Moon Montana & Wyoming: With Yellowstone, Grand Teton & Glacier National Parks: Road Trips, Outdoor Adventures, Wildlife Viewing

by Carter G. Walker

Overview

Moon Montana & Wyoming guides you to the best of the old west, revealing the untold adventures that await under the vast country sky. Inside you'll find:

• Strategic, flexible itineraries for visiting both states, including Yellowstone, Glacier, and Grand Teton National Parks, curated for outdoor adventurers, history buffs, and more
• The best road trips in Montana and Wyoming, from a 14-day Greater Yellowstone loop to a 7-day Glacier road trip
• Must-see highlights and outdoor adventures: Hit the road to see the stunning scenery of the national parks, and stop in towns where the Old West is alive and well. Spot wildlife like wolves, elk, moose, bison, and black bears, go whitewater rafting or kayaking, or drive the famed Going-to-the-Sun Road. Hike to roaring waterfalls, breathtaking vistas, and secluded lakes. Learn about the region's important Native American history, discover authentic cowboy culture, or sample the best of western cuisine in Jackson Hole
• Honest advice from former wilderness guide and longtime Montana local Carter G. Walker on where to stay, where to eat, and how to get around
• Full-color photos and detailed maps throughout
• Background information on the landscape, wildlife, history, and local culture

With Moon Montana & Wyoming's practical advice and local insight, you can plan your trip your way.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781640497139
Publisher:	Avalon Publishing
Publication date:	11/29/2022
Series:	Travel Guide
Edition description:	5th ed.
Pages:	656
Sales rank:	292,226
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 7.60(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

From the time she was eight years old, Carter G. Walker made annual family trips to a Wyoming dude ranch, where she fell in love with purple mountain majesties and all things equine. After she graduated early from Colgate University in Hamilton, New York, with an English literature degree, Carter landed, sight unseen, in Bozeman, Montana, and made the West her home.

In two decades as a Westerner, Carter has stoked the flames of her love affair by balancing her intellectual need to tell stories with her physical yearning to explore wild places. She has worked as a wilderness guide in Montana and Wyoming; as a naturalist guide in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks; as a wildland and structure firefighter and EMT; and as a publisher, editor, and freelance writer. She teaches writing at Montana State University and writes both fiction and creative nonfiction, and travels the backroads and little-known parts of the West as fodder for magazine features and food for her soul.

Carter lives with her two adventuresome daughters, Sissel and Siri-wild things, both of them, and road warriors-in Bozeman, Montana.

Table of Contents

Discover Montana & Wyoming 12

10 Top Experiences 16

Planning Your Trip 24

The 14-Day Greater Yellowstone Loop 28

Where the Wild Things 30

Seven-Day Glacier Road Trip 34

Get Yourself in How Water 35

Indigenous Heritage 37

Cowboys, Hot Springs, and Wide-Open Spaces 38

Small Town Rodeos: The Biggest Parties in the West 39

Top 11 Hikes 40

Billings and the Big Open 43

Billings and Vicinity 49

Crow and Northern Cheyenne Reservations 62

Miles City 71

Miles City to Medicine Lake 77

Fort Peck and the Hi-Line 84

The Milk River Valley 92

Great Falls and the Rocky Mountain Front 96

Great Falls 100

Rocky Mountain Front 112

Fort Benton and the Hi-Line 120

Lewistown and the Central Plains 130

Glacier National Park 137

West Glacier Area 148

East Glacier Area 158

St. Mary to Many Glacier 163

Missoula and Western Montana 172

Missoula 176

Hamilton and the Bitterroot Valley 193

The Flathead and Mission Valleys 203

Seeley-Swan Valley 215

Kalispell and Whitefish 220

Butte, Helena, and Southwest Montana 232

Butte 236

The Pintler Scenic Route 249

The Big Hole 261

Dillon and the Southwest Corner 266

Helena 274

Bozeman and the Gateway to Yellowstone 288

Bozeman and the Gallatin Valley 292

Big Sky 311

Livingston and Paradise Valley 317

Livingston to Red Lodge 325

Red Lodge and the Beartooth Plateau 328

Yellowstone National Park 335

Gardiner 351

The Northern Loop 356

The Northeast Comer 364

The Southern Loop 370

West Yellowstone 378

Grand Teton National Park 387

Flagg Ranch and Colter Bay 397

Jackson Lake Lodge and Signal Mountain 400

Jenny Lake and Vicinity 406

Moran to Moose 410

Jackson Hole, Cody, and the Wind Rivers 415

Jackson Hole 420

Pinedale 438

Lander 445

Thermopolis 452

Cody 458

Sheridan and Northeast Wyoming 471

Sheridan and Vicinity 475

Buffalo and Vicinity 488

Gillette 496

Devils Tower National Monument 501

Southern Wyoming 506

Casper 510

Laramie 522

Cheyenne 532

Sweetwater County 545

Background 558

The Landscape 558

Plants and Animals 562

Environmental Issues 568

History 570

Government 577

Economy 580

Local Culture 583

Essentials 591

Transportation 591

Recreation 596

Travel Tips 603

Health and Safety 611

Resources 616

Suggested Reading 616

Internet Resources 627

Index 630

List of Maps 645

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