Distinctly Montana Magazine

our contributors A lexis Pi ke Valerie Harms has edited this magazine since 2005 and says it is like throwing a party every season. A writer as well as editor, she is the author of 10 books and numerous articles. A graduate of Smith College, for seven years she was an editor at the National Audubon Society in New York City. She has taught writing and given workshops around the country, plus in Greece and Canada. In 1995 she moved to Montana to see wild animals in their habitats and explore the mountains and rivers. For more info see her Web site at www. valerieharms.com. Email queries to valerie@distinctlymontana.com. yurt skiing the swan range page 12 Robert Rath collects hyphens. Currently, he's an illustrator-designer-author-art director-dog walker living in Bozeman. He's illustrated many children's books, including the award-winning First Dog: Unleashed in the Montana Capitol, and Yellowstone's Hot Legends and Cool Myths. His clients include Lucasfilm, The History Channel, Scholastic Books, Farcountry Press and many others. He isn't allergic to anything, can't remember birthdays, likes to cook, can wiggle his ears, and hates writing bios. a bird hunter's table page 51 Aaron Theisen is a Spokane, Wash.-based outdoors and travel Whitney Tilt operates a consulting business in Bozeman, writer. He is currently working on the book Day Hiking Mt. St. Helens. Closer to home, he and his wife enjoy getting dirty in the outdoors with their two-year-old son. specializing in natural resource issues. A partner in High Country Apps, he develops field guides for smart phones and tablets and is the author of Flora of Montana's Gallatin Region (2011). winter cabin in the Yaak page 17 Alfred E. "Bud" Journey lives in Libby, MT with his wife, Edie. A full-time outdoors photojournalist for most of the 80s and 90s, he photographed and wrote about many of the wild areas in the West. As his kids approached college age, he traded photojournalism for a small photo shop in Libby. Now retired, he aspires once again to photojournalism, his first vocational love. come sail away page 22 Emily Harris is working on her Master's degree at MSU and loves the mountains. She lives in Bozeman with her boyfriend and two misbehaved but well-intentioned dogs. ski-istory page 28 Before Bozeman was hip, Phil Knight moved here to find a quiet town in the Rockies with epic skiing. Hoping to keep up with younger ski buddies, Phil recently made the switch from Telemark to Alpine Touring ski gear, with mixed results. Phil rambles, guides, reads, and writes as much as possible, and his bucket list grows longer all the time. You can reach him at pknight@q.com. Inversion Sarah M. Davies is an outdoor enthusiast and loves to hunt and fish with her dogs. When she is not working for natural resource conservation and Trout Unlimited in Bozeman, Montana, she may be found cooking and entertaining. This is her first book. healing the native american way page 56 Joseph Shelton is Montana born and a MSU graduate whose work has previously been featured in Distinctly Montana and their Montana Writers blog. His weekly column can also be read in the Get Out section of the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. keeping your dogs and cats happy and healthy page 60 Libby Burr owns Bridger Feeds Animal Nutrition Center and has been an advocate of animal health & well being for over 20 years. After receiving her degree in equine nutrition from CSU, and then obtaining her companion animal dietician certification, she now consults on the subject. 406-586-3026. staying motivated page 64 Nancy Ruby is President and Founder of YogaMotion® - School for Well Being. m406-581-5041, www.yogamotion.com. page 37 Laura Munson is the author of the New York Times and bestselling vitamin D memoir This Is Not The Story You Think It Is: A Season of Unlikely Happiness. It has been published in nine countries and in many magazines. Laura is the founder of Haven Writing Retreats and teaches empowerment through creativity in many venues. She lives in Montana with her family. Pam Hiebert, MD, is an internist with Medical Associates of Bozeman kitchen guy page 43 Chef Jim Gray is the host of the syndicated weekly program, "Kitchen Guy — the Tastiest Two Minutes in Television" seen on Max Media stations in Montana He owns and operates the Kitchen Guy Cooking School in Missoula. Contact him at chefjimgray@gmail.com. 14 north restaurant page 46 Corinne Garcia is a Bozeman-based freelance writer, writing for a number of national and regional publications, including The Land Report, Country Living, and Parents. 10 page 69 Deaconess Hospital. Housing 2014 page 74 Robyn Erlenbush is a third-generation Montanan who lives in Bozeman. She owns ERA Landmark Real Estate with offices in Big Sky, Bozeman, and Livingston, NAI Landmark Commercial, and Intermountain Property Management. Erlenbush can be reached at robyn@eralandmark.com. how to rustle a cow, how to catch a rustler page 76 As an occasional blacksmith, Lyndel Meikle has made stamp irons and running irons, but lacks the skill of the "rewrite man" to turn the running irons to her advantage. distinctly montana • winter 2014

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