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Where the Yellowstone Goes
Now available on your iPad — a tour of the longest undammed river in the Lower 48.
Text by Corinne Garcia
L
ast year, on a hot August day, four adventurous souls
paddled their way down the longest undammed river in
the Lower 48. From just outside Yellowstone National
Park, they journeyed more than 500 miles down a stretch
that few have experienced and fewer can imagine. Where
the Yellowstone Goes, a newly released film available on
iTunes and at Amazon.com, documents their voyage.
Magnificent fly-fishing scenes mingle with lively sheep runs.
Campfire conversation blends with compelling interviews. Say
hello to the Cake Ladies, sisters living along the banks of the
Yellowstone who bake more than 400 cakes a year for their
community. Meet a retired schoolteacher who lives on a small
island in the middle of the river. Rejoice with her as she nets her
first catch since losing her husband, an avid fly-fisherman.
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Through these and many other introductions, Where the
Yellowstone Goes offers insight into the ways this river exerts
a powerful influence. People depend on it – for recreation, to
relax, and for sustenance. Families enjoy a weekend of fishing.
Farmers battle to maintain delicate riparian zones. Ranchers
eye their waters. That's the premise of Where the Yellowstone
Goes, which pays tribute to one of the last intact corridors of
water in America. The film gently reminds us why we must
fight for the health of this and other great American waterways.
Director Hunter Weeks (10 MPH, Ride the Divide) was
inspired to make a film about Montana from the moment he
moved to Bozeman. After learning about the Yellowstone from
Montana native Robert Hawkins, Weeks hatched the idea of
documenting this journey.
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