When scrolling through the hundreds of Websites that pop up in a search for Montana travel information on Google or Bing it’s hard to find what’s useful and what’s not. To begin your search, a better approach is to go the official Montana travel website. In the search box, simply type “official Montana travel” and…
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Yellowstone Park Entrances
RED LODGE POST Most visitors arrive at Yellowstone National Park during the summer months. This is expected as schools are not operating, and the weather is nice. Is there any way to avoid crowds heading into Yellowstone? Maybe. Yellowstone has five entrances (East, South, Northeast, North, and West). Choosing one over others may be a…
Current Weather in Montana
RED LODGE POST Plan for a change in the weather It was a bitter cold winter day in Billings. Snow swirled across city streets and residential front yards. Then a chinook wind came down from the mountains. In a matter of a few hours, the weather turned balmy and the snow was gone. Much as…
Glacier Reborn
RED LODGE POST A window to Pleistocene history Glacier National Park, Montana, c 12000 years ago. A massive alpine glacier fills McDonald Valley, Glacier National Park, Montana. Photo from a GNP Web cam at Apgar Mountain, September 28, 2020, 7:30 a.m. Beautiful glacial Lake McDonald in McDonald Valley, Glacier National Park, as it appeared…
Montana on my Mind
RED LODGE POST Montana on My Mind is a really cool video with music performed by the Scioto River Band, Columbus, Ohio. Lead singer is “Cat” Leigh. A woman with a wonderful voice for sure. In the video “Cat” yearns for a trip to the West with hopes of experiencing, wildlife, a mountain pass, wild…
Glacier National Park
RED LODGE POST What is the weather like in Glacier National Park? How crowded is the park? And when do visitors arrive? Savvy visitors usually weigh all three factors when timing their visit to Glacier. Data in the charts below is useful for planning a trip to Glacier. Data in this chart is for…
Absaroka Northwest Region
RED LODGE POST A VIEWPOINT ON TOURISM IN THE NORTHWEST Region as a concept is commonly used in geography to describe different areas of the world, sometimes based on political divisions, commercial interest, or travel interests. Examples of regions are many: In the case of travel, in Europe, Provence in France is widely thought of…
Montana Traveler X Feed
RED LODGE POST Montana Traveler on X. Absaroka Mountain, Mont. © 2021 John Sandy
Reiseführer Montana USA
RED LODGE POST Montana travel officials do a good job of promoting the state to international audiences. Here the Montana travel Web site is translated into German. Danke schön! Reise Montana USA. Absaroka Mountain, Mont. © 2021 John Sandy