Distinctly Montana Magazine

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 nine 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.valerie- harms.com. Email queries to valerie@distinctlymontana.com. Contributors OUR COMING OF AGE CEREMONY PAGE 17 ALAN KESSELHEIM has worked as a freelance writer based in Bozeman for 30 years. Let Them Paddle is his 10th book. THE BEAUTY OF FIELD BIRDS PAGE 20 DAVID CRONENWETT has taught natural history and bushcraft for many institutions across Montana for over a decade and is recognized as an accomplished writer and passionate outdoor educator. He lives in Choteau. BLACKFEET WARRIORS PAGE 23 EDNOR THERRIAULT'S Montana roots run deep: his great- great-grandparents homesteaded on Douglas Creek in the late 1800s. Growing up in a military family, Ednor has lived all over the U.S., from Hawaii to Florida and dozens of places in between. He currently lives in Missoula with his wife and two children, where he writes, plays music, and runs a freelance graphic design business. THE LAST BEST VINE PAGE 37 SUSIE WALL is a freelance writer in Missoula. She takes great pleasure in writing about her hunger for local food and drink on her blog, www.eatdrinkmt.blogspot.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: Un- leashed 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. WORKING LIKE A DOG PAGE 40 BRUCE MUHLBRADT thrives on photographing in Montana's often challenging locations. In the past few years his photog- raphy has taken him down many miles of cow trails, crawling in caves, and to rustic wedding destinations. More of his work can be viewed at www.muhlbradtphotography.com VISIONS AND VOICES PAGE 42 CHARLOTTE CALDWELL and her husband divide their time between their ranch outside Clyde Park, MT, and a home in Charleston, SC. As a photographer, naturalist, and preserva- tionist, Charlotte captures the beauty of light as it touches landscapes, wildlife, buildings, and people. She serves on the nonprofit boards of Montana Preservation Alliance and the Nature Conservancy of Montana. (www.charlottecaldwell.com) TRAVELLING THROUGH MONTANA'S MESAZOIC PARK PAGE 49 JACK HORNER has spent his life in Montana digging holes from one end to the other, discovering the skeletons of long extinct animals that you can see in various museums throughout the state. Jack started digging holes around his hometown of Shelby when he was a young boy, and then moved to Missoula where he studied paleontology at the University of Montana. From there he took a side trip to work at Princeton University for a few years before coming back home to Montana. Jack is now the head "hole digger" for the Museum of the Rockies, Montana State University in Bozeman where he cares for one of the largest dinosaur collections in the world. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? WILDLIFE WATCHING & PHOTOGRAPHY FLY FISHING HIKING THE ONLY 4-SEASON GATEWAY TO YELLOWSTONE COME EXPLORE! 14 GARDINER, MONTANA |406| 848-7971 DISTINCTLY MONTANA • FALL 2012 WWW.GARDINERCHAMBER.COM

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