Backroads & Byways of Montana: Drives, Day Trips & Weekend Excursions

by Jeff Welsch, Sherry L. Moore

Overview

With natives as your guides, Backroads & Byways leads you down the road less traveled

Montana attracts visitors from around the world who come to see the state's magnificent mountains, glistening rivers, vast horizons, and cowboy culture. With Backroads & Byways of Montana as your guide, you'll see and experience it all. Explore some of America's most spectacular vistas and venture off the beaten path into remote prairies and quaint small towns.

The Backroads & Byways series is the shortest route a visitor can take to explore like a native. All the suggested drives include choice lodging and dining options, activities, and overview maps. With their insider perspectives, these books provide unique insights into well-known areas that can help you capture the rich flavor of regions explored by a select few.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781581573503
Publisher:	Countryman Press, The
Publication date:	04/04/2016
Series:	Backroads & Byways
Edition description:	2nd Edition
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	1,014,243
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Jeff Welsch has written books and articles on topics from sports to Native American issues to history and politics. He is also a senior editor for Montana Quarterly and lives on the Gallatin River outside Bozeman, Montana.


Sherry L. Moore, an educator and writer for over three decades, has coauthored several guides to the western states. She lives on the Gallatin River outside Bozeman, Montana.

Table of Contents

How this Book Works 5

Introduction 11

A Montana Primer: History, Geography, and Driving 15

1 Forests and Free Spirits: The Yaak River Country 23

Detour: The Clark Fork Valley

2 On The Edge Of Wilderness: The Rocky Mountain Front 39

Detour: The Kings Hill Scenic Byway

3 A River Runs Through It; The Big Blackfoot 55

Detour: The Swan

4 The Land of 10,000 Haystacks: The Big Hole Valley And Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway 73

Detour: The Bitterroot Valley

5 Montana's Gold, Silver, and Copper Standard: The Anaconda-Pintler Scenic Route 93

Detour; The Skalkaho Highway

6 Solitude at Altitude: The Centennial Valley 109

Detour: The Gallatin Canyon

7 Ghost Towns and Living History: The Vigilante Trail 127

Detour: The Madison Valley

8 Highway to the Sky: The Beartooth Pass 147

Detour: East River Road In The Paradise Valley

9 Heart of Montana: Musselshell Country 169

Detour: Harlowton/Big Timber/McLeod

10 The Warrior Trail: The Tongue River Loop 181

Detour: The Other Warrior Trail

11 The Big Open: Big Sky Backcountry Byway 197

Detour: The Far East

12 Montana's Endless Horizon: The Hi-Line 213

Detour: The Missouri Breaks

13 Bonus Drive: Glacier's Going-to-the-Sun Loop 235

Index 243