https://www.joelesar.com/home daily 1.0 2026-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/6ca22621-16af-45a9-9d04-927b4b2e296a/JiggsBrandBest.jpg IntroGrid Brothers Matt and Anthony (on horseback) Barnes brand cattle on their family ranch in Jiggs, Nev. They are sixth-generation Nevada ranchers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/c88e04ef-7c1d-4ed7-a76b-010b4875b0d2/MinneapolisProtestWeThePeople.jpg IntroGrid Marchers in downtown Minneapolis carry a large depiction of the U.S. Constitution during a protest on January 30, 2026 against ICE operations in the city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/132689dd-002e-4002-a65a-eb7e5801f2d5/Trump.jpg IntroGrid President Trump speaks at a campaign rally on October 18, 2018 in Missoula, Mont. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/3d39c89a-81e9-40f8-b528-76893ea72d14/CarlaTrack.jpg IntroGrid University of Montana triple jumper Carla Nicosia competes at the 2019 Big Sky Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Missoula, Mont. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/e71cc587-2fa0-4e99-8f34-47f3594a63e6/WhitefishHeli.jpg IntroGrid Logan Health Medical Center's Advanced Life-Support and Emergency Rescue Team (A.L.E.R.T.) helicopter, America's first rural air ambulance program formed in 1975 in Kalispell, Montana, flies over Whitefish Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/d6640833-0fc3-431d-a401-ed87cc49b412/KyleClimb.jpg IntroGrid Kyle Coffman climbs near Doyle, Calif. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/8073c0a2-440b-406f-b16c-a9131fdac602/YellowstoneFire.jpg IntroGrid Smoke from the Lone Star Fire rises in the distance as Old Faithful erupts in Yellowstone National Park on August 23, 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/480a2884-6812-4a7b-8bdf-5f34c2086f27/StarterGun.jpg IntroGrid The starter's gun fires during the 2017 Big Sky Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships in Bozeman, Mont. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/46f0370c-e2ac-4643-ba4f-b9b06c99fce1/Bass.jpg IntroGrid A largemouth bass swims in the Nimrod Warm Springs, a popular swimming destination located 35 miles east of Missoula, Mont. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/0a8a0bc0-ac8f-424d-b3ce-cfb5bc3cd25e/PrettiProtest.jpg IntroGrid Protesters hug on a couch set up as part of a barricade on Nicollet Ave. in Minneapolis hours after Alex Pretti was killed by federal immigration officers on Jan. 25, 2026. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/440aa2c5-391d-4406-8988-79549ee8fb0e/TrackReflection.jpg IntroGrid University of Montana steeplechase runners are reflected in a puddle on the track as they begin a workout at Dornblaser Field in Missoula, Mont. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/776bc9c9-78cf-4d35-af20-3b311a81a234/BottleFeedWide.jpg IntroGrid Karl Baker of Frost Quarter Horses bottle-feeds orphaned foal Lola at Baker Ranch in Doyle, Calif. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/0ad9f1ad-ec65-48e8-ad44-1ceaa9eaf182/Beaver.jpg IntroGrid A North American Beaver walks between a pond and the Blackfoot River in western Montana. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/82a35411-4b39-46ce-b7de-c5ddc112665f/StarkLookoutTower.jpg IntroGrid Lookout Tom Wegner scans the horizon from the Stark Mountain Fire Lookout in the Lolo National Forest of western Montana. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/81967b90-dd99-479f-b59b-145fcde5c10f/BledCastlefromWaterFlat.jpg IntroGrid The Pilgrimage Church of the Assumption of Mary on Bled Island in Lake Bled, Slovenia. https://www.joelesar.com/aboutcontact daily 0.75 2026-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/3e95b083-92ff-4cf8-b521-6c854622374a/unnamed.jpg https://www.joelesar.com/video/longformnews daily 0.75 2026-02-13 https://www.joelesar.com/video/sports daily 0.75 2026-03-04 https://www.joelesar.com/video daily 0.75 2026-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/04a888d6-61bc-4724-ab3d-bc883832ed19/vlcsnap-2026-02-03-17h37m00s860.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/20f94f49-4da8-4015-9a71-65c1e3652d86/vlcsnap-2026-02-10-18h02m49s895.png https://www.joelesar.com/photos daily 0.75 2026-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/b72b8dfc-935d-40cc-b74d-7d6647b22f8b/Blackfoot.jpg Photos Sunset over the Blackfoot River in western Montana. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/c7ebe21b-a001-4dc5-ac59-5a95cacb904c/NoahTrack.jpg Photos The start of the men's 800 meter final at the 2019 Big Sky Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Missoula, Mont. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/8039781d-f19b-4d78-9f0e-8e78774c3906/Doyle1.jpg Photos Cowboys drive cattle into a chute on branding day at Baker Ranch in Doyle, Calif. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/b22d8a63-1c26-4fe7-aa2b-87644853a4e6/DeerRedLight.jpg Photos Red Christmas lights illuminate a large buck in a neighborhood in Missoula, Mont. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/bbde8a7b-79dd-42e4-9bca-da5a16dbb2a0/RainerScenic.jpg Photos Morning light shines on Summit Lake and Mount Rainier in Washington. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/86cba92b-41bc-4268-abac-7a8f48cc83c2/Basketball3.jpg Photos Montana State's Sam Lecholat, right, plays defense against rival Montana's Josh Bannan, left, during their game at Dahlberg Arena on February 27, 2022 in Missoula, Mont. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/887f3baf-2615-4f5f-9a68-97738f50176d/SocaPassSheepWide.jpg Photos Sheep graze atop Vršič Pass in the Julian Alps in northwestern Slovenia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/630deeb5-0aef-443e-a599-d65c0cca0bdd/SpiderandStick.jpg Photos A jumping spider peeks out from under a stick. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/d3d3fa61-e888-4a9e-a032-ed91e54a8454/Moose1.jpg Photos A moose walks through the rain in Wyoming's Bighorn Mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/fda070a2-8218-4538-9efa-6ef279f1c6a9/bear2.jpg Photos The University of Montana's signature Grizzly Bear statue on a foggy night in Missoula. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/c130b7b9-66d5-4764-8312-a05b6f1d296b/FinnRiver.jpg Photos Finnlee swims upstream in the Blackfoot River in western Montana. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/daa6752b-e749-4c65-a8ee-0d11541dc5c4/BisonRange.jpg Photos A bison stands on a ridge in the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Bison Range near Charlo, Mont. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/a72089e3-04e6-4c32-b5dd-b9c1cff84719/DoyleBrandingTight.jpg Photos A calf being branded at Baker Ranch in Doyle, Calif. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/d2a2cd8a-38ab-42d6-814f-3c98f5463dfd/TrackSterling.jpg Photos University of Montana sprinter Sterling Reneau after winning the 4x400 meter relay at the 2019 Big Sky Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Missoula, Mont. In this final race of his collegiate career, Sterling and his teammates set a new school record in the 4x400 meter relay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/f5a329c7-d80e-4283-b143-558f18ec0335/PikaFull.jpg Photos An American Pika in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/dfd4bafc-3dd2-4182-8649-3e8b6baf50f9/PryorHorsesinRain.jpg Photos A group of mustangs wait out a rainstorm under a tree in Montana's Pryor Mountains Wild Horse Range. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/10f4cf74-545d-49d9-ad8f-612ddd63952d/DowntownMinn.jpg Photos The contrail of a plane streaks between skyscrapers in downtown Minneapolis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/2cb52c2c-68dc-4c1e-a1ac-5cc8a260e115/ArthGrass.jpg Photos Arthur peers through tall grass in Missoula, Mont. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/f40c06ca-2318-464d-98f4-ff3851aedfe2/JessieRyanWide1.jpg Photos Jessie and Ryan Keaton pose for portraits on their wedding day near Summit Lake in Washington, with Mount Rainier rising in the distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/4b02eb5a-91eb-4ee2-a358-b4c521735a3b/JessLake.jpg Photos Jessica Bailey emerges from Coeur d'Alene Lake in northern Idaho. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/698152bf59f1d158ca54aa65/fa6d9e66-1749-4f9f-9442-36ecc23d5756/BrandingGuyandHorse.jpg Photos A cowboy and his horse take a rest while branding at Baker Ranch in Doyle, Calif. https://www.joelesar.com/test daily 0.75 2026-02-13 https://www.joelesar.com/video/longformnews-1 daily 0.75 2026-02-27 https://www.joelesar.com/video/sportsfeatures daily 0.75 2026-02-27