Winter
WILD & SCENIC Outdoor Life Under the Big Sky
12 SNOW CIRCUS: A PHOTO ESSAY
16 SAGEBRUSH AND RIVER CATS IN THE CHARLES M. RUSSELL NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE by Cathy Moser
20 GATEWAY TO WINTER WONDERLAND: GARDINER, MONTANA
24 YELLOWSTONE WINTER TRAILS by Phil Knight
ART & CULTURE The Soul of the West
32 INTIMATE AND MONUMENTAL: AMBER JEAN'S MYTHIC ART interview by William Muhlenfeld
36 WINTER PLAYLIST by Rachel Hergett
DINING & DIVERSIONS A Celebration of Montana Living
39 THE KITCHEN GUY: HEALTHY WINTER STEW AND SOUP!
by Chef Jim Gray
42 WHEN DOWN UNDER TRAVELS UP TOP by Tracey McGown
Rick "Polar bear" Klin 6 DISTINCTLY MONTANA • WINTER 2013
2013
HEALTH AND WELLNESS GUIDE Special Advertising Section
46 MONTANA HEALTH REPORT by Rachel Rockafellow, RN
48 HOLISTIC HEALTH ROUNDTABLE by Jenna Caplette
53 80 & COUNTING: THE GLOW OF GOOD HEALTH by Suzanne Waring
58 FACING WINTER 60 TOP PERFORMANCE by Kim Ibes
66 SPILLOVER: ANIMAL INFECTIONS AND THE NEXT HUMAN PANDEMIC by David Quammen
70 DOG COMFORT:
THERAPEUTIC HEALING FOR YOUR BEST FRIEND by Kathryn Dunning
PEOPLE & PLACE Connecting with Montana Lifestyle
74 POLAR PLUNGES AND HOT SPRING
SOAKS by Glenda Wallace