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Yellowstone Park
Restoration efforts are paying off on Yellowstone Lake. You know spring is taking its time in Yellowstone when ice floes are cruising down the river between Lake Village and Canyon on Memorial Day. Read more >>National Forests
Access to the Lionhead area is the result of a rock-solid partnership between cyclists, horsemen, and the Forest Service, a rare case of collaboration where the results speak for themselves. Read more >>
We’re all in this together. “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” —Helen Keller Read more >>Rivers & Streams
A restoration success story. Forgotten. Ignored. Overlooked. Spurned. Maybe even scorned. Read more >>
According to two years of research by the Adventure Scientists, Gallatin Valley has a plastic problem. Read more >>Crags
Clearly visible from Bozeman, Frog Rock is a beautiful collection of limestone jutting up from the hillsides of Bozeman Pass. Read more >>
The larger of the two Boulders at the Gallatin County Regional Park. Directions: From Bozeman take Durston Rd. west past 27th St. and turn right on Hunters Way. Take a left on W. Oak St. and then a right on Davis Ln. The park will be on your left side. Read more >>
The Smallest of the Bozeman Boulders, the "Badass in Training Boulder" is a great place for kids and beginners to get a handle on climbing before moving onto larger objectives. ' Read more >>
Directions: Drive north on N. Rouse Ave. Take a right on E. Tamarack St and follow it until it curves right. The boulder will be on your right side after the curve. Read more >>Trails
East of Bridger Bowl, Bangtail Divide is a must for mountain bikers, but hikers and runners hit the trail, too. The single-track has a long and steady up-hill climb that is rewarded with flowing downhill. Read more >>
Bear Canyon is a stream-fed canyon that drains the area between Mount Ellis and Chestnut Mountain southeast of Bozeman. The Bear Canyon trail follows Bear Creek up the lush, shady canyon and eventually to Bear Lakes. Read more >>
Bear Trap Canyon is a spectacular drainage encompassing 6,000 acres in the Lee Metcalf Wilderness within the Madison Range. The Madison River, its headwaters in Yellowstone National Park, rages through the remote, roadless canyon for 9 miles, from Ennis Lake to the Madison River Bridge. Read more >>
This picturesque trail near Big Sky sits in a glacial cirque surrounded by mountains in the Spanish Peaks area. At 9,200 feet, the trailhead leads you into alpine meadows, wildflowers, creeks, and tall forest. Read more >>Cities & Towns
Spring break, Montana-style. When March rolls around, it’s hard not to think of white-sand beaches and umbrella-adorned cocktails. Before you break out the boardies and head for the beach, celebrate spring the Bozeman way—by skiing until May. Here’s how to pull it off. Read more >>
These days, Lone Mountain is a ski-world icon. But before they built a tram to the top, you had to earn your turns. Read more >>Other Places
Fatigued muscles from too many turns at Bridger Bowl? Have the doldrums from short cold days? How about relaxing, rejuvenating, and warming in up in one of Montana’s hot springs? Read more >>
For the average outdoor enthusiast, winter can be a difficult time to squeeze in a fun-filled overnight or multiday adventure without freezing your buns off or breaking the family budget. Read more >>
Licks of window frost, blue in the darkness of morning, frame the distant glow of Gallatin Peak. You roll over in your sleeping bag, and the ancient bunk mattress beneath you squeaks in the cold. The fire is out. Read more >>
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