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Hiking in Browning

Ptarmigan Tunnel

Most of the backcountry in Glacier National Park is close to untouched, which makes the Ptarmigan Tunnel all the more interesting.

Nature Reserves in Arlee

Stuart Peak

Stuart Peak is the second highest point visible from the Missoula Valley and a long hike by any measure. The main way up the peak

Nature Reserves in Bonner

Gold Creek

While it's fairly well-known that you can easily pay $5 and grab a tree-cutting permit from the Lolo or Bitterrot national forests

Lakes in Seeley Lake

Glacier Lake

Glacier Lake is an outstanding and beautiful lake in the Mission Mountains; it's slightly down-canyon from Turquoise Lake, which I

Hiking in Big Sky

Lone Peak Expedition

Summer is the only time of year when you can experience the Lone Peak Expedition. Ride the chair lifts halfway to the top of Lone

Hiking in Bozeman

M Trail

Well, University of Montana and Montana State University fans can argue ad infinitum about whose school has a better “M” trail, bu

Rivers in Seeley Lake

Clearwater Canoe Trail

This trail is well signed, but don’t bother with hiking boots. The Clearwater Canoe Trail takes paddlers on a lazy 3.5 mile float

Skiing in Red Lodge

Lake Fork

Despite how tantalizing and huge the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness is, there are precious few ways to access it, especially in win

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

Unusual Places in Drummond

Garnet Ghost Town

Some 120 years ago, as many as 1,000 people called Garnet home, and used it as a base to mine gold. The gold, as it is want to do,

Bike Paths in Butte

Beaverponds Trail

Not a lot of people know Butte, Montana as a mountain biking destination, but that’s starting to change. The city was recently not

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