Stories

Narrative-driven content including cultural profiles, creative writing, recipes, poetry, essays and reviews that reveal the human experience of mountain living. Fiction, food traditions, artistic expression and thoughtful reflection on life in the American West.

January 27, 2026
By Eric Ladd Just before dusk, silence settles across golden hills north of Yellowstone — broken only by the long,…
January 26, 2026
Poem by Leath Tonino Editor's Note: The Centennial Valley in southwest Montana stretches between the Centennial Mountains and sagebrush steppe.…
January 26, 2026
By Sula Castilleja Griggs My first encounter with the grove was by chance—a quick stop to stretch my legs after…
January 26, 2026
Magnetism, migration, and the enduring mystery of aurora borealis BY CHANDRA BROWN In my mind, the aurora borealis is connected…
January 5, 2026
Words by Lauren BurgessFor all they give us – vitality, identity, the taste of freedom – the mountains also take.…
January 4, 2026
Introduction By Matt SkoglundRecipe By Jarret WrisleyPhotos By Henry Higman I obsess over this work. "Good enough" isn't acceptable here.…
June 27, 2025
Molly Tuttle on her love for music, wild places and the human connection. BY BELLA BUTLER If hope is the…
June 16, 2025
Returning indigenous roots to Yellowstone. BY CHRIS LA TRAY It is a sweaty evening in mid-August of 2022 on the…
June 16, 2025
Sunshine gets all the fanfare, but I live for foggy mornings on the river, mist rising in clouds from its…
June 16, 2025
POEM BY LEATH TONINO Hey skunk, morning. You’re very tail up, nose down, eh? That’s your way of being here,…