May 2018 archive

Best Things to Do on Highway 2 in Montana (All 667 miles of it!)

Glory Hole

Highway US-2 across Montana is one of the longest roads across a single state in the USA.  It travels an entire time zone!  Also known as the Roosevelt Highway, I traveled all 667 miles to find the best Things to Do on Highway 2 in Montana, as listed from west to east of this epic …

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Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs (a Soak and a Sunset)

Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs outside of Saco Montana is an oasis in northeast Montana for two reasons: There just isn’t much to do and see in northeast Montana. The area is mostly wheat fields, oil pumps, and little towns. Montana is famous for its hot springs such as Bozeman or Chico Hot Springs. But if …

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Havre Beneath the Streets Tour (The City That Went Underground)

Living in Seattle, I love the history of Seattle Underground.  While researching my trip across highway US-2, I was surprised to find out there is a similar underground city in the middle of Montana!  It’s called Havre Beneath the Streets Tour. The History Havre, Montana is a remote, windy town that started in 1893 as …

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Best Things to Do in Great Falls Montana (Lewis & Clark & Mermaids?)

Best Things to do in Great Falls

The land around Great Falls, MT marks the location of one of the significant events in the Lewis & Clark expedition – the great portage.  Boating up the Missouri River was an effective way to move west until they came upon not one, but five waterfalls in an 18-mile section of river that’s now known …

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Montana Vortex and House of Mystery (Things are not what they seem)

Montana Vortex and House of Mystery  Montana is one of the few “mystery spots” around the western US…where things are not what they might seem… marbles roll uphill, you move from one end to another of a level, short plank and gain or lose 6 inches, blurry shadows, trees that grow in a spiral, but …

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Glacier National Park in the Spring (No Glaciers but Plenty of Snow)

Glacier National Park in Montana is one of the USA’s most prestigious national parks.  It’s a favorite park for some of my friends.  In the summertime, it is a view, hike, and wildlife extravaganza but Glacier National Park in the Spring is another story – still some good views but massive closures too. Apgar Village …

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