Whirling waters of the Stillwater in south-central Montana lead the way to Sioux Charley.The trail was wiped out in the 2022 floods but by summer of 2026 is under extensive albeit partial repair. Much of the trail was obliterated. The U.S. Forest Service created a lovely path to Sioux Charley Lake. In the summer of 2026, it is under repair after being wiped out in 2022 floods. MONTANA GORGE MAKES FOR MAGICAL HIKING STORY By CHRISTENE MEYERS PHOTOS By BRUCE KELLER "The Carpe Diem Kids" Editor's Note: Historic 2022 floods wiped out the beloved Sioux Charley trail. By summer of 2026, active trail reconstruction and blasting operations were underway to rebuild and restore 1,000 feet of severely damaged path providing access to Sioux Charley Lake. Our story and photos appeared before the flood. There’s something special about the places that don’t try too hard to be found. Sioux Charley Lake, reached by following Stillwater Trail #24, is one of those places. We are among the thousands who love this peaceful stretch of water surrounded by rolling hills, native grasslands and big Montana sky. Not far from Billings, this lesser-known destination offers a different kind of beauty than the state’s more famous parks and mountain towns. Friend Lynn Pitet and Cookie pause on the trail. Slow Down, Savor Montana's Nature Here, the pace slows, the crowds disappear, and the landscape feels wide open in every direction. Whether you’re hiking, wildlife watching, or just looking for a quiet place to breathe, Sioux Charlie Lake is worth the journey. EACH YEAR, rain or shine, we make a point to hike one of the most spectacular trails on Earth. To our good fortune, this splendid place is just a few miles from our home on Montana's West Fork of the Stillwater River. Even in a skiff of snow, we can safely maneuver from our gravel road to the blue highway that leads to the trail head of the hike to Lake Sioux Charley, named, many believe, to honor an Indian guide. The entire trail is 26 miles long, the first part following the river to the lake. The trail follows the Stillwater River for three-fourths of a mile, (trail number 24), and goes to Sioux Charley Lake. It is now under repair. The popular trail is much loved by hikers, horseback riders and tourists. Hikers Find Stillwater's Roaring Cascades THE HIKE into Sioux Charley in the Beartooth Mountains is a pleasant six mile out-and-back hike. It takes lucky nature lovers past roaring cascades of the Stillwater River to a peaceful, wide stretch of the river perfect for a day hike and picnic. I've taken my watercolors many times, or the latest New Yorker. The trail begins at the Stillwater River Trailhead at the end of the road past the tiny town of Nye and the Stillwater Mine. Here, on the northern front of the Beartooth Mountains, hikers behold a glorious sight. THE FIRST half-mile of the hike leads wanderers through what we locals call the Stillwater Gorge. Its breathtaking features include tight cliffs on each side of the river with bird's eye views of the churning river, boulders and waterfalls. This beautiful stretch makes the hike worthwhile, and leads to a tranquil meadow. People often meet horseback riders, and well behaved leashed dogs. Hikers, Horseback Riders, Tourists Enjoy We see hikers, horseback riders and tourists from all over the U.S. We always look in the parking lot to note car licenses, recently Ohio, Kansas, Nevada, Vermont, New Jersey, California and nearby Wyoming and Idaho. A few have tried their luck on rafts and kayaks. Since an unfortunate fatality a few years ago, we have not seen rafters. One of the chief pleasures for me is stopping to "smell the roses" -- in the case of the Sioux Charley hike -- a gorgeous array of wildflowers along the path. We've seen bears and bighorns, too. We've never had a bad trip up the gorge. It's a family tradition and a treat for visitors. If you're our way, be our guests. More information: Lovely wildflowers dot the way to the lake. The trail goes much farther, but most people only do 3.5 miles. Where: The Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness can be accessed via the Woodbine Campground trailhead along the Stillwater River. Trail Specs: Approximately 3 miles one way (plan a 6 to 7-mile round trip depending on parking/route), featuring a gradual climb and popular for family-friendly day hikes. Lake Specs: Elevation at approximately 5,651–5,668 feet, characterized as a wide, flat river-widening rather than a deep alpine lake. Fishing & Wildlife: Home to wild brook trout and cutthroat trout; located in grizzly bear territory where carrying bear spray is required. Helpful Resources Check current trail and recreation updates via the Custer Gallatin National Forest portal. Read detailed hiking guides and route conditions on MontanaHikes.com. A well tended wolf, rescued because he was injured, pauses in the Discovery Center after a meal, and is much admired and photographed. UP NEXT: The Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center in West Yellowstone cares for both bears and wolves that cannot be returned to the wild. This wonderful place is a fine educational tool for tourists and families. Remember to explore, learn and live and catch us weekly for a fresh new look at travel, performance, nature and more. Please share the links: www.whereiscookie.com .

Hollywood special effects master Andy Schoneberg and longtime friend and newspaper colleague Christene Meyers brave a windy day at the garden dedication for Bruce Meyers. Schoneberg did the bronze of longtime professor and actor Meyers. The three friends acted and performed together in several theatrical productions. POET ALLEN GINSBERG HEADLINED GARDEN DEDICATION TO HONOR HIS POETRY STUDENT STORY By CHRISTENE MEYERS PHOTOS ASSEMBLED & DIGITIZED By BRUCE KELLER "The Carpe Diem Kids" Editor's Note: This piece was reviewed and updated in October of 2026. ON A BALMY spring day in May of 1993, poet Allen Ginsberg helped celebrate the life and legacy of Bruce Kemp Meyers. The famous beat poet paid homage to the popular actor and teacher who once took a workshop from Ginsberg and taught the poet's work for a quarter-century. It was a day I'll never forget, full of talent, emotion and love. When my husband, Bruce Meyers, died suddenly of an aneurysm in February of 1992, I vowed to honor his life and contributions to culture and education in some unusual way. WE WERE in Las Vegas on President's Day weekend, about to interview and photograph Frank Sinatra when he developed chest pains. He died in Las Vegas at Desert Springs Architect Ted Wirth, left, and college president Bruce Carpenter confer as the Poets' Garden took shape. Hospital on Flamingo Road, not far from where we were staying at our favorite Sands Hotel (imploded to make way for the Venetian.) As therapy, for 15 months after Bruce's death, I designed the Bruce Meyers Poets' Garden on the campus of Montana State University-Billings. Bruce taught creative writing and English there for 25 years, after receiving his MFA at Kent State University and "going West, young man." Artistic collaboration for Bruce Meyers and Christene Meyers The program for the 1993 christening of the Bruce Meyers Poets Garden and the first of seveeral arts festivals honoring his legacy. Poet Allen Ginsberg was featured performer with many supporting acts. WE MET IN 1967, the same year he began his teaching career, at a dinner party hosted by his colleague and our friend Sue Hart, now also sadly gone. Sue knew we were both musical and enjoyed acting and theater. She hoped we might hit it off. She was right. Our 25 years together included global travel and hundreds of plays. Together we acted and performed in more than Billings 50 productions, from "Cabaret" to "Our Town," "Man of La Mancha," "Play It Again, Sam" "Promises, Promises," "I Do! I Do!," "Annie," "The Pirates of Penzance" and many others at Billings Studio Theatre, der Schwartzwald Dinner Theatre and the old Fox, now the Alberta Bair Theater. Our endeavors helped raise the $6 million to save that building. Famed poet Allen Ginsberg christened the Bruce Meyers Poets' Garden in May of 1993, singing, accompanying himself on several instruments, appearing at Writer's Voice. My musical family and our large circle of theater and arts-loving friends adored Bruce, so I had no trouble assembling a stellar cast to christen the garden 15 months after Bruce's death . I designed it with celebrated architect and friend Ted Wirth, consulting with Bruce Carpenter, president of the college and a member with Meyers of the faculty poker club which met monthly, sometimes at our home. THE GARDEN took shape, with Ted's creative design incorporating both formal and natural elements -- benches, river rocks, the aspen trees my late husband loved. I wanted open areas and places for students and faculty to stroll, sit and ponder. A grassy area would welcome professors and their classes to create art and writing, as Bruce had done with his students in that very spot for many years. The Cosgriffe clan assembled at Corby Skinner's home during a reception for poet Allen Ginsberg, who extended his Billings Writer's Voice stay to be part of the dedication. I wanted poetry, Bruce's passion when he wasn't acting or teaching. Ted loved my idea of incorporating engravings of several of the poems on marble and granite. Sculptor Lyndon Pomeroy would create a metal sculpture of our beloved Airedale, Gandalf. Finally, I wanted a bust of Bruce. I called our mutual friend, now noted Hollywood special effects wizard Andy Schoneberg to do the bronze. Hollywood artist created Meyers bronze "It was an important way for me to say farewell to Bruce," Schoneberg recalls, explaining how the lifecast he'd made for his old friend was critical to his crafting of the bronze. Schoneberg's lifecast of Meyers was used by the actor for 17 performances of the Der Schwartzwald dinner theater production of "Annie." Bruce played the role of Daddy Warbucks and for that production, Schoneberg working with Meyers made a Corby Skinner and Christene Meyers finalize the introduction of poet Allen Ginsberg at the dedication of the Bruce Meyers Poets' Garden on the MSU-Billings campus, May, 1993. life cast to use in crafting a durable latex bald cap for Bruce’s character. "I used that cast later to take key measurements to sculpt the MSU-B bust," Schoneberg said in an interview. He is proud that his bust of his colleague and fellow actor Bruce Meyers is on the Smithsonian Institution's Art Inventory. AS THE DEDICATION approached, family and friends made plans to fly in from all over the U.S. A talented ensemble of actors, poets, playwrights, singers, dancers and instrumentalists performed for a two-day fete, highlighted by Ginsberg's readings and musical presentations. The Bruce Meyers Poets' Garden photographed before flower planting. Geraniums, petunias and perennials that Meyers favored will be planted soon. --photo courtesy MSU-B Foundation and the Bruce Meyers English Scholarship Ginsberg's appearance was 'meant to be' Writer's Voice Billings liason Corby Skinner recalls, "Ginsberg wanted to spend a couple days in Montana. We took him to a ranch, and had a wonderful reception at the Castle. When he heard about the Bruce Meyers garden dedication, he immediately wanted to be part of it. Christene was thrilled and the connection was so appropriate -- that Bruce had studied with Ginsberg before coming to Montana. It was meant to be." On the "Godfather" trail in Savoca, Italy, are Cookie and Keller, aka Christene Meyers and Bruce Keller. The town is still relatively quiet, but now relies on tourism as well as farming for its income. It also honors Coppola in a dramatic sculpture. UP NEXT: Join us on the trail of "The Godfather," in Savoca, Italy, where the Sicilian towns of Savoca and Forza d'Agro outside of Taormina were used for many of the scenes in Francis Ford Coppola's award winning film. Coppola is remembered fondly by the locals of this still quiet village, which stood in for Corleone, now much too developed to pass for the quiet little "Godfather" town depicted in the film. We'll visit Bar Vitelli and the church Michael was married in. Remember meanwhile to explore, learn and live, and catch us weekly for a novel look at travel, the arts, family, health and nature at: www.whereiscookie.com

Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, New Year's Eve 2015. Cookie, Keller had ringside seats to ring in 2015! They also saw Bennett and Gaga at his farewell concert in New York's Radio City Music Hall. Bruce Meyers and the Kit Kat Girls. The actor and writing teacher was emcee in a 1977 production of "Cabaret" for which writer Christene Meyers was music director and head of the Kit Kat Band. DANCING THROUGH LIFE, FAVORITE PLAYS AND PERFORMANCES, INTERVIEWS, CHANCE MEETINGS STORY By CHRISTENE MEYERS PHOTOS By BRUCE KELLER (and newspaper archives, studios) "The Carpe Diem Kids" Cygnet Theatre moved from its Old Town venue to Liberty Station, naming its primary theater after one of its largest donors, Joan Jacobs. IN THOUSANDS of plays, concerts and star interviews, I've collected a steamer trunk of programs, playbills, ticket stubs, autographed photos. Notes from chats with hundreds of stage and screen personalities. Film reviews. Observations on live productions. Notes for my annual Oscar predictions. Academy Awards reports. Scribbles on napkins from surprise meetings. Sitting by Christopher Plummer to watch his daughter, Amanda, in her Tony nominated portrayal of a young nun in "Agnes of God." Harry Belafonte: activist, brilliant singer, played to a sold-out gala at the Alberta Bair Theater. Orchestra seats across from Indira Gandhi at that same New York production, days before she was assassinated in India. Getting a last-minute "okay" for a 10-minute interview with Sammy Davis Jr. at his final Sands performance in Las Vegas. Interviewing Harry Belafonte in Billings, Montana, and learning that Martin Luther King wrote his most famous speech while a guest in Belafonte's New York town house. Meryl Streep, a delight to interview. I treasure interviews at world premiers with the greatest actress of our time. Ditto, Gene Hackman, who gave me a private interview at "The French Collection" premier because he liked my questions at the round table. Christopher Reeve as "Superman" before a riding accident changed his life. Thoughtful, kind Christopher Reeve, a gentleman to all, gracious and intelligent interview, super "Superman" in so many ways. His humanitarian contributions and heroic dealing with a crippling horseback riding accident endeared him to me and millions of fans. Grace under pressure. ROBERT REDFORD was our traveling companion on a Delta flight from Salt Lake City to New York. He sat in 2A, quietly reviewing the script for "A River Runs Through It." We didn't bother him-- we'd just interviewed him at Sundance. But we overheard him ask the flight attendant to switch his first class meal of tenderloin for the coach fare of fried chicken! "Can you bring me whatever they're having back there?" he asked. "It smells good." LIFE WITHOUT performance, literature -- interviewing dancers, writers, painters and directors-- would be a dull proposition. Sammy Davis Jr. sings to a sell-out audience in the Sands' Copa Room in Las Vegas. Show Biz Journey of Christene "Cookie" Meyers: both sides of the footlights MY MOST vivid memories are shaped by theater, books, museum visits, concerts and film -- drama experienced on both sides of the footlights. As a kid, I watched movies in the Erie Theater in Columbus, Montana. I saw hundreds of movies in my reviewing career, acted and played piano for many shows, interviewed directors, playwrights, writers, singers and dancers. Barysnikov at the Kirov, Pavarotti in Milan-- each seen with a much loved late husband. "Cabaret," at Montana's Billings Studio Theatre. My first spouse, Bruce Meyers, was emcee; I headed the Kit Kat Band. Brilliant Skip Lundby directed. Performance keeps me going. As my gran Olive said, "We can't choose the tune we're played. We can choose how we dance to it." 'MAN of La Mancha" is a treasured memory. I saw it first on Broadway with Richard Kiley as Don Quixote then performed it two dozen times at Der Schwartzwald Dinner Theater in Montana with Bruce Meyers in the title role, a fundraiser to "Save the 1931 Fox" I was musical director and pianist. In San Diego, Cygnet Theatre's "La Mancha" evoked happy flashbacks via Sean Murray's sensitive "Don Q." I vieed this fabulous production with my third husband, Bruce Keller, in his hometown. OTHER highlights of the show biz journey of Christene Meyers: Maggie Smith patting my nervous hand in 1969 when she knew I was nervous about the interview. Kind, gracious, talented "Miss Jean Brodie," only 35 herself then. I was a greenhorn reporter on one of my first big interviews. Maggie Smith was gracious and kind at a 1969 interview for "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie." She wasn't honored as "dame" untiil 1990. ...Folies Bergere in Paris with mother Ellen and sister Robbie. Dame Joan Sutherland in concert at Sydney Opera House with my sailor turned play-going pal, "Keller." A lively interview with writer Frederick Forsyth, working on his next novel, prowling Montana's backroads. The Ahmanson Theater in Los Angeles is a regular part of Cookie and Keller's theater life, seeing and writing about an average of 100 plays a year. Disney Concert Hall is in the complex, too. A FULL day spent at “The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby” in New York, with a brief break for wine, a nosh and quick interview with star John Howard. I MET DUSTIN Hoffman in 1970 when I interviewed him on the Montana set of "Little Big Man." So seeing Hoffman’s Willy Loman in “Death of a Salesman” in London was exciting. But my most thrilling production of that brilliant Arthur Miller work was in a Beijing theater. Despite my limited knowledge of Mandarin, I was mesmerized. This fine play moved its Asian audience as deeply as it does American fans. When Willy's widow, Linda, delivered her “attention must be paid” line near the end, there wasn’t a dry eye in the house. MY MARLON BRANDO interview wasn't the favorite in the journey of Christene "Cookie" Meyers. It was short. The brilliant actor was distracted, perhaps because he had gained weight. He was also having trouble with his lines on "The Missouri Breaks" set. This annoyed Jack Nicholson, who said the prompter was annoying. Burt Bachrach's sell-out concert christened the renovated Fox Theater as the Alberta Bair Theater. During 45 years interviewing stars at the old Fox now Alberta Bair Theater, two "ABT gala" interviews stand out: Burt Bachrach and Harry Belafonte. Both were gracious and loquacious in the renovated ABT green room, a far cry from its musty, decrepit Fox days. I REMEMBER a favorite actress, Mary Tyler Moore, not just for her brilliance in two Emmy winning TV sitcoms, but for her Tony winning performance in "Whose Life Is It Anyway?" that searing, but warm and touching study of end-of-life questions. In 1980 I interviewed her at the premier of "Ordinary People." She portrayed a mother struggling with the death of a son, rejecting her remaining son's affection. (It was Robert Redford's directorial debut. Moore was delighted when I expressed Mary Tyler Moore, at the world premiere of "Ordinary People," directed by Robert Redford. my fondness for earlier work: "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and "The Mary Tyler Moore Show.") I also interviewed two of her longtime collaborators, Betty White and Cloris Leachman on the "MTM" set (and Leachman again at the world premier of "Young Frankenstein.") What a kick in my theatrical pants. Both White's and Leachman's impeccable comic timing had reporters in hysterics as the two actors bantered and ad-libbed one-liners. Leachman did a little curtsy at interview's end. White blew reporters a kiss. Manhattan Transfer in San Diego's Balboa Theatre. Founder Tim Hauser, is second from left, Great performances -- drama, concerts, ballet, on stage or screen -- move us as few other experiences do. WHEN OUR family saw “Oliver!” in July of 1964 at the Imperial Theatre in New York, it left indelible marks on us all. We still sing “Consider Yourself,” “As Long as He Needs Me” and “Where is Love” at family reunions. Even the youngest remembers the lyrics to "Food Glorious Food" and Fagin's nimble dance as he sends his charges off. We tear up remembering our heartbreak when Bill Sikes murders Nancy. We recall my dad hailing two yellow cabs from after the matinee, off to Sardi's for dinner, surrounded by stars’ portraits. Our orchestra seats were $4.75 each, taxi rides were $5 and we all dined splendidly for $128! Thanks to our theater-loving mother for organizing it all. Cirque du Soliel's Beatles show, "Love," in Las Vegas. Cookie and Keller are Vegas regulars -- for shows of course, and perhaps a bit of gambling. Fishtail, Montana, hosts Shakespeare in the Parks in July at the town park across from Fishtail Store . I'VE SEEN our beloved “Oliver!” in London revivals – in 1984, in 2008 and again 2025. A few years ago, I took the family to "Oliver" at Venture Theatre in Billings, Montana. It was all I could do to keep myself off the stage. Seeing this revered musical with brothers Rick and Patrick and sister Olivia, who flanked me so long ago in the Imperial, was a treat. Now the tunes are beloved by my niece Aurora and great-nephew Connor. ...I've lost track of my Elvis impersonator shows -- dozens. I love seeing multiple productions, always a new twist. I never miss "My Fair Lady," one of my childhood's Broadway favorites, which we've seen brilliantly delivered at Welk Resort, Cygnet, Ahmanson and at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival with two pianos instead of an orchestra! The Oregon Shakespeare Festival's "My Fair Lady" featured two grand pianos instead of an orchestra. I LOGGED three productions of "Sunset Boulevard," with Patti Lupone, Glenn Close and Betty Buckley. Each gave it her own unique spin. I saw Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Lovett in the original production of “Sweeney Todd,” then Lupone and three others. All fabulous, on both coasts -- New York and in San Diego. At the film version, I sat between nephews Kenji and Eric, clutching their arms as blood flew and Sweeney's razor did its job. Who’d have thought Johnny Depp could sing (he can) or that Helena Bonham Carter would be such a mesmerizing Mrs. Lovett (she is.) Stephen Sondheim is on my bucket list of most coveted interview subjects! Cookie lands in Paris, heads for the Folies Bergere. Cher's show featured this poster at Caesar's in Las Vegas. It sold out the Colosseum show room. I'VE COVERED the Academy Awards, interviewed dozens of stars of stage and screen, previewed and reviewed hundreds of productions. I try to be kind, appreciating the energy and effort that actors, musicians, directors, dancers, designers, prop people and technicians give. I’ve done time on that glorious side of the footlights, conducting and playing piano to raise money to save our beloved Fox, in its reincarnation as the ABT. When I took the helm of the “Save the Fox” endeavor, in Billings, spring of 1976, the future of the Fox was doubtful. Would the building be leveled? Would it be a parking lot? Helping save that gem is one of my proudest endeavors and led to many delightful interviews. IN LAS VEGAS on the grounds of the venerable old Sands Hotel, now stands the flashy Venetian, with gondolas and glory. But this reporter remembers seeing a dozen headliners in the Copa, interviewing them in the Sands' elegant showroom. I heard the ghosts of the Rat Pack, honest! I've savored a string of cabaret shows in the Carlyle Hotel in New York City's upper east side -- Bobby Short, Mary Martin, Rosemary Clooney, Debbie Reynolds, Judy Collins -- in cozy Bemelman's Bar cabaret. Dolly Parton -- king, smiling, smart and gracious to reporters -- here in a black sequined top answering questions at the world premiere of "Nine to Five" Dolly Parton remains a highlight. Warm, funny, sharp. She was gracious and kind -- completely herself -- confident and teasing at the premieres of "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" and "Nine to Five." Her fellow stars spoke highly of her -- everyone loves Dolly. At the Fairmont in San Francisco, "Bruce the First" and I saw Duke Ellington, Bernadette Peters, Liza Minnelli. We hit showrooms and concert halls in Vienna, Paris, Rio, Madrid, Buenos Aires, Milan. Many of my icons were backed by a full orchestra before taped scores became the norm. Dean Martin, Donald O’Connor, Liberace, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Bobby Short, Marian McPartland. Peggy Lee. I saw them all, interviewed them. I have the Playbills and notebooks to prove it! Aerial view of tugboats towing a cargo barge through a Panama Canal lock. The canal is one of the world's great engineering marvels, worthy of inspection from travel lovers around the world. UP NEXT: The Panama Canal. Transiting the canal's massive lock system is intricate. As your cruise ship enters the locks, columns of water lift or lower the massive vessel with pinpoint precision. You stand on the deck and watch the stone walls inches from the ship. Small locomotives, known as "mules," guide the vessel safely through the chambers and workers make sure all goes well. It's a wondrous experience. This is just one stop on the journey find more destinations, itineraries, and travel tips at WhereIsCookie.com

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