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Hiking in Missoula

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

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

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

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

Hiking in Missoula

Ask around Missoula about where to go biking, and you’re likely hear the name Sam Braxton come up. Braxton was an enthusiastic loc

Hiking in Missoula

“The Rattlesnake” is in a lot of ways Missoula’s backyard – it’s both a social spot and a kind of city park. You can find walkers,

Skiing in Missoula

Pattee Canyon has been Missoula’s de facto backyard playground practically since the town was settled, and thanks to snow grooming

Hiking in Missoula

The west and south faces of Mt. Sentinel are typically the first spots around Missoula to melt off and dry out, so the Crooked Tra

Hiking in Missoula

So suddenly Cooper, who is about an avid of a hiker as a 3 year old can be, decides he in fact does not want to hike at all. And t

Lakes in Missoula

Bleary eyed drive to Superior, downing coffee. Take the exit, under the freeway, back along railroad tracks, and into the forest.

Hiking in Missoula

So technically the Stateline Trail -- also known as the Idaho Centennial Trail -- is open to mountain biking, but I'm going to com

Hiking in Missoula

Jumbo's broad grassy slopes frame much of Missoula, but it's the saddle behind it that is where most of the biking is. Accessed fr

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