In March of 1995 a small group of wolves were reintroduced into Yellowstone National Park. Since this time, wolf watching has become a prime winter attraction in the northern part of Yellowstone.
Once reintroduced, wolves quickly acclimated to their old hunting grounds, roaming vast stretches of wilderness, establishing territories and forming new packs throughout the greater Yellowstone region. A revived sense of...
Standing outside the old Depot overlooking the train yard, it’s easy to imagine what travelers must have felt as they arrived in Livingston, Montana in the last part of the 19th century. After a long train journey across vast expanses of unfamiliar territory, Livingston must have been a delightful respite — an invigorating stop-over for pilgrims headed to Yellowstone National Park, to the coast, or perhaps on...
Just down the road from Livingston, Montana, in the heart of Paradise Valley sits Chico Hot Springs Resort and Day Spa. Nestled below majestic Emigrant Peak, Chico is a locals’ favorite as well as a world-class destination resort.
It’s hard to explain what makes Chico so special. Sure, the location is amazing — big craggy Absaroka peaks cut up the sky — and the historic inn is lovely, but there is...
While the annual visitation record in Yellowstone National Park was topped again in 2010, few of the three million plus visitors to our world’s first national park ever experience the beauty and wonder of Yellowstone in its longest season, winter. For most, thoughts of a trip to Yellowstone conjure up images of bison frolicking in green grasses, raging waterfalls, the reflection of the Absaroka Mountains on the...
Thirty-six miles south of Livingston, Montana and nine miles up the gravel Tom Miner Creek Road from State Highway 89, sits B-Bar Ranch — a cross-country skiing paradise. The ranch is the highest deeded land in the basin and is bordered by private land holdings, the Gallatin National Forest and Yellowstone National Park.
The B-Bar Ranch is nestled in the Tom Miner Basin on the east side of the Gallatin range and...
As Mark Nardin watched “Spirit of the Wind” from his hospital bed, he thought, “I could do that!” The hero in the true-life movie is a famous Alaskan dog sled musher with a fused knee; Mark had just paralyzed his arm in a motorcycle accident. It seems like an unlikely time to start a new career, but it worked for Mark.
He gave up the corporate life, learned to mush and started racing long...
