A horse runs through a pasture just over the hill from the Bradley Creek fire on Aug. 24, 2020. The fire started Sunday night near Norris, Montana and had burned 1,700 acres by Monday afternoon.
President Donald Trump poses for the media after stepping down from Air Force One on Nov. 3, 2018, at the Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport. Trump appeared in Bozeman with less than 72 hours to go before Election Day to campaign on behalf of Republican state auditor Matt Rosendale, who was running for U.S. Senate.
Hundreds flocked to downtown Bozeman to participate in the Defend the Police rally on July 31, 2020. Upon reaching Bozeman, the rally was met with Black Lives Matter counter-protesters.
A westbound coal train derailed east of Bozeman on Jan. 29, 2019, sending an estimated 40 cars off track and spilling their contents along I-90. Some coal spilled into Rocky Creek, which runs alongside the tracks.
A skier straps on his skies on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, near Bozeman Deaconess Hospital. The Bridger Ski Foundation installed a $1 million snow-making system to compensate for low snow years.
A young boy waves out the open window of a Chevrolet Bel Air during the annual Fourth of July Parade through downtown Ennis on July 4, 2019.
Jera and Tyler Samuelson spend time with their youngest son, 10-month-old Logan Samuelson, before bed on Sept. 3, 2019. Logan was born nearly four months premature, requiring him to use a ventilator to breathe. A lack of resources for babies like Logan in Montana forces the Samuelsons to take regular trips outside of the state for ongoing treatment.
Elaine Atkins is escorted through the Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport after returning home from a trip to the White House to accept a posthumous Medal of Honor on behalf of her son, Travis Atkins. Travis died at 31 in Iraq after tackling a suicide bomber to the ground to save three of his fellow soldiers in 2007.
Rhys Price, 10, shows off her mermaid tail by doing an underwater handstand while her two friends look on at Bogert Pool in June 2016.
Gary and Paul Broyles itch at bug bites in the middle of a green field full of ripening wheat on their family farm, July 16, 2019. The Broyles have been participating in a Montana State University study using data and experimentation to build up a case for "precision agriculture," determining the correct portion of fertilizer on a specific part of a field to produce the highest yield. This melding of farming and technology might be a valuable tool for farmers looking to combat the effects of climate change in the future.
Two young cowgirls attend the Bozeman Stampede Rodeo on Aug. 9, 2019, at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds in Bozeman, Montana.