Article originally published in the Billings Gazette, May 18, 2017; Highland Americans: Archaeologist Uncovering Ancient Peoples’ Widespread Use of Mountains; A small group of archaeologists are blazing a path into places like Wyoming’s Wind River Range, the Tetons and Montana’s Beartooth Plateau, rewriting the understanding of prehistoric people’s use of what are now high elevation wilderness areas. “We really need … Read More

Essay by Brett French; Art: “Mountains” by Courtney Blazon; Article originally published in the Billings Gazette, March 24, 2010; In the late 1800s, hardy mail carriers lashed snowshoes onto their feet to haul mail from the old mining town of Nye City up the Stillwater River drainage to the miners of Cooke City about 40 miles away. Or did they? … Read More