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Hike The “M” Bozeman Montana

Hike The “M” Bozeman Montana

The “M” Trail is at the south end of Bridger Canyon, on Baldy Mountain in Bozeman. You can see theMassive  ”M”  from several miles away, it is 250 ft of rocks painted white, and was built by Montana State Students in 1915. To get there from downtown Bozeman, head north on North Rouse Avenue 4.2 [...]

With the Good Comes the Bad!  Tales of a Hiking Excursion…

With the Good Comes the Bad! Tales of a Hiking Excursion…

With the Good Comes the Bad! Tales of a Hiking Excursion…   Hiking. There are some who will salivate over the image that is created by that word, especially when the hiking would begin in Estes Park – the stunning gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park. The idea of hiking in such beauty is a [...]

A World of Enchanting Spirits is Found at the Silverado Vineyards!

A World of Enchanting Spirits is Found at the Silverado Vineyards!

A World of Enchanting Spirits is Found at the Silverado Vineyards!   Some of the most amazing wines and spirits in the world are found at the most elegant resort in this nation. Yes, we are speaking about the King and Prince Resort, which has been highlighted in so many areas – everything from a [...]

Corner Stone Coffee House & Deli

  While driving this past week through South Dakota across hwy 90.  I needed a Breve and a place to work. At Mitchell, South Dakota  we made a great discovery, The Corner Stone Coffee House & Deli. A great setting with fast wifi and lots of natural light.   I had the tomato soup.  It [...]

Have Fun: Don’t forget your pants

  On the very first day of a new year, I like to do something ~memorable.  For several years I have participated in some sort of Polar Bear Plunge.  You know, jumping into icy cold water with other crazy souls to “refresh the spirit”. I had just arrived back in Montana two days earlier from [...]

Madison River Buffalo Jump

Madison River Buffalo Jump

Early June one Sunday Morning, we went for a drive and end up at the Madison River Buffalo Jump. Early June is a great time to go hike up the cliffs and make the loop through the park. When buffalo roamed the plains, native people followed  seasonal patterns influenced by the lifecycles of plants, spawning [...]

Have you Been to the Ellen Theater

We won’t know who we are if we destroy who we’ve been. In essence, people need their history; we need that “link” to the past in order to understand our ancestors – how they lived, what they discovered, and how our lives have been transformed and shaped by their miraculous beginnings. Our “old” world is [...]

Geological Paradise Makoshika State Park is Not a Bad Land After All

Geological Paradise Makoshika State Park is Not a Bad Land After All

  Just outside of Glendive Montana, we saw a sign that read Makoshika State Park. Sounded like an interesting place to explore and a perfect time to take a stretch break. Turns out, Makoshika is the largest State Park in Montana with a land mass of 11,400 acres. A geological paradise filled with such diversity [...]

Kerr Dam a Place to Explore

  If you are in Western Montana, take a side trip to Kerr Dam on the Flathead river just south west of Polson, Mt.I have started and every other day exercise program on the steps to the over look.Jog these 3 to 4 times every other day and get buns of steel.Read on for more [...]

St. Ignatius, Montana/ The Old Mission Church

Last week I took a friend for a drive around the valley, as we were talking they stated they had never been to the mission in St. Ignatius, Montana. Upon hearing this I turned the van south, onto the mission we went. If you have never been there, and are in western Montana its worth [...]

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