Distinctly Montana Magazine

w w w. d i s t i n c t l y m o n t a n a . c o m 9 MY FRIEND BUD GUTHRIE PAGE 46 Fourth-generation Montanan RUSSELL ROWLAND is a critically-acclaimed author of six books, a teacher, and a radio and podcast host. From the written to the spoken word, he is a true voice of the Big Sky Country. HOOKED ON LURES PAGE 50 EDNOR THERRIAULT'S books include Myths and Legends of Yellowstone, Seven Montanas, and Montana Curi- osities, the best-selling title in Globe Pequot's Curi- osities series. His latest project, Haunted Montana, has just been released. He's also a musician (Bob Wire) and lives with his wife, Shannno, in Missoula. BROADWATER COUNTY PAGE 59 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. THE OLD BROKE RANCHER DELIVERS HIS BOOK REPORT PAGE 62 GARY SHELTON was born in Lewistown in 1951 and has been a rancher, a railroader, a biker, a teach- er, 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 ANACONDA PINTLER WILDERNESS PAGE 69 HALLIE ZOLYNSKI is a freelance writer and photogra- pher living in Butte with a small outdoor business called The Nomadic Ice Axe teaches outdoor ed- ucation. When not teaching you can find her out roaming the remote backcountry of Montana. Ar- ticles have been in Outside Bozeman, Bozeman's Own and MSU Field Guide focusing on the outdoor life and rural Montana. MONTANA MUSINGS PAGE 78 BILL MUHLENFELD is the former owner of Distinctly Montana and a self-described serial entrepreneur. When he is not puzzling over the human condition he enjoys puzzling over crosswords. CONTIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS COME TRY THE BEST 2401 2nd Ave N . Billings, MT (406) 534-2553 daxswingz.com VOTE FOR US WIN $ 500! FOR YOUR CHANCE TO B E S T O F M O N TA N A B M D I S TI N C T L Y M O N T A N A ' S 2023 Sherman Cahill Overholser Historical Research Center Tom Rath Robert Schmittou Joseph Shelton Bryan Spellman Ednor Therriault Hallie Zolynski B E S T O F M O N TA N A B M D I S TI N C T L Y M O N T A N A ' S 2023 WIN $ 500! VOTE FOR US FOR YOUR CHANCE TO

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