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Posted on 7/1/15 at 2:08 pm to burgeman
I'm planning on being in Bozeman August 10th ish.
Posted on 7/1/15 at 2:17 pm to burgeman
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So Bozeman may be a little better option, I assume it has more stuff to do and see
There is a lot of fun stuff to do there and they have some breweries as well. Plus you are close to both Yellowstone and Big Sky, which you should definitely see if you're up there. Hylite Canyon is right outside of town as well, which should offer some great hikes if that's your thing.
Posted on 7/1/15 at 2:26 pm to HoustonChick86
Any of yall been to Ennis? Brother in laws grandfather has a place up there and it's frickin awesome. Was up there for the 4th of July rodeo a few years ago and it was surreal. 50° with the Teton mountain range as your backdrop. I fricking LOVE Montana.
Posted on 7/1/15 at 2:34 pm to burgeman
I'm here right now. I've lived here part time for 10 years. Fall is a great time here. Missoula just gets better every year. From my house, it's a 3 mile bike ride (or drive if you're lazy) to the Rattlesnake Wilderness Area--unreal place for being this close to a decent-sized University town. We ran 8 this am, along Rattlesnake Creek. Great music venues. The Top Hat is now a top-notch one, and the new owner bought the historic Wilma Theatre and is revamping it for even better music and festivals (Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, for e.g., is great).
I'd do VRBO or AirBNB for lodging. The hotels kind of suck. The Doubletree is right on the Clark Fork, but it's meh for the price.
THere aren't any really bad parts of town, but I'd stay in the rattlesnake or somewhere a little off the beaten path and just ride into town. My house is in the lower rattlesnake. I can walk downtown easily.
It isn't a tourist town at all, which is nice. Great fishing and great wilderness all around.
And re: Bozeman, I prefer Missoula, but you can't go wrong with Bozeman. IMO Glacier is nicer than Yellowstone, and I like our local ski hills around here. But neither of those is a factor in the fall.
Eta: Greg Allman played Monday nt, The Stones played a couple years ago--i could hear it from my yard. I've seen Willie Nelson and many other acts.
I'd do VRBO or AirBNB for lodging. The hotels kind of suck. The Doubletree is right on the Clark Fork, but it's meh for the price.
THere aren't any really bad parts of town, but I'd stay in the rattlesnake or somewhere a little off the beaten path and just ride into town. My house is in the lower rattlesnake. I can walk downtown easily.
It isn't a tourist town at all, which is nice. Great fishing and great wilderness all around.
And re: Bozeman, I prefer Missoula, but you can't go wrong with Bozeman. IMO Glacier is nicer than Yellowstone, and I like our local ski hills around here. But neither of those is a factor in the fall.
Eta: Greg Allman played Monday nt, The Stones played a couple years ago--i could hear it from my yard. I've seen Willie Nelson and many other acts.
This post was edited on 7/1/15 at 8:41 pm
Posted on 7/1/15 at 2:35 pm to burgeman
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Thinking about taking a vacation up there in the fall, in my little bit of research it looks like a decent city with 4 breweries. Just wondering where would be a good place to stay or visit if I venture up there.
I can't give specifics as I haven't been. But some friends go to that Maggotfest Rugby Tournament up there and they absolutely love the place from the outdoorsy shite to the breweries and other bars.
Posted on 7/1/15 at 2:41 pm to mikelbr
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Maggotfest Rugby Tournament
I took this pic last spring--my friend's neighbors.
Posted on 7/1/15 at 2:43 pm to auzach91
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I'd say just drive another 3 hours north and hit glacier natl park
in the fall? i've gotten stuck in snow there at the end of June.
The problem with going up there in the fall is, the best part of Glacier is backcountry, and it'd be cold as hell to camp in the fall even if no snow issues. There ain't much to do in Glacier country in the fall.
Posted on 7/1/15 at 2:43 pm to burgeman
Never been to Missoula but I would definitely recommend Bozeman. Very awesome town
Posted on 7/1/15 at 2:46 pm to SUB
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It's a cool town, but not very big and you'll probably run out of stuff to do after a couple of days.
it's the second biggest city in Montana, to Billings (which sucks). The greater area is around 115k. There is plenty to do.
Bozeman is half the size and not as eclectic a town.
If the trip is in the fall, you want good low elevation hiking and fishing and good nightlife/restaurants. Football games here are awesome, too. Griz fans are nuts.
This post was edited on 7/1/15 at 2:47 pm
Posted on 7/1/15 at 3:01 pm to PapaPogey
Yea I've been to Ennis 4 or 5 times with my dad and brothers. We would fly into Missoula or Bozeman and drive over there and stay at the sportsman lodge to flyfish the Madison River. We would launch out of 8 mile and take it down through the main bridge. My dad was grilling steaks out on the motel grill and started a massive fire haha. I remember there being a lot of mail ordered bride russians that worked waitress and fast food jobs.
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