By Paul Swenson EBS COLUMNIST I remember as a kid going to the ocean and walking along the beach fascinated by all the seashells. It seemed...
By Paul Swenson EBS COLUMNIST In the last article I introduced you all to the five common species of conifers that grow in the Big Sky...
By Paul Swenson EBS COLUMNIST A famous quote attributed to then-Gov. Ronald Regan in the mid 1960s, “If you’ve seen one tree, you’ve seen them all.”...
By Paul Swenson EBS COLUMNIST It’s that time of the year when the snow on the ski hill or in the backcountry becomes “grabby” or “sticky.”...
By Paul Swenson EBS COLUMNIST Have you ever been hiking or skiing in the backcountry and noticed what looked like a big chunk or boulder of...
By Paul Swenson EBS COLUMNIST Welcome back. If you have been following the last three columns you have read about the three major classifications of rocks:...
By Paul Swenson EBS COLUMNIST Like the rock record I have presented in the last few articles, our region has many layers to its geologic history....
By Paul Swenson EBS COLUMNIST In the last column you were introduced to the sedimentary rock bookends to the drive up or down the canyon. Today...
By Paul Swenson EBS COLUMNIST For all the times I have driven the Gallatin Canyon from Big Sky to Bozeman or vice versa, I am always...
By Paul Swenson EBS COLUMNIST I have been out on the roads quite a bit over the last two weeks, going skiing at the mountain, down...