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outdoors in Montana : the essentials

Hiking in Lolo

Lolo Peak

Lolo Peak stands guard over the Missoula Valley, and motorists on Brooks Street headed south see it fill their windshield when the

Hiking in Darby

Trapper Peak

The Bitterroot Mountains become steadily larger and craggier as you head south from Florence, and they reach near-Alp status by Da

Lakes in Polebridge

Kintla Lake

Kintla Lake is the largest lake in the United States to not allow motor boats, and boy can you hear it. This large lake sits at th

Lakes in West Glacier

Bowman Lake

Bowman is one of the largest lakes in Glacier National Park, and standout beauty even among the park’s charmers. The lake is at th

Skiing in Libby

Turner Mountain Ski Area

Turner Mountain used to be known for having North America’s longest t-bar – a questionable distinction. These days the t-bar is go

Skiing in Choteau

Teton Pass Ski Area

This is a little area that rocks – a double chair and a poma set on a breathtaking mountain smack in the middle of nowhere. We fir

Skiing in Neihart

Showdown Mountain Ski Area

We happened upon Showdown on a cross-state jaunt a few winters ago and can’t wait to get back. The ski area sits atop the Little B

Skiing in Neihart

Showdown Mountain Ski Area

We happened upon Showdown on a cross-state jaunt a few winters ago and can’t wait to get back. The ski area sits atop the Little B

Lakes in Anaconda

Georgetown Lake

It's not often hot in Montana, but man was it hot last weekend. We were coming back from Wise River and the a/c in the truck could

Skiing in Bozeman

Bridger Bowl Ski Area

Somehow, almost inexplicably, the snow is staying soft. Cooper is lapping the Alpine lift, handling the blues like they are greens

Skiing in Red Lodge

Red Lodge Mountain

Locals have been skiing in Red Lodge since they strung up rope tows and created what was then called Grizzly Peak ski area in the

Skiing in West Glacier

Logan Pass

Summer skiing is fairly common around the nation, and die-hards willingly trek across miles of bare ground to reach their sacred p

Nature Reserves in Lima

Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge,

We found Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge at the end of an hour-long dirt road in the far southwest corner of Montana – and

Lakes in Fairfield

Freezeout Lake

Freezeout is a series of managed ponds at the food of the Rocky Mountains. The ponds lose their ice fairly early in the season and

Lakes in West Glacier

Iceberg Lake

The trail to Iceberg Lake is one of Glacier National Park’s most popular – and for good reason. The moderate 5-mile trail winds th

Skiing in Polaris

Maverick Mountain Ski Area

Cooper pushed a toy truck through the snow on a bench out back while inside Laura was being invited to a potluck dinner put on to

Lakes in East Glacier Park Village

Two Medicine Lake

Frost warnings were posted from Waterton to Dillon – this might be the last fully decent weekend of summer. Laura and I swung over

Lakes in West Glacier

Lake McDonald

My dad bought everyone huckleberry and chocolate double scoop ice cream cones and brought them over to the table. Spending money o