Visit Montana

"In the mornings the birds here are unbelievable. Yesterday morning I heard an elk bugle, and I’ve never heard them bugle in the summer."

In marketing terms, “going viral” can mean taking advantage of social media to spread a message, or to relying on other, unpaid media and word-of-mouth to give a campaign legs far beyond its initial exposure and cost.

The site provides detailed recommendations on where to hunt, fish, hike, raft, or even picnic. With each activity, you can get as detailed as you want, specifying if you are interested in big game hunting or whether you would like to conduct your outdoor adventure alone or with a tour-group.

Montana "… There’s nothing here. Playing on a common misconception about the Big Sky state, this is Montana’s tourism slogan.

Turns out, the joke’s on us.

It’s who we are that matters, and no towering peaks or golden plains can redeem us when we fail to prove ourselves worthy of our surroundings.

Montanans have taken to the Trib’s website to good-naturedly comment on some Chicago "nature."

Montana is a state that has not lost its sense of adventure. While many places in the American West have become urban centric, Montana still clings to what makes it special, its wild places.

Montanans take their beer seriously, and in recent years, this passion has resulted in a crop of outstanding craft breweries.

“It’s getting discovered.”

Great Falls use to be the overnight stop. But now, more visitors are seeing the Electric City as the destination with museums and attractions, many of which are free.