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Visiting Yellowstone The entrance fee is $25 for a private, noncommercial vehicle; $20 for each snowmobile or motorcycle; or $12 for each visitor 16 and older entering by foot, bike, etc.

This fee provides a seven-day entrance permit for both Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks.

Annual passes for Yellowstone and other national parks are available.

Discounted or free passes are available for senior citizens, active-duty military personnel and their dependents and for people with disabilities.

Entrances are open 24 hours. The only exceptions are caused by road construction or weather. Recorded road information is at 307-344-2117.

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PHANTOM FOREST Petrified trees are window to Yellowstone’s tropical past Story By BRETT FRENCH Photos By CASEY PAGE french@billingsgazette.com There is a ghostly redwood forest in Yellowstone National Park.

The trees are identical to the massive pines that grow 200 to 300 feet tall in California.

The difference is that the Yellowstone redwoods are petrified, not alive. They range in size from broom handle width to 4 feet wide. Stripped of their limbs and most of their bark, the largest stand 40 feet tall, their roots locked in rock. Although now lifeless, the upright logs stand as testimony to a tropical time in Yellowstone’s past, one that ended suddenly and violently.

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This photo from a 1921 survey of the petrified trees shows some of the large preserved trunks on Specimen Ridge in Yellowstone.

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Time travel

Imagine this: About 55 million years ago a vast inland sea that had once covered large portions of Montana was retreating to the east.

Just south of where Mount Washburn now rises to 10,243 feet in Yellowstone’s north-central region, a large stratovolcano once stood.

For comparison, Washington state’s 14,400-foot Mount Rainier is a massive stratovolcano — a tall peak with gentle slopes at the base rising steeply near the top.

Stratovolcanoes are known for explosive eruptions. Italy’s Mount Vesuvius, which blew in 79 A.D., was a stratovolcano. The eruption killed thousands of Romans, burying the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum under a dozen feet of ash. It’s estimated the eruption produced flows of hot gas and rock that reached more than 570 degrees. The plume from the eruption shot an estimated 20 miles high, enveloping much of southern Europe under a cloud of ash.

Fifty million years ago, the Yellowstone volcano’s slopes would have been home to a variety of plant life much different from today.

Some of the plants growing there are now found in Southeast Asia — like cinnamon and breadfruit. Also growing on the flanks of the volcano were pine, redwood and sycamore trees.

“Imagine yourself in a King Kong landscape,” said park geologist Cheryl Jaworowski. “It would have been a humid, tropical environment close to sea level.”

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A petrified tree is protected from souvenir collectors by an iron fence on a Yellowstone National Park hillside. The tree is one of many inside the park, believed to have been preserved after being buried in mud, rock and sand after a volcanic eruption. at different elevations for about 20 below Mount St. Helens, with their rings of trees at lower elevations miles along the northwest end of with those higher up, scientists saw root balls still intact.

Specimen Ridge in Yellowstone, in The newer theory hypothesizes similar growth patterns indicating what is widely regarded as the larg- they grew through the same patthat Yellowstone’s now-petrified est fossilized forest in the world. trees were swept off the side of the terns of wet and dry years.

When they were described in a There was also no indication of stratovolcano in a river of melted 1921 publication by geologist F.H. snow, ash, sand and rock called a layers of topsoil associated with Knowlton, he believed the trees had the different levels of trees as one lahar, or volcanic debris flow. Silica been buried by volcanic debris over would expect to find if they had in the muck invaded the living tree’s many years. Trees would grow, he cells, eventually turning them into grown at the site. theorized, then be covered by volcaa forest of stone. Twenty-seven Lack of scientific evidence to nic debris upon which a new forest back up the multiple burial scenario layers of petrified forest have been would grow. has prompted creationists to assert identified, so geologists believe This theory was based on the fact that the trees were deposited during the deposition happened in several that the petrified trees were found events. the great floods of Noah’s time, as at different elevations along the “As far as we know, there were described in the Bible. hillside as it rises 2,000 feet above multiple debris flows, not just one Modern explanation the floor of the Lamar River valley, massive event,” Jaworowski said.

“One of the tenets of geology is and that most of the trees still stood The mass of sludge must have that the present is a key to the past,” been enormous — a catastrophic upright.

Later scientific studies of the for- Jaworowski said. deposition known to geologists as the Lamar River Formation — as the So when the Washington volest have poked holes in Knowlton’s layer in which the trees are buried cano Mount St. Helens erupted in theory.

1980, scientists had a living labora- measures almost 1,500 feet deep.

One found that the petrified Rock trees tory to study. Trees uprooted by the Most of Barronette and Abiathar trees are so well preserved that It is the remnants of these trees peaks, which tower more than volcanic blast were found sunken scientists could examine the tree that are now found standing upright growth rings. By comparing the upright at the bottom of Spirit Lake, 10,400 feet above Soda Butte Creek

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the end of a short turnoff between Mammoth Hot Springs and Tower Junction that is the easiest for Yellowstone visitors to see. The tree has been fenced off with wrought iron which, maybe purposely, is not unlike those found around some old gravesites. The high fence is an attempt to keep souvenir seekers from chipping off a chunk of the 50 million-year-old tree.

See it yourself At the base of the short trail After describing other areas leading up to the tree is a plaque with fossilized trees, the geologist giving a brief explanation of the Knowlton wrote that the ones found theory behind the tree’s existence. A in Yellowstone were “the most historic photo taken in 1907 shows a remarkable fossil forests known.” second petrified tree, which is now William Holmes, who first degone thanks to thoughtless souvenir scribed the fossilized trees in 1878, looters. wrote that while riding horseback Hikers can see the petrified foralong Amethyst Mountain he saw est by traveling about 5 miles east “rows of upright trunks stand out from Tower Junction. Just before on the ledges like the columns of a crossing the Lamar River bridge ruined temple.” there is a service road to the south.

There’s a lone petrified tree at Follow the trail from here, staying

in the northeast corner of the park, are also composed of this same Lamar River deposition. In fact, much of the northeast corner of the park has this formation as its base layer.

“It was a place where a lot of sediment accumulated over time,” Jaworowski said. “The Lamar River didn’t exist at that time, it was just sort of a valley bottom.”

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Ranger-led walks are sometimes taken to the area. Inquire at the Tower Junction Ranger Station or the Albright Visitor Center at Mammoth for more information.

“When you’re up there after that steep, strenuous hike having your lunch, look around and marvel that the tops of those mountains in the distance were once the valley bottom,” Jaworwowski said. “To me, that’s the amazing aspect of what we see in the northeast part of the park.”

Hikers can also take the 5.5-mile long 7-Mile Hole Trail near Canyon down to Sulphur Creek. It is near here that geologists have found the remains of the stratovolcano’s core.

While visiting the petrified trees on a sunny day, with the scent of pine wafting pleasingly through the air, it may be easier to imagine

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Lichen grows in the geometric crevices of a petrified redwood tree in Yellowstone National Park.

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WHAT ARE THE ORIGINS OF THE WORD ‘YELLOWSTONE’?

By RICK and SUSIE GRAETZ noted a yellowish color to the siltUniversity of Montana, Department covered rocks along the banks of the of Geography lower Yellowstone River and hence the name. When the Corps of DisCall it 670 miles or perhaps more covery passed through the upper precisely 674 miles, but either way, Missouri in 1805 and again in 1806, the Yellowstone River remains they already knew this French the nation’s longest undammed name for the river and used various waterway. forms of it. Clark’s journal entry of It’s a great river that gathers July 15, 1806, when he reached the some of the finest mountain and “Big Bend” of today’s Yellowstone prairie topography on the planet at Livingston, referred to the river as it passes peaks reaching 12,000 as “Rochejhone.” feet in elevation, the largest highAnother suggestion is that the mountain lake on the continent, French name was a literal transdense evergreen forests, buttes, col- lation of a Minnetaree Indian orful badlands, deep canyons and expression that possibly referred to sweet-smelling sage and juniperthe yellowish sandstone bluffs that covered hills. The river meanders are prominent along many parts of through Wyoming and Montana the river.

When did the name Yellowstone The Crow Nation called Yellowfirst appear? The answer is a bit stone the Elk River because it was a fuzzy with several possibilities. migration route for the elk moving Overall though it’s agreed that the from summer range, high up in earliest designation for this major present-day Yellowstone Park to tributary of the Missouri River their winter habitat along the river’s originated with the Indian tribes reaches out on the Montana prairie. who lived and hunted within its When President Grant desigbounds. An early map produced nated Yellowstone National Park sometime in the 1790s showed the on March 1, 1872, the act referred to name Crow or Rock River labeled “a track of land in the territories of on the stream. In 1797, another map Montana and Wyoming, lying near showed “R. des Roches Jaunes” the headwaters of the Yellowstone as its moniker. Translated from River.”

French into English, that meant It was only later that discus“Yellow Stone.” sions between the secretary of the Our own research shows that interior and the superintendent of this French name came about the park finally lead to naming the because the early French explorers place Yellowstone National Park.

The Yellowstone River flows through Hayden Valley in Yellowstone National Park.

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The history of William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody is intertwined with that of the Yellowstone National Park gateway town that bears his name.

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The 1888 poster, which measures 28 feet by 13 feet, depicts the 1887 performance of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show for Queen Victoria in London.

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and ringmaster of a worldwide traveling show loved the Cody, There’s a cool way to train your Wyo., area and made his home brain for a trip to the Greater Yelthere. As a result, the museum has lowstone Ecosystem — stop by the an eclectic collection of photos, Buffalo Bill Center of the West in gear and even posters from his Cody, Wyo. Wild West Show.

The center is several museums Draper Natural History joined together to provide an over- Museum: Visitors can descend arching view of the area’s natural through a forest environment from habitats and wild inhabitants, art- the alpine tundra to the desert-like work and photography, an enviable basin as they walk through these firearms collection and American amazing displays that educate Indian artifacts and history. users about wildlife, nature and Here’s a quick rundown of what even wildland fires. In addition to visitors can expect to see when taxidermy mounts of Yellowstone visiting the center: animals ranging from moose to Buffalo Bill Museum: As the cougars, the museum’s Greater name intimates, William F. Cody Yellowstone Raptor Experience was the reason the center was daily introduces live birds of prey originally established. The onefrom the region to guests. time Army scout, buffalo hunter Cody Firearms Museum:

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The Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Greater Yellowstone Raptor Experience daily introduces live birds of prey from the region to guests.

With a collection of more than 7,000 firearms, visitors will find unique displays even if they aren’t collectors or aficionados. For

example, the museum is currently housing an exclusive collection from the Smithsonian National Museum of American History that

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includes a 7-foot-long gold Miquelet lock musket that was given to President Thomas Jefferson in 1805 by the Bey of Tunisia after the Tripolitan Wars. Or, for more modern pieces, check out the recently acquired Colt .45 pistol that belonged to Lone Ranger television star John Hart.

Plains Indian Museum: More than 2,000 items were donated to the museum by the Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo Culture Collection in 2007, a portion of which first went on display last year. The collection is being housed in an 1,800-square-foot space designed specifically for the artifacts. The unique items include a woman’s headdress, a decorated buffalo robe and painted rawhide shields.

Whitney Western Art Museum: After a staff-directed refreshment in mid-May, the museum will welcome visitors to its collection of sculptures and paintings by some of the best-known western artists. In addition, there is an outside sculpture gallery, a replica of Frederic Remington’s

studio and Joseph Henry Sharpe’s “Absarokee Hut,” the cabin he stayed in during his years on the Crow Indian Reservation. Some fascinating and engaging photos can also be seen in the John Bunker Sands Photo Gallery and the photography of James Bama can be seen in the Kriendler Gallery.

McCracken Research Library: For visitors able to spend more time, the center’s library features an incredible collection of photographer Edward S. Curtis’ books “The North American Indian.” Curtis’ books alone contain more than 1,500 photos in the 20 volumes that contain information on each of the continent’s tribes.

The center is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sept. 15.

Admission is $18 for adults, $13 if purchased online. Children 6-17 are admitted for $10, $8 online.

Children 5 and younger are admitted free, and seniors 65 and older are admitted for $16, $13 online.

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The International Federation of Fly Fishers 49th annual International Fly Fishing Fair from Aug. 5 through 9 will be in Livingston, which is a short drive from Yellowstone National Park’s many fly fishing rivers, including the Firehole, shown here.

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ers. The workshops are designed to appeal to a broad range of fly fishAnglers from across the United ing interests and skill levels.

States and around the world will The fly fishing fair features exmeet to celebrate “All Things Fly hibits with the latest in gear, outfitFishing” at the International Fedters, conservation information eration of Fly Fishers 49th annual and other topics. Why not try out International Fly Fishing Fair from your new gear fishing the Madison, Aug. 5 through 9 in Livingston.

Firehole, Lamar rivers, and the The event will feature more other local world class waters of than 90 workshops and clinics on Yellowstone Park. casting, fly tying and on-water The organization will also fishing techniques. provide the opportunity to see Educational workshops will be films during the week including taught by instructors, Bob Jacklin, the International Fly Fishing Film Wayne Luallen, Frank Johnson, Festival on Tuesday evening and Floyd Dean, Bruce Richards, Molly DamNation by Patagonia on SaturSemenik, Charles Jardine, and oth- day afternoon at the Dulcie Theatre

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in the Shane Center.

Other highlights:  Fly Tying Theater: view someone up close tying that special fly.  Youth Activity Center: tie your first fly, cast, paint a fish picture.  Casting Rendezvous: free casting clinics for all attendees.  Casting competition: 5-weight casting competition.  Women’s University: a twoday program tailored for women fly fishers.  Exhibit Hall open daily Thursday through Saturday at Park High School.

Free how-to programs Aug. 9 will be the Family Fun Day with several youth activities planned for the day, including casting and fly tying lessons, as well as other fun things for the kids to learn.

Registration is at Park High School, 102 View Vista Drive, Livingston.

Day passes are available at registration desk for $10.

The Casting Rendezvous and other free demonstrations will be held at Park High School. Fees vary for workshops.

Advance registration opens June 2 and closes July 27.

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GREAT TRIP TO YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

By JANET CHAPPLE Janet Chapple, author of the Yellowstone Treasures guidebook, offers these 10 tips for planning a great trip to Yellowstone National Park.

1. DO plan to camp or reserve lodgings in more than one place.

A few nights in each of two to four locales will maximize what you’ll see and minimize driving time.

2. DON’T expect to see everything in one trip or visit too many different places. Allow time for the unexpected bison jam or to catch a second eruption of a phenomenal geyser.

3. BE PREPARED to do some walking. Going a mile or two away from any road can be very enjoyable — and is guaranteed to take you away from crowds.

4. INCLUDE at least one area just outside the park in your itinerary: Cooke City, Cody, Red Lodge, West Yellowstone and the Gallatin Canyon are all beautiful choices.

5. KNOW the Yellowstone seasons. At 7000- to 8000-foot elevations, spring does not come until sometime in May, and even then some roads may be blocked by snow.

Autumn begins early in September, and winter is long. Bring layers of clothing but plenty of sunscreen.

6. BE AWARE that Yellowstone’s roads are slow, often full of potholes, and that some may be undergoing construction.

7. PLAN to be on the roads early and late in the day. Avoid crowds by staying off the main roads between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. whenever possible.

8. TAKE binoculars or a spotting scope as well as your camera, especially for animal watching.

Cell phone use is still somewhat limited in Yellowstone.

9. PREPARE THE KIDS: Watch videos, read from books about the area or the animals, tell them how different it will be (wild animals, staying outdoors, no TV). Let them do some of the planning.

10. CHECK at the visitor center at Old Faithful Village for predicted geyser eruption times. Your patience in waiting for some of the spectacular predictable geysers will be amply rewarded.

During summer you can call 307-344-2751 for the next eruption times for Old Faithful and a few other geysers.

Montana native Chapple’s association with Yellowstone goes back to her childhood, when her parents worked at Old Faithful a few summers starting in 1939.

In 2000, Chapple named her publishing company, Granite Peak Publications, after the highest mountain in Montana in honor of her grandfather Fred Inabnit, who led climbing expeditions in the early 1900s into the Beartooth Range, where Granite Peak is located.

When traveling through Yellowstone National Park, be alert for wildlife, like these bison on U.S. Highway 89 north of Gardiner.

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Wildlife Sanctuary offers peek at region’s animals

The Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary in Red Lodge showcases animals from the Yellowstone ecosystem, including mountain lions.

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The Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary in Red Lodge is the largest sanctuary for Yellowstone ecosystem wildlife in a five-state radius.

On Saturday, July 5, it will host its annual Wildlife Jamboree, a free day at the sanctuary grounds from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. full of familyfriendly activities.

“It’s kind of a carnival atmo-

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sphere,” said Emily Bertino, YWS executive director.

The sanctuary acts, year-round, as a home to about 65 animals — including representatives of every Yellowstone-area predator except for grizzly bears and the largest publicly displayed raptor collection in Montana — that, for one reason or another, can’t be released back into the wild.

All of those animals will be on display during the jamboree, but the

Photographing Yellowstone: Take time to see

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The Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary is home to black bears, elk and other animals of the region.

day offers a number of special extras not normally available. The sanctuary is an education-based organization and will have extra stations set up around the grounds to teach kids and families.

“It’ll involve interactive educational displays for the kids to learn about the animals,” Bertino said.

Other activities include face painting and music from local musicians, as well as concessions and raffles.

The sanctuary is implementing numerous improvements to the grounds — including new educational signage funded by a state grant that should be completed for the jamboree — and funds raised will go toward those improvements, general operations and upgrading resident animal habitats.

Attendees will also have the op-

portunity to donate to the sanctuary, including through adoptan-animal programs or towards specific projects.

Bertino said that, while it does act as a fundraiser, staff at the sanctuary want to use the jamboree as a showcase of what the sanctuary has to offer to the community of Red Lodge, the greater Yellowstone area and newcomers alike.

“We continually hope for families from the surrounding area and any visitors to discover us if they’ve never been here before,” she said. “Come on in, get up close with wildlife and discover them and what we can learn about them.”

For more information, call the Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary at 406-446-1133 or visit its website at www. yellowstonewildlifesanctuary.com.

To fully enjoy Yellowstone, prepare to slow down and let your eyes be your guide.

Visiting a geyser basin? Look for patterns in the water, in the soil, and the wild contrast between the electric colors of bacteria. Look for those that repeat. Notice how the light reflects from the water. Try shots that embrace a wide view and some that focus on details. Shoot from a variety of angles to change the direction of the patterns you find. Horizontal and vertical lines are the most obvious choices, but diagonals and curves create strong visual interest and movement in your pictures.

In a stream, notice how the water bubbles and swirls. Can you capture a perfect, focused shot of a bubble? Or, would the bubble be more interesting if it were moving? Try both. First hand-hold your camera, then photograph with a tripod — you can get nifty little tripods that work with point-and-shoot

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Green and yellow water in the Norris Geyser Basin can create an interesting and unusual photograph.

cameras. Using a fast shutter speed will freeze the bubble in time; slow shutter speeds will smear it. Watch for reflections of light, for colors in the water reflected from the blue sky or from foliage along the bank and use them in your composition.

Remember to be aware of your surroundings. Watch for sudden changes in the weather, like a looming thunderstorm, so you and your gear don’t get caught in a downpour.

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Diverse wildlife a huge draw to visitors near Cody Story and Photos

By RUFFIN PREVOST yellowstonegate.com Hundreds of thousands of visitors come each year to Cody, Wyo., equipped with cameras and binoculars, hoping to see an elk, moose, pronghorn antelope, bighorn sheep, mountain goat, whitetail deer or mule deer.

Kevin Hurley remembers seeing them all. In a single day.

“It was in April of 1986, and one of those watershed moments I’ll always remember,” said Hurley, conservation director for the Wild Sheep Foundation in Cody, where there are more bighorn sheep than anywhere else in the state.

The experience of seeing all of the region’s eight wild ungulates in a single day is part of what makes Cody and the Bighorn Basin a special place for wildlife, and why wildlife are so fundamental to the region’s identity.

“In the Bighorn Basin, you go from a low spot along the Bighorn River at around 3,000 feet to the top of Franc’s Peak at more than 13,000 feet,” said Hurley, who worked for 24 years as a wildlife biologist for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

That vast contrast in elevation — along with a wide mix of habitat and large tracts of public and undeveloped private land — are all keys to why Cody boasts an unparalleled diversity of big game, large carnivores and even a surprising array of bird species. Rounding out the picture is a network of blueribbon trout waters that criss-cross a sparsely populated region of stark and imposing beauty.

It all adds up to an enduring and

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Wild horses are popular with wildlife watchers in the McCullough Peaks area east of Cody, Wyo.

compelling relationship between the landscape, animals and people, creating a local economy where tourism and ranching are major forces, and a culture that has long celebrated wildlife in ways that are both commonplace and unique.

For more than 400,000 tourists who traveled last year between Cody and the East Gate of Yellowstone National Park, wildlife viewing was a big part of the drive along a 52-mile stretch of highway that follows the North Fork of the Shoshone River. The North Fork corridor has long been a magnet for hunters, photographers and wildlife enthusiasts, and is home to several historic dude ranches.

“A dude ranch lends itself to

The region around Cody, Wyo., is home to one of the largest populations of bighorn sheep in the country.

a more private wildlife viewing experience simply because you are doing it from the back of a horse,” said Colleen Hodson, executive director of the Dude Ranchers’ As-

sociation, based in Cody.

Wildlife viewing has been part of the appeal of dude ranch vacations in Park County for more than 80 years, and it remains one of the

Game officials say large private ranches are key to maintaining important habitat for elk and other wildlife east of Yellowstone National Park.

most requested activities among guests, Hodson said.

grizzly bear habitat, said Marshall Dominick, whose family has owned the 7D Ranch there since Critical role in tourism the late 1950s.

Scott Balyo, executive director The guest ranch caters to of the Cody Country Chamber of visitors who want a rustic vacation Commerce, said wildlife “plays a away from TVs, mobile phones critical role in tourism and visitaand other modern distractions. tion.”

The past few years have been as In 2012, Park County saw more busy for the 7D as any in the last than $300 million in direct visitor half-century, Dominick said, and spending, according to an April the 2014 season is already almost 2013 report released by the Wyosold out. ming Office of Tourism.

Dominick is a board member of Visitor surveys conducted by Friends of a Legacy, a local nonthe Park County Travel Council profit group that advocates for the consistently rank wildlife watching McCullough Peak mustangs found as one of the top reasons tourists in the arid hills east of Cody. The cite for visiting the area, Balyo said. wild horses are a growing attrac“International visitors, espetion for tourists and photographers cially, are amazed at their ability who are drawn to the iconic image to see animals they can’t see in of horses roaming free across the other parts of the world,” Balyo open range. said. “That includes grizzly bears The sagebrush steppe throughand wolves, which rank high on out the McCullough Peaks is also everyone’s list.” home to the greater sage-grouse, The area around Sunlight Basin, Dominick said, as well as “an innear the northeast corner of Yelcredible number of songbirds that lowstone, has always been good use that sagebrush for nesting.”

Rob Koelling, an English professor at Northwest College and an accomplished wildlife photographer, said the farmlands and benches between Cody and Powell are home to an amazing array of birds.

Koelling’s photos are regular favorites on Facebook and other social media networks, where he shares dazzling images of American kestrels, pheasants, sage grouse, chukars, hummingbirds, golden eagles, rough-legged hawks and migratory shorebirds like sandhill cranes, pelicans and even long-billed curlews.

On one January evening this year while driving home around dusk, Koelling decided to cruise by a pair of cottonwood trees where he had earlier seen four bald eagles.

That’s when he snapped a photo showing more than 20 bald eagles in the two trees, as they took a

break from feeding on the nearby carcass of a domestic sheep.

Ranchers send their sheep into beet fields to graze during the winter, Koelling said, so eagles and other birds of prey know to look for them there.

Similar connections between agriculture and wildlife can be found throughout the Bighorn Basin, said Katherine Thompson, northwest Wyoming program director for The Nature Conservancy.

“Just as wildlife is valuable to Cody, the inverse is also true — Cody is valuable to wildlife,” Thompson said. “This area provides winter range, much of it on private ranches, for iconic species moving off the Yellowstone Plateau in the fall. Without access to these large, intact ranches, the region’s wildlife populations would have difficulty surviving our harsh winters.”

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Events near

Yellowstone

Events are in Billings unless listed otherwise. Double check times and events before traveling.

Virginia City: Virginia City Players perform. “The Cat and the Canary.” Opera House. 1-800-8292969, ext. 2; virginiacityplayers. com. Showtimes: Sundays at 2 p.m.; Tuesdays at 7 p.m.; Wednesdays at 2 and 7 p.m.; Thursdays at 2 p.m.; Fridays at 7 p.m. and Saturdays at 2 and 7 p.m. Show continues through June 29.

for details Red Lodge: Artwalk. 5-7 p.m.

Downtown. Shops, galleries highlight various artists, offer free refreshments. Now expanded throughout downtown Red Lodge, including retail stores, galleries, jewelers, others. Some shops open past 7 p.m.

Free admission to Carbon County Historical Society and Museum.

Redlodge.com.

Red Lodge: Reception. 5-7 p.m.

Red Lodge Clay Center. Works by Robert Briscoe; Lichman & Adler through June 27. 446-3993; redlodgeclaycenter.com.

Sunday, June 1

Saturday, June 7

May 31

Livingston: Comedy play “Barefoot in the Park.” 3 p.m. Blue Slipper Theatre. $15 adults; $12 seniors, students. Reservations, 406-222-7720; blueslipper.com.

Cody, Wyo.: Cody Night Rodeo, Every night at 8 p.m. through Aug. 31. 76th year. http://www. codystampederodeo.com/events. aspx?c=12

Thursday, June 5 Kenny Rogers: 7:30 p.m. Alberta Bair Theater, 2801 Third Ave. N. $59.50, $69.50. 256-6052, 877-3212074; albertabairtheater.org.

Rickie Lee Jones: 8 p.m. Babcock Theatre, 2812 Second Ave. N. $39.50 reserved seating. Tickets300 box office, 2911 Third Ave. N. 866300-8300; Jadepresents.com.

Friday, June 6 Free admission: 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

Yellowstone Art Museum, 401 N. 27th St. Commemorates Will James’ birthday. Works by James on display in permanent collection. 256-6804; artmuseum.org.

Opening of “Shrek: The Musical”: 7:30 p.m. Billings Studio Theatre, 1500 Rimrock Road. $20 adults; $17 students. 248-1141; Performances continue through June 28. Check billingsstudiotheatre.com

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Red Lodge: Founders Day at the Museum: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free annual event, this year celebrates 100th anniversary of Elks Lodge Building.

Events include Historic Downtown Walking Tours 10 a.m., noon; historic tours of Pollard Hotel 11 a.m., 1 p.m.; History of the Elks program with Pam Todd at Carbon County Historical Society & Museum 2 p.m. Food, music, entertainment at Elks Club.

446-3667; redlodge.com.

SpringFest: Moss Mansion, 914 Division St., from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Featuring arts and crafts vendors, food concessions, and live entertainment and a kid’s corner with carnival style games. 406-256-5100.

Montana Renaissance Festival: 16th Century European Country on the grounds of ZooMontana. Ken Haak, 406-256-6804 or montanarenfest.com.

Monday, June 9 “The Greatest Love of All” Whitney Houston tribute: 7:30 p.m.

Alberta Bair Theater, 2801 Third Ave. N. 256-6052, 877-321-2074; albertabairtheater.org.

Wednesday, June 11 Ralston, Wyo.: Jake Clark Mule Days. Western event promoting the

p.m. The Depot, 2310 Montana Ave. Free; wristbands to purchase alcohol $1. Aliveafter5.com.

Red Lodge: Historic walking tour.

5 p.m. Downtown. Meet at Carbon County Historical Society and Museum. Guided tour. Handouts provided. saddle mule which includes mounted Free for members; $2 nonmembers. shooting, team sorting, rodeo events, Redlodge.com.

Sheridan, Wyo.: Big Horn Countrail course and parade. Events try USA camping and music festival. continue through June 15. 307-754Trails End Concert Park. Music by 4320. www.saddlemule.com.

Lady Antebellum, Brantley Gilbert, Thomas Rhett, Brett Eldridge, Joe Nichols, Jana Kramer, more. 307Free Kids’ Day, Yellowstone Art 675-1027; bighorncountryusa.com.

Museum’s 50th birthday party: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. YAM parking lot, 401 N. 27th St. Children can create art, Sheridan, Wyo.: Big Horn Counpaint on large-scale canvases, mark try USA camping and music festival. on sidewalk; receive “passport” to Trails End Concert Park. 307-675get stamped at each booth. Games, 1027; bighorncountryusa.com. food, hourly piñata drop. Free. 2566804; artmuseum.org.

Heart & Sole Run: Start at St. Vincent Healthcare, 12th Avenue Art & Soul Festival: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

North and North 30th Street. Finish North 29th Street, between Second at Dehler Park. 5K, 2-mile, 10K, Avenue North and Third Avenue Montana Active Life Festival at park North. Free vendor and street fair. with free family fun, music, interac$5 workshops, classes at various tive booths. Proceeds benefit YMCA businesses 252-4398.

Strong Community Campaign and Chalk on the Walk: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Billings trail system. Register online, Third Avenue North between North heartandsolerace.org.

27th Street and North 30th Street.

Strawberry Festival: 7:30 a.m.

Participants create works on sidepancake breakfast; 8 a.m. 100walks. Bring own chalk. In conjuncplus arts and crafts vendors, kids’ tion with Art & Soul Festival. Entry activities, food, live entertainment. forms at Barjon’s Books. 252-4398.

259-5454; strawberryfun.com.

Fishtail: Family Fun Day. Main Red Lodge: Red Lodge Music Fes- Street. Breakfast 8 a.m. Vendors, tival faculty recital: 7:30 p.m. Civic yard sales 9 a.m. One-Mile Long Center. Redlodgemusicfestival.org.

Parade 11 a.m. Very Fishy Auction Virginia City: “The Cat and the 12:30 p.m. Duck race 1:30 p.m. Kids’ Canary.” 2 and 7 p.m. Opera House, activities, petting zoo at Family Park.

338 W. Benefits community projects includ-

Saturday, June 14

Friday, June 20

Saturday, June 21

ing Community Center maintenance, scholarship fund. 406-328-4788.

Kaycee, Wyo.: Hole in the Wall Red Lodge: Red Lodge Music Festival, Band and Orchestra Festival Tour. Guided historic tour through famous Red Wall country. Retraces Finale. 1:30 p.m. Civic Center. Free. paths of famed outlaws, lawmen, Redlodgemusicfestival.org. cowboys; stories, narration by historians. $85, includes continental breakfast, lunch. Registration, HoofHigh Noon Lecture Series: Noon. prints of the Past Museum, 307-738Western Heritage Center, 2822 2381, 970-251-0981. HoofprintsoftMontana Ave. The Montana Inspira- hepast.org. tion Project, “Reflections on Place” Sheridan, Wyo.: Big Horn Counwith musician Patrick Zentz. 256try USA camping and music festival.

6809; ywhc.org.

Trails End Concert Park. 307-675Alive After 5, The Clintons: 5 1027; bighorncountryusa.com.

Sunday, June 15

Thursday, June 19

Cody, Wyo.: 33rd Annual Plains Indian Museum Powwow at the Robbie Powwow Garden on the grounds of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. 307-578-4102. www. centerofthewest.org.

Sunday, June 22 Cody, Wyo.: 33rd Annual Plains Indian Museum Powwow at the Robbie Powwow Garden on the grounds of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. 307-578-4102. www. centerofthewest.org.

Wednesday, June 25 Hardin: Fort Custer and Plains Indian Exhibit. 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Big Horn County Historical Museum east of Hardin. Part of Little Bighorn Days through Sunday.

Hardin: Quilt show. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Big Horn County Library, 419 N. Custer Ave. Big Horn Undercover Gals. Part of Little Bighorn Days through Saturday.

Hardin: Dick Chapple’s Train-ORama model train display. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Historic Depot, 10 E. Railroad

St. Part of Little Bighorn Days, through Sunday.

Thursday, June 26 Hardin: Grand Ball March. 7:30 p.m. 200 block of Center Ave. $30 in advance only. Light dinner included.

Observers pay small fee. (dance instruction 1-2:15 p.m., $5).

Bozeman: Music on Main. Main Street between Rouse Avenue and Black Avenue. Weekly concert series kick-off. Children’s activities, 6:30-8 p.m. Music by The Clintons, 7 p.m.

Downtownbozeman.org.

Three Forks: Headwaters Country Jam. Headliners include Big & Rich, Montgomery Gentry, Sammy Kershaw, Dustin Lynch, Chase Rice, LoCash Cowboys.

Headwaterscountryjam.com.

Hardin: Little Big Horn Symposium. 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Centre Cinema & Video, 317 N. Center. $10.

Hardin: Old West Youth Parade.

11 a.m. Downtown Center Avenue.

Hardin: Custer’s Last Stand Reenactment. 2-3 p.m. Six miles west of Hardin on Old US 87. $20 ages 13 and over, $8 ages 6-12. (pre-show 1-2 p.m.)

Virginia City: “The Cat and the Canary.” 7 p.m. Opera House, 338 W. Wallace St. Virginia City Players perform. $18 ages 18 and up; $16 for those over age 60, college students and military; $10 ages 17 and under.

1-800-829-2969, ext. 2; virginiacityplayers.com.

Saturday, June 28

Vintage Vehicle Show: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. North 26th Street between the Yellowstone Art Museum’s two buildings. Non-juried show of veCrow Agency: Battle of the Little hicles at least 30 years old or those Bighorn Reenactment. 1 p.m. South that promise to be classics some day. of Crow Agency between the Little Entry form at artmuseum.org. For Bighorn National Park/Museum and information: 256-6804, ext. 236 or Garryowen/Custer’s Battlefield Mu- events@artmuseum.org. seum. littlebighornreenactment.com.

Friday, June 27

ThermoPolis

Crow Agency: Battle of the Little Bighorn Reenactment. 1 p.m. South of Crow Agency between the Little Bighorn National Park/Museum and Garryowen/Custer’s Battlefield Museum. littlebighornreenactment.com.

Hardin: Little Big Horn Days Parade. 10 a.m. Downtown. Free.

Hardin: Demolition Derby. 1 p.m.

Fairgrounds. $10 ages 13 and over, $5 ages 6-12.

Hardin: Custer’s Last Stand Reenactment. 2-3 p.m. Six miles west of Hardin on Old US 87. $20 ages 13 and over, $8 ages 6-12. (pre-show 1-2 p.m.)

Hardin: Confederate Railroad.

8:30 p.m. 300 block of Center Avenue. Free.

Sunday, June 29 Crow Agency: Battle of the Little Bighorn Reenactment. 1 p.m. South of Crow Agency between the Little Bighorn National Park/Museum and Garryowen/Custer’s Battlefield Museum. littlebighornreenactment.com.

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• The Safari Club - For a truly unique and enjoyable experience, dine and drink among our collection of big game trophies.

This private collection contains trophies from Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Alaska and the United States.

Enjoy the warm glowing fireplaces during the cold winter nights. Our patio is great for food and cocktails on warm Wyoming days. Our menu has a wide variety of steaks, Buffalo, seafood, chicken, salads, sandwiches, appetizers and our Chef’s special entrees.

thermoPolis Chamber of CommerCe 220 Park St., Thermopolis, Wyoming 82443 1-877-864-3192, www.thermopolis.com

• Health Club - offers and extensive weight room which contains two universal weights, free weights, exercise bicycles, tread mills, stair stepper, pec machine, leg machine and much more. It also offers a racquetball court and tanning bed room for an additional fee.

• Spa - offers private soaking tubs, a steam room, a private Jacuzzi room, all with hot mineral water. Also available is a dry sauna and for the ultimate relaxation have a massage by our licensed masseuse.

Hot Springs State Park • Thermopolis, WY 82442 1-800-DAYSINN • (307)

864-3131 • www.thermopolisdaysinn.com

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Events Continued from 19 Hardin: Custer’s Last Stand Reenactment. 2-3 p.m. Six miles west of Hardin on Old US 87. $20 ages 13 and over, $8 ages 6-12. (pre-show 1-2 p.m.)

Symphony in the Park: This free outdoor community concert is a great way to take in the Billings Symphony Orchestra at Pioneer Park. Picnicking begins at 4 p.m., an instrument ‘petting zoo’ at 5 p.m. and the main concert at 7 p.m. 406252-3610 or www.billingssymphony. org.

July 1 Cody, Wyo.: Cody Stampede rodeo. July 1-3 at 8 p.m.

Virginia City: Virginia City Players perform “On the Gold Trail with Deadwood Dick.” Opera House, 1-800-829-2969, ext. 2; virginiacityplayers.com. Shows continue through Aug. 3.

Wednesday, July 2 Livingston: Festival of the Arts.

Depot Rotary Park. 406-222-2300; livingstonedepot.org.

Livingston: Roundup rodeo.

8 p.m. Parade 3 p.m. Livingstonchamber.com.

Red Lodge: Home of Champions Rodeo. 6 p.m. Fairgrounds. Noon parade for all ages. 446-2422; redlodgerodeo.com.

Thursday, July 3 Cody, Wyo.: Stampede parade, 9:30 a.m., downtown.

Livingston: Festival of the Arts.

Depot Rotary Park. 406-222-2300; livingstonedepot.org.

Livingston: Roundup rodeo. 8 p.m. Livingston-chamber.com.

Red Lodge: Home of Champions Rodeo. 6 p.m. Fairgrounds. Noon parade for all ages. 446-2422; redlodgerodeo.com.

West Yellowstone: Celebrating America. Visitors Center. Burger bash benefits Hebgen Basin Volunteer Fire Department. Live music, parade 6 p.m. Fireworks 10 p.m.

Destinationyellowstone.com.

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Friday, July 4 Cody, Wyo.: Stampede parade, 9:30 a.m., downtown.

Cody, Wyo.: Cody Stampede rodeo. 5 p.m.

West Yellowstone: The Hebgen Basin Volunteer Fire Department hosts its Burger Bash barbecue at the Visitors Center, with all proceeds going to help fund various community needs. Live music, a parade at 6 p.m., and fireworks at 10 p.m. are also part of the celebration in one of the nation’s most beautiful and treasured regions.

Destinationyellowstone.com.

Livingston: Festival of the Arts.

Depot Rotary Park. 406-222-2300; livingstonedepot.org.

Red Lodge: Artwalk. 5-7 p.m.

Downtown. Includes retail stores, galleries, jewelers, others. Some shops open past 7 p.m. Redlodge. com.

Laurel: Thomson Park. All day activities include pancake breakfast, Chief Joseph Run kiddie parade, grand parade, food and craft fair, live entertainment, fireworks at night. 628-8105; laurelmontana.org.

Livingston: Roundup rodeo. 8 p.m. Livingston-chamber.com.

Red Lodge: Home of Champions Rodeo: 3 p.m. Fairgrounds. Noon parade for all ages. 446-2422; redlodgerodeo.com.

Virginia City: Specatcular Fourth of July Fireworks at Dusk.

Thursday, July 10 Alive After 5, South Park Line: 5 p.m. Walkers American Grill, 2700 First Ave. N. Music TBA. Free; wristbands to purchase alcohol $1.

Aliveafter5.com.

St. John’s Summer Concert: Barbecue, opener 6 p.m. Headliner 7 p.m. St. John’s Lutheran Ministries, 3940 Rimrock Road. Tom Catmull’s Radio Static headlines. Jerod Birchell opens. Free.

Red Lodge: Historic walking tour.

5 p.m. Downtown. Meet at Carbon County Historical Society and Museum. Guided tour. Handouts provided.

Free for members; $2 nonmembers.

Redlodge.com.

Friday, July 11 Bozeman: Art Walk. 6-8

p.m. Downtown and Emerson Center for Arts and Culture.

Downtownbozeman.org.

Saturday, July 12 Summerfair: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Veterans Park (Poly Drive and 13th Street West, next to Rocky Mountain College). Region’s largest juried arts and crafts festival. Food, activities, entertainment through Sunday. Admission: $3 for ages 18, older. (One-time admission price is good for both days). Ages 17 and younger admitted free. Benefits Yellowstone Art Museum. 2566804; artmuseum.org.

Red Lodge: Art in the Beartooths. 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Lion’s Club Park. Art fair. Events include 30-artist paint-out 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Free admission. Signature artists Kevin Red Star, Susan Spero, David McMasters. In the evening ($50): Live, silent auctions; dinner, libations, entertainment under tents. Benefits Carbon County Arts Guild. 446-1370; carboncountydepotgallery.org.

Red Lodge: Geology, Ecology Tour of the Beartooth Mountains.

9 a.m.-5 p.m. Carbon County Historical Society and Museum.

Dr. Marv Kauffman, geologist, and Dr. Phil Robertson, ecologist, lead. $50, includes lunch. 446-3667; carboncountyhistory.com.

Sunday, July 13 Summerfair: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Veterans Park. Benefits Yellowstone Art Museum. 256-6804; artmuseum. org.

Red Lodge: Beartooth Run. 8:30 a.m. 5K and 10K climbing to altitudes above 10,000 feet. Beartoothrun.com.

Thursday, July 17 High Noon Lecture Series: Noon.

Western Heritage Center, 2822 Montana Ave. The Montana Inspiration Project, “Reflections on Place” with poet, musician Danielle Egnew.

256-6809; ywhc.org.

Livingston: Charlie Daniels Band.

7:30 p.m. Music Ranch Montana. musicranchmontana.net.

Friday, July 18 Big Sky State Games opening ceremonies: Daylis Stadium. bigskygames.org; 254-7426.

Livingston: Summerfest Along the Yellowstone. Kids’ activities, basketball shoot, bear garden, live music, arts and crafts, food. Benefits recreation department. livingstonmusicfestival.com.

Red Lodge: 20th Annual Beartooth Rally. Rides, poker run, food, entertainment through Sunday.

446-2022, 888-827-2663; bonedaddyscustomcycle.com.

Saturday, July 19 Livingston: Summerfest Along the Yellowstone. Kids’ activities, basketball shoot, bear garden, live music, arts and crafts, food. Benefits recreation department. livingstonmusicfestival.com.

Red Lodge: Beartooth Rally.

446-2022, 888-827-2663; bonedaddyscustomcycle.com.

Sunday, July 20 Livingston: Summerfest Along the Yellowstone. Kids’ activities, basketball shoot, bear garden, live music, arts and crafts, food.

Benefits recreation department. livingstonmusicfestival.com.

Red Lodge: Beartooth Rally.

446-2022, 888-827-2663; bonedaddyscustomcycle.com.

Thursday, July 24 St. John’s Summer Concert: Barbecue, opener 6 p.m. Headliner 7 p.m. St. John’s Lutheran Ministries, 3940 Rimrock Road. John Roberts y Pan Blanco headlines.

Jaded Ladies open. Free.

Red Lodge: Historic walking tour. 5 p.m. Downtown. Meet at Carbon County Historical Society and Museum. Guided tour. Handouts provided. Free for members; $2 nonmembers. Redlodge.com.

White Sulphur Springs: Red Ants Pants Music Festival kick-off.

8 p.m. “Street Dance: The Bus Driver Tour” kicks off annual weekend of music. Rain or shine. 3-day festival pass: $125 advance, $140 at gate. 1-day: $50/$55. Ages 13 and younger are free. Camping:

$15 per person for 3 p.m. Thursday through noon Sunday. 406-2098135; redantspantsmusicfestival. com.

JD McPherson, James McMurtry, Matt Andersen, Josh Ritter, Brandi Carlile. 406-209-8135; redantspantsmusicfestival.com.

Friday, July 25

Sunday, July 27

Red Lodge: Cruisen Red Lodge.

Registration, 8 a.m. 664-3264; cruisenredlodge.com.

White Sulphur Springs: Red Ants Pants Music Festival. 4 p.m.

Jessie Veeder, Holly Williams, Ian Tyson, Jason Isbell. Rain or shine.

3-day pass: $125 advance, $140 at gate. 1-day: $50/$55. Free for ages 13, younger. 406-209-8135; redantspantsmusicfestival.com.

Red Lodge: Cruisen Red Lodge.

Drag races at airport 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

664-3264; cruisenredlodge.com.

White Sulphur Springs: Red Ants Pants Music Festival. Noon.

Charley Pride headlines. Red Molly, Black Lillies, Corb Lund also perform. 406-209-8135; redantspantsmusicfestival.com.

Saturday, July 26 Red Lodge: Cruisen Red Lodge.

Classic car show along Broadway Avenue 8 am. Awards 2 p.m. Drive-in movie at Red Lodge Airport at dusk.

664-3264; cruisenredlodge.com.

White Sulphur Springs: Red Ants Pants Music Festival. Noon.

Tom Catmull’s Radio Static, Baskery,

Tuesday, July 29 Three Days Grace: 7:30 p.m. Shrine Auditorium, 1125 Broadwater Ave. $27.50 advance, $30 day of show. Box office; Ernie November; Tickets300 box office, 2911 Third Ave. N. 866-300-8300; 1111presents.com.

Thursday, July 31 St. John’s Summer Concert:

Church of St. Anthony of Padua

Barbecue, opener 6 p.m. Headliner 7 p.m. St. John’s Lutheran Ministries, 3940 Rimrock Road. Midlife Chryslers headlines. Ellen & The Old School opens. Free.

Virginia City: “On the Gold Trail with Deadwood Dick.” 2 and 7 p.m.

Opera House, 338 W. Wallace St. Virginia City Players perform. $18 ages 18 and up; $16 for those over age 60, college students and military; $10 ages 17 and under. 1-800-829-2969, ext. 2; virginiacityplayers.com.

Through Aug. 2. 406-426-0913; redlodgefestivalofnations.com.

West Yellowstone: Smoking Waters Mountain Man Rendezvous & Living History Encampment. Trader’s Row, entertainment, seminars, tomahawk and knife demonstrations, black-powder shoots, mountainman storytelling, musicians through Aug. 10. Free admission.

Twoturtlestradingpost.com.

Sheridan, Wyo.: Rock’n the Railroad Rock Festival. Through Saturday with Ted Nugent, Cheap Trick, Winger, Stryper, Warrant, Trixter, Quiet Riot, Vixen, LA Guns, Sweet Artwalk: 5-9 p.m. artwalkbillings. and more. Trails End Concert Park. com.

307-675-1027.

Bozeman: Sweet Pea Festival. 4 p.m. Lindley Park. sweetpeafestival. org; 406-586-4003.

Bozeman: Sweet Pea Festival.

Red Lodge: Artwalk. 5-7 p.m. sweetpeafestival.org; 406-586Downtown. Includes retail stores, 4003. galleries, jewelers, others. Some Pompeys Pillar: Clark Days. At shops open past 7 p.m. Redlodge. the national monument. Historical com. talks, nature walks, cultural presenRed Lodge: Festival of Nations. tations. 406-939;pompeyspillar.org.

Ethnic dancing, music, games, food and more celebrate the town’s rich cultural diversity.

Please see Events, 22 Parade downtown. Free admission.

Friday, Aug. 1

Saturday, Aug. 2

Located behind Buffalo Bill Historical Center Cody, Wyoming

Cody Weekend Masses: Saturdays, 5:00 pm Sundays, 9:00 am

Meeteetse,WY Sundays, 8:30 am

Clark,WY

Virginia City

virginia city chamber of commerce P.O. Box 218, Virginia City, Montana, 59755 1-800-829-2969, www.virginiacity.com

Sundays, 11:00 am

Services in Yellowstone National Park: Roman Catholic Mass (when priest is available) or Liturgy of the Hours - Communion Service Canyon Outdoor Amphitheater Saturdays, 4:30 pm June 14 – August 30, 2014 Old Faithful Lodge Recreation Hall Sundays, 9:00 am June 15 – August 31, 2014 Lake Lodge Recreation Hall Sundays, 11:30 am June 15 – August 31, 2014

http://www.stanthonycody.org

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Events

ages. $49 advance, $60 day of Caverns. Blue Tattoo, Hells Belles, Jared Stewart. 406-285-0099, 866- show. 534-0400; magiccityblues. com.

285-0097; rockintherivers.com.

Continued from 21 Pop Evil, Adelita’s Way: 7 p.m.

Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark.

Red Lodge: Climb to Conquer $45 festival floor, $35 reserved, $25 Cancer. Red Lodge Mountain Resort.

MontanaFair: MetraPark. general admission. Box office, 256Scenic hike benefits American Through Aug. 16. montanafair.com, 2422, 800-366-8538; metrapark.

Cancer Society. Cancer survivor metrapark.com. com. breakfast, registration, 8:30 a.m.

Chris Young, Danielle Bradbery: Red Lodge: Red Lodge Fringe Race, 9:30 a.m. 406-373-8491, 800- 7 p.m. Rimrock Auto Arena at Festival concert. 7:30 p.m. St. Agnes 227-2345; climbrl.org.

MetraPark. $45 premium, $35 Church. Red Lodge Chamber Players Red Lodge: Festival of Nations. reserved, $25 general admission. Box performs. redlodgefestivalofnations.com. office, 256-2422, 800-366-8538; Three Forks: Rockin’ the RivSheridan, Wyo.: Rock’n the Railmetrapark.com. ers. The Bridge, off of Highway 2, road Rock Festival. 307-675-1027.

Magic City Blues: 2300-2500 four miles east of Lewis and Clark Montana Ave. Gates open, 5 p.m. On Caverns. Babys, Cosmo, Jefferson the Stillwater Stage: TBA at 5:30, Starship, April Wine, Black Stone 7:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m. On the BudCherry. 406-285-0099, 866-285Bozeman: Sweet Pea Festival. weiser Stage: Matthew Curry, 6:30 0097; rockintherivers.com. sweetpeafestival.org; 406-586p.m.; TBA, 8:30 p.m.; Jonny Lang, 4003.

10:30 p.m. Ages 18 and older. Tickets Pompeys Pillar: Clark Days. at Holiday Stationstores; Rimrock At the national monument. HisRed Lodge: Historic walking tour.

Mall; Cactus Records (Bozeman); torical talks, nature walks, cultural 5 p.m. Downtown. Meet at Carbon 534-0400; magiccityblues.com. presentations.;pompeyspillar.org.

County Historical Society and MuseRed Lodge: Red Lodge Fringe um. Guided tour. Handouts provided.

Festival concert. 7:30 p.m. St. Free for members; $2 nonmembers.

Agnes Church. Four Shillings Short Redlodge.com. performs.

Virginia City: Virginia City PlayThree Forks: Rockin’ the Rivers. ers perform “Dracula.” Opera House, Rail, Vixen, Lita Ford, Winger, Queen338 W. Wallace St. 800-829-2969, sryche, Sin City Sinners. General ext. 2; virginiacityplayers.com. PerHuntley: Threshing Bee. 10 admission $55, 3-day $143; package formances through Sept. 1. for one includes reserved camp spot a.m.-4 p.m. Huntley Project Musem of Irrigated Agriculture. Steam and $208, for 3 $315. 406-285-0099, 866-285-0097; rockintherivers.com. gas threshing with events for the whole family. antiquetractorclub.

High Noon Lecture Series: Noon. org/2014threshingbee.

Western Heritage Center, 2822 Kirkwood: Annual trout cook-off.

Montana Ave. The Montana InspiraMagic City Blues: South Park.

Kirkwood Resort. Health, education tion Project, “Reflections on Place” Gates open 2:30 p.m. Trombone classes at 9 a.m. Sailboat races, flywith Charlie Ringer, kinetic sculptor.

Shorty & Orleans Ave., Ben Harper & casting lessons, kayak rides, teams 256-6809; ywhc.org.

Charlie Musselwhite. magiccityblues. cooking trout entries follow. Any Sheridan, Wyo.: Reception, com. fish caught from Hebgen Lake this award ceremony “29th Annual WaTrain: 7 p.m.

Rimrock Auto Arena summer and used in an entry add tercolor Wyoming National Exhibiat MetraPark. $60 VIP reserved, points to the score. Kirkwoodresort. tion.” Sagebrush Community Art $45 premium reserved, $35 recom.

Center. Juried show, sale features served, $25 general admission. Box Lewistown: Montana Cowboy watercolors by local, regional, naoffice, 256-2422, 800-366-8538; Poetry Gathering. Yogo Inn. Westtional artists through Aug. 29. metrapark.com. ern Art & Gear Show, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Livingston: Fishwalk. 5:30-10 Three Forks: Rockin’ the Rivers.

Poetry, music sessions, 1:30, 2:30, p.m. Main Street. Fish-themed The Bridge, off of Highway 2, four 3:30, 4:30 p.m. Sons of the San events, fly casting rodeo, crafts and miles east of Lewis and Clark CavJoaquin concert with Mary Kaye, kids games, food, live concert.

Ol’ Ugly, Bob Petermann, Owen Red Lodge: Historic walking tour. erns. Bobaflex, Aranda, The Pretty Reckless, Pop Evil, Hinder, Blistered Badgett at Fergus Center ($20; $30, 5 p.m. Downtown. Meet at Carbon reserved; $50, VIP with meet and County Historical Society and Muse- Earth. rockintherivers.com. greet), 6:30 p.m. 406-538-4575; um. Guided tour. Handouts provided. montanapoetrygathering.com.

Free for members; $2 nonmembers.

Red Lodge: “Gotta Gig Gotta Go! Redlodge.com.

Magic City Blues: South Park. with Billy Waldo and the Flying GrizThree Forks: Rockin’ the Rivers Gates open 2:30 p.m. Huey Lewis zlies.” 7 p.m. Bueg Arena and Event pre-party. The Bridge, off of Highway and The News, 7 to 8:30 p.m. All Center. Waldo, Lee Moran, Jimmy 2, four miles east of Lewis and Clark

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Kujala, Todd Loughrie, Pete Burak, Charlie Brandine, Paul “Dirt” Stauss, Mark Biernbaum perform to benefit The Stano Bustos Memorial Foundation in support of academic, athletic and artistic pursuits of local youth. Redlodge. com.

Virginia City: “Dracula.” 2 and 7 p.m. Opera House, 338 W. Wallace St. Virginia City Players perform. $18 ages 18 and up; $16 for those over age 60, college students and military; $10 ages 17 and under. 1-800-829-2969, ext.

2; virginiacityplayers.com.

Thursday, Aug. 21 Alive After 5 Family Fun Night, Midlife Chryslers: 5 p.m.

North 31st Street and Fourth Avenue North. Kids’ activities include crafts, games, climbing wall, bouncy slide. Free; wristbands to purchase alcohol $1. Hosted by Downtown Billings Association.

Aliveafter5.com.

Red Lodge: Historic walking tour. 5 p.m. Downtown. Meet at Carbon County Historical Society and Museum. Guided tour. Handouts provided. Free for members; $2 nonmembers. Redlodge.com.

Friday, Aug. 29 Burn the Point: Downtown.

Parade. Street dance follows at SkyPoint. Free for spectators.

Entry fees benefit Chase Hawks Memorial funds for families in crisis. Burnthepoint.com.

Saturday, Aug. 30 Burn the Point car show: MetraPark. Swap meet, car corral.

Admission and entry fees benefit Chase Hawks Memorial funds for families in crisis. Burnthepoint. com.

Monday, Sept. 1 Red Lodge: 35rd Annual Labor Day Arts Fair: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Lions Club Park and Carbon County Arts Guild & Depot Gallery. Works by more than 80 regional artists.

Food, entertainment throughout day. Free admission. 446-1370; carboncountydepotgallery.org.

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