Distinctly Montana Magazine

d i s t i n c t ly m o n ta n a • s u m m e r 2 0 1 5 14 CONTriBuTOrS CONTriBuTOrS CONTriBuTOrS 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. TrEkkINg WITh LLamaS page 16 SuSI SInay is originally from Hamburg, Germany. She moved to Montana in 1993 to be close to Yellowstone National park and its wild soul. She is co-owner , manager, and guide at Yellow- stone Safari Company & Yellowstone Llamas. Susi loves to write about nature, wildlife, and her beloved llamas and to spend time in Yellowstone's backcountry. moNTaNa'S BaNaNa BELT page 20 aaron thEISEn is a Spokane-based outdoors and travel writer. He is currently working on a book, Day Hiking Western Montana's Glacier Country. Closer to home, he and his wife enjoy getting dirty in the outdoors with their young son. His Web site is www.aarontheisen.com. moNTaNa'S WILD NIghTLIfE page 24 lISa BarIl is a wildlife biologist and free- lance writer living and working in Yellowstone National park. She may be found glassing a pair of golden eagles in Yellowstone's back- country, looking furtively over her shoulder for a grizzly bear, or dodging Yellowstone's most dangerous animal, the errant tourist. visit her Web site at www.lisabaril.com. aT ThE CyBEr raNCh page 29 SuzannE M. MIllEr, a native of Butte, has over 35 years of experience in biometric, biological, social science, economic re- search, and state, federal, and international government service. She currently owns Dunrovin research, a full-service guest ranch and equestrian club offering unique backcountry adventures on Tennessee Walking Horses. The installation of a web camera led SuzAnne to establish the world's first cyber ranch. www.DaysAtDunrovin.com. pUzzLES page 35 lyndEl MEIklE is an historian and Montana native. LENTIL hEavEN page 46 ChEf JIM gray is a Missoula-based culinary instructor and food writer. He also teaches for the kitchen store chain Sur La Table in Scottsdale, Arizona. BEEkEEpINg page 49 laCEy MIddlEStEad is a Helena-based freelance writer and outdoor enthusiast whose first love is Montana. She writes anecdotes about her adventures for her blog, bitofgracebitofgrit. blogspot.com. Her writing has appeared in the Helena indepen- dent record, Helena vigilante and SnoWest. oUr ALexiS pike Look for JEan arthur'S new book at bookstores and online.

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