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Reporter’s Notebook

Reporter's Notebook

Company Man

If a man is known by the company he keeps, then I must be doing alright

By Tristan Scott
Reporter's Notebook

Wide Open Spaces 

As I turn in my last Beacon stories (for now), new “wide open spaces” lay ahead

By Denali Sagner
Reporter's Notebook

A Letter from Camp

As camp season arrives in earnest in northwest Montana, I’ve been flooded with memories of my own experiences at a wide range of camps and experiential outdoor education programs I attended in my youth

By Tristan Scott
Reporter's Notebook

Dog Days

In his eyes I cannot fail so I am determined not to fail those eyes; which, paradoxically, means I fail daily. His standards are impossible to meet.

By Tristan Scott
Reporter's Notebook

Are You Local?

Pausing to answer the question, I considered the two boreal toads and the black bear I'd just encountered on this secret stretch of trail — friends of the forest with unassailable local credentials

By TRISTAN SCOTT
Reporter's Notebook

Breakfast of Champions

I’ve learned to vanquish the nagging demons of inferiority — or at least lull them into complacency with liberal doses of endorphins

By Tristan Scott
Reporter's Notebook

Sometimes It Snows In April

Although our degrees of musical appreciation vary, we all incorporate these meticulously arranged frequencies into the core of our identities.

By Tristan Scott
Reporter's Notebook

Decorate My Dad

He was awarded bronze and silver stars, and while Dad does not frequently tell this story, when he does, a listener inevitably inquires why he didn’t also receive a Purple Heart. The answer has eluded him

By Tristan Scott
Reporter's Notebook

Unsung Heroes

Like Zen masters tending a rock garden, the Flathead Valley’s dedicated fleet of groomers possesses a rarefied skillset that is equal parts artisanal and artistic

By Tristan Scott
Reporter's Notebook

Swinging into Solstice

As a moody Aquarian, my constellation has always shone brightest from amid the cold, dark crags of the northern hemisphere

By Tristan Scott
Reporter's Notebook

Running Up for Air

As wildfires grow in intensity, the air quality of mountain-valley communities in western Montana has continued to diminish

By Tristan Scott