Guest post by Nicole Qualtieri. David Attenborough calls it The American Serengeti. In February of 2014, it was recognized as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of North America. In 1872, it became the United States’ first recognized National Park, one of many protected areas to come. If it’s not on your list of places… Read more »

Guest post by Montana outdoorswoman, Nicole Qualtieri. Last summer, I hiked 150 miles of the northern Continental Divide trail alone. It was by far the most intense, honest, revealing and personal thing that I’ve ever accomplished. Within those 150 miles lies the most terrifying moment of my life, as well as some of the most… Read more »

Guest post by Nicole Qualtieri, our featured photographer of the week on Instagram. Seventy-seven mountain ranges. Two National Parks. 450 miles of blue-ribbon trout fishing. 3.3 million acres of wilderness. There’s a reason Montanans–native and transplant alike–call their home The Last Best Place. Here are a few of the places that I’ve fallen for in… Read more »