Visit Montana

A century and a half ago there were 150 glaciers in what is now Glacier National Park. Twenty-five remain.

To travel along the Going-t0-the-Sun Road, the 50-mile or so road across Glacier National Park in northern Montana, is to see the West as it was.

Some folks have expressed worries that tourism in Montana is down this year, but in Philipsburg, they’re having the best season ever.

I can say that it is a little bittersweet feeling today (7/12) as I made my way down the mountain. We have cleared snow from the road for 113 days and are now giving it to the visitors, but on the other hand we are happy to move on to summer.

"You won’t find anything like it anywhere."

Biologist-guided activities include single and multi-day wildlife observation, bear and wolf viewing safaris, seasonal hiking and backpacking, wildlife photography, llama pack trips, river trips, bird watching, Lewis and Clark tours, as well as winter snowshoe and cross-country ski excursions.

Feel like getting a motor running, heading out on the highway, looking for adventure and then taking off on a byway? Then Doug Durward can help you be a bit wild.

People heading to Anaconda should consider these attractions in the Smelter City

Bill Geist visits the Bucking Horse Sale in Miles City, Montana, where cowboys pay to mount impossible to ride bucking horses and rodeo owners bid to buy those horses hoping to buy a future rodeo star.

Traveling in the backcountry on horseback with a team of mules is a time-honored tradition in Montana.