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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

Bars in Kalispell

Kalispell Brewing Co.

It was windy but storms were coming to an end and the day was drawing. We ambled along Main Street south, dodging gusts and kids d

Hiking in Arlee

Burgundy Ridge

In the winter, it's easy enough to get here -- buy a lift ticket at Snowbowl, ride to the top, skin up Point Six, then descend and

Festivals in East Missoula

East Missoula Egg Hunt

Now in its 25th year, the annual Easter Egg hunt in East Missoula continues to draw crowds --several hundred at least. The spectac

Statues in Missoula

Grizzly Statue

In 1968, Rudy Autio sculpted the grizzly statue that marks the University of Montana's oval, and today Cooper is riding his balanc

Festivals in Missoula

University of Montana Easter Egg Hunt

Three minutes -- Laura and I are pedaling furiously through the quiet Sunday streets. It's cool and breezy and threatening to rain

Skiing in Seeley Lake

Gray Wolf South Couloir

I met Carey and Nathan at 5.45 where we ported gear and people to one truck, then set off. My 7 we were geared up and hiking a ser

Sports Centers in Missoula

Bike Doctor mini-track

It took Cooper all of about 10 seconds to realize what the deal was here. Sure, it's a small track, but the kid weighs 30 pounds a

Shops in Missoula

Murdoch's Ranch and Home Supply

On any random Saturday, you can find folks in here buying paint, trying on hats, or buying chicks to raise. I, however, was huntin

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