Category: Montana

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Going to Pray

After spending almost three full weeks in the National Forest just outside of the Grand Teton National Park, and kayaking just about every body of water we could, we finally packed up and moved further North on our way towards Alaska. It was somewhat somber that we were leaving a...

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Kootenai Falls

Kootenai Falls on the Kootenai River, adjacent to U.S. Highway 2 between Libby and Troy, is a scenic attraction not to be missed. The calm river suddenly gathers momentum surging first through China Rapids and then over Kootenai Falls, dropping 90 feet in less than a mile. The main falls...

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The Shak

So there I am, standing in line at Safeway with some boneless/skinless chicken breast, a 6-pack of beer, some chips, and licorice – yea, I was going to have a sinful dinner – when the gentleman standing behind me says, “Is that your dinner? Why don’t you come over to...

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Whitefish public beach

I decided to be lazy today and after my early workload was completed, I took off on the bike to hang out at the public beach for the afternoon. Very hot in the sun, very cold in the water. I read my new book (Lone Survivor) a little bit while...

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Boondocking at Lower St Mary Lake

My mapping software showed only a circular road here. Google Maps shows that it is the Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area (map below). I found one reference to it online that it once was a military-only RV park turned commercial RV park. It is neither of those now, just...

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Glacier Ntnl Park – Going to the Sun Road

Going-to-the-Sun Road is the only road that crosses Glacier National Park going over the Continental Divide at Logan Pass. It was completed in 1932. The road, both a National Historic Landmark and a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, spans 53 miles (85 km) across the width of the park. The road is...

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Glacier Ntnl Park – Avalanche Lake

Uncertain what to expect, I went ahead and started down the Avalanche Lake trail. Right at the start the trailhead map says it is 2 miles of uphill hiking… which turned me away initially, but the climb was not a big factor once I got started. The larger issue was...

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Glacier Ntnl Park – Trail of the Cedars

My first hike within Glacier National Park would be the easy, popular, 3/4 of a mile Trail of the Cedars trail. The trail itself is either paved or a boardwalk making it wheelchair accessible. The simple stroll put me right in the thick of the dense cedar-hemlock forest following Avalanche...