Missoula Valley November 2016

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y passport expired two years ago. Once, in my little world, a passport represented the only way to adventure. How silly of me! Some of my best adventuring over the last two years has been right here, at home, under the Big Sky.

They said we were crazy. Who swims in Glacier? They said the water was too cold. But, it’s Glacier. They asked us why. Because it’s Glacier!

Howard, my duck thermometer, said the water temperature in Kintla Lake was 62 degrees. I told my friend Amanda that it was 64. We waded out until the water—as pristine and clear as anything you’d find in the Caribbean—reached our upper thighs. We glanced back at shore and the voices of reason one last time. And then we dove in.

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As a kid, I was terrified of riding a roller coaster. In fact, I went to Six Flags Magic Mountain three or four times while in middle school and I always watched as my classmates lined up again and again to ride the roller coasters, never even tempted to join them. If I’d known when the sled lunged forward with an “engine” powered by 10 sets of paws that the experience would feel like a roller coaster, I would have rethought the adventure. I’m glad I didn’t know any different. Dog sledding is the best “roller coaster” I’ve ever been on.

I get a little nervous at big social gatherings, which may be odd for someone who might pass as a decent conversationalist, which is why on this particular adventure—to the premiere party for the Missoula Symphony’s season opener—I brought back-up: my brother, Michael. He’s a tall guy, so I stood in his shadow as if it would take the photos I’d gone there to take. From his side, I took my first photo. Then he disappeared and I’m not sure where to. (He showed up 30 minutes later with cheesecake.) But the next thing I knew, I had 30 photos and a handful of new friends.

What I most love about our community is that every day here promises an adventure.

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Good Times

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Around Town

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Tech Savvy

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Hometown Hero

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Financial Buzz

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Page Turners

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Lifestyle Calendar

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Parting Thoughts

An exploration of Missoula’s mapmakers: onXmaps and Cairn.

22 Team Red, White & Blue

Veteran-led group invites community to join them for activities

and to build friendships

24 A Good Dog’s Work

A forty-paw adventure through the Stillwater State Forest with one

man’s best friends

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Good Times

An Evening at the Symphony

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Downtown on Tap

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Good Times

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Around Town

AROUND TOWN

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! At Missoula Valley Lifestyle our goal is to share the best that our community has to offer as well as news about our neighbors.

Do you have wedding or engagement news to share? Do you know an out-standing educator or student we should spotlight? Is there a

MONTANA MADE WEDDING FAIR Are wedding bells ringing for you or a loved one? Grab the hand of your fiancé (or fiancée), wedding party, or your soon-to-be in-laws and head over to the Ravalli County Fairgrounds on Sunday, November 5 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. It's a fun, public event made possible by The Bitterroot Wedding Association and Bridal Haus, an upscale bridal consignment boutique. You can expect to meet dozens of wedding vendors who can make planning a Western Montana wedding easy and enjoyable. You can also shop and purchase pre-loved linens, dresses, and decor at great prices. Learn more at MontanaMadeWedding.com and purchase tickets to secure a fun-filled day of wedding excitement!

FESTIVAL OF TREES PROMISES ‘A SEASON OF STORIES’

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The sweet sounds and aromas of Christmas are here! The

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Festival of Trees returns for its fourth annual event on Saturday,

ing issue. You can reach our team at DAntonetti@LifestylePubs.com

November 12 from 6 to 10 p.m. in which Christmas trees decorated

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in honor of the year’s theme “A Season of Stories” are auctioned off to benefit the Granite County Medical Foundation. Attendance and

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funds raised have grown every year—from a small holiday party with

Your kiddos are super cute and fun, but sometimes you just want an

just three trees to a grand affair in The Ranch at Rock Creek Buckle

evening among adults. What better evening than First Friday! Currents

Barn. Last year, more than 100 people donated time, money, and

offers "babysitting" on Friday, November 4 and Friday, December 2

hard work to help raise almost $30,000 for local healthcare proj-

from 5 to 8 p.m. For a registration fee of $10, children ages 7 and older

ects. This year promises to be an even bigger and better event with

will plays games and participate in outdoor activities with the MORE

your participation. In looking back at the success of this event, one

staff before a pizza dinner. Afterward, they'll head to the Currents pool

thing has became clear—the Granite County Medical Foundation

to splash around. For more information, visit MissoulaParks.org.

wants to continue to make this a community-wide event, rather

HOLIDAY SHOW AT RADIUS

than a private fundraiser event. People from all corners of Granite County and beyond are welcome to share in the creativity, positivity,

Radius Gallery's third annual Holiday Show kicks off on First Friday,

and generosity this community has to offer—all with the goal of cre-

November 4. It is one of the largest community-based exhibits of fine

ating a healthier, happier place to live. Although it will still be a free

arts. You'll find truly unique gifts, born of creative minds and hands,

event with free food, a free shuttle, and festivities, the Foundation

at affordable prices. Honor the imagination and enjoy the creativity of

is asking all who attend to make a donation of what they feel is

local artists this holiday season. The gallery is located at 114 E. Main. For

appropriate—through a sponsorship, through time spent decorating

more information, visit RadiusGallery.com.

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a tree, through volunteering, or through a monetary donation or tree

2016 BOWL FOR KIDS' SAKE

purchase at the Gala Auction. There will be a cash bar for beer and

Bowl for Kids' Sake (BFKS) is Big Brothers Big Sisters' (BBBS) biggest

wine. Attendance is limited to the capacity of the Buckle Barn. Visit

annual fundraising event. Every dollar raised directly funds the Missoula-

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based program and helps create and sustain mentoring relationships, thus

RUN FOR THE HEALTH OF IT

increasing each kid's chances for success. Everyone is welcome, so round up a team of five (friends, co-workers, family) and start fundraising! BBBS

If you’re looking for an excuse to do so, The Women’s Club

will provide a packet to guide you through each step, and there's even an

Health and Fitness Center offers two. On Saturday, November 12,

app to help you navigate the process. For more information and to register

the fitness center is holding the “Run for the Health of It” 5K fun

your team, please call 406.721.2380 or visit BBBSMissoula.org. Once reg-

walk/run and an Aquathon, where you can participate in up to

istered, you have until early November to raise funds, then on the weekend

three hours of fun aquatic exercise in the facility’s saline pool. All

of November 12 and 13, teams celebrate their success at Westside Lanes

proceeds from the events go to the Montana Cancer Screening

& Fun Center with free bowling, beverages, and pizza. This year's theme

Program, which provides ongoing quality screening services to

honors the movie "Back to the Future," so don't forget to dress as your

Montanans. Registration costs $22 per event if you sign up early

favorite character. Prizes will be awarded to those who raise the most

and $27 for late registration. For more information and to register,

money, and to the best dressed and most creative bowlers.

visit TheWomensClub.com or call 406.728.4410.

ALI CONTINUES TO INSPIRE AND EQUIP OUR COMMUNITY

BITTERROOT ART GUILD CHRISTMAS SHOW Looking to get ahead on holiday shopping with the perfect slew of handcrafted gifts? Look no further than the Bitterroot Art Guild

UM’s Phyllis J. Washington College of Education and

Christmas Show at the First Interstate Center, 100 Old Corvallis

Human Sciences has imagined a place where teachers, legis-

Road, in Hamilton. You'll find handmade artisan gifts alongside deli-

lators, researchers and students can gather to be inspired and

cious treats to exercise your holiday appetite. Find your Christmas

equipped—a hub that exists to cast a new vision for education

spirits and those special somethings on Friday, November 18 between

and encourage solutions nationwide. And now, thanks to a $5

10 a.m. and 5 p.m. and on Saturday, November 19 between 9 a.m. and

million gift from the Alice “Ali” Lee Lund Charitable Trust, the

4 p.m. For more information, please call 406.961.4740.

college will expand its facilities to include a public, state-ofthe-art auditorium. The ALI Auditorium will contribute to the

HOLIDAY POPS!

college’s reach by providing a dynamic, stimulating environment

Get your tickets early for an event that even Santa Claus won't

for numerous state-wide, national, and international seminars,

miss: the Missoula Symphony's annual Holiday Pops! concert. The

conferences, and lectures. “ Thanks to its namesake, the ALI

orchestra and chorale will ring in the special season with a joyful

Auditorium will serve as a catalyst for bringing the rest of the

and poignant program of holiday favorites on Saturday, December

world to UM, and will allow the expertise and innovation fostered

3 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, December 4 at 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. at

here to extend across the globe,” said Roberta Evans, dean of

the Dennison Theatre on the UM campus. Tickets are available at

UM’s education college.

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Tech Savvy

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ALL ABOUT THE DATA AN EXPLORATION OF MISSOULA'S MAPMAKERS: ONXMAPS AND CAIRN

ARTICLE GREG M. PETERS PHOTOGRAPHY PAMELA DUNN-PARRISH

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rom Amerigo Vespucci to Lewis and Clark, mapmaking has always been about getting the best data possible. Things haven’t changed much in the years people have been making maps, and for two Missoula-based companies, onXmaps and Cairn Cartographics, focusing on “the data” has been the driving force behind the products they make and the businesses they’ve created.

Hunters, hikers, and other outdoor types have long used government-issued paper maps to navigate through the landscape. But despite seeming solid and immutable, the landscape changes over time—boundaries shift as ownership changes, roads and trails open, close or get rerouted, and public access points move. The government agencies that make these maps don’t update them very often, and over a decade or two, the differences stack up, leaving users confused about property boundaries, access points, and other critical information that can turn a public-land hunting trip into an illegal, CONTINUED > private-land trespass.

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X MARKS THE SPOT

Eric Siegfried had ample experience with the frustrations these outdated paper maps cause. Growing up in eastern Montana’s checker-boarded landscape, where public land and private land are mixed in confusing patterns, he often struggled with knowing exactly where he was, a critical piece of information for hunters. It’s perfectly legal to shoot an elk on public land, but on private land, it’s another matter. In 2008, he was inspired to work out a solution.

That solution was Eric’s 2009 start-up, Hunting GPS Maps, which essentially pulled publicly available data sets from counties, municipalities, and other public sites and stitched them together into reliable, accurate data sets that showed specific boundaries, ownership details, trails and roads, and a host of other data. Hunters bought this data on a mini SD chip and plugged it into their GPS unit. Voila! They now had the positioning function of the GPS and the accurate map data showing where they could hunt and where they couldn’t. Business took off.

Today, Hunting GPS Maps has morphed into onXmaps and Eric’s four-person start-up has become one of Missoula’s fastest growing companies—a 65-person organization that’s bursting at its seams.

OnXmaps still offers mini SD cards loaded with accurate maps. But it’s also taken advantage of another recent technology that is quietly transforming how people navigate outside. A few years ago, nearly all smart phones started to come with standardized GPS software. The software works whether the phone has cell service or not, so basically any modern smart phone is a powerful GPS unit in-the-ready.

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OnXmaps now makes an app that utilizes this technology by offering the same high-quality maps it makes for GPS units, but rather than buying a chip to put the information on the device, users pay to download their maps through the app. The HUNT version of the app has been around for a few years, and onXmaps just launched ROAM, a similar app that’s targeted at hikers, mountain bikers, and paddlers.

While it’s not as critical that hikers know if the deer they’re watching are on private or public land, they’re just as keen as hunters to know precisely where they are. Add in functionality that shows campgrounds, trailheads, fishing access sites, allows route plotting and tracking capabilities, and even facilitates sharing this information with friends, and it becomes clear why hunters, skiers, hikers, and climbers are happily shelling out $30 for a single-state map.

As cool as ROAM is, it’s not a fail-safe way to navigate the woods. Phones fail and batteries die. More importantly, if you don’t download the map you need before you head out into the cellular-service-free forest, the phone can pinpoint where you are, but it can’t overlay that onto a map, rendering the technology nifty but also somewhat useless.

It’s also prohibitively difficult to plan long hikes or backpacking trips on a tiny phone screen. And so, outdoor types are left clearing off their dining room tables to make room for paper maps.

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ON THE GROUND

Another Missoula start-up is producing beautiful, accurate maps of local landscapes in this classic analog technology. Cairn Cartographics is a husbandand wife-run business that got its start through a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2011. Like Eric Siegfried, Jamie Robertson and Amelia Hagen-Dillon, the map-loving pair behind Cairn, saw opportunity where others saw frustration.

The pair has a deep love for maps— Jamie has a degree in cartography and GIS and Amelia in environmental science—and they love being outside in wild places. In 2009, the duo applied for a grant to make a map of South America’s Patagonia region. They didn’t get the grant, but they also didn’t quit pursuing their map-making goal.

Years prior, Jamie had spent his summers wrestling with outdated and inaccurate paper maps while working for the Forest Service in the Bob Marshall Wilderness.

They knew Montanans loved the Bob. They knew they loved the Bob. So they quit their jobs, bought a couple of highend GPS units, recruited Jamie’s brother, and embarked on a quest to build the Bob’s most accurate set of trail data.

Basically, they hiked. And hiked. About 800 miles in all. Then they spent the winter combining their ground-truthed trail and road data with the most up-to-date GIS data they could find. In early 2011, they launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to print the map. In short order, they had the capital to print their first run of 2,500 maps.

Almost six years later, the duo has published seven maps and a poster of the Bob Marshall. Because the company doesn’t have to provide maps of a specific administrative unit, the Lolo National Forest for

example, they’re free to map whatever landscape they want. This lets them to produce maps that focus on natural geographies, not arbitrary administrative boundaries. It also allows them to make maps at a more useful scale than typical government maps. Fitting the two-million-acre Lolo National Forest on one map (or even two) means that the scale is frustratingly large. Featuring just the 60,000-acre Rattlesnake Wilderness and Recreation Area makes a much more useful map when you’re hitting the trail or planning a trip.

To date, they’ve focused on nearby Wilderness Areas, but are planning to expand beyond Western Montana. Their process is still pretty much the same as it was when they produced their first map. Amelia spends her summers on the trails while Jamie works at his full-time job as a cartographer for Adventure Cycling Association. They spend the winter on their computers, building the map, and then do it all again the next season. They also continually update their maps to reflect property shifts, road closures, and the other changes that render the old maps so frustratingly inaccurate. Despite it only being six years old, the Bob Marshall map will be released as a fourth edition in the near future.

No doubt the cartographers of yesterday would be amazed and astounded with the technology modern-day mapmakers use. Fortunately, onXmaps and Cairn Cartographics do the heavy lifting for today’s adventurers and hunters, producing products that transform a phone into a precise global positioning unit, or hiking every trail in the Rattlesnake Recreation Area to show exactly how far it is from the Spring Gulch Trail to the Snowbowl Overlook.

Used in combination, these powerful technologies open up Montana’s landscapes for the adventurous.

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Hometown Hero Everyone Is Welcome

To find out more about how to get involved, check out Team RWB Missoula’s Facebook page.

TEAM RED,WHITE & BLUE ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHY MARIAH ORE

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t takes a deep commitment to community and sense of duty to pledge a chunk of your life to military service, especially when the country is actively in conflict. That desire or need to serve usually doesn’t end when your service does. So what happens when that segment of time ends and you finally get to come home to your family and friends?

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“Once I got out, I kind of started to lose that sense of service that initially brought me to the military,” said Kyle Cochrane, a Missoula native who spent five years as an Army combat engineer. This past June, in an effort to fill that void, Kyle and his friend Marshall Taylor, another Missoulian and former Army combat engineer, came together to form a group to help veterans and community members alike approach this reintegration—Team RWB Missoula.

Team RWB—short for Red, White, and Blue—is a national organization seeking to engage service and community members together in physical activity and community service. At each chapter across the country, veterans and civilians get together once a week for walks, hikes, runs, bike rides—or, really, any type of physical activity—periodic community service endeavors. The activities facilitate a natural integration between the two groups, creating a support network for the veterans and helping the community in the process.

“The best way to describe it is that it’s a veteran-led community organization,” said Marshall. “It’s really about being a better community as a whole.” Taylor now serves as the group’s Social Director while Cochrane represents the chapter to the national entity as the Chapter Director. Two other board members, Felipe “Fez” von Sydow and Lou Rana, both veterans as well, focus on community and veteran outreach, respectively.

Unlike other groups, Team RWB functions as an outlet for those coping with post-tramatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other transition struggles rather than a mental health program. Headquarters doesn’t force any process discussion, syllabus, or dictated structure of any type. With the caveat of keeping central the two organizational

pillars, community engagement and physical activity, each chapter is free to choose their own activities, schedule, and approach.

The national organization keeps things running smoothly by providing promotional materials, loose guidance, and on occasion, a flex budget for activities.

For the Missoula chapter, weekly events are a casual affair. The team regularly accommodates children, dogs, seniors, and people with disabilities, and welcomes participants of all skill levels with all different types of social needs and goals.

“Everyone has their own way,” said Lou, the Veteran Outreach Director. “I’m a quiet person, so sometimes I don’t talk much.

But these guys have become my support system, even though we barely knew each other before. Either way, I still get a lot out of spending time with people out in nature.”

In addition to their weekly hikes, the team regularly takes on community service projects. This summer, they spent time cleaning up trash from the Clark Fork River.

They also teamed up with Five Valleys Land Trust to clear away brush that can exacerbate fire conditions, and are in the process of planning larger-scale projects as they grow.

“What makes Team RWB special,” said Fez, the team’s Community Engagement Director and social media guru, “is that returning veterans don’t have to play the victim here. We want to continue serving our country and community, and we want to share that passion with everyone else.”

Just a few months after its formation, the group is growing quickly. Team RWB Missoula’s Facebook page has close to 400 members, and though the hikes average around 10-20 participants with more or less a 50-50 split between veterans and non-veterans, the interest indicates potential for much larger numbers moving forward.

“This is not a charity,” Marshall emphasized. “We don’t want money, or really anything other than for people to show up, get to know each other, maybe find some lifelong friends, and help the community.

It’s as simple as that.”

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A Work A forty-paw adventure through the Stillwater State Forest with one man’s best friends ARTICLE CHELSEA LYN DRAKE | PHOTOGRAPHY PAMELA DUNN-PARRISH

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It’s the far off sound of howling and yelping that has us winding up a snow-packed, narrow road with curiosity.

Within moments, the dense, flake-dusted trees give way to a field of huts and perches where dogs with golden eyes and thick coats jostle against their chains and point their noses to the skies and let out a long, loud whine as we put the car in park in front of a small lodge.

At first glance you might be fearful for them, out here where our noses are blushing red and running—where the heat from the tips of our fingers is already retreating inward. But they are waiting for us, celebrating our arrival because the time for work has finally come.

We are at their home and the home of Jeff Ulsamer—their master, friend, and loving co-worker—to indulge in the adventure of dog sledding. It feels primitive and wild as if we are thousands of miles into the depths of the forest, soaking in the chaos of dogs at every turn as we traverse our way through them, petting those that are lunging at us in excitement.

Jeff and a few young men make up the team that readies these dogs for action, unclipping them from their cave-like homes and walking them to their designated places along the line leading to a sled where we are about to take our seats. The sled we will ride in is hand built by Jeff—wood that creaks and sings with each movement the team is making to prepare for our ride. It’s an inviting place for our jittering limbs now covered in a heap of blankets and furs.

It seems the energy has changed. The dogs clipped to our sled are wide-eyed and thrusting forward and those still chained to their homes are screaming in jealousy. Our dogs know what they are about to do, each of them looking ahead at the snowy path that leads to a cathedral of trees.

And we’re off—lurching forward as if by motor and not the sheer power of 40 paws peppering us with bits of snow as we get underway.

We are whisked away into a near silent winter wonderland where the air is biting at us and our bellies are in our throats, stirring our laughter and igniting our adrenaline. The dogs have quieted and allowed for the low thumping of the sled on snow around curves and down long straightaways. We are here, winding through the CONTINUED >

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A GOOD DOG’S WORK

(CON TI N U ED)

“I could never get paid for the amount of hours I’ve got into it. I do it because I love it and if you really love what you do, it’s not work.”

Stillwater State Forest, because of the twists and turns Jeff has taken in his own life. After having been raised in Brooklyn, New York, Jeff moved to Colorado following his love of skiing until he broke his leg on a visit back East.

“I couldn’t get out skiing with my friends so I had dogs pulling me around on cross-country skis and that’s really how I started,” said Jeff.

He leans into the turns and calls to them.

Good dogs, good dogs.

“You can never think of having a job this crazy,” said Jeff, recounting his time in Colorado and stumbling upon Montana on the way to Alaska one year, pleasantly detoured by the friendly natured people and stunning scenery. He had a business of giving dog sled rides to people in Steamboat Springs with 11 of his own personal dogs, all of which came from the pound, but that number climbed upward to 42 dogs before he purchased land in Olney, Montana, where he and his dogs (and two horses) would call home.

Jeff has never had the itch to compete in dog sled races. Instead, he thrives on the dogs’ passion for the sport, for their love of life, and the work that they long to do.

“Dogs just love to work. They’re so honest, they love their jobs. …Some dogs may not have been as

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good as others but they all try as hard as they can try.

They’re just like people,” said Jeff. “A lot of people don’t understand how much a dog can love their work because they never did. That’s what gives me the inspiration to do this because I could never do this if I had to make the dogs do it. I’m just enabling the dogs to do something that they love.”

Good boys, good girls, that’s a good dog. Jeff speaks to them and they seem to give us a new gear, heaving themselves into a steep hill, their shoulders rising and falling, their heads turning to look at us and each other.

Jeff’s passion and dedication are an important part of what sets his dog sled adventure business apart but it’s also the point at which this whole journey began— for Jeff and his dogs. From his 11 rescues, Jeff’s pack has grown to a rowdy and loving 125, most of which have been rescued from the less desirable chapters of their lives. He currently homes 30 retired dogs that are CONTINUED >

CONTINUED >

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A GOOD DOG’S WORK

(CON TI N U ED)

reaping their hard-earned benefits, living out their days (sometimes into their 20s) under the light of the starry big sky.

We can hear the familiar cries as our path starts to widen and the dogs begin to slow. The thrill of our return can be seen in the steamy clouds of dog breath, their tongues long and flickering beneath their smiles. We watch our dogs take their places back in their homes as Jeff readies their meals—25 pounds of salmon, plus vitamins, minerals, and stabilized rice bran for their coats. It is a dog’s favorite song set on repeat. And it is for Jeff, too.

“I could never get paid for the amount of hours I’ve got into it.

I do it because I love it and if you really love what you do,” said Jeff, “it’s not work.”

We cheer beneath the warm glow of the lodge, to the fresh oatmeal cookies, hot chocolate, good dogs, and a good life.

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A axing t s les n o i t op OFF OVER PAYS L L O R A IR E NE CHARITABL AYS THAN O W E R O M IN

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ith a traditional IRA, your money can grow on a tax-deferred basis (exciting!), but sooner or later you’ll have to start taking taxable withdrawals from your account (less exciting). But what if these withdrawals were less “taxing” and supported your favorite charitable group? By electing to use a charitable IRA rollover, you can do just that.

The basic rule governing traditional IRA withdrawals is that you must start taking them once you reach age 70-½ . Even if you don’t need the money, you must still take something, the exact amount determined by your account balance and life expectancy.

And the amount you take—whatever that may be—is taxable.

Or, at least, it would be taxable if you took the money and you immediately invested it in another tax-advantaged vehicle. The less “taxing” option says this: If you’re at least 70-½, you can make a charitable IRA rollover by transferring your withdrawals directly into a “public” charity, such as a university, hospital or religious organization.

Up to $100,000 per year can be moved this way, and you can divide your contributions among as many charities as you like.

The charitable IRA rollover has been around for several years, but it was made permanent in late 2015, when President Obama signed it into law. These are the benefits of it:

• Avoid taxes on IRA withdrawals. If your required IRA withdrawals are large enough, they could potentially force you into a higher tax bracket. A charitable IRA rollover can help you avoid this because you won’t have to pay taxes on those withdrawals.

• Help avoid cuts to Social Security benefits. Depending on income, you may have to pay federal income taxes on your Social Security benefits. By taking advantage of a charitable IRA rollover, however, you may be able to avoid an increase on your taxable income, which, in turn, could help prevent a decrease in your Social Security benefits.

• May protect some itemized deductions.

If your adjusted gross income (AGI) exceeds certain levels, you may have to reduce the amount of itemized deductions you can claim on your tax return. So, as is the case with Social Security benefits, the income you don’t accept from IRA withdrawals—that is, sending it instead to a charity—can help you keep your AGI down, which may protect you from losing some itemized deductions.

Keep this in mind: This strategy is generally most appropriate for investors with traditional IRAs. If you’ve had a Roth IRA for at least five years and don’t start taking withdrawals until you reach age 59-½, those withdrawals are free of federal taxes and the issue of taxable distributions doesn’t apply. Additionally, you’re never

required to take withdrawals from a Roth IRA; the account can be left intact for virtually as long as you like.

Also, this type of charitable rollover doesn’t apply to other retirement accounts such as a 401(k) or similar employer-sponsored plan. However, it may be possible to transfer assets from the 401(k) or other plan to your traditional IRA and then, from there, to make the charitable IRA rollover.

You’ll want to consult with your tax advisor before moving any of your IRA withdrawals to a charity. But if such an action is appropriate for your situation, consider it. By contributing to a charity whose work you support for the reasons outlined above, a charitable IRA rollover will likely pay off in more ways than one.

This article is provided by RBC Wealth Management on behalf of Gary Kiemele, a Financial Advisor at RBC Wealth Management, and may not be exclusive to this publication. The information included in this article is not intended to be used as the primary basis for making investment decisions. RBC Wealth Management does not endorse this organization or publication. Consult your investment professional for additional information and guidance.

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Hidden Lake, Glacier National Park

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HIDDEN LAKE

With many different hikes in the park, the one to Hidden Lake offered many spectacular views. I’m eagerly looking forward to a return visit to this park, which is often referred to as the crown jewel of the U.S.

Sprague Creek Cascades, Glacier National Park

Bison in Snow, Yellowstone National Park

SPRAGUE CREEK CASCADES

Morning Sunrise at Mammoth Terraces, Yellowstone National Park

My first evening in Glacier National Park was an exciting time as I had heard so much about the park. And it did not disappoint.

This view along Sprague Creek late in the day was something very special to share.

BISON IN SNOW

After two previous visits to Yellowstone, I was keen to visit during a winter season as I had been told it’s a totally different park in the winter. And of course the park is world famous for its wildlife. This image came about just I had imagined it: The lone bison plowing his way through the snow right in front of us!

Morning Sunrise at Mammoth Terraces, Yellowstone National Park

MORNING SUNRISE AT MAMMOTH TERRACES

With a total of four visits to Yellowstone, and visits to all 59 national parks, many more than once, Yellowstone still sits at the top of my list of favorites. The variety of landscapes and the wildlife are incredible… and when you add in the thermal features (great for cool fall nights), you get such as strong sense of the park being alive.

Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park

YELLOWSTONE LAKE

Camping has been a big part of my national parks journey; in fact, the more trips I make the more camping I’ve done, and it’s just as easy to camp in the fall as in the summer, and less crowded, too. This sunrise at Yellowstone Lake was only a couple of minutes away from my tent!

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give a talk on "China's Water Crisis" as part of the Mansfield Center's

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Brown Bag Lecture Series for the community. Session, which is free

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MCC PRESENTS 'FROZEN' SING-A-LONG

NOVEMBER 16

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Compete in a fun and exciting game of Naturalist Trivia. Show off your

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and educational for all skill levels. Bring a team or join one when you

and $14 day of the show. Shows are at 12 p.m., 3 p.m., and 6 p.m. Pur-

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DENNISON THEATRE

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The String Orchestra of the Rockies pres-

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Parting Thoughts

ARTICLE NICHOLAS LITTMAN

ON THE WILD RIVER T

he first night—when the giants begin leaping from the mountains, and the air becomes heavy and injected with electric potential, and there are nothing but burned, white snags all around me—is the first time I feel small and vulnerable on this adventure.

I am huddled in a tent with my wife in the middle of the Bob Marshall Wilderness— the largest wilderness in Montana. We feign sleep but are alert, listening to bounding thunderclaps and watching for flashes. The rain comes down in steady patter. We move our heads and feet from the well-worn walls of our tent that are already seeping moisture.

Nearby, two other couples listen to the storm from their tents. At home, tucked in our insulated houses and warm, dry beds we all might not hear this storm. But in this wild place, we return to our animal alertness. We are reminded of our smallness. It is one reason we go on adventures such as this: to remember how large and full the world is.

I venture into the wilds of Montana often. Living here, I am lucky enough to be on the doorstep of millions of acres of

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public land. I am lucky enough to have the time and resources to explore these places. I am lucky to be able to make part of my living taking students out into these wild lands and teaching them about their ecology, function, and value.

I have chosen to spend this summer vacation with my wife and friends, backpacking and packrafting through 75 miles of wilderness. We follow the South Fork of the Flathead River from one of its small tributary headwater creeks almost all the way to its outlet at Hungry Horse Reservoir.

After the thunderstorm and an 18-mile slog with mammoth packs on our backs, we are rewarded by putting in on Youngs Creek.

We watch the miles slip by effortlessly as we float with our loads downstream.

The creek, however, has its own obstacles to navigate. We float through a canyon late in the day, as a chill settles on the air.

Boulders populate the riverbed like pinball wheels. They threaten to flip or puncture our boats. We try our best to avoid them but bounce off many. We gather up at the

bottom and assess our losses: We’re all intact and our boats are still floating.

Just downstream we camp where Danaher and Youngs meet and form the South Fork of the Flathead. My friend and I fly fish as the day stills and the bugs emerge. On the second cast I hook a beautiful cutthroat— brilliant orange slash along its jaw. I work it through the current, unhook it, and release it back to the babbling river.

For two more days we soak in this wild space. Our daily worries dissolve. We become accustomed to looking downstream for white water, forecasting the river’s curves and dips like a road. We learn new things about each other—the rawness of the place pulls out bits and pieces of our inner selves that we have not shared before. On the last night we celebrate my wife’s birthday with costumes, cake, and bountiful laughter.

I return from this adventure pulsing with gratitude: that I live in a place as wild as this, that I am surrounded by such good and whole people, and that I can go out on these renewing adventures again and again.

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