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The Perennial Plate Episode 70: The Cows and The Horses (by Daniel Klein)
The Mystery of Why Marine Noah Pippin Went AWOL
He was a proud Marine who survived three brutal tours in Iraq and had plans to redeploy with the national guard. But when 30-year-old Noah Pippin vanished inside Montana’s remote Bob Marshall Wilderness, he left behind a trail of haunting secrets—and a mystery that may never be solved.
This article will certainly go on my Best of 2012 list, for a variety of reasons. I’ve taken two trips to the Bob Marshall Wilderness via Hungry Horse and Spotted Bear, so this is familiar territory. This is also an important story about the hidden wounds our military veterans are struggling to heal.
Gorgeous converted fish shack in Montana.
(via betweenthewoodsandthewater)
On Flathead Lake in Montana, Mimi London transformed a “funny little shack” from the 1930s into a rustic refuge for Connie and Martin Stone. “I did it in about two weeks—it was as if I were possessed,” says the designer, whose own line shack across the lake was inspiration.
The foreman built simple shelves for the indoor serving area, which is used during winter. “They’re designed to allow your shoulders to drop, your neck to relax,” explains London. “This is a place where chores are slow, quiet and therapeutic.”“Mimi’s talent is that she creates an intimate and nurturing environment just instinctively,” says Connie Stone. “When I walked into that space, it felt like somebody had lived in it for 30 years.”
Read more: http://www.architecturaldigest.com/homes/homes/2008/06/london_article#ixzz1mLto9fcQ
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