Distinctly Montana Magazine

D I S T I N C T L Y M O N T A N A M A G A Z I N E • S P R I N G 2 0 2 1 8 PARK TO PARK PAGE 12 DOUG STEVENS is a freelance writer, photographer and college educator living near Polson. He has been an avid wilderness backpacker for nearly 50 years and also enjoys fly-fishing, bowhunting, and snowshoeing with his wife, Tania. Access his blog at graytrekker.wordpress.com. THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHING PAINTERLY SNOWSTORMS PAGE 18 CAROL POLICH has been a nature photographer/writer for the past three decades with her world travels and teaches photography classes in Bozeman. During her "down" time, she submits her nature photos and sto- ries 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. I WAS AN EXTRA ON YELLOWSTONE PAGE 22 CAB TRAN graduated from the University of Montana and received his MFA from the University of Mich- igan's Helen Zell Writers' Program. His fellowships include residencies in England, Bulgaria, and Greece. His fiction has appeared in Vagabond: Bulgaria's English Monthly, Black Warrior Review, The Iconoclast, and elsewhere. He is currently working on a translation of Bao Ninh's Hanoi at Midnight and also writing The Naturalist, his first novel. THE COWBOY AND THE LADY PAGE 34 KARI BOWLES was born and raised in the Gallatin Valley before spending time in the American Midwest and the Scottish Lowlands. She is a lifelong lover of cinema and literature and enjoys writing about both. She can also be found as a DJ at 95.9fm KGVM, where she plays film soundtracks. SNOWFLAKE THE SPRING CALF PAGE 42 GARY SHELTON was born in Lewistown in 1951 and has been a rancher, a railroader, a biker, a teacher, a hippie, and a cowboy. Now he's trying his hand at writing in the earnest hope that he'll make enough at it to make a down payment on an RV. Hell, scratch that. Enough to buy the whole RV. THE STENCH OF THE FRONTIER PAGE 46 LINDSAY DICK is a freelance copywriter living and working in Missoula. Originally from Bozeman, her writing and research interests include history, health and wellness, literature, and historic preservation. She enjoys gardening, hiking, reading, and horror movies. A FLY FISHERMAN'S GUIDE TO THE BEARTOOTH HIGHWAY PAGE 58 SEAN JANSEN is a freelance writer and photographer based out of Bozeman. When not behind the computer typing away or working on images, he is out guiding tours in Yellowstone, trail running, or fly fishing. 406.577.2585// www.blacksmithitalian.com Reservations: www.exploretok.com/blacksmithitalian >>> Located across S 3rd from the Museum of the Rockies <<< Hand Crafted Italian Dining Voted # 1 Italian Restaurant in Bozeman! CONTRIBUTORS CONTRIBUTORS CONTRIBUTORS OUR 4181 Fallon St., Bozeman, MT • (406) 586-1737 111 E. Mendenhall St., Bozeman, MT • (406) 586-0077 ridgeathletic.com Let the Ridge Athletic Clubs help you be the best you can be! Contact us today at (406) 586-1737 to find out about our great membership opportunities. SPRING INTO FITNESS Voted Gallatin County's greatest fitness center!

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