B Bar Gazette – April 2026
Issue #33 April 2026 I sit in the sunroom, tucked into the corner beside a monstera that has taken full advantage of the lengthening days. One dog rests its head on my foot while another watches from the doorway, unmoved. Together, we ease into the morning. Lately, I’ve been practicing a form of meditation called vipassana—bringing attention to the sensations of body and mind in the present moment. With my eyes closed, light filters through my eyelids in warm orange tones, sha...
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B Bar Gazette – March 2026
Issue #32 March 2026 I walked into the maintenance shop to find Troy and Katie taking turns cranking an ice cream machine from the 1920s. Katie, as usual, was dressed just right in one of Troy’s dad’s old sweaters and a vintage B Bar hat she found at the Livingston thrift store. It felt like a small celebration after two full weeks of hosting — the winter Dreamtending retreat followed by the second annual Ramshorn Classic. That same evening, Katie shared that she had seen a ...
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B Bar Gazette – January 2026
Issue #31 January 2026 Putting yourself out there—to be part of something greater—doesn’t just happen. It requires staying involved in your own life and trusting your decision-making power. It means being open to opportunities as they unfold, without shying away from the adversity that often comes with them. For months, I had been looking forward to a backcountry hut trip to Ouray, Colorado. Unfortunately, this winter has been a dry one, and getting to the hut would have mea...
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B Bar Gazette – November 2025
Issue #30 November 2025 It feels like October, or even late September, but somehow Thanksgiving is already upon us. For more than four weeks now, Montana has been wrapped in an unseasonably mild spell. Low clouds have lingered without dropping snow, holding pockets of warm air close to the ground. The extended fall has brought an unusual ease to what is normally a scramble toward winter. Our days of replacing lodgepole fencing, cutting and stacking firewood, preparing winter rentals,...
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B Bar Gazette – October 2025
Issue #29 October 2025 Wood smoke drifts from the yurt’s stove, softening the morning chill as we gather in a circle where everyone has equal space and opportunity to share. Outside, smoke lingers in the high branches of leafless aspens. Fresh white peaks stand stark against a dusty purple sky. Winter is close, but it will wait for another day. When the afternoon sun crests, we’ll peel off our layers and let the natural warmth do its work.Thirteen quarter horses graze their well...
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B Bar Gazette – September 2025
Issue #28 September 2025 Perched on a fence post, a bluebird ruffles its feathers to shake off the morning dew, signaling me to look up. Just beyond the old corral, three grizzly bears—a sow and her two yearling cubs—dig for a breakfast of caraway root. This will be the last fall the cubs follow their mother before setting off on their own, a journey that likely began right here in Tom Miner Basin. Through my binoculars, the silver gleam of a cub’s fur catches the light just as the...
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B Bar Gazette – August 2025
B Bar Gazette Issue #27 August 2025 A Surprise Arrival in Tom MinerOn the last day of July, a calf was born on the road near the ice house in Tom Miner. None of us knew it was coming. It was the smallest calf any of us had ever seen - likely a twin. Its hide was still damp and steaming in the cool morning air, and its unsteady legs trembled as it tried to stand.Geraldine (there’s a story there), a heifer calf, was lucky she was found just in time. The other curious yearlings had...
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B Bar Gazette – July 2025
B Bar Gazette Issue #26 July 2025 A Sacred Place. A State of Mind.The wildflowers are at their peak: lupines standing tall in the wind, geraniums scattered through the grass, and warm light settling over the ridgelines in the long hours before dusk.It’s in this season of still beauty and slow days that we’re preparing for something special. On July 30th, B Bar Ranch will host Echoes in the Basin, an outdoor concert with the Lake String Quartet. The event is open to the public, an...
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B Bar Gazette – June 2025
B Bar Gazette Issue #25 June 2025 A Season in MotionEarlier this week, we hosted a ranch tour in Big Timber for the team at West Paw—the same folks who transformed B Bar Ranch offal into the award winning Montana Beef Sticks dog treat last year. As we stood near the corrals, one of them paused, watching the some 300 head of cattle gathered just across the fence. “They’re so quiet,” she said.And it was true. No bawling, no restlessness. Just a sea of calm, curious eyes. Eve...
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B Bar Gazette – May 2025
B Bar Gazette Issue #24 May 2025 Hi friends of B Bar,There's no mistaking it now, spring has fully arrived at both our ranches. The evidence is written across our landscapes and in the behavior of every creature. Our Big Timber pastures, blessed with nine-tenths of an inch of recent rain, now hold the best soil moisture we've seen for May in years. All our cattle are out grazing, including the expectant mothers of 23 Ancient White Park calves due this summer. One new calf already wobbl...
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