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The Pioneer Mountains in Southwestern Montana
Rafters on the Big Hole River. Photo © Tom Hart, licensed Creative Commons Attribution.
Butte, Helena, and Southwestern MontanaSurrounded on three sides by the meanderings of the Big Hole River, the Pioneer Mountains are in fact two different ranges divided down a north-south axis, linked yet sepa
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Avoiding the Typical Pitfalls of Spring Break Travel
Photo © Laura Martone.
Tomorrow morning, I’m taking an early flight to Bozeman, Montana, after which I’ll be spending the bulk of this week in and around Yellowstone National Park—which I’ve never before had the delight of exploring in the wintertime. To say that I’m excite
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Road Trip I-90: Things to do & see, places to eat, camp, & more
Historic Savenac Tree Nursery. Photo courtesy of the US Forest Service, licensed Creative Commons Attribution.
Forest-rimmed, hilly, and as wild as an interstate ever gets, I-90 follows the Clark Fork and St. Regis Rivers most of the way between the Idaho border and Missoula. From the state line e
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Southwestern Montana's Upper Missouri Lakes
Gates of the Mountains, Montana. Photo © Roger Wollstadt, licensed Creative Commons Attribution.
North of Townsend, three dams in rapid succession impound the Missouri. Because they are near major population centers and are served by good roads, these lakes are among the most popular and developed
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The Skalkaho Pass Road in Southwestern Montana
Bighorn sheep graze along Rock Creek, one of the best streams in Montana for anglers. Photo © Bill McDavid, licensed Creative Commons Attribution.
Butte, Helena, and Southwestern MontanaSix miles south of Philipsburg, Highway 38 leaves Highway 1 and winds west through the Sapphire Mountains,
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Bike Glacier National Park in the Spring
Photo © BackPackPhotography, licensed Creative Commons Attribution.
Spring is the best time to visit Glacier National Park on a bicycle. As the park service plows snow from Going-to-the-Sun Road, segments are opened to the public for bicycling and hiking while the road remains closed to vehicles.
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Exploring Lake McDonald Valley
Sunset on Lake McDonald. Photo © Glacier National Park Service, licensed Creative Commons Attribution.
The forests surrounding Lake McDonald are Glacier National Park at its most Pacific. Western red cedar and western hemlock form the climax forest; Douglas fir, larch, pine, and spruce add diversi
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Where to Go in Montana and Wyoming
Beautiful Jenny Lake in Grand Teton National Park. Photo © snehit/123rf.
Start your trip planning today with this overview of Montana and Wyoming. Author Carter G. Walker points you to the top draws around both states.
Billings and the Big Open
Beyond Billings, the state’s largest and most i
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The Ten Best Small Town Rodeos in Montana & Wyoming
At the Cody Nite Rodeo in Cody, Wyoming. Photo © CGP Grey, licensed Creative Commons Attribution.
With more than 100 annual events between May and November, it’s hard to drive through Montana and Wyoming without running into a rodeo. Sit on a sun-baked wooden bench with a beer in one hand and
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The Best of Montana and Wyoming with Carter G. Walker
1. Tell us a bit about the ranch in Wyoming you visited every year.
It’s quite possibly my favorite place in the world and has been since I was 8-years-old: Eatons Ranch in Wolf, Wyoming. I love it as much for its natural beauty (nestled along Wolf Creek in the Big Horn Mountains) as for its time
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Gardiner: Year-Round Gateway to Yellowstone
The town of Gardiner, just outside the northern entrance of the park, offers plenty of places to eat and sleep. Photo © David Ooms, licensed Creative Commons Attribution.
Gardiner, MontanaNamed rather inauspiciously for a cannibalistic mountain man who allegedly got rid of his wives year afte
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Native American Roots in Montana and Wyoming
Sculpture at the Indian Memorial at Little Bighorn by Oglala Sioux artist Colleen Cutschall. Photo © Nomadic Lass, licensed Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike.
The culture and lives of indigenous people have powerfully defined the identities of both Montana and Wyoming. Both states offe
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Experience the Autumn Majesty of Montana and Wyoming
Fall in the West is short and ever-so-sweet. Photo © Donnie Sexton.
Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park is strikingly dramatic in the fall. Photo © Donnie Sexton.“I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion,” wrote Henry David Tho
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The Truth About Yellowstone's Supervolcano
Biscuit Basin in Yellowstone National Park. Photo © m01229, licensed Creative Commons Attribution.
Yellowstone National ParkIt’s always interesting to watch visitors’ expressions when you tell them that in Yellowstone National Park they are standing atop one of the world’s largest active supervolc
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Plan a Seven-Day Glacier Road Trip
Beautiful scenery near Kalispell, Montana. Photo © snehit/123rf.
Start your tour of Montana’s magnificent northwest corner in Missoula, the hometown of A River Runs Through It author Norman Maclean and dozens of the state’s literary heroes. Although the city is surrounded by wilderness, the U
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Where to See Wildlife in Montana and Wyoming
Between them, Wyoming and Montana have 22 national wildlife refuges offering prime habitat to any number of species. Photo © Sherry Yates/123rf.
Appreciating wildlife is as much a part of the culture as mountains are part of the landscape. The most obvious choice for prime wildlife viewing is
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14-Day Road Trip: The Greater Yellowstone Loop
With Yellowstone National Park at its heart, this generous two-week itinerary starts and ends in Bozeman, Montana, never exceeding 200 miles of travel in a single day. See and experience this breathtaking region without getting stuck behind the wheel.
Day 1: Bozeman
Start your trip in Bozeman, equ
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Kid-Friendly Activities at U.S. National Parks
On February 19th, 2015, President Obama introduced the “Every Kid in a Park” initiative that provides all fourth grade students and their families with free admission to National Parks for a full year. According to a White House press release, “In the lead up to the 100th birthday of the National
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Glacier National Park: The Crown of the Continent
Glacier National Park is the undisputed “Crown of the Continent.” Its glaciers acsend steep arêtes where mountain goats walk like acrobats. Acres of lush green parkland plunge down jagged red pinnacles, exposing some of the world’s oldest stones. Waterfalls roar, ice cracks, and rockfall echoes in
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Hiking to Glaciers in Glacier National Park
Glacier Park’s ice features are melting. But even though the glaciers are predicted to disappear by 2030, the landscape they shaped will remain, and there’s still time to hike to some of these amazing formations.
Time is running out to view the park’s namesake glacial formations. Phot
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