Distinctly Montana Magazine

D I S T I N C T LY M O N TA N A • W I N T E R 2 0 1 6 12 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 al- lergic to anything, can't remember birthdays or the names of chemotherapy drugs, likes to cook, can wiggle his ears, and hates writing bios. SNOWSHOEING THE CABINETS PAGE 14 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. ICE PATCH ARCHEOLOGY PAGE 21 LISA BARIL is a wildlife biologist and freelance writer living and working in Yellowstone National Park. When she's not glassing a pair of golden eagles in Yellowstone's backcoun- try or dodging Yellowstone's most dangerous animal, the errant tourist, she can be found nestled in a comfy chair with a good book and a cup of coffee. Visit her Web site at www.lisabaril.com. A BISON'S CLOSE CALL PAGE 16 CINDY GOEDDEL is an award-winning professional photogra- pher and naturalist. Her passion lies in creating images that convey the story and spirit of wildlife while inspiring others to celebrate and protect the land we share. She is acclaimed for her Yellowstone workshops. Her Web site is www.goeddelpho- tography. WINTER'S WILD RIDE: DOGSLEDDING PAGE 34 BIATHLON PAGE 38 SNOW YOGA PAGE 60 MAGGIE SLEPIAN hails from the East Coast, but has wandered all around the country since graduating college in 2010. She has lived in Yellowstone, Death Valley, Bozeman, and recently returned from thru-hiking the 2,189-mile Appalachian Trail. She doesn't like to sit still. YANKEE JIM TANGLES WITH RUDYARD KIPLING PAGE 43 M. MARK MILLER is a fifth generation Montanan who returned to the state in 2003 after a 40-year career as a newspaper reporter and journalism professor. A public speaker for Humanities Mon- tana, he is the author of Adventures in Yellowstone: The Stories of Yellowstone and Macon's Perfect Shot. THE CYBER BOOK CLUB PAGE 50 SUZANNE MILLER, a native of Butte, 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 Montana's first cyber ranch. www.DaysAtDunrovin.com. KITCHEN GUY: COLD WATER SALMON PAGE 53 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. 5 TIPS FOR A MEMORABLE MASSAGE PAGE 57 MARY ELLEN HENDRICKSON has been providing patient-care massage at Benefis Healthcare System since the state of Mon- tana licensed massage therapy in 2010. She has a total of 22 years in the field, and continues working in her private practice in Great Falls and the surrounding areas. Mary Ellen can be reached at touchjust1@yahoo.com OUR ALEXIS PIKE Montana what this wall needs is a little Over 400 Montana-Made Gifts to Choose From FREE and FLAT RATE SHIPPING FREE RETURNS

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