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Here's an abbreviated list of O/B's distribution locations around southwest Montana. You're likely to find our latest issue on a rack in or around these local businesses (unless, of course, the demand outweighs our distributor's ambitions). Read more >>
  • O/B Staff

    Hailing form the land of cheese, beer and football, Ryan Krueger eventually broke free in search of a college education and a never ending ski season. After four years of studying face shots, he was handed a degree and told to go out and find a job. Read more >>
    Designer and Illustrator Angie Mangels left the potato fields of Northwest Montana behind to pursue a career in art and skiing. Finding the mountains around Bozeman to be a perfect fit, she put down roots and started exploring the area by feet, on skis, and by bike. Read more >>
    After spending high school in smog-laden southern California, editor and publisher Mike England returned to his childhood home of Bozeman hoping to develop his own unique brand of Montana redneck. Read more >>
    Dave Reuss grew up in the flat, boring plains of eastern Montana, knowing something was missing. As soon as he could, he escaped into the Rocky Mountains, found his true home, and never looked back. Read more >>
    Born and raised in Billings, Sarah moved to Bozeman three years ago to pursue a higher education and feed her need for adventure. Bozeman’s quick and easy access to numerous outdoor possibilities hooked her and the town’s laid back vibe reeled her in. Read more >>
  • Contributors

    Melynda Harrison is a writer, naturalist, wife, mom, cross-country ski enthusiast, hiker, reader, knitter, jungle gym, napkin, Malamute lover, kid hauler, and head over heels about being outside with her family. She blogs at YourWildChild and OutdoorBabyNetwork.    Read more >>
    Jay Pape is the treasurer and education coordinator for the Friends of the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center. Since moving to Bozeman in the early ‘90s, he has climbed, skied, and trekked all over the world. Read more >>
    Kurt Dehmer is a sixth-generation Montanan with deep roots in the Gallatin Valley. In addition to freelance writing, he owns and operates Durty Kurty’s Guide Service and lives in Bozeman with his chocolate Lab, Hershey.   Read more >>
    Phil Knight is a guide/naturalist who moved to Bozeman in 1985, fleeing a life of indolence and sloth back East. His love of forests and determination to keep trees out of lumber mills has taken him to some wild and remote places, and gotten him in all kinds of trouble. Read more >>
    Illustrator (and former Grizzly fan) Mike Russo attended the graphic design department at MSU, and what started as an obligatory sense of school pride soon turned into a genuine love affair with Bozeman. Read more >>
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