montana state parks
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Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park, Montana
A couple years back, my mom – an avid blog reader since day one – wrote her first ever guest post. She really enjoyed the process and offered to write more posts in the future should the opportunity arise. This one had actually been in progress for a while and, since my California trip still… Continue reading
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Madison Buffalo Jump
Madison Buffalo Jump State Park – or, as my boyfriend called it in a failed attempt to speak Spanish, ‘El Hoompo de Boofalo’ – is very tiny, but it’s full of history. A buffalo jump is a cliff that was used by Native Americans to kill bison prior to the acquisition of horses or guns.… Continue reading
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Gold Rush! – Bannack State Park, Montana
There are a lot of misconceptions about Montana. Then again, there are misconceptions about a lot of places, especially places that the majority of people aren’t familiar with. But there’s also some degree to truth to some of these misconceptions. For example, plenty of Montanans own guns. And in more rural areas a lot of… Continue reading
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Bad Land – Makoshika State Park, Montana
Destination: Makoshika State Park, also known as the Montana badlands. The name Makoshika (muh-KO-shih-kuh) hails from the Lakota phrase “maco sica,” which roughly translates to “bad land.” Makoshika State Park is located off of I-94 in eastern Montana, just outside the town of Glendive. The contrast between eastern Montana and the western part of the… Continue reading