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h5{font-family:Noe Display;font-size:1.25rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.5625rem}.wak-acf-block.wak-acf-block-copy-content .wak-copy h6{font-family:Jost;font-size:.75rem;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.08313rem;line-height:.875rem}.wak-acf-block.wak-acf-block-copy-content+.wak-acf-block-article-image,.wak-acf-block.wak-acf-block-copy-content+.wak-acf-block-copy-content,.wak-acf-block.wak-acf-block-copy-content+.wak-acf-block-image-carousel{margin-top:80px}<\/style>    <div class=\"wak-copy wak-body-standard-text\"><p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Montana is well deserving of its \u2018Big Sky Country\u2019 moniker. Spend any time exploring the state\u2019s wild backcountry \u2013 with cloudless blue or a glittering starscape painted above you \u2013 and you\u2019ll soon understand. This is the USA\u2019s fourth largest state by area, which means ample space for sprawling national parks, spooling scenic byways and animal-filled wilderness areas.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The state\u2019s great outdoors is also the star of hit TV show <em>Yellowstone<\/em>, a modern Western that follows a Montana ranching family who live on the outskirts of Yellowstone National Park. The drama dropped on Netflix UK for the first time this week and its epic backdrop has garnered as much press as the plotline.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Dreaming of boots-on adventure inspired by the locations on your TV screen? Here are five ways to explore:<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\n\n    <div id=\"wak-acf-block-898185\" class=\"wak-acf-block wak-acf-block-article-image wak-content-layout-default\">\r\n        <style type=\"text\/css\">.wak-acf-block.wak-acf-block-article-image{flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center}.wak-acf-block.wak-acf-block-article-image .wak-title{text-align:left;width:100%}.wak-acf-block.wak-acf-block-article-image .wak-title+picture{margin-top:40px}.wak-acf-block.wak-acf-block-article-image .wak-caption{color:gray;margin-top:8px;text-align:right;width:100%}.wak-acf-block.wak-acf-block-article-image+.wak-acf-block-article-image,.wak-acf-block.wak-acf-block-article-image+.wak-acf-block-copy-content,.wak-acf-block.wak-acf-block-article-image+.wak-acf-block-image-carousel{margin-top:80px}<\/style>        \r\n        <h3 class=\"wak-title wak-h3\">1. Explore Yellowstone Country<\/h3>\r\n                    \n<picture>\n    <source media=\"(max-width:575px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/beartooth-highway-montana-350x250.jpg, https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/beartooth-highway-montana-700x470.jpg 2x\">\n    <source media=\"(max-width:991px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/beartooth-highway-montana-1280x693.jpg, https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/beartooth-highway-montana-2560x1386.jpg 2x\">\n    <source media=\"(min-width:992px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/beartooth-highway-montana-1280x693.jpg, https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/beartooth-highway-montana-2560x1386.jpg 2x\">\n    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/beartooth-highway-montana-350x250.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/beartooth-highway-montana-350x250.jpg, https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/beartooth-highway-montana-700x470.jpg 2x\" class=\"attachment-83672\" alt=\"Epic views and hairpin bends along the Beartooth Highway\" width=\"350\" height=\"250\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>   \r\n        \r\n        <span class=\"wak-caption wak-image-caption-text\">Epic views and hairpin bends along the Beartooth Highway (Shutterstock)<\/span>    <\/div>\r\n\n\n<div id=\"wak-acf-block-866903\" class=\"wak-acf-block wak-acf-block-copy-content wak-content-layout-default\">\r\n        <div class=\"wak-copy wak-body-standard-text\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wyoming gobbles up the lion\u2019s share of America\u2019s oldest national park, but Montana\u2019s West Yellowstone \u2013\u00a0a buzzy town filled with cheerful restaurants and a range of lodges \u2013 is actually the most popular gateway to the wilderness. This entrance places you within easy reach of the park\u2019s big hitters, just across the Montana\/Wyoming border: they include kaleidoscopic Grand Prismatic Spring and Old Faithful Geyser, whose regular eruptions make it a crowd favourite. Time your trip for winter, when you\u2019ll share a blissfully quiet park with busy wildlife such as bison and elk, who are driven down from the higher elevations by the snow.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But even without crossing into park boundaries, Montana\u2019s Yellowstone Country offers natural wonders in spades. Make time to drive the Beartooth Highway, which wiggles its way between the Montana towns of Red Lodge and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cooke City. The drive ascends into dramatic forested peaks, revealing plunging views of the mountain surrounding as it goes, and eventually decanting roadtrippers into the quieter northeastern entrance to Yellowstone Park. It\u2019s a springboard for Yellowstone\u2019s wildlife-rich Lamar Valley, known for sightings of grizzlies, black bear and wolves, which were reintroduced here in 1995.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a real-life <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yellowstone<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> experience, book a horse-riding trip with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/elkriveradventures.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elk River Outfitters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You\u2019ll ride out from Red Lodge and push into the surrounding wilderness \u2013\u00a0a playground of mountains, meadows and waterways.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\n\n    <div class=\"wak-acf-block wak-acf-block-sidebar-content\" data-ad=\"in_content_1\"><div id=\"wak-acf-block-364416\" class=\"wak-acf-block wak-content-layout-default wak-acf-block-advert wak-ad-in_content_1\" data-placement-id=\"63376\" data-advert-visible=\"1\">\n    \n    <div class=\"wak-advert-container\">\n        \n            <div id=\"div-gpt-ad-63376\">\n                <script>\n                    googletag.cmd.push(() => { \n                        googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-63376'); \n                    });\n                <\/script>\n            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"wak-acf-block-544638\" class=\"wak-acf-block wak-acf-block-article-image wak-content-layout-default\">\r\n                \r\n        <h3 class=\"wak-title wak-h3\">2. Combine culture and the outdoors at Tippet Rise Art Center<\/h3>\r\n                    \n<picture>\n    <source media=\"(max-width:575px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tippet-rise-art-center-montana-350x250.jpg, https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tippet-rise-art-center-montana-700x470.jpg 2x\">\n    <source media=\"(max-width:991px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tippet-rise-art-center-montana-1280x693.jpg, https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tippet-rise-art-center-montana-2560x1386.jpg 2x\">\n    <source media=\"(min-width:992px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tippet-rise-art-center-montana-1280x693.jpg, https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tippet-rise-art-center-montana-2560x1386.jpg 2x\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tippet-rise-art-center-montana-350x250.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tippet-rise-art-center-montana-350x250.jpg, https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tippet-rise-art-center-montana-700x470.jpg 2x\" class=\"attachment-83674\" alt=\"A working cattle ranch is the setting for Montana's Tippet Rise Art Center\" width=\"350\" height=\"250\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>   \r\n        \r\n        <span class=\"wak-caption wak-image-caption-text\">A working cattle ranch is the setting for Montana\u2019s Tippet Rise Art Center (Shutterstock)<\/span>    <\/div>\r\n\n\n<div id=\"wak-acf-block-235634\" class=\"wak-acf-block wak-acf-block-copy-content wak-content-layout-default\">\r\n        <div class=\"wak-copy wak-body-standard-text\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Around 161 km northeast of Cooke City, you\u2019ll find the little town of Fishtail parcelled into the Beartooth Mountains. It\u2019s home to the impressive Tippet Rise Art Center, a celebration of creativity and nature that sees giant art pieces installed amid the peaks and prairies. The centre is set on a working cattle and sheep ranch and through the summer months, visitors are welcomed onto the land to see works by the likes of Alexander Calder and the late Louise Nevelson, whose giant metal sculptures rise dramatically from the green surroundings. Hit the art-studded hiking and biking trails, take a van tour, or enjoy the summer concert series, which focuses on classical music.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\n\n    <div id=\"wak-acf-block-719383\" class=\"wak-acf-block wak-acf-block-article-image wak-content-layout-default\">\r\n                \r\n        <h3 class=\"wak-title wak-h3\">3. Hear the call of the wild in Glacier National Park<\/h3>\r\n                    \n<picture>\n    <source media=\"(max-width:575px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/glacier-national-park-350x250.jpg, https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/glacier-national-park-700x470.jpg 2x\">\n    <source media=\"(max-width:991px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/glacier-national-park-1280x693.jpg, https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/glacier-national-park-2560x1386.jpg 2x\">\n    <source media=\"(min-width:992px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/glacier-national-park-1280x693.jpg, https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/glacier-national-park-2560x1386.jpg 2x\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/glacier-national-park-350x250.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/glacier-national-park-350x250.jpg, https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/glacier-national-park-700x470.jpg 2x\" class=\"attachment-83676\" alt=\"Soaring peaks and acid-blue lakes characterise Glacier National Park\" width=\"350\" height=\"250\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>   \r\n        \r\n        <span class=\"wak-caption wak-image-caption-text\">Soaring peaks and acid-blue lakes characterise Glacier National Park (Shutterstock)<\/span>    <\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wak-acf-block wak-acf-block-sidebar-content\" data-ad=\"in_content_2\"><div id=\"wak-acf-block-464783\" class=\"wak-acf-block wak-content-layout-default wak-acf-block-advert wak-ad-in_content_2\" data-placement-id=\"63377\" data-advert-visible=\"1\">\n    \n    <div class=\"wak-advert-container\">\n        \n            <div id=\"div-gpt-ad-63377\">\n                <script>\n                    googletag.cmd.push(() => { \n                        googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-63377'); \n                    });\n                <\/script>\n            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"wak-acf-block-873379\" class=\"wak-acf-block wak-acf-block-copy-content wak-content-layout-default\">\r\n        <div class=\"wak-copy wak-body-standard-text\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Glacier is one of the USA\u2019s most popular national parks for good reason \u2013 it\u2019s a wild wonderland of skyscraping mountains, alpine lakes and (of course) milky blue glaciers. In fact, the Indigenous Kootenai people call the land Ya\u00b7qawiswit\u0313xuki, which means \u2018the place where there is a lot of ice\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The park\u2019s natural wonders are on fine display in the trail-covered (and aptly named) Many Glacier Valley. Popular hikes include the challenging 8.5 km trek to Grinnell Glacier Viewpoint, which gains <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">488 m in elevation over its scenic course, or the 7.2km\u00a0 journey to Piegan Pass, which offers camera-loving vistas of the sprawling Blackfoot Glacier. The 80 km Going-to-the-Sun Road \u2013\u00a0which wiggles up to Logan Pass, promising views of snow-dusted mountains and alpine lakes \u2013 is also highly popular. Begin your drive early to avoid crowded roads.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A trip with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.suntours.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sun Tours<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is another way to connect with the park. Led by Native Blackfoot guides, excursions strike into the park, taking in wonders such as Jackson Glacier or the forested Trail of the Cedars, and offering visitors a lesson in the tribe\u2019s culture, history and relationship with the land.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\n\n    <div id=\"wak-acf-block-484202\" class=\"wak-acf-block wak-acf-block-article-image wak-content-layout-default\">\r\n                \r\n        <h3 class=\"wak-title wak-h3\">4. Adventure on Flathead Lake <\/h3>\r\n                    \n<picture>\n    <source media=\"(max-width:575px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/flathead-lake-montana-350x250.jpg, https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/flathead-lake-montana-700x470.jpg 2x\">\n    <source media=\"(max-width:991px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/flathead-lake-montana-1280x693.jpg, https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/flathead-lake-montana-2560x1386.jpg 2x\">\n    <source media=\"(min-width:992px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/flathead-lake-montana-1280x693.jpg, https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/flathead-lake-montana-2560x1386.jpg 2x\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/flathead-lake-montana-350x250.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/flathead-lake-montana-350x250.jpg, https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/flathead-lake-montana-700x470.jpg 2x\" class=\"attachment-83677\" alt=\"Early morning light over Flathead Lake, Montana, USA\" width=\"350\" height=\"250\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>   \r\n        \r\n        <span class=\"wak-caption wak-image-caption-text\">Early morning light over Flathead Lake (Shutterstock)<\/span>    <\/div>\r\n\n\n<div id=\"wak-acf-block-699940\" class=\"wak-acf-block wak-acf-block-copy-content wak-content-layout-default\">\r\n        <div class=\"wak-copy wak-body-standard-text\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This giant body of water feels more like an ocean than a lake, stretching over 518 sqkm and edged by some 298 km of shoreline. The towns of Polson, Bigfork and Kalispell are springboards for watery adventures, including kayaking trips, sailing and wild swimming.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a vista-packed cruise coupled with local insights, join Polsen tour operator <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverflatheadlake.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discover Flathead Lake<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on an excursion. Their boat tours include a jaunt to Wild Horse Island State Park, a forest-covered isle floating in the lake\u2019s west, which is home to (you guessed it) wild horses, as well as bald eagles and bighorn sheep. Their sunset cruises are also a crowd pleaser.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\n\n    <div class=\"wak-acf-block wak-acf-block-sidebar-content\" data-ad=\"in_content_3\"><div id=\"wak-acf-block-530546\" class=\"wak-acf-block wak-content-layout-default wak-acf-block-advert wak-ad-in_content_3\" data-placement-id=\"63378\" data-advert-visible=\"1\">\n    \n    <div class=\"wak-advert-container\">\n        \n            <div id=\"div-gpt-ad-63378\">\n                <script>\n                    googletag.cmd.push(() => { \n                        googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-63378'); \n                    });\n                <\/script>\n            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"wak-acf-block-495196\" class=\"wak-acf-block wak-acf-block-article-image wak-content-layout-default\">\r\n                \r\n        <h3 class=\"wak-title wak-h3\">5. Visit the Fort Belknap Reservation <\/h3>\r\n                    \n<picture>\n    <source media=\"(max-width:575px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/milk-river-indian-days-350x250.jpg, https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/milk-river-indian-days-700x470.jpg 2x\">\n    <source media=\"(max-width:991px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/milk-river-indian-days-1280x693.jpg, https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/milk-river-indian-days-2560x1386.jpg 2x\">\n    <source media=\"(min-width:992px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/milk-river-indian-days-1280x693.jpg, https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/milk-river-indian-days-2560x1386.jpg 2x\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/milk-river-indian-days-350x250.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/milk-river-indian-days-350x250.jpg, https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/milk-river-indian-days-700x470.jpg 2x\" class=\"attachment-83678\" alt=\"A boy dressed in traditional regalia dances at the Milk River Indian Days powwow\" width=\"350\" height=\"250\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>   \r\n        \r\n        <span class=\"wak-caption wak-image-caption-text\">A boy dressed in traditional regalia dances at the Milk River Indian Days powwow (Alamy)<\/span>    <\/div>\r\n\n\n<div id=\"wak-acf-block-819976\" class=\"wak-acf-block wak-acf-block-copy-content wak-content-layout-default\">\r\n        <div class=\"wak-copy wak-body-standard-text\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Fort Belknap Reservation, home of the Assiniboine (Nakoda) and Gros Ventre (Aaniiih) tribes, holds cultural history and natural wonders in spades. Explore the reservation to discover ancient petroglyphs and tipi rings, plus landmarks including Snake Butte, which rises like a rocky organ from the plains. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can book a guided tour with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortbelknapcedc.org\/tours\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aaniiih Nakoda Tours<\/a>, whose excursions explore all of the above and explain the importance of the tribe\u2019s growing buffalo herd, which can be seen grazing in the reservation\u2019s grassy pastures. 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