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MONTANA AND THE NEZ PERCE
FLIGHT FOR FREEDOM
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DOUG STEVENS (aka "graytrekker"), is a retired sci-
entist and college educator. He is also a free-
lance writer and photographer living near Polson.
Doug's printshop can be found at: graytrekker.
darkroom.tech/
VIRGINIA CITY
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RENEE CARLSON originated in the Gallatin Valley, but
can nowadays be found driving backroads across
all of Montana, wandering ghost towns, and taking
pictures. A self-described amateur historian, she
also enjoys cooking, gardening, attempting to train
her dog, and playing board games with friends.
THE OLD BROKE RANCHER IS NO ANGEL
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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.
BEAUTIFUL MONTANA ROADS
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TODD KLASSY is a commercial photographer who spe-
cializes in making rural lifestyle and travel photos.
His photos have been published by American Cow-
boy, Popular Photography, Sports Illustrated, West-
ern Horseman and many other magazines, web-
sites, and books. To see more of Todd's work please visit: www.
toddklassy.com
BIG HORN COUNTY
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A native Montanan, BRYAN SPELLMAN has lived all
over the state, and now lives in the foothills of the
Cabinet Mountains. A graduate of UC Berkeley, he
is now retired from a career centered in the School
of Fine Arts at the University of Montana. In retire-
ment, he spends his time on weaving, photography, travel, writ-
ing, and, yes, geocaching.
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Great Falls Parks and Rec
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