Mountain Outlaw magazine is published biannually in Big Sky, Montana, and examines the lifestyle, culture and issues relevant to the Mountain West from the heart of the Yellowstone region. Through award-winning editorial content, design, video and photography, Mountain Outlaw gives you more than a story – it’s an experience.

SUMMER 2024 MAGAZINE

Pick up your copy of the Summer 2024 edition of Mountain Outlaw magazine at more than 400 locations around the Greater Yellowstone region.

FEATURES

FEATURED OUTLAW: FINDING HOPE IN OUR COLLECTIVE TRUE WEST

By Bella Butler

Betsy Gaines Quammen likens the West to a constellation.

OUTBOUND GALLERY: HARVEST

Viewing our relationship to land through the lens of harvesting food.

LAND: SUSTAINING THE SPIRIT OF CONSERVATION

By Taylor Owens

Exploring the region’s history with conservation.

CULTURE: LIVIN’ IN THE ARTS

By Toby Thompson

Through his lyricism, Mike Beck chronicles the life of an artist in the West.

ADVENTURE

ADVENTURE: ARTIFICIAL ADVENTURES

By Andrew Arena

A modern mountain odyssey generated by ChatGPT.

ADVENTURE: THE RIVER THAT REVEALS US

By Bella Butler

Navigating relationship to landscape in the Grand Canyon.

ADVENTURE: MAPPING THE WORLD WITHIN

By Lauren Burgess

The holy grail of backcountry travel in Greater Yellowstone gets an encore.

ADVENTURE: KING OF THE ROADTRIP

By Ednor Therriault

An insider’s guide to making the most of your Montana road trip.

SPONSORED CONTENT: AMPLIFYING OUTDOOR NARRATIVES

By Taylor Owens

BeAlive Studios joins Bozeman’s thriving film scene.

LAND

LAND: HEAR THEM HOWL

By Julia Barton

Can understanding how wolves communicate lead us to respectful coexistence?

LAND: THE ‘RED, WHITE AND BLUE TEAM’

By Mira Brody

Rep. Ryan Zinke on the outdoor experience.

LAND: THE GILA

By Leeanna T. Torres

Celebrating the centennial of the nation’s first Wilderness through personal narrative.

LAND: BUILDING IN A DICHOTOMY

By Taylor Owens

The risks—and solutions—to living in the Wildland Urban Interface.

CULTURE

CULTURE: ECHOES FROM THE NITOWAS

By Chandra Brown

A Blackfeet storyteller excavates truth through narrative.

CULTURE: FUNK’S WORKSHOP

By Emily Senkosky

A Big Fork blacksmith’s cultural imperative to preserve his craft.

CREATIVE

FICTION: BLAZING HEARTS ON RAMPAGE MOUNTAIN

By Michael Ober

A Western 1940s tale of love in a fire lookout.

REVIEW: THE PROFANE REVERENCE OF CHRIS LA TRAY

By Maggie Neal Doherty

An exploration of identity with Montana’s Poet Laureate.

ART: OUT WEST

By Liv Hart

Giving a voice to queer perspectives in the mythic West.

POETRY: MANIFEST DENSITY

By Brad Orsted

Observing the evolution of the West.