Montana National Bison Range
I’ve been wanting to go to this range for years, every time we’ve passed through the area. I didn’t know much about until we went there, which is often the case, but I…
Nerdy History Vacations – 5 of the Best!
If you’re a history fiend then taking a vacation that combines your love of anything to do with the past with sightseeing has got to be the ultimate, right? Well read on, because…
Summer Without a Bike Ride – Missoula to Sedona
When I broke my fibula in Missoula last July, I didn’t get to ride my motorcycle for months (or hike, or ride bikes…or walk). To add insult to injury, I also had to…
Whitefish RV Park – Whitefish Montana
Whitefish RV Park is an odd little place hidden behind a highway Motel and Army Surplus store, and about a mile from downtown Whitefish. Once you make sure not to miss the sign…
Blue Mountain Lookout Tower – Libby Montana
Long before we decided to come to Libby, I was drawn to return to Blue Mountain Lookout Tower. My mom worked at the tower for a couple summers when I was a kid…
Missoula Is a Fine City Indeed
Missoula is a small Montana city, but in its way, very much a modern city. I didn’t expect to see much of the modern world this summer. I lived in Montana from age…
Libby, Koocanusa, Yaak and Yaak River Tavern
I don’t usually write blogs about the first 6 days in a place, because normally we are working 5 of those days, but I used to live in Libby for a few years…
Getting Hurt and Dirty on Blue Mountain, Missoula MT
This last Saturday, June 30th, we went for a drive up Blue Mountain in south Missoula and found an ATV trail in the forest. We walked down the trail about 30 feet and…
Missoula Montana – Our first taste of Summer
When we first arrived in Missoula, driving through it from the east side of town, we were impressed. The entire drive on the 90 had been beautiful. Ranches with horses, old abandoned railroad…
West Yellowstone Discovery Center
Our first day of our 4 day weekend we were still without truck and the weather had turned to wet snow. All our winter things had been packed in the back of the…









