ANACONDA- A Montana Gem
Mark Spero and Rick Graetz
“In 1880, Nate Leavengood's meadow, where Anaconda now stands, was a lush and quiet place. As far as the eye could see in all directions there was nothing but the valley, the swelling foothills and mountain ramparts…four years later, the meadow...
THE ITALIAN PEAKS
Rick and Susie Graetz
A little-known piece of Montana geography, the Italian Peaks, a compact gathering of mountains in the state’s far southwest corner represents the southernmost reach of Big Sky Country. And they are part of the 175-mile-long Beaverhead Range that forms much...
The Red Conglomerate Peaks
Rick and Susie Graetz
West of Lima, Montana and straddling the Continental Divide, this gathering of uplifts made up of four summits, rise in a little-known area of southwest Montana. And although three of the pinnacles are in Idaho, just south of the Montana-Idaho...
EIGHTEENMILE PEAK – A SOUTHWEST MONTANA SENTINEL
Rick & Susie Graetz
Eighteen Mile Peak, 11,185’ is the highest point on the Continental Divide between Banff, Alberta and the heart of Wyoming’s Wind River Range. Reaching to the sky from the remotest region of Southwest Montana, the...
Through a range of topics, physical, historical, cultural and economic geography, University of Montana writers and guest columnists present lively educational writing. In essence the story of Montana. Essays range in length from 600 – 800 words.
