Red Lodge, Montana did not just become the Travel Montana’s world headquarters by accident. In fact, I started Travel Montana’s sister company, Zephyr Adventures, when I was living in Minneapolis. I wanted to move back west and spent two weeks driving the towns and cities of Colorado and Montana. After reviewing at least a dozen Continue Reading →
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Montana is Sold Out in 2021
Montana is so busy it is sold out for 2021! OK, that is an exaggeration. But Montana is as busy as we have ever seen it in our 20 years in the state. Combine this demand with decreased supply due to the pandemic and you have a very tight situation for eager travelers. Consider the Continue Reading →
Yellowstone Wolf Watching Tour With Hiking
Our brand new Yellowstone Wolves and Snowshoeing Vacation we ran in February sold out within a week of announcing it. We are thus pleased to add a new October 23 – 27, 2021 Yellowstone Wolf Watching Tour With Hiking. We say it all over this site but it is worth repeating: Yellowstone National Park is Continue Reading →
Stress-Free Family Vacations
One of the difficulties of planning a family vacation is that what is fun for the kids might not be a stress-free family vacation for the adults. And what is stress-free for the adults might not be fun for the kids! Plan a trip to Disney World? How do I avoid the crowds! Take a Continue Reading →
The Cutest Small Towns in Montana
What are the cutest small towns in Montana? This is good information to know when planning a vacation to the state. Cutest Small Towns in Montana – Lots of Choices Montana is a big state with a small population. No city is bigger than Billings, which has 110,000 citizens or 11% of the state’s population Continue Reading →
Montana Hiking Getaway Giveaway
We partnered with four great organizations to offer a chance to win a trip to Montana to hike the Beartooth Mountains this summer.
Yellowstone Wolf Experience with Jon Trapp
We just launched our brand new Yellowstone Wolf & Snowshoe Vacation (sold out in 2021!). On this trip, we will explore the park with wolf biologist, Jon Trapp, in search of the infamous wolves of Yellowstone and learn about their biology, behavior, and complicated history. We recently hosted a webinar where our head of tour Continue Reading →
How to See Wolves in Yellowstone National Park
On January 12, 1995 gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park, correcting the eradication man had inflicted on this keystone species from most of the western United States. After decades, it was again possible to see wolves in Yellowstone! Many people are understandably fascinated with wolves. They have been glorified and vilified in story, Continue Reading →
Is Snowshoeing Difficult? (If you can walk, you can snowshoe!)
Can you walk? Then you can snowshoe! Snowshoeing is not difficult and is one of the best ways to get outside and enjoy the beauty of winter, ESPECIALLY during a year when many of us have felt a little — shall we say — constricted in our daily lives. There are so many things to love Continue Reading →
Are the Glaciers Disappearing in Glacier National Park?
The answer is yes. The 26 glaciers in Glacier National Park are all shrinking and are likely to disappear within our lifetimes. About the Glaciers Glaciers are defined as masses of ice so large they move under their own weight. In general, glaciers need to be about 25 acres in size to qualify. In 1850, Continue Reading →
