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What makes Montana unique among the Rocky Mountain States is that its northern rim is the gateway to Glacier National Park. Compared to Yellowstone, its air is crisper and ambiance, more sophisticated. The land encompasses 1,000 acres of woods, meadows and lakes that often reflect gargantuan snow-tipped peaks. Its twin to the north is Canada’s Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Park. And that makes it possible to take in the some of the best wilderness areas of two nations in one trip.

The Wild Horses of the Pryor Mountains

Written By Guest Author | Published October 3, 2007 | Not Yet Rated

The Pryor Mountains south of Billings, Montana, are home to some of the most unique horses in the world. DNA testing shows that these horses are closely related to the horses brought to the New World by Spanish explorers of the early 19th century.
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Montana Buzzard Day

Written By Guest Author | Published May 29, 2007 | Not Yet Rated

The swallows return to Capistrano and the Vultures return to Hinckley like clockwork every year. But the excitement of those events is more than matched by the yearly return of the Buzzards to Makoshika (ma-KO-shi-ka) State Park in Glendive, Montana.
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Getting There Can Be More Than Half The Fun

Written By Guest Author | Published March 14, 2007 | Not Yet Rated

When most people think of Montana, two places come immediately to mind: Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks. That's only natural, since "Montana" is Spanish for "mountains" and rumor has it there are a few mountains in each of those parks.
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"Oro y Plata" - y Dinosaurs

Written By Carole Herdegen | Published January 13, 2007 | Not Yet Rated

While Latin is used in the mottos of many U.S. states, Montana is the only one to have its motto in Spanish, "Oro y Plata" (Gold and Silver). And, after my recent visit to this magnificent state, I have added, "y Dinosaurs".
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Riding the rails in Big Sky Country

Written By Guest Author | Published June 15, 2006 | Not Yet Rated

It is no wonder that they call Montana "Big Sky Country." The sky is as blue as blue can be and seems to go on forever.
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Montana: The Wild and Not So Wild West

Written By Guest Author | Published June 6, 2006 | Not Yet Rated

If any state still merits the title, The Wild West, surely, it's Montana, that huge land of vast blue skies, soaring mountains, moose and elk, ghost towns, cattle ranches, rolled bales of hay in the fields...
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Montana's Big Sky big on families

Written By Heather Burke | Published May 10, 2006 | Not Yet Rated

Montana is not usually lead conversation in skiing circles. It is more of a fly-fishing, bison chasing, bighorn sheep-spotting kind of state.
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