Tagged With "Missoula"

A fascinating piece Dr. F!! Great photos too, I can see why you like it so much.

I like this one because it reminds me of a time when my son was a naval fire fighter and was talking about becoming a smoke jumper after he was discharged. He changed his mind, something for which I'll be forever grateful. Read 'Young Men and Fire', by Norman Maclean and understand.

I think it would be hard to find another place that size with so many different—and fascinating—attractions in it and near by!

Originally Posted by PortMoresby: I like this one because it reminds me of a time when my son was a naval fire fighter and was talking about becoming a smoke jumper after he was discharged. He changed his mind, something for which I'll be forever grateful. Read 'Young Men and Fire', by Norman Maclean and understand. Those smokejumpers are amazing! Absolutely fearless. When everyone's running away from a fire, they're jumping from planes to run toward it. Another good fictional book is the...

DrFumblefinger shares some photos of a sunset he enjoyed while driving through Montana.

DrFumblefinger shares photos of "Rusty", an interesting piece of street-art situated on the grounds of the Montana Statue University in Bozeman

While most Americans have no idea what’s inside the great state of Montana, I LOVE this state!  It’s breathtakingly beautiful, home to my favorite US National Park, Glacier National Park , and is filled with kind -- if opinionated --...

You can google just about anything—note the lower case 'g'—but only Google is keeping track of what people are looking for, and releases annual lists  of the top searches in dozens of categories. For last year, the U.S. list of top travel questions seems very basic and location focused, whereas last year's top questions had more of a "How-To" flavor. Here's the 2015 list: What to pack for Cancun? Where is Disneyland? What airport is ORD When is whale watching season in San...

I'm a little surprised that Missoula made the cut. Nice small city to visit, but far from a main travel destination.

These things are always puzzling...hard to see why Lamar Odom would be the all-world, all-year top choice, and to have ISIS, Putin, Obama not even listed there. As for Missoula...maybe people searched for that, while in larger cities the questions were spread over a wider assortment of topics than just "what to do in...?" Or, maybe...Missoula is the new Paris...I'm always the last to know...

No, Pheymont, Missoula is not the next Paris. But it is fun to visit and you're likely to see both elk and moose while there. We did a Missoula write up on TravelGumbo which you can find at this link: https://www.travelgumbo.com/blo...na-home-of-grizzlies

This elegant building sits in downtown Missoula. More than a hundred years old, it's on the National Register of Historic places.

Fly fishing, like many hobbies, can inspire fanaticism. Grizzly Hackle Fly Shop caters to hobbyists.

DrFumblefinger visits Missoula's St Francis Xavier Church. It was started by Jesuits and opened in 1892. It is on the National Register of Historic Places and is known for its colorful murals.

DrFumblefinger shares the images and the story of A Carousel for Missoula -- how a community got together and built a lasting work of art and entertainment.

DrFumblefinger shares some of the sights from a stroll around downtown Missoula, with a focus on some of its interesting signs.

DrFumblefinger visits two of the original buildings from old Fort Missoula, dating to the 1870s.

DrFumblefinger visits a street of historic buildings that were built to house officers in old Fort Missoula.