John Steinbeck said, “I am in love with Montana. For other states, I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some affection, but with Montana it is love, and it’s difficult to analyze love when you’re in it.”
We couldn’t agree more. Montana is home and travel for us. We love nesting in our chosen town at the Original Gateway to Yellowstone National Park. And we love traversing the state–climbing mountains, floating rivers, wandering through small towns and large ones (by Montana standards), and getting to know the people that, combined with an astounding landscape, make this state great.
Montana is bigger than many of the countries we visit, so there is a lot to see here.
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 …
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 …
Everything you need to know to hike to Island and Night Lakes on the Beartooth Highway in Wyoming and Montana.
Everything you need to know to drive the Beartooth Highway – when to go, where to stop, and what to see on your way to Yellowstone.
The South Fork Grove Creek Trail near Red Lodge is a little bumpy in the approach, but a nice walk once you get there. 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 …
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Just a few miles from Red Lodge, along the banks of the West Fork of Rock Creek, is 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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This trail gets little use given its proximity to Livingston and is a hidden gem. The trail skirts through mixed conifers and follows Suce Creek, then Lost Creek. Every season is special along Suce Creek Trail; in the summer the creek provides a cool respite; in autumn, red and orange leaves cover the trail; winter …
Imitating bears, becoming possessed by their spirit, and sometimes even becoming a bear are all part of Native American Bear Dances. Bear Dances were performed for many reasons: for the Yocuts it was a harvest rite, the Pueblo danced to celebrate the winter solstice, the Delaware renewed the world and the cycle of seasons through …
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