Expert Travel Advice to Montana

• 2013's Best Ten-Day Vacations

  Operation Vacation: Don’t let your valuable vacation days languish in some workplace-controlled bank. Get out there and take your vacation back in 2013!. Away Travel

• Cross-Country Skiing: Five Great Places to Wax Your Skinny Skis

  Winter snow brings a fresh crop of sporting possibilities, and ski resorts around the United States are filling up with downhill enthusiasts. To get out of line and into the great wide open, we suggest strapping on the skinny skis and hitting up these five places for cross-country skiing in a more serene environment. Gorp Top Ten

• What's New for the 2012-2013 Ski Season

  Ski resorts are getting bigger, faster, and yummier. Check out all the upgrades for this season. Away Travel

• Five Places to Hide from the Holidays

  Parties, presents, and parents… the holiday season can be quite stressful. If you want to truly get away from it all, here are five places where blazing your own trail is not only encouraged, but at times essential. Away Top Ten

• Top Five National Parks for Winter Fun

  Surprise! America's national parks are open for business during winter. Sure, your options may be a bit different than in the popular summer months, but adventurous souls will be mightily rewarded for their efforts. Gorp Travel

• The Seven Best Snow-Covered Adventures

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• The Seven Best Off-the-Beaten-Path Trips

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• Hit the Slopes and Save: Five Cheap Ski Vacations

  Are you a penny pincher with wanderlust? Don’t fret; here is our guide to riding and enjoying five different ski-centric locations while sticking to the budget. Away Practical Advice

• Seven Great Fishing Trips

  The best fly-fishing and deep-sea package trips. Gorp Travel

• Five of the Most Expensive Campsites in the U.S.

  You won’t build up any backcountry cred at these posh spots, but even the most hardcore need a little time off. Here are our favorite places to camp in style. Gorp Top Ten

• Five Hidden Gems of Montana

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• Top Ten Backpacking Loops

  There’s a reason serious hikers love taking on a loop—you never see the same thing twice, and you end where you started. Here are our top ten backpacking loops in the United States, from wildflower fields of the Maroon Bells to the Appalachian Trail in Maine. Gorp Top Ten

• Top Ten National Park Bird-Watching Sites

  Where to go to make your life list grow. Gorp Top Ten

• Top Ten National Park Historic Lodges

  Where the accommodation is part of the park experience. Gorp Top Ten

• Top Ten Parks for Fossils and Dinosaurs

  Where Ancient times preserved in the natural archives of our planet. Gorp Top Ten

• Top Ten Day Hikes in New England

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• Top Ten Day Hikes in the Rocky Mountains

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• Insider's Guide to Getting Behind the Wheel

  The sheer scale of unexplored remote wilderness is mind-boggling—more than 100 million acres are protected under the National Wilderness Preservation System. With 388 national parks here in America, and more than 40 across the border to our north, there is enough pavement to clock some serious Road Runner hours. Here is our guide to fueling up, buckling up, and setting your sights on the horizon—where to go, when to go, and how to get there (safely). Away Travel

• Top Ten North American Train Journeys

  For a front-row ticket to North America’s natural beauty, hop a train bounding over majestic mountain peaks, deep lakes, and wide-open prairies. In this case, the best view is from the most outdated seat, and the journey far surpasses the destination. Away Top Ten

• Top Ten Long-Distance Hiking and Biking Trails

  Load up your backpack for a day, weekend, week, or longer. On these lengthy hiking and biking trails, you can really go the distance. Gorp Top Ten

• The Top Ten Potential Future National Monuments

  The shortlist of public lands angling for national monument status has leaked—and here's our top picks. Gorp Top Ten

• Top Ten Mountain Resorts for Summer Fun

  Mountain resorts have long been ski and snowboard stalwarts. But don’t discount these vacation spots as summer playgrounds. Here, our ten favorite mountain resorts that offer year-round fun. Away Top Ten

• Top Ten Dude Ranches

  Our ten favorite dude ranches that offer a week of all-inclusive horseback riding (and other fun outdoors activities), gourmet dining, and a genuine Western experience for the whole crew. Away Top Ten

• Top Ten Ski Resorts to Down a Local Beer

  Après addicts unite! Check out our picks for the resorts that really put the "ski" into brewski. Away Top Ten

• July Parks and the Outdoors Travel Guide

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• Top Ten Family-Friendly Summit Hikes

  Hiking is a great family pastime, to be sure, but the concept of "peak bagging" adds an exciting twist to these family strolls. Away Top Ten

• Top Ten American Family Adventures

  Adventure need not stop now that kids are in tow. With a slight change in activities and destination, your adventurous side can continue on as always, except now you'll sport a car-seat and an extra suitcase. Gorp Top Ten

• Top Ten Eco-Resorts in North America, Caribbean, and Central America

  The Lodge at Sun Ranch, Cameron, Montana. Away Top Ten

• Top Ten Active Baby-Boomer Vacations

  Fly-Fishing in Montana. Gorp Top Ten

• Top Ten Fly-Fishing Destinations

  From Alaskan salmon to the Peacock bass of the Amazon, the world's best rivers, seas, and streams. Gorp Top Ten

• Big Sky & Moonlight Basin, Montana

  Closing Day: April 13. Away Travel

• August Culture Travel Guide

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• July Romantic Travel Guide

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• June Family Travel Guide

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• February Romantic Travel Guide

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• Border to Border

  Ride between the Canadian Rockies and the Rio Grande. Gorp Travel

• Drive-O-Saurus Rex

  If CGI-enhanced T-rexes gets your family excited, then head into the fossil-dense realm of Wyoming and Montana, where the real dinosaurs once roamed. Away Travel

• Nordic Skating: Top Destinations

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• Decade of the Wolf

  An Animal and Its Element. Gorp Travel

• Decade of the Wolf

  A Yellowstone wolves' retrospective. Gorp Travel

• Top Ten Most-Endangered Public Lands

  Yellowstone National Park. Gorp Top Ten

• Top Ten Wildlife Areas We Love (and Would Hate to Lose)

  Gray Wolf. Gorp Top Ten

• Top Ten National Parks for Rock Climbing

  Yosemite National Park, California. Gorp Top Ten

• Colorado Top Picks

  Backpack, gallop, drive, and then stop, drop, and roll. Gorp Travel

• Top Ten Unheralded Extreme Ski Slopes

  Beyond Black: The World's Top Ten Unheralded Steeps. Away Top Ten

• Top Ten Extreme Ski Slopes

  Beyond Black: The World's Top 10 Classic Steeps. Away Top Ten

• The Great Rocky Snowfari: From Jackson Hole to Big Sky

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• Two-nation Ski Odyssey: Extreme Downhill Along the U.S./Canada Border

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• The Snow-Covered Serengeti: Winter Wildlife in Yellowstone

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• Wild Talk

  Gary Ferguson on the Yellowstone Wolves, Ecotourism, and More. Gorp Travel

• Yellowstone On Your Own Two Feet

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• Are We There Yet?

  The Year’s Top Ten Best Family Vacations: Summer 2002. Away General

• Colorado's Fab Four

  Great Divide Mountain Bike Route. Gorp Travel

• Dyer and Riches: CDT Thru-Hikers

  Day 8: Rest Day. Gorp Travel

• Dyer and Riches: CDT Thru-Hikers

  Like a Family of Five: Food and Fitness on the CDT. Gorp Travel

• America's Triple Crown

  The Continental Divide Trail: Steeped in History. Gorp Travel

• Dyer and Riches: CDT Thru-Hikers

  All's Well That Ends Wet. Gorp Travel

• Living the High Life

  Leave the Trees Behind on These High Country Hikes. Gorp Travel

• The New Northwest Passage

  From the Continental Divide to the Sea on the Pacific Northwest Trail. Gorp Travel

• Home Bases, Great Places

  Trout Fishing the West. Gorp Travel

• Yellowstone's Small Streams

  Fishing the Forgotten Waters. Gorp Travel

• A Woman's Practical Guide to Flyfishing

  Essential Hardware, Gadgets, and Geegaws. Gorp Travel

• Dyer and Riches: CDT Thru-Hikers

  In the Beginning. . . Gorp Travel

• Hiking the Colorado Trail

  A Mother-Daughter Challenge. Gorp Travel

• Top Ten Hidden Trout Fisheries

  Black Canyon, Yellowstone River, Wyoming. Gorp Top Ten

• Boomerang Backpacking

  Bob Marshall Wilderness. Gorp Travel

• Nimblewill Nomad: IAT Thru-Hiker

  White Mountains, New Hampshire. Gorp Travel

• Top Ten Parks for High-Summer Wildflowers

  The West: High and Wild (Glacier National Park, Montana). Gorp Top Ten

• Nimblewill Nomad: AT Thru-Hiker

  Springer Mountain. Gorp Travel

• Nimblewill Nomad: AT Thru-Hiker

  Journey of a Lifetime. Gorp Travel

• Heidenreich & Gass: CDT Thru-Hikers

  Trail Dispatch: Week 1. Gorp Travel

• GORP Thru-Hikers Tackled the Big Three

  Read About America's Most Epic Adventure!. Gorp Travel

• America's Triple Crown

  Hiking on the Appalachian, Pacific Crest and Continental Divide Trails. Gorp Travel

• Heidenreich & Gass: CDT Thru-Hikers

  Trail's End - for Now. Gorp Travel

• Top Ten U.S. National Parks

  1. Glacier, Montana. Gorp Top Ten

• Top Ten Summer Parks

  Yellowstone National Park. Gorp Top Ten

• Early Spring Hatches

  Mayfly Hatching Cycle. Gorp Travel

• Top Ten Hikes for Families in Yellowstone National Park

  Top Ten Yellowstone Hikes for Families. Gorp Top Ten

• Top Ten Rocky Mountain Adventures

  Dude Ranches. Gorp Top Ten

• Montana Ranches

  Introduction. Gorp Practical Advice

• Snowshoeing Central

  Trailheads at Red Rock Lake. Gorp Travel

• Chance Encounters

  Colorado's Constantly Surprising La Garita Wilderness. Gorp Travel

• In the Shadow of Lewis and Clark

  Pedaling the Lolo in Idaho and Montana. Gorp Travel

• Regional Guide

  Basecamps - Yellowstone-Teton. Gorp Travel

• Regional Guide

  Hiking - North-Central Colorado. Gorp Travel

• Greater Yellowstone

  GORP Favorites in America's Preeminent Outdoor Playground. Gorp Travel

• Regional Guide

  Glacier National Park and Northwest Montana. Gorp Travel

• Big Sky, Montana

  The Best Snowboarding in North America. Away Trip Idea

• Casting in Paradise

  Flyfishing the Yellowstone River in Paradise Valley. Gorp Travel

• Bob Marshall Country

  The Northern Montana Rockies: Marias Pass to Rogers Pass 161 miles (258km). Gorp Travel

• The Good-Time Ghosts

  Introduction. Gorp Travel

• Whitefish in Winter

  Skiing Big Mountain, Montana. Gorp Travel

• Fly Fishing the Texas Flats

  Fish I. Gorp Practical Advice

• Madison River - Trout Fishing Profile

  Fishery in Montana. Gorp Travel

• Yellowstone National Park

  Mammoth Hot Springs to Norris. Gorp Travel

• Weekend Wheeling: Missoula

  On the Edge of Montana Sky. Gorp Travel

• Jump into Spring

  Drive Cattle at a Dude Ranch. Gorp Travel

• Weekend Wheeling in Billings, Montana

  Cycling Alive and Well in the Treasure State. Gorp Travel

• On Fall's Trail in Wyoming

  What to Do & Where to Do It. Gorp Travel

• Top Ten Scenic Drives in the United States

  West: View from the Top: Beartooth Highway, Montana and Wyoming. Gorp Top Ten

• Hearing Wolves in the Wild

  Western United States. Gorp Travel

• Great Outdoor Towns for Families

  Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Gorp Travel

• Top Ten National Parks for Wildlife Viewing

  Glacier National Park, Montana. Gorp Top Ten

• The Tao of Sharks

  Why We Find Them So Fascinating. Gorp Travel

• Down Below

  Caving in Western Montana. Gorp Travel

• Wolves Take Back the Wild

  The Wolf Watchers. Gorp Travel

• Nowhere Slow

  A Bicycle Journey across Montana. Gorp Travel

• Pay to Play

  Are Guided Trips Worth the Expense?. Gorp Travel

• Burning Times

  The Hidden Story of Forest Fires. Gorp Travel

• A Congress of Eagles

  The West. Gorp Travel

• Observing the Fall Bird Migration

  Midwest/Rocky Mountains. Gorp Travel

• Winter Diamonds

  Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Gorp Travel

• The Pack is Back

  But Its Presence and Future Still Debated. Gorp Travel

• Top Ten Spots for Spring Birding

  The Wake of Lewis and Clark: Missouri River, Montana. Gorp Top Ten

• Top Ten Scenic Mountain Drives

  Icefields Parkway, Alberta, Canada. Gorp Top Ten

• Top Ten U.S. Campgrounds

  Big Therriault Lake Campground: Montana. Gorp Top Ten

• Top Ten Epic Bike Rides

  Great Divide Route. Gorp Top Ten

• Top Ten Kid-Tested Rivers

  Upper Missouri River, Montana. Gorp Top Ten

• Top Ten Parks for Spring

  Yellowstone National Park. Gorp Top Ten

• Herping in Peru

  Stalking Reptiles in the Amazonian Jungle. Gorp Travel

• Kid's-Eye View: Montana

  Big Sky Kid-Style. Gorp Travel

• Beaverhead National Forest

  Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway. Gorp Travel

• Clearwater Scenic Drives - Idaho

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• Wild & Scenic Rivers - Rocky Mountains

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• Deerlodge Area

  Montana Scenic Drives. Gorp Travel

• National Scenic Byways and Other Recreational Drives

  Montana. Gorp Travel

• Missoula Area

  Montana Scenic Drives. Gorp Travel

• The Glories of Glacier National Park

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• Fly-Fishing the Montana and Idaho Hot Spots

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• Calmer Waters: Running Montana's Rivers

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• Easy Riding: The Ultimate Motorcycle Tours

  Montana and Canada. Gorp Travel

• Saddle Up: The Top Riding Destinations

  The Colorado Rockies: Wilderness Horsepacking. Away Trip Idea

• Fishing around for the Best

  Montana: Classic American Trout Streams. Gorp Travel

• Travel through a Kid's Eye

  Pack Llama Trips: Family Fun on the Trail. Away Travel

• Where the Wild Things Really Are: The Top Wildlife Tours

  Yellowstone: America's Wildlife Headquarters. Gorp Travel

• Take it to the Top: Ten Great Alpine Adventures

  Three Miles High: Climbing Mexico's Volcanoes. Gorp Top Ten
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