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Meanwhile, his ro-
mance with Montana
deepened. "There are
so many things that
I love about being in
Montana. The sun, for
sure. Being from the
Great Lakes, it makes
for a dreary winter."
It's Montana's rug-
gedness he loves
most. Here, he says,
you can "create your
own adventure and do wild things that many back east would
never dream of. Every fall my friend George and I do a nearly
3-week elk hunt" during which they "carry all of our gear 5 to
7 miles into the wilderness, live in pop-up tents, and hunt with
longbows until we can't go anymore."
"You can't get that kind of experience in Buffalo," he adds.
But to achieve his ultimate Montana dream, he would have
to find a place in the Paradise Valley. "We love Livingston. I
met Trecie and Jackie of Yellowstone Brokers and was able to
buy some land. In November she called and said 'you have to
see this place.'"
The farmhouse in question was a beautiful ranch-style
home situated on 10 acres in the heart of the Paradise Valley.
That in itself would be enough to make it heaven on earth
for most, but this was a legacy property. It had previously
been owned by none other than bona fide literary legend Jim
Harrison, author of Just Before Dark and Legends of the Fall,
a significant contribution to the literature of Montana later
adapted into a film starring Brad Pitt.
To achieve his
ultimate montana dream,
To achieve his
ultimate montana dream,
BRIAN WOULD HAVE TO FIND
A PLACE IN THE PARADISE VALLEY.
"WE LOVE LIVINGSTON. I MET TRECIE
AND JACKIE OF YELLOWSTONE
BROKERS AND WAS ABLE TO
BUY SOME LAND. IN NOVEMBER
SHE CALLED AND SAID
'YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS PLACE.'"
