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outdoors in Montana : the essentials

Nature Reserves in West Glacier

Glacier National Park

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Day 1: Drive along the entire "Going to the Sun Road". Stop at all of the attractions along the way, you'll be memorized by waterf

Gardens in West Yellowstone

Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center

The Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center is located in West Yellowstone, Montana takes in and cares for wounded or orphaned bears and w

Lakes in West Glacier

St Mary Lake

At an altitude of almost 1400 m, St. Mary Lake is the second largest lake in Glacier National Park, spanning more than 15 square k

Nature Reserves in Lolo

Lolo Pass

When Lewis and Clark were making their push from their winter quarters in Oregon back to the United States, Native Americans in wh

Nature Reserves in Columbia

Glacier national park

Hiking in Parque Nacional Glacier

Highline Trail

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I've hiked, skied, and paddled across a lot of Glacier National Park, yet somehow have avoided a visit to likely the park’s top at

Nature Reserves in Kalispell

Flathead Lake State Park

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This is big boat country, but it’s early enough that they’re not out yet. I pull my kayak off the car roof, gather my gear, park t

Hiking in Parque Nacional Glacier

Hidden Lake Overlook Trail

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When people say they went hiking at Glacier National Park's Logan Pass, they most likely mean they were on the Hidden Lake Overloo

Nature Reserves in Montana City

West Entrance Station

Lovely view of a really amazing glacier.

Hiking in Huson

Ninemile

This is smooth, fun, totally empty single track just 30 minutes from downtown Misosula! Lolo National Forest has marked and mapped

Hiking in Missoula

Mt. Sentinel

Sentinel is indeed the sentinel for Missoula – a stark open peak rising 2,000 feet of the valley floor, a backdrop for most photos

Hiking in Missoula

The M Trail

If you only take one hike while in Missoula, this will probably be it – and if you've just moved here, chances are you’ll be on th

Lakes in Missoula

Holland Lake

When people in Missoula say they are headed “to the lake”, a lot of the time they are referring to this mountain gem in the Swan V

Skiing in Missoula

Snowbowl Ski and Summer Resort

Don’t go to Snowbowl looking for groomed cruisers, fancy slopeside lodging, or on-mountain “cuisine”. That’s not what this place i

Skiing in Whitefish

Whitefish Mountain Resort

This was one of our favorite ski areas before we moved to Montana and remains so even today. Whitefish seems always to be fun, rel

Skiing in Anaconda

Discovery Ski Corporation

If you are a skier and you live outside of Montana, chances are good you've never heard of Discovery ski area – but that is slowly

Skiing in Sula

Lost Trail Ski Area

Lost Trail straddles the Montana-Idaho border, where it picks up steady dumps of snow but quickly sheds the small crowds that make

Skiing in Lakeside

Blacktail Mountain Ski Area

Blacktail is dubbed the "locals" hill -- as in, it's not Whitefish Mountain, the growing four-season resort across the Flathead Va

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