Montana, Idaho, Wyoming - Summer Season 2020
Well, this spring/summer season certainly started out differently than I had planned. Writing this introduction in early May, there’s still no telling how close the remainder of the season and year will be to what I had envisioned under current conditions of viral pandemic. The hard plan was to be in Greece from early April to early June. The next set plans in terms of deposits paid for trips were for a group guided canoeing trip on the Missouri River in Montana for a week in late June and a guided group trekking trip in the Wind River Mountains in Wyoming in late August. In between I tentatively planned to attend a few events like Crow Fair around Montana and do a hiking trip in the mountains in central Idaho with a lot of local hiking in between. For September I had a road trip to Oregon on my mind and was seriously thinking about a long trip to several countries in Asia toward the end of the year. Well, obviously Greece didn’t happen and it’s not clear as of early May if much of the rest will take place, even out-of-state travel since Montana and several surrounding states currently have mandatory two-week quarantines on entering the state. Will it be a summer solely of in-state travel? There could be a lot worse places for that than the fourth largest state in the country, and one that is so far relatively open for business and plague-free. Although I tend to be a planner, the rest of this year will have to involve taking things one day or one week at a time.
Planned Dates
2020-04-01 to 2020-10-31
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Spring Quarantine Walks Exploring Bozeman
Sunday, April 26, 2020
Bozeman, Montana, United States -
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Spring Drive Around Ennis Lake
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Ennis, Montana, United States -
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Missouri Headwaters to Pony Drive
Tuesday, May 05, 2020
Pony, Montana, United States -
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Billings - Rimrocks of Yellowstone River Valley
Saturday, May 16, 2020
Billings, Montana, United States -
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Rosebud & Tongue River Country - Wild West Scenery
Sunday, May 17, 2020
Decker, Montana, United States -
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Carter County - Great Plains WIlderness Wonderland
Monday, May 18, 2020
Ekalaka, Montana, United States -
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Montana's Eastern Plains - Middle of Nowhere
Monday, May 18, 2020
Wibaux, Montana, United States -
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Makoshika State Park - Montana's Badlands
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Makoshika State Park, Montana, United States -
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Terry Badlands - Extreme Social Distancing
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Terry, Montana, United States -
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Medicine Lake NWR & Montana's Wild Northeast
Thursday, May 21, 2020
Medicine Lake, Montana, United States -
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Fort Peck Country - Bitter Creek to Sand Arroyo
Friday, May 22, 2020
Fort Peck, Montana, United States -
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Phillips County - Ranches & WIldlife Reserves
Saturday, May 23, 2020
Malta, Montana, United States -
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Central Montana Towns - Lewistown, Harlowton, Zort
Monday, May 25, 2020
Lewistown, Montana, United States -
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Quest for Flathead Pass in the Bridgers
Monday, June 01, 2020
Maudlow, Montana, United States -
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Crow Creek Falls in the Elkhorn Mountains
Thursday, June 11, 2020
Radersburg, Montana, United States -
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Hike to West Boulder Meadows in Absaroka Range
Friday, June 12, 2020
West Boulder Meadows, Montana, United States -
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June Hikes Around Bozeman
Thursday, June 18, 2020
Bozeman, Montana, United States -
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Castle Mountains & White Sulphur Springs
Saturday, June 20, 2020
Castle Town, Montana, United States -
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Little Belt Mountains & Sluice Boxes State Park
Sunday, June 21, 2020
Sluice Boxes State Park, Montana, United States -
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Highwood Mountains & Great Falls
Monday, June 22, 2020
Highwood, Montana, United States -
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Benton Lake Wildlife Refuge
Monday, June 22, 2020
Benton Lake Natl Wildlf Refuge, Montana, United States -
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Fort Benton - Montana's Oldest Town
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Fort Benton, Montana, United States -
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Missouri River Day 1 - White Cliffs
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Virgelle Mercantile, Montana, United States -
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Missouri River Day 2 - Hole-in-the-Wall
Thursday, June 25, 2020
Hole-in-the-Wall, Montana, United States -
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Missouri River Day 3 - Entering the Badlands
Friday, June 26, 2020
Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, Montana, United States -
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Missouri River Days 4 - 6 - Missouri Breaks Monume
Sunday, June 28, 2020
James Kipp Campground, Montana, United States -
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Southwesternmost Montana - Red Rock Lakes & Big Sh
Friday, July 03, 2020
Lima, Montana, United States -
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Beaverhead County - Dillon & Bannack
Saturday, July 04, 2020
Dillon, Montana, United States -
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Craters of the Moon National Monument
Sunday, July 05, 2020
Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve, Idaho, United States -
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Gooding City of Rocks & Shoshone
Monday, July 06, 2020
Gooding, Idaho, United States -
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Fall Creek to Moose Lake Hike in Pioneer Mountains
Tuesday, July 07, 2020
Fall Creek Trailhead, Idaho, United States -
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Prairie Creek Loop Hike in Smoky Mountains
Wednesday, July 08, 2020
Prairie Creek, Idaho, United States -
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Baker & Norton Lakes in the Smoky Mountains
Thursday, July 09, 2020
Baker Lake, Idaho, United States -
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Wood River Valley - Hailey to Ketchum
Friday, July 10, 2020
Ketchum, Idaho, United States -
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Stanley - Gateway to the Sawtooths
Saturday, July 11, 2020
Stanley, Idaho, United States -
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Redfish Lake & Hike to Bench Lakes
Sunday, July 12, 2020
Redfish Lake, Idaho, United States -
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Sawtooth Lake - Most Spectacular Hike in Idaho
Monday, July 13, 2020
Sawtooth Lake, Idaho, United States -
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Fourth of July Pass in White Cloud Mountains
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Clayton, Idaho, United States -
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Salmon River Canyon to Big Hole Battlefield
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Salmon, Idaho, United States -
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Mount Blackmore - Best Peak Hike Near Bozeman
Sunday, July 19, 2020
Mount Blackmore, Montana, United States -
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Ghost Town Scenic Byway - Garnet Mountains
Monday, July 20, 2020
Garnet, Montana, United States -
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Missoula - Montana's Other College Town
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Missoula, Montana, United States -
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Mission Valley - Buddhas, Bison & Churches
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Saint Ignatius, Montana, United States -
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Firebrand Pass - Glacier's Far South
Thursday, July 23, 2020
Marias Pass, Montana, United States -
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Across Glacier to Lake Otokomi
Friday, July 24, 2020
Otokomi Lake, Montana, United States -
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North Fork Valley - Glacier's Remote Northwest
Sunday, July 26, 2020
Polebridge Mercantile & Bakery, Montana, United States -
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Whitefish - NW Montana's Premier Resort Town
Monday, July 27, 2020
Whitefish, Montana, United States -
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Jewel Basin - Crest of the Swan Range
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Bigfork, Montana, United States -
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Great Northern Peak - Best Hike in Montana
Thursday, July 30, 2020
Hungry Horse Reservoir, Montana, United States -
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Sasquatch Country - Yaak Valley & Northwest Peak
Saturday, August 01, 2020
Yaak, Montana, United States -
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The Kootenai - Waterfalls & Big Trees
Sunday, August 02, 2020
Libby, Montana, United States -
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Teepee Creek Hike & Taylor Fork Road
Sunday, August 09, 2020
Taylor Fork Road, Montana, United States -
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Yellowstone - Some Less Famous Thermal Features
Monday, August 10, 2020
Madison Campground, Wyoming, United States -
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Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone & the Falls
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Canyon Village, Wyoming, United States -
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Bell Lake & Pony in Tobacco Root Mountains
Saturday, August 15, 2020
Bell Lake, Montana, United States -
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Yellowstone - Animal Conventions & Lakeshore
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
West Thumb Geyser Basin, Wyoming, United States -
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Upper Brooks Lake Hike & Dubois
Thursday, August 20, 2020
Brooks Lake, Wyoming, United States -
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Wind River Trek Days 1 & 2 - Into the Mountains
Sunday, August 23, 2020
Boulder Lake, Wyoming, United States -
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Wind River Trek Day 3 - Fremont Trail to Bald Moun
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Hat Pass, Wyoming, United States -
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Wind River Trek Day 4 - Highline to Tommy Lake
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Tommy Lake, Wyoming, United States -
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Wind River Trek Day 5 - Lester Pass to Jean Lakes
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Lower Jean Lake, Wyoming, United States -
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Wind River Trek Day 6 - Shannon & Vista Passes
Friday, August 28, 2020
Peak Lake, Wyoming, United States -
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Wind River Trek Day 7 - Green River Canyon & Lakes
Saturday, August 29, 2020
Green River Lakes, Wyoming, United States -
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Quarantine Cooking During the Plague Summer
Monday, August 31, 2020
Bozeman, Montana, United States -
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Autumn Hikes Around Bozeman
Saturday, October 24, 2020
Bozeman, Montana, United States -
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Tastes of Fall - Home Cooking in Bozeman
Wednesday, November 04, 2020
Bozeman, Montana, United States