When I lived in East Glacier Park, Montana, March was a tough month. As an East Coaster, March was when winter loosened its grip, and spring crept onto tree limbs and released green shoots of flowers from their slumbering bulbs. In that part of Montana, winter doubled down. Sometimes our … Read More

Montana winters are long. We feel it most acutely after the tease of a January thaw, followed by the deep freeze of February. It’s not the same as the joyful anticipation of the holiday season, but rather a desperate questioning of “When?” When will warmth finally return to release the … Read More