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 11 THE FIRST SIGNAL PAGE 74 CAB TRAN graduated from the University of Montana and re- ceived his MFA from the University of Michigan's Helen Zell Writ- ers' 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. A SUMMER IN THE TAYLOR-HILGARD PAGE 82 HALLIE ZOLYNSKI is a freelance writer and photographer living in Butte with a small outdoor business called The Nomadic Ice Axe teaches outdoor education. When not teaching you can find her out roaming the remote backcountry of Montana. Articles have been in Outside Bozeman, Bozeman's Own and MSU Field Guide focusing on the outdoor life and rural Montana. THE ICE BUSTERS PAGE 90 DOUG SCHMITTOU resides in Billings and is a freelance writ- er. His research focuses on travel in the Northern Rockies, ev- idence-based wellness protocols, and nineteenth-century Plains Indian art, material culture and ethnohistory. Previous publica- tions appeared in Montana The Magazine of Western History, Plains Anthropologist and American Indian Quarterly. A WORLD OF MINIATURE MAGIC PAGE 96 NICK MITCHELL lives with his wife and two children in Kalispell and has always been interested in Montana and Western history. He loves a good book, a tasty brew, and his family, though not in that order. He's only recently started writing, so he'd like it if you'd be easy on him. GET TO KNOW GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY PAGE 102 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 retirement, he spends his time on weaving, photography, travel, writing, and, yes, geocaching. MONTANA MUSINGS PAGE 110 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 Larry Ingold Tom Rath H ELTONH EARING.COM • 406-586-0914 BOZEMAN • ENNIS • LIVINGSTON Will Helton, Au.D., FAAA, CCC-A American Board of Audiology Certified Doctor of Audiology Katelyn Thompson, Au.D., FAAA American Board of Audiology Certified Doctor of Audiology Emily Jurgensmeier, Au.D., CCC-A American Board of Audiology Certified Doctor of Audiology At Helton Hearing Care, your hearing health and your quality of life are our primary concern! American Board Certified Doctors of Audiology Best Audiologist and Best Doctor's Office in Montana o f BEST M O N TA N A A S V O T E D B Y R E A D E R S O F 2022-25 Y E A R S WO N www.roundhouse-sports.com www.roundhouse-sports.com 1 4 2 2 W e s t M a i n S t r e e t B o z e m a n , M T 4 0 6 - 5 8 7 - 1 2 5 8 1 4 2 2 W e s t M a i n S t r e e t B o z e m a n , M T 4 0 6 - 5 8 7 - 1 2 5 8 B E S T B E S T S K I S H O P S K I S H O P I N I N M O N T A N A M O N T A N A 2025 o f BEST M O N TA N A A S V O T E D B Y R E A D E R S O F YOUR YOUR OUTDOOR OUTDOOR ADVENTURE ADVENTURE STARTS HERE STARTS HERE 50+ YEARS OF OUTDOOR EXCELLENCE FAMILY-OWNED SINCE 1971

• Cover