One of my favorite things to do with my kids is take mini-road trips. We love exploring Montana’s back roads, hot springs, and funky towns. We like gawking at the animals at Zoo Montana, browsing the Montana Candy Emporium in Red Lodge, getting blown around in the hurricane simulator at Exploration Works!, and hiking through …
Mother’s Day at Pine Creek Lodge and Yellowstone Read More »
I have to be honest, I debate whether snowshoeing is a good family activity. Sure, it’s great to be outside together, playing in the snow and wandering through the trees. It’s good exercise and good bonding time. Anyone who can walk can snowshoe; it’s technically very easy. But snowshoeing can be slow and cumbersome, especially …
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Valentines Day. A time of romance and intimacy. A time to reconnect with your partner and remember why you fell in love. Unless you have kids; then it becomes a time of cutting hearts out of construction paper, managing candy overload and madly labeling little cards for every child in your childs class. Maybe this …
By the time December rolls around Im ready to don my cross-country skis and head out into the snowy woods. There may or may not be enough snow around Bozeman for Nordic skiing, but luckily you can always count on plenty of powder in West Yellowstone. There are lots of ski trails around West Yellowstone …
Summer makes me want to hit the road, and one of my favorite things to do is explore Montana. Red Lodge is just a few hours from Bozeman, so it makes a perfect overnight getaway. Day 1: Hike and Main Street Drive Take the scenic drive to Red Lodge, arriving midday. Hike It can be …
With fall in full force and winter peaking its head around the corner, the season for hot springing has officially begun. The many hot springsboth natural and developedin southwest Montana provide respite, relaxation and recreation for families. One of our familys favorite hot spots is Norris Hot Springs. This geothermal delight can be a destination …
When the winter winds are howling, your lips and fingers have turned blue and the mucus in your nose starts to freeze, its time to head inside. Sometime this winter every family needs an indoor activity day that gets them out of the house. Museum of the Rockies has something to interest every age and …
Are we there yet? Want a great photo of your child on the back of a bison? Then head to Helena. There youll find a bison (and other animals native to Montana) circling round and round just outside an ice cream parlor. Its the Great Northern Carousel, of course. From buffalo, bighorn sheep and grizzly …
We love to watch wildlife in spring. Wolf cubs are venturing from the den and bears are eagerly searching for food after a winter of fasting. To get an up-close look at some of our native wildlife without standing in the rain or sleet, take a day trip to West Yellowstone. At the Grizzly and …
Grizzly Wolf Discovery Center–Are we there, yet? Read More »
View the remnants of an early Montana historic mining town at Elkhorn State Park. This once important silver mining town boomed from 1870 until the fall of silver prices in 1896. The Elkhorn mine lay idle from 1912 to 1916. From 1916 to 1971 the mine dumps and underground workings produced over $1.5 million. In …
Elkhorn State Park and Boulder Hot Springs–Are we there, yet? Read More »
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