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WILD MONTANA
Outdoor Life Under the Big Sky
12 7 GREAT PLACES TO X-COUNTRY
SKI THIS WINTER
by Phil Knight
17 BIRDS THAT LOVE WINTER
by Liz Larcom
22 7 COOL WINTER HIKES
by Lacey Middlestead
26 THE MONTANA ENDANGERED
SPECIES MURAL PROJECT
30 SKIJORING: A HIGH-OCTANE
MASHUP OF SKIING AND
HORSEBACK RACING
by Maggie Slepian
ART & CULTURE
e Soul of the West
40 POWELL: THE PHOTOGRAPHY
OF DON POWELL
46 MONTANA'S REALITY TV
by Joe Shelton
FOOD & FUN
A Celebration of Montana Living
51 SOUP SHOP
by Judy Blunt
54 IT'S ALL ABOUT THE STORY:
PECHAKUCHA
by Larry Sterne
66 MADISON DOUBLE•R:
TRYING TO DO IT RIGHT
68 WELDING WOMEN:
3 MONTANA METAL ARTISTS
by Brian d'Ambrosio
TA B L E O F
C O N T E N T S
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Winter
HEALTHY,
WELL & FIT
SPECIAL ISSUE
76 HOT SPRINGS FOR HEALTH
by Joeann Fossland
80 FACING YOUR PHOBIAS
IN MONTANA
by Bill Muhlenfeld
illustrated by Robert Rath
86 DEPARTMENT HERITAGE
OUCH! A PREPONDERANCE
OF PAINFUL PROBLEMS
by Lyndel Meikle
88 GOING TO POT: MONTANA
AND MEDICAL MARIJUANA
by Ashley Arcel
90 HOW TO STAY WINTER FIT
by Katie Hammonds
photos by Katie and Kevin Hammonds
94 YOGA FOR BOOMERS
AND BEYOND
by Nancy Ruby
97 HEALTH AND YOUR EMOTIONS
by Valerie Harms
illustrated by Robert Rath
100 "BUILDING TRUST"
HOW MONTANA HOSPITALS
CARE FOR PATIENTS AND
SUPPORT & COMMUNITY
LIZ LARCOM
K. HAMMONDS
