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WILD & SCENIC Outdoor Life Under the Big Sky
16 TrEkkINg WITh LLamaS
by Susi Hülsmeyer-Sinay
20 moNTaNa'S BaNaNa BELT: ToBaCCo vaLLEy
article and photos by Aaron Theisen
24 WILD NIghTLIfE
by Lisa Baril
29 aT ThE CyBEr raNCh:
ThE WorLD WaTChES ThE oSprEy
by SuzAnne Miller
32 moNTaNa IN 30 yEarS:
BIrDS aND CLImaTE
by Amy Climburg
arT & CULTUrE
The Soul of the West
38 LIfE IS BEaUTIfUL:
ThE arT of k. BoNNEma LESLIE
44 SUmmEr IN BIg TImBEr
DININg & DIvErSIoNS
A Celebration of Montana Living
46 kITChEN gUy:
LENTIL hEavEN
by Chef Jim Gray
48 BEEkEEpINg: a hoNEy of a BUSINESS
by Lacey Middlestead
54 a BIg Sky SUmmEr
by Jean Arthur
60 forT pECk: a Dam fINE pLaCE
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CONTENTS
CONTENTS
TaBLE of
CONTENTS
NeAL HerBerT/NATiONAL pArk ServiCe
S P E C I A L S E C T I O N
hOmE
ontana
my
65 my moNTaNa homE
Special Section
66 oUTDoor LIvINg
74 poWErINg moNTaNa
WITh a STar
78 moNTaNa rEaL ESTaTE:
Why WE LIvE hErE
by robyn erlenbush
84 BUILDINg oN ThE EDgE
90 fIvE kEy qUESTIoNS
To CoNSIDEr BEforE
ChooSINg yoUr rEaLTor
