Tucked beneath the vast expanse of the Big Sky and nestled between the Absaroka and Gallatin mountain ranges lies a slice of paradise, literally – Paradise Valley in Livingston, Montana. Just a stone’s throw from Yellowstone National Park, this historic town is a gateway to one of the most underrated ecosystems in the American West—theContinue reading “Montana Magic: Family, Fly Fishing, and Fun”
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Montana Adventures
Last week all of the East Coast members of our family joined me and Jim in Emigrant, Montana for a week in big sky country. While James is living his Montana dream as an outfitter and owner of Hatch Finders Fly Shop, and as a guide for Hubbard’s Yellowstone Lodge, the rest of us dreamContinue reading “Montana Adventures”
Life Lessons Taught by an Agate
My son, the writer and successful Montana fly fishing guide, is also an amateur petrologist, one who studies the character and origin of rocks. His lifelong passion for rocks, and currently river agate and agatized woods, is unparalleled, and has earned him the nickname – Agate Magnet. Jim and I received gorgeous tumbled crystalized calcite,Continue reading “Life Lessons Taught by an Agate”
Story Lake
Our recent family vacation in Montana began with a fly fishing experience on the Story family ranch and their private lakes in the heart of Paradise Valley. (We know a guy – or should I say, we know a guide!) And, you all know how much I like a good story, so it was veryContinue reading “Story Lake”
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