A view of Mount Rainier while flying from Seattle to Bozeman, September 24, 2025.

Sam Wilson. I first met Sam around 2011 while we were attending the University of Montana photojournalism program. He’s been and friend and a creative inspiration ever since. Thanks for showing me around your place, Sam.

Sam Wilson at home, September 24, 2025.

Sam Wilson at home, September 24, 2025.

Mom’s window, Livingston, Montana, September 24, 2025.

A bee in Mom’s backyard, September 24, 2025.

Grizzly bear watching in the Tom Miner Basin, September 25, 2025.

Tom Miner Basin, September 25, 2025.

Tom Miner Basin, September 25, 2025.

Tom Miner Basin, September 25, 2025.

My Mom grizzly bear watching in the Tom Miner Basin, September 25, 2025.

Tom Miner Basin, September 25, 2025.

Tom Miner Basin, September 25, 2025.

Tom Miner Basin, September 25, 2025.

Looking north, Yellowstone river, Miner, Montana, September 25, 2025.

Looking southwest on Convict Grade Road, Livingston, Montana, September 25, 2025.

Sheep Mountain from Convict Grade Road, Livingston, Montana, September 25, 2025.

South Cottonwood Creek, Bozeman, Montana, September 27, 2025.

South Cottonwood Creek, Bozeman, Montana, September 27, 2025.

Downy woodpecker, Bozeman, Montana, September 27, 2025.

South Cottonwood Creek, Bozeman, Montana, September 27, 2025.