Distinctly Montana Magazine

d i s t i n c t ly m o n ta n a • fa l l 2 0 1 4 10 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. 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. brINgINg baCk bIghorN ShEEp page 12 EmIly harrIS is currently working on her M.Ed in English at MSU. She likes mountains, meadows, good food,writing, baking, and eating what she bakes. She lives in Bozeman with her fiancé and two misbehaved but well-intentioned dogs. a youNg maN'S INtro to bIrDS page 20 ZaCh holmES is in his last year at Montana State University; he will graduate with a degree in international Relations in Political Science. thE CINDErELLa DESSErt page 30 ChEf JIm gray is a Missoula-based culinary instructor and restaurant consultant. He was the 2005 American Culinary Federation Montana Chef of the Year. He now operates the Kitchen Guy Cooking School in Missoula. As a restaurant consultant he creates, remakes, and reimag- ines menus for food and beverage establishments. SEarChINg for rEStLESS SpIrItS page 32 JoSEPh ShElton is a frequent contributor to Distinctly Montana as well as a columnist for the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. To quote a famous song and movie, he "ain't afraid of no ghosts". muSEum of mouNtaIN fLyINg page 37 Twenty-nine years living in Montana and a lifetime in northern climes have given PhIl knIght a real appreciation for the power of landscape. He's a student of wild places and the people and creatures who inhabit them, and writes about his adventures and misadventures from his home in Bozeman. thE rEturN of thE Luxury buyEr page 35 roByn l. ErlEnBuSh, CRB, CRS, GRi. Robyn is a passionate real estate author, innovator, and educator, specializing in luxury, resort, and niche marketing. She is a third-generation Montanan and broker-owner of ERA Landmark in Bozeman, Big Sky, Ennis, and Livingston. Robyn can be reached at robyn@eralandmark.com. bozEmaN: thE SECrEt IS out page 41 CorInnE garCIa is a Bozeman-based freelance writer, writing for a number of other national and regional publications, including The Land Report, Coun- try Living, and Martha Stewart Living among many others, from her office in The Emerson Cultural Center. Check out her work at www.corinnegarcia.com. moNtaNa IN 30 yEarS: popuLatIoN page 56 PatrICk m. BarkEy has been involved with economic forecasting and policy research for more than 30 years, both in the private and public sector. His recent research has been on the economic impact of energy development, the property tax treatment of the telecommunications industry, and the economic impact of trade with Canada. DroNES oVEr moNtaNa page 63 Professor of Aviation at Billings' Rocky Mountain College (wilsons@ rocky.edu), SCott WIlSon is also a Certified Flight instructor, Advanced Ground instructor, Airline Transport Pilot, and aviation attorney. He has flown for the U.S. navy, the U.S. Forest Service, and commercial opera- tors. He wrote nATO's "Alliance Maritime Strategy," which became the cornerstone of policy to meet global maritime threats. CoNtrIbutorS CoNtrIbutorS our CoNtrIbutorS ALExiS PiKE

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