Category Montana

Boombox

In front of the cannabis distributor, we came across the most interesting trailer of late: an oversized boombox. Questions remaining: does it actually play music?

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Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center

Skulls, furs, and sketches of new animals were brought back with the Corps of Discovery at the Lewis And Clark Interpretive Center

Great Falls was an unexpected challenge to the Lewis & Clark and the Corps of Discovery.  At first, encountering a waterfall was an exciting moment.  It meant that the Corps of Discovery—tasked with following the Missouri River and (hopefully) discovering a passage to the Pacific Ocean—was on the right route, according to intelligence collected from local tribes.

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Cracker Lake Trail

View of cracker lake from a rock outcropping.

Cracker Lake Trail is a 12 mile hike deep into Glacier National Park through grizzly territory. The 1,400 foot elevation gain may be less than half of what we experienced in Big Pine but is still considered "strenuous" by many hiking metrics. In the course of the hike, we encountered waterfalls, glaciers, a wide range of ecosystems, a bull moose, and a grizzly bear.

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Going-To-The-Sun Road

Going-to-the-Sun road is the premier throughway spanning Glacier National Park—from West Glacier to St. Mary. The road snakes from valley floors to the height of Logan Pass and back down. Along the way are awesome waterfalls, dramatic cliffs, no shortage of massive glaciers, and plenty of wildlife. We encountered both mountain goats and big horned sheep, which only leaves "grizzly bear" on our great outdoors bingo cards.

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