Standing on top of the Signal Peak coal mine tipple—the 10-story chute that loads coal into train cars—you could see almost the entire production area: the mouth of Montana’s only

Mounds of a low-growing, spike-leafed grass form a mat in front of prairie dog holes on a ranch just north of Billings. The grass is not native, the prairie dogs

I’d never really noticed all the different types of grass. Standing in a field of grassland with our cycling crew and Steve Charter, Steve is talking about the forage kochia.

I was pedaling. Hard. Each gust of wind blasted my raw face, and I leaned into it, groaning. The wind groaned back, hitting me with gusts upwards of 35 miles

The house at the corner of 7th Avenue and 23rd Street looks like a 2,400-square foot lunch box with a brilliant tin roof and desert-like landscaping. Mellow, yellow sunlight bounces

The harsh light of the Exxon Mobil conference room is unforgiving. I try to focus on the company spokesperson’s overview of the refinery’s production. The Billings refinery turns crude oil

5 Concerns about Cycle the Rockies, Demystified By Ruth Crystal Are you interested in learning about climate change science, networking with real-world professionals, and observing firsthand how energy systems impact

University of Oregon students: think outside the classroom! Stop by the UO Outdoor Program Trip Facility/UO Bike Program Shop, EMU 008 Monday, October 21 from 5:30-6:30 for a Wild Rockies

Adventure Cycling Association is accepting applications now through December 31, 2018, for the sixth annual Greg Siple Award for Young Adult Bicycle Travel. Four young adults will be selected to

After I arrived in Augusta, MT, I received a text message from my brother who lives in Okayama, Japan. During this bike trip from Billings, MT to Glacier National Park,