Distinctly Montana Magazine

D I S T I N C T LY M O N TA N A M A G A Z I N E • S P R I N G 2 0 2 6 10 COVER PHOTO CHANCE JACKSON is a lifestyle photographer raised in Columbia Falls, Montana. Growing up with Glacier National Park as his backyard inspired him to pick up a camera and capture what it feels like to be out there. He create for the escape, to inspire others to slow down, explore, and feel. YELLOWSTONE TIPIS PAGE 12 SHERMAN CAHILL is a freelance writer who lives in Butte, Montana. He enjoys film, westerns, crime fiction, and residing in the best city in America, if not the world. THE OLD BROKE RANCHER PAGE 22 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. QUESTA ERA LA VITA A BELLA VISTA: ITALIANS AT FORT MISSOULA PAGE 26 ROSS PETERSON has contributed to publications like The Montana Quarterly and The Whitefish Review. He co-edited The Red Earth Review and has written technical materials for 9-1-1 dispatchers. Born and raised in Missoula, he now lives in Butte. JOURNEY THROUGH HISTORY PAGE 32 EDNOR THERRIAULT writes from Missoula, where he lives with his wife, Shannon, when he's not on the road poking around Mon- tana. He's published several books including Seven Montanas, Myths and Legends of Yellowstone, and Big Sky, Big Parks. His first book, Montana Curiosities, became the best selling title Globe Pequot's Curiosities series. He's also a musician, perform- ing under the nom de guerre Bob Wire. THE MYSTERY PASS OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES PAGE 42 Born in Whitefish, RICHARD HULL grew up in a home filled with his father's history books and his mother later became head of the local Stumptown Historical Society. One of his earliest jobs was with the Kalispell Weekly News, which specialized in scenic photos and historic features. He then moved to the Daily Inter Lake in Kalispell, eventually accumulating 34 years in journalism. Now gainfully retired, he volunteers at the Northwest Montana History Museum and edits the newsletter for a local history group. CONTRIBUTORS CONTRIBUTORS CONTRIBUTORS OUR Bob Marshall Wilderness Horse Pack Trips Dave Hettinger Outfitting www.heingeroutfiing.com daveheingeroutfiing@gmail.com 307-709-0153 W ith over 40 years of outfiing and guiding experience, Dave Heinger offers summer scenic and fishing pack trips into Montana's Bob Marshall/Scapegoat Wilderness. Experience life in a true western seing and continue an American tradition of horse travel and fishing in the Rocky Mountain West. Superb Fishing! injectablesartist.com 476 Milky Way Drive, Bozeman, MT Bookings Available on Vagaro Luxurious private studio setting Expert practitioner with Beverly Hills training Professional, knowledgeable service Personalized aesthetic treatments

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