Kelly Whitmoyer and Sandy McNamaraAug 44 min readUnder This Old Hat: Straw Hat Season in MontanaSo you wanna be a cowboy, eh? Well then, you're going to need a hat, and, as with many aspects of rural life in Montana, there is a "way"
Kelly Whitmoyer and Sandy McNamaraJan 283 min readThe Bitterrooter: A Dying Breed?I was recently reminded of the cultural shift taking place in the Bitterroot Valley when, in a recent conversation with some newer...
kwhitmoyer2Oct 17, 20232 min readMontana Cattle Shipping Season: A Montana MelodyIf you're living near a cattle ranch, at some point this fall you'll likely notice the ambient sounds around your place shift from...
kwhitmoyer2Jul 20, 20231 min readPatience Is a Virtue: It's Haying Season In MontanaEach year in Montana, beginning around the 4th of July, farmers and ranchers start grinding it out in the heat, making the shift to the...
kwhitmoyer2Jul 20, 20231 min readHaying Season in the BitterrootThis time of year, at the end of a long busy day, I love to relax on my porch in the warm summer breeze or lay in bed and listen to the...
kwhitmoyer2Dec 7, 20222 min readHave You Ever Seen a Cowboy?Well, have you? Have you ever actually seen a cowboy? I silently posed these questions on the ski slopes one day when a coworker opted...
kwhitmoyer2May 8, 20222 min readA Burning Question?Recently, you may have seen ominous plumes of smoke rising up across rural Montana as ditches and entire fields are being purposely...
kwhitmoyer2May 8, 20221 min readSpring Rural Listing PreparationAfter a long winter, a good deep clean of the house seems always to be in order, especially if you're planning to sell. From cleaning...