DEPARTMENTS TRAILHEAD
20 Events: The bulls will be rowdy and the cowboys just as fierce at the first-ever Jackson Hole PBR; Bozeman’s inaugural Wildlands Festival, a celebration of open spaces featuring Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real and Robert Earl Keen; and the Big Sky Biggie, a brand new mountain bike race 21 Recommendations: A compilation of careerspanning short stories by Thomas McGuane, and The Ballad of Lefty Brown, a Western shot in historic Montana towns 22 Cause: Prison Paws pairs female inmates with dogs in need of training 23 Visit: Cody, a Wyoming town proud of its history and the diverse experiences it offers
GALLERY 26 Our Living History: Lifetimes spent in the West
NOW
34 The Scenery Economy Crucible 45 Kids with Grit: Growing up in rural Montana 50 An adventure begins with the toss of a dart 58 Fuel, Oxygen and Heat 66 Lee Metcalf’s legacy as Montana’s progressive pioneer
REPORTS
72 Barbershops carry on a long tradition, change with the times 74 The Price of Poaching: Pushing a species toward extinction
GREATER YELLOWSTONE
79 A running traverse puts the spotlight on public lands 85 Humor: Where the lost can be found 88 The role of fine art in Yellowstone’s past and present
GEAR
92 Make your Yellowstone visit—and campsite—one to remember
LAND
98 Libby, Montana, looks to the outdoors to secure its future 104 The exploits of Rocky and Bullwinkle and the animals they were drawn from
CULTURE
107 The women who will rock the region this summer 112 How the local food movement is returning Montana to its roots 116 Foraging the Rocky Mountains for wild eats 123 Quench your thirst with regional summertime spirits
ADVENTURE
132 The Way it Used to Be
OUTLAW
142 Jess Lockwood