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On July 18th, 2020, my dusty and unnervingly noisy Subaru Outback screeched its way through the winding Gallatin Canyon, popping out into the flat bowl where Bo…

Does anyone else feel like this year has been some kind of fever dream? I know 2020 hasn’t landed any of us where we expected, but for me it’s gone in a directi…

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Ever since I was a small child, I was enraptured by the idea of service to one’s country, even if for just a year. I think something of great importance is tran…

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  Just over a year ago, I packed up my life in Chicago to come to Montana, moving to a state I’d never been, to live with people I’d never met, and to serv…

A Day at Holland Falls By Mabel Gardner It was the last week of June and by this point, Summer was in full swing. Activities and outings with Soft Landing’s you…