From visiting Glacier National Park to spending time on a friend’s ranch in the Bitterroot Valley to touring a small guitar builder’s wonderful woodworking shop, for us Montana has been a place of beautiful scenery and making very special friends.
Big Hole, MT – Picture Postcard Perfect
July, 2012 - Big Hole, MT, is not only an ideal camping spot with exquisite scenery, but it has a cool town -- Jackson -- built on hot springs...
Bitterroot Valley, MT – Traditional Roots in the Modern Age
July, 2012 - The Bitterroot Valley is home to both tradition and modernity: third- and fourth-generation ranchers continue their way of life even as the world changes.
BitterSweet Guitars in the Bitterroot, MT
July, 2012 - BitterSweet Guitars are made in a small shop on the backside of Hamilton, Montana, and a chance encounter led us on a fantastic tour of the workshop.
Darby, MT – Fun Surprises in the Bitterroot Valley
July, 2012 - Darby, MT, a tiny community of ~750, sports a fabulous library dubbed the "Sistine Chapel of Small-Diameter Wood," a fun museum & a funky Sherriff's office.
Dillon, MT – Sculpture, History and Hot Rods!
August, 2012 - In Dillon, MT, we found beautiful bronze sculptures all around town, and the Annual Cruise Night car show brought all the townspeople out.
Ennis, MT & Earthquake Lake – spinning yarns of frolicking deer, Airstreams & earthquakes
August, 2012 - Ennis, MT, introduced us to a fantastic boutique yarn shop, and the frolicking deer and views at Earthquake Lake will always be vivid memories.
Glacier National Park, MT – Mountain Goats and Lake Views
August, 2007 - At Montana's Glacier National Park we drove the famous Going to the Sun Road and saw the infamous mountain goats at Logan Pass...
Helmville Rodeo, MT – Bull-riders, Bucking Broncos and Cute Kids
September, 2009 - The Helmville Rodeo celebrates the ranching lifestyle, and we loved the roping, steer wrestling and barrel racing...
Helmville Rodeo, MT – Camping with Horses
September, 2009 - At the Helmville Rodeo, camping in a field alongside horse trailers, ranching families and super-cute kids...
Nevada City, MT – Rebuilding history in a vanished ghost town
August, 2012 - Nevada City, MT, vanished under gold mining dredges. but it has been lovingly rebuilt using original buildings from all over Montana.
Stevensville, MT – Real Ranching
August, 2009 - While visiting friends in Stevensville MT, a neighbor invited us to see cattle ranching in action: inoculations and a (mini) cattle drive!
Virginia City, MT – Living History in a Ghost Town
August, 2012 - Virginia City was the site of one of Montana's biggest gold strikes and soon became the new Territory's capitol, but today it is just a cool ghost town...