Chris Woolston
Contributing Writer, Via
Chris Woolston is a freelance science and travel writer living in his hometown of Billings, Montana. He writes for Nature, Knowable and other publications, but Via is his favorite. No other magazine has given him a chance to see polar bears in the wild. He enjoys playing racquetball, fly fishing in mountain lakes, and spending time with his family and his Poodle-mix menagerie.
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His work has also appeared in Nature, the Los Angeles Times, Knowable, and AFAR.
Education
- Bachelors and Masters from Montana State University, Bozeman
Articles by Chris Woolston
This low-key cow town delivers mountain trails, rodeo thrills, and genuine Western charm.
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