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GLACIER'S FIVE BEST DAY HIKES PAGE 12
ASHLEY ARCEL is a writer living and working in her
hometown of Whitefish. She is the founder of
Proline Creative and a graduate of Montana
State University – Bozeman.
THE ARTISTRY OF THE LINE
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CAROL POLICH has been a nature photographer/
writer for the past three decades with her world
travels and teaches photography classes in Boz-
eman. During her "down" time, she submits her
nature photos and stories to various magazines
in the USA and overseas. Her stories are featured
regularly in Montana magazines, and she uses
them for her keynote lectures when teaching.
HITCHHIKING IN MONTANA
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MARIA ANDERSON'S writing has appeared in Climb-
ing, Alpinist, Outside Bozeman, and Best Amer-
ican Short Stories 2018. She has recently been
awarded fellowships from the Helene Wurlitzer
Foundation and Joshua Tree National Park.
ADVENTURE IN THE LITTLE BELTS
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AMY GRISAK is a writer and photographer special-
izing in gardening, cooking, and sustainable
lifestyle topics, as well as anything to do with the
beautiful Montana outdoors. Her articles appear
in the New Pioneer, Rodale's Organic Life, Camp
Cabela's, Hobby Farms, The Farmers' Almanac,
Horticulture, the Great Falls Tribune, and more.
UNIMPRESSED
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EDNOR THERRIAULT'S books include Myths and Leg-
ends of Yellowstone, Seven Montanas, and Mon-
tana Curiosities, the best-selling title in Globe
Pequot's Curiosities series. His latest proj-
ect, Haunted Montana, has just been released.
He's also a musician (Bob Wire) and lives with
his wife Shannon in Missoula.
MONTANA'S NINE NATIONAL PARKS
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SEAN JANSEN is a freelance writer and photographer
located in Bozeman. When not deep into another
article or editing photos, he is out trail running,
backpacking, fly fishing, or simply taking more
photos and brainstorming future projects.
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