Outdoors

CROSSING THE CRAZIES

Icrawled out of the tent and kept crawling til I reached the creek — a cold, clear trickle that cut a narrow trench of exposed granite through the carpet of

TODAY’S TOM SAWYER

Twelve-year-old Livingston resident Vay O’Brien recently completed her expedition to become the youngest woman to captain her own boat down the entirety of the “Last Wild River.” The floatable section

Reflecting on the first 100-degree day in Glacier history

On the first day temperatures reached 100 degrees in the history of Glacier National Park, I sat with two friends underneath a sheet of melting ice, letting the prehistoric water

Local mountain bikers blaze area trails

Every Thursday at 5 p.m. during the summer months, one will find a group of Livingston locals meeting at Timber Trails on Park St. to go mountain biking. They load their bikes in the car and drive out to the trail or course picked out after the previous week’s ride. It’s a tradition that embodies what many enjoy about the summer in the area.

Thursday Night Rides is a weekly event put on by Timber Trails aimed at locals who want to go out and ride different courses around the area. Anywhere from four to 14 riders meet up and head to courses within an hour from Livingston.

Livingston Classic PBR Photo Gallery

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OUTDOORS: Deere Racing

Racers rolled to the starting line Thursday to kick off one of the more unusual events of the Park County Fair — lawnmower racing. Four locals tricked out their lawnmowers

Montana, where roads do end

“You’re going to need new tires if you keep driving on roads like this,” the nice tall man at the tire shop tells me. I’m in with a flat tire

On the river... proceed with caution

Last week, a deadly accident on the Yellowstone River in Yankee Jim Canyon served as a stark reminder about the dangers of rafting. With significant snowmelt and lots of rain

Let’s get physical... and wet

All eyes were on me as I stepped into the public pool. Seen through the fence, my cover was blown before I even made it to the poolside. Water aerobics

RAFTING THE YELLOWSTONE

On the Yellowstone River on June 1, all anyone has been talking about is how big the water is. It’s a near daily story in newspapers. The day before, a