Spring
14 TEN HEAVENLY HIKES WEST OF THE DIVIDE
by Brian D’Ambrosio
18 THREE DAYS ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT
22 by Kim Thielman-Ibes
29 LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON: ARTISTS DAN & ADAM SMITH
by Savannah Barnes
2011 WILD & SCENIC Outdoor Life Under the Big Sky
22 “MELT” Photo essay
25 SNOWY OWL OUTBURST IN MONTANA
by Caroline Deppe
ART & CULTURE The Soul of the West
32 NATIVE AMERICAN FLUTISTS: A MUSICAL TAPESTRY
by Lori Grannis
39 “BIRDS ON THE MOVE” Photo essay
DINING & DIVERSIONS A Celebration of Montana Living 25 48 HOME & HEARTH Montana Homesteading
58 INTERIOR DESIGNERS’ ROUNDTABLE
by Anika Hanisch 83 MONTANA LIFESTYLE Connecting with People and Place
73 FROM FRONT LINES TO TIGHT LINES
by Bill Muhlenfeld
83 BREAKING OUT THE STICKS? TRY THIS 12-COURSE SAMPLER
by Steve Smede
88 BEARTOOTH NATURE CENTER: WHERE ANIMALS ARE THE TEACHERS
by Virginia Bryan 69 DEADROCK REVISITED
42 OUR BEST MONTANA PARTY EVER!
48 OUR FAVORITE WATERING HOLES
review by Valerie Harms
52 MONTANA HORSE RACING: A GALLOP THROUGH HISTORY
by Ellen Baumler
54 HELENA FROM THE TOP DOWN
by Jessica Solberg
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DISTINCTLY MONTANA • SPRING 2011
