Jan 14
Last year, I had the pleasure of visiting Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area by car, from the south end of the park. The road goes from Wyoming to Montana via one of the largest canyons in the USA. I described it nearly as good as the Grand Canyon but without all the people. The southern …
Aug 23
After visiting the crowded Yellowstone National Park and having also visited the Grand Canyon National Park, the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area is a way to get away from the crowds. This incredible canyon, one of the largest in the USA that spans through Wyoming and Montana, is just a 2-hour drive from Yellowstone and …
Aug 14
Mining at Gem Mountain Sapphire Mine is a fun way to spend part of a day if you’re traveling through west-central Montana. You might not strike it rich, but everyone seemed like they were having a fun time, and everyone can find real Montana Sapphires. Location The Gem Mountain Sapphire Mine has an address of …
Jun 05
You may have seen I’ve been making my way across the USA lately. This is normally incredibly expensive as a solo traveler due to accommodation costs, but I found a better, cheaper way to do it. In January, I bought a Ford Transit Connect cargo van. It looks a lot like a minivan but besides …
May 30
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 …
May 23
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 …
May 16
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 …
May 07
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 …
Apr 17
I like train trips. My some of my favorites were the Transsiberian trip across Russia and the Canadian Via Rail to Churchill – the Polar Bear Capital of the world. This year I got to take Amtrak Across America – at least half way. My trip on the Amtrak Empire Builder started at one of …
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