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    A Return to Roots

    May 26, 2020 4 minutes
    By Stacy Durr Albert
    Photography by Roger Wade

    After spending a decade gazing out at Montana’s Canyon Ferry Lake and the majestic foothills of the Rocky Mountains from the deck of their RV, Chris and Danielle Fowler knew the precise view that they wanted to capture for their mountainmodern dream home.

    “Before we built our house, we had an RV sitting where our great room is now for almost 10 years,” explains Danielle. “Needless to say, we had a long time to fantasize about our home. When I started drawing the plan, I knew I wanted to capture the same open feeling I had while sitting on that

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