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outdoors in Montana : the essentials

Skiing in Missoula

Pattee Canyon Northside Ski Trails

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

Skiing in Gallatin Gateway

Divide Peak

For several years, dedicated outdoors enthusiasts have helped raise funds to plow Hyalite Canyon. This mountain road south of Boze

Skiing in Belgrade

Ross Pass

North of Bridger Bowl ski area, backcountry and cross country skiers can use a series of gated roads to climb into the Bridger Mou

Viewpoints in Darby

Boulder Point Lookout

You climb to the Boulder Peak Lookout not for the view of Boulder Peak, but rather for the view of Trapper Peak, the highest point

Skiing in Seeley Lake

East St. Mary Peak

East St. Mary is a staggering peak which calls to everyone ve traverses the Mission Valley. As beautiful as it is, this is not the

Lakes in Dillon

Lower Miner Lake

We pulled in late at night and backed into the first camp spot we found. The tent went up in a few minutes, brush your teeth, roll

Hiking in Seeley Lake

Lindy Peak

I meet James in the hardware store parking lot at 5:30, both of us crusty and exhausted. Within minutes my gear is in the back of

Nature Reserves in Kalispell

Jewel Basin

We churn on in low range, skirting rockfall and downed branches, before hitting a 5-foot high drift. Because of grizzlies Laura wa

Lakes in Seeley Lake

Crystal Lake

The trail starts flat, then goes downhill, and does so fairly steadily. Cooper is asleep in the backpack but wakes when I stumble

Hiking in Huson

Ch-paa-qn Peak

Ch-paa-qn (pronounced ‘cha-pa-kwin’) looks like a volcano but spews nothing more than spindrift. It’s one of the higher peaks visi

Hiking in Gallatin Gateway

Hyalite Peak

I met the French in downtown Bozeman. Being French, and being in Bozeman, they were quite easy to spot. We had been conversing for

Hiking in Big Sky

Bear Creek

Beehive gets all the press, likely because it has the trailhead, the cute name, and the delicious looking peaks. But a short climb

Hiking in Gallatin Gateway

Beehive Basin

Arriving to Beehive is quite the sight – and I’m not talking about the mountains. The trailhead here is a small parking lot and a

Nature Reserves in Choteau

Waldron Creek

I had been hunting the topo maps of the Rocky Mountain Front and found this place, just in front of Teton Pass Ski Area. It looked

Skiing in Troy

Robinson Mountain

It seemed like I had called a fair portion of the population of Northwest Montana asking about Robinson Mountain. One had climbed

Hiking in Troy

Flatiron Pass, Montana

I've got an hour and a half until sunset, but it's clearing, so I think I'll make a run up to Flatiron Pass. Past the turnoff for

Hiking in Missoula

Crooked Trail

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

Skiing in Arlee

Point Six

Now this is rare -- I've got free tickets to Snowbowl and the avalanche danger is low. I pick up Kevin at a leisurely hour and 25

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