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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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”
The Kranks
This year, for the first time in more than 30 years, instead of Mr. and Mrs. Claus, Jim and I are Luther and Nora Krank. Have you seen Christmas with the Kranks, the 2004 film based on the novel Skipping Christmas by John Grisham? If you have not, you must. It will make you laughContinue reading “The Kranks”