Introduction to Grey Cliff Prairie Dog Town Greycliff Prairie Dog Town State Park lies along the open grasslands of south-central Montana near the small community of Greycliff. The 98-acre park protects a colony of black-tailed prairie dogs and provides visitors with an opportunity to observe these highly social animals within their natural prairie habitat. Black-tailed […]
Butte Berkeley Pit The Berkeley Pit cuts into the eastern edge of Butte, Montana, as one of the most dramatic remnants of the city’s extraordinary copper-mining era. Opened by the Anaconda Company in 1955, the enormous open-pit mine represented a fundamental shift from the underground workings that had honeycombed Butte Hill for generations. By the […]
Philipsburg, MT Introduction Philipsburg, Montana, preserves one of the state’s most engaging historic commercial districts, a remarkably intact reminder of the mining economy that brought permanent settlement to this part of the Flint Creek Valley. Founded during the silver boom of the 1860s and named for mining engineer Philip Deidesheimer, the town developed as the […]
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Little Bighorn Battlefield preserves the site of the 1876 conflict between the United States Army and a coalition of Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors. The battle occurred during a period of rapid expansion into the northern plains and reflects broader tensions related to territorial control and cultural sovereignty. […]
Pompeys Pillar National Monument Pompeys Pillar National Monument preserves a sandstone formation rising above the Yellowstone River in southern Montana. The pillar is notable for the signature of William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, carved into the rock in 1806 during the expedition’s return journey. The site provides a tangible connection to early […]
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site Fort Union Trading Post was one of the most important fur trade centers on the upper Missouri River during the 19th century. Established in 1828 near the present-day border of North Dakota and Montana, the post became a major commercial hub where Indigenous communities, traders, and company representatives […]
Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument preserves a remote landscape of steep bluffs, eroded badlands, and river corridors along the Missouri River in central Montana. The monument illustrates how flowing water gradually carved dramatic terrain through sedimentary rock layers, producing isolated buttes, coulees, and rugged cliffs above the river. […]
Glacier National Park is located in the U.S. state of Montana, bordering the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. Soon after the establishment of the park on May 11, 1910, a number of hotels and chalets were constructed by the Great Northern Railway. These historic hotels and chalets are listed as National Historic Landmarks, and a total of 350 locations are […]
Imagine watching a black bear teach its cub to climb a tree. Or a long horned sheep scaling what appears to be a rock wall. Glacier National Park and Waterton National Park have so much to offer. I was amazed at how beautiful they are. 🦌 Wildlife Encountered Wildlife viewing was a major highlight of […]