Each Friday, in partnership with Montana Wilderness Association we will feature a new western Montana trail and then give you some helpful details and tips to get on your way! It looks like we’ll finally enjoy some respite from all the smoke this weekend, so for the first time in weeks we’re not allowing air quality maps to […]
Vinally Friday – 9/15
The thing about bucket lists is that the longer you wait, the bigger the gamble. Whether it’s turning your life over to Jesus Christ as a born-again Christian or hitting up that old fishing hole pop used to wax about before you could grow a beard, there’s no better time to get to it than […]
New Tracks – 9/12
Who knew Aristotle was a pop music critic? Yes, we’re talking about that Aristotle: the ancient Greek philosopher and scientist; The one who studied under Plato and tutored Alexander the Great; the one who shaped Western thought for centuries to come. The one who apparently issued the first honest critique of the inexplicable phenomenon known […]
Trail Well Traveled – 9/8
Each Friday, in partnership with Montana Wilderness Association we will feature a new western Montana trail and then give you some helpful details and tips to get on your way! The smoke continues to haunt most of western Montana, but the air seems to be a little more clear east of the divide. So this week, Craig sends […]
New Tracks – 9/5
You’d easily be forgiven for leaving him off your list of great rock ‘n’ roll songwriters. But you’d also be wrong. Nearly 20 years since his last solo album, Steven Van Zandt – aka “Little Steven” – greeted 2017 with a full set of originals. Soulfire marks the sixth solo release from the charter member […]
September book of the month
The Trail, in partnership with the Book Exchange, is excited to unveil the next installment of our Book Club series! From Swedish blogger-turned-novelist Fredrik Backman comes a charming, feel-good story about a curmudgeonly old man whose crusty exterior is a shell for a human story and a great sadness. As much comedy as it is drama, “A […]
Trail Well Traveled – 9/1
Each Friday, in partnership with Montana Wilderness Association we will feature a new western Montana trail and then give you some helpful details and tips to get on your way! In keeping with his efforts to make our outdoor adventures as smoke-free as possible, Craig is sending us south again to the lone part of Montana that seems […]
Vinally Friday – 9/1
Of all the Top Five lists in the 2000 flick “High Fidelity”, interesting that there’s no ranking of movie soundtracks. Perhaps because, unlike a list of the “greatest songs,” the category is too broad; it’s lack of a more specific – or personal – qualifier renders it presumptive. There are a few obvious selections for […]
Your Missoula hacks are here!
Nothing announces the end of summer in Missoula like the crush of students that arrive the last weekend of August. Yes, it’s true – the fall semester has arrived, and while the official fall season is still a few weeks out we all know that Missoula’s summertime fun has pretty much come to a close. […]
Grizzlies on the Trail!
The best part about fall in Missoula isn’t the foliage or the football, although those are pretty nice. No – it’s the return of the University of Montana students that really lifts our post-summer spirits. Why? Because as much fun as we had floating the rivers, hiking the trails and cooking out the past three […]
