears
Grizzly 399 is the most famous modern bear in the world. Sue Cedarholm paints the matriarch as she guides her cubs through Jackson Hole on a quest to sate the hunger of hyperphagia.
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