Swenson completed physical rehabilitation in time to compete in the world championships, winning a bronze medal, despite having only 80% lung capacity. A made-for-TV movie The Abduction of Kari Swenson was made about the incident, starring Tracy Pollan. Swenson served as technical adviser and filmed her own ski sequences. To purchase a copy of the book go to:
http://www.amazon.com/Incident-Big-Sky-Sheriff-Mountain/dp/0393023346 http://www.alibris.com/Incident-Big-Sky-Johnny-France/book/7980865
Montana Trivia
The Ponderosa Pine is the official State Tree. Montana has the standard symbols such as a State Flower (Bitterroot), State Bird (Western Meadowlark, and State Animal (Grizzly Bear). The states official Butterfly is the Mourning Clock, the state fish is the Cutthroat Trout, and the state Gemstones are the Agate and Sapphire. The state grass is Bluebunch Wheatgrass, and the State Fossil is the Maiasaura or Duck billed Dinosaur. Montana has three cows for every person in the state. People with Montana roots include daredevil Evel Knievel, actor Gary Cooper, author Norman MacLean, director David Lynch and Myrna Loy. There are 774 miles from Yaak to Alzada, Montana farther than Atlanta to Chicago or San Francisco to Salt Lake City. At 60 miles per hour, that is 12.9 hours. Montana’s land area is more than 147,000 square miles, making it the nation’s fourth-largest state. With less than a million people, it is the country’s sixth least –populated state in the nation.
Montana Tourism Regions:
Glacier Country - glacier.visitmt.com Russell Country -