On our way home from a great Thanksgiving weekend in West Yellowstone (more about that in the coming days), Henry, Anders and I stopped at Norris Hot Springs to soak and grub. Read about more Hot Springs in Montana. Normally, you pay to get in, but last night some pipes froze and the pool didn’t …
Last time I drove to Jackson I had my very cute malamute with me. Since Rigby isn’t allowed on the trails in National Parks (no dogs are, it isn’t specific to Rigby)I decided to stop in the Rockefeller Memorial Parkway for a hike. Sheffield Creek The Rockefeller Memorial Parkway is a little chunk of land …
I can’t say enough about Chico Hot Springs in Pray, Montana. (That’s about 25 miles south of Livingston and about the same distance north of the north entrance to Yellowstone National Park). Read more about Montana’s Hot Springs. Of course there are the hot pools. One large swimming pool that is just the right temperature …
There are so many great hikes in the Beartooth Range, but on a recent trip my mom, baby and I decided to check out Island and Night Lakes. I picked this hike because it is flat and pretty shortperfect for folks who arent super fit or those who want to make a quick stop on …
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When driving the Beartooth Highway from Red Lodge to Cooke City (68.7 miles), youll pass through sylvan stretches, fragile tundra, alpine lakes, hanging valleys and a landscape that normally takes a day of hiking to get to. Beartooth Highway Heres a little history of the highway: The First crossing was made by General Phillip …
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Continuing on the Red Lodge theme, heres another hike not too far from town. The dirt road from Red Lodge to the trailhead is only about 7.5 miles, but it is a slow drive. Most of the route is pretty good, but there are some rocky sections. And watch out for the cows that hang …
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Just a few miles from Red Lodge, along the banks of the West Fork of Rock Creek, lay the Silver Run Ski Trails. We took a little walk here during the fall and imagined how fun it would be to ski here in the winter. West Fork of Rock Creek The West Fork of Rock …
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The Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary (formerly Beartooth Nature Center) takes animals that cannot be released into the wild and gives them a home below the Beartooth Mountains on the outskirts of Red Lodge. Most of the animals come from Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks. Some were confiscated when people illegally kept them as pets; others were …
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Perched on the edge of Yellowstone Lake, at the heart of Yellowstone National Park, is West Thumb Geyser Basin. Pinks, blues, oranges, yellows, rusty browns, and verdant greens fill the hot spring-pocked landscape before running into the countrys largest lake above 7,000 feet. Abyss Pool Yellowstone Lake is shaped a little like a hand (you …
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