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Wilder-cred

Field Notes Wilder-Cred A good day outdoors is the one that brings joy. Leah Carlburg I love to get outside. I started to say that I love adventure. But really, I do not love adventure as I will describe in this essay. I love to smell the woods and feel the sun and...

The Promise of Summer Fun

Headwaters The Promise of summer fun For over 30 years, Camp Promise has been providing a full summer camp experience for people with disabilities. Summer campers at Camp Promise   STORY BY JESSICA SWANSON C hristian hops out of the car with a broad smile and...

You Don’t Know Granola

Headwaters You don’t know granola Camping isn’t what it used to be. And that’s okay. Backwoods Montana in the ’70s and ’80s.   ANNETTE STREAN-CORNELIUS M any of the friends that I made in my two decades living away from Montana thought I was extremely...

Editor’s Note: For Those of Us Who Struggle

Editor’s Note For those of us who struggle KATIE CANTRELL Katie Cantrell is our one-woman powerhouse of an editor. Without her, this magazine couldn’t happen. A“rt is not my bag. I’ve tried to draw, but what comes out of the end of my pencil in no way resembles...

Mom Interrupted

Field Notes MOM, INTERRUPTED Art was once her job. Now it’s Sharpie stains on the counter and too many pipe cleaners. BY ANGELA MILLER I ’m an artist. I’ve got a university diploma in a box somewhere, extensive work history as a graphic designer, and a portfolio of...

The Agony of Feet

Field Notes The Agony of The Feet (And Everything Else About Skiing that Makes My Kids Cry) Squats will not help you prepare for a ski season with kids. KATIE CANTRELL T he angst of ski season really begins in October, when I have to convince my kids to try on last...