Yellowstone Country Blog

Feb 05, 2014

It’s quite possible that my middle school was the least cool place to attend middle school in all the country. Not only were the green tile walls and the asbestos-laden classrooms detrimental to my health (though in fairness, they’ve likely been renovated), my coolest experience was getting to...

Jan 29, 2014

I’m not a die-hard skier. Given the option, I’ll likely call it quits after a few runs in bad weather, even if the snow is, "Better than it’s been all season," (which it basically is, every time it snows). I enjoy the ritual of waking up early, getting into the lift line when the snow is still...

Jan 24, 2014

  Notes from the Road: How To Visit A Yellowstone Country Town   Visiting a small town, like visiting a big city, requires a reframing of perspective. If you were visiting New York City, you’d likely walk a little faster, talk a little more brusquely. While visiting Atlanta,...

Jan 22, 2014

"Come on. You just have to lean back and keep your ski tips out of the snow." I looked up at him, squinting spite through the layer of snow that coated my goggles, pausing only to let my mouth go slightly agape in disbelief, before continuing the struggle to extract my skis from their snowy...

Jan 16, 2014

  As evidenced by my escapades a few weeks ago, I’m not the world’s best cross-country skier. Since I’ve been practicing my technique on a few easy trails around Bozeman and Livingston, I sat down with a friend of mine who has possibly skied every groomed trail in Montana’s...