Summer 26 | Author Reads: Of Smoke and Big Sky

Summer 26 | Author Reads: Learning the Language of the Land

How much do you know about what grows in your backyard? In your community? In this reported essay, writer Heather Hansman tackles a phenomenon known as plant blindness by learning about the flora surrounding her newly purchased home and further strengthening her relationship with the landscape. This story appears in the Summer 2026 issue of Mountain Outlaw. Read the online version ⁠here⁠ [https://www.mtoutlaw.com/land-learning-the-language-of-land/]. Read and Written by Heather Hansman Produced and Edited by Bella Butler Theme Music by Harlow Punderson About ⁠Mountain Outlaw⁠ [https://www.mtoutlaw.com/] : Based in Big Sky, Montana, Mountain Outlaw is a stunning biannual magazine that explores impactful stories from the heart of the Greater Yellowstone Region. Mountain Outlaw is an ⁠Outlaw Partners⁠ [https://outlaw.partners/] publication.

Summer 26 | Author Reads: Rolling Through Yellowstone

A community effort in West Yellowstone, Montana, recently brought to fruition a modern way to experience the historic Yellowstone Shortline railway. Starting in town, a 9-mile paved biking and pedestrian path traces the old tracks of the rail line that brought some of the park's earliest passengers to its gates. Writer Caitlin Styrsky explores both the history of the railway and the exciting new trail in her piece Rolling Through Yellowstone. This story appears in the Summer 2026 issue of Mountain Outlaw. Read the online version ⁠here⁠ [https://www.mtoutlaw.com/history-rolling-toward-yellowstone/]. Read and Written by Caitlin Styrsky Produced and Edited by Bella Butler Theme Music by Harlow Punderson About ⁠Mountain Outlaw⁠ [https://www.mtoutlaw.com/] : Based in Big Sky, Montana, Mountain Outlaw is a stunning biannual magazine that explores impactful stories from the heart of the Greater Yellowstone Region. Mountain Outlaw is an ⁠Outlaw Partners⁠ [https://outlaw.partners/] publication.

Summer 26 | Author Reads: Onward Through the Dragon's Breath (Fiction)

In this riveting and colorful historical fiction piece, writer James Mckew reimagines the Washburn-Doane Expedition of 1870 into what would become Yellowstone National Park. This story appears in the Summer2026 issue of Mountain Outlaw. Read the online version ⁠here⁠ [https://www.mtoutlaw.com/history-onward-through-the-dragons-breath/]. Read and Written by James Mckew Illustrations by Halle Hauer Produced and Edited by Bella Butler Theme Music by Harlow Punderson About ⁠Mountain Outlaw⁠ [https://www.mtoutlaw.com/] : Based in Big Sky, Montana, Mountain Outlaw is a stunning biannual magazine that explores impactful stories from the heart of the Greater Yellowstone Region. Mountain Outlaw is an ⁠Outlaw Partners⁠ [https://outlaw.partners/]publication.

Summer 26 | Author Reads: 'The New Yellowstone Wolf Era'

Thirty years ago, wolves laid tracks in Yellowstone for the first time since their systematic removal. The anniversary of the Yellowstone wolf reintroduction is a milestone that reminds us of the predator's legacy of controversy in this critical ecosystem. To understand the "New Yellowstone Wolf Era" in which we find ourselves, Mountain Outlaw Deputy Editor Sophie Tsairis shares the stories of three wolves in honor of the anniversary's three decades that each illuminate a facet of the wolves' relationship with the landscape—and our relationship with them. This story appears in the Summer 2026 issue of Mountain Outlaw. Read the online version ⁠here⁠ [https://www.mtoutlaw.com/featured-outlaw-of-smoke-and-big-sky/]. Read and Written by Toby Thompson Produced and Edited by Bella Butler Theme Music by Harlow Punderson About ⁠Mountain Outlaw⁠ [https://www.mtoutlaw.com/] : Based in Big Sky, Montana, Mountain Outlaw is a stunning biannual magazine that explores impactful stories from the heart of the Greater Yellowstone Region. Mountain Outlaw is an ⁠Outlaw Partners⁠ [https://outlaw.partners/] publication.

Summer 26 | Author Reads: Of Smoke and Big Sky

While many people may be familiar with Michael Keaton the actor, lesser known is Michael Keaton the Montana man. In this issue's Featured Outlaw profile, writer Toby Thompson introduces readers to the celebrity through his relationship with rural, wild places. This story appears in the Summer 2026 issue of Mountain Outlaw. Read the online version here [https://www.mtoutlaw.com/featured-outlaw-of-smoke-and-big-sky/]. Read and Written by Toby Thompson Produced and Edited by Bella Butler Theme Music by Harlow Punderson About Mountain Outlaw [https://www.mtoutlaw.com/] : Based in Big Sky, Montana, Mountain Outlaw is a stunning biannual magazine that explores impactful stories from the heart of the Greater Yellowstone Region. Mountain Outlaw is an Outlaw Partners [https://outlaw.partners/] publication.