MONTANA
TRAVEL INFORMATION
The Montana Experience
is as rewarding as each visitor makes it. Here are some tips to
make your trip more enjoyable and assure a quality experience for
future visitors. Help preserve our heritage by leaving ghost towns,
mining capms and other historical attractins intact. The only things
that should be taken from these sites are your photographs. Leave
Montana's natural features as you find them. Plants and flowers
are best enjoyed in their natural state.
Respect
the rights and property of others. Always get permission before
entering private land. Dispose of trash properly. For your safety
and theirs. enjoy wildlife from a distance. We're known for our
friendliness. Respect our traditions, customs and local ordinances,
and we'll keep smiling.
IN
MONTANA, TRAVEL IS A JOURNEY OF TIME AND SPACE
It is an end in itself. In the chiseled faces of rock walls, it
is a glimpse of eternity. In pristine waters that reflect vast,
clear skies, it is cause for hope. In mile upon mile of natural
landscapes, it is tonic for the world-weary traveler. Montana invites
you to leave that world behind and rediscover your sould in big
sky country.
In
a land shaped by space and sky, the views are forever...uncluttered
by society's diversions, Montana is a place to reconnect with the
earth and its many gifts. Forests and badlands, river valleys and
deserts, alpine meadows and grassy prairies are all part of the
view in Montana. From the Eastern plains to the skytop peaks and
mile-high valleys of the Rocky Mountains, Montana sets a stage of
sweeping proportions.
WILDLIFE
Montana' parks and protected lands range from the heavenly peaks
of Glacier National Park to the fiery caldrons of Yellowstone. In
between are National forests and battlefields, historic ranches,
canyons, wildlife preserves and a state park system that protects
the best of Montana: Ghost Towns, Badlans, Buffalo Jumps, and a
range of quality recreational opportunities. Montana has been described
as one giant park. But it's not true. Montana's landscape and history
are too varied to be confined to just one!
Montanans
are in good company with the wildlife that actualy outnumber them.
Montana supports the largest Grizzly Bear population south of Cananda,
the largest migratory Elk herd in the nation, the largest breeding
population of Trumpeter Swans in the lower 48 and the nations's
largest native herd of Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep - all in all,
a magnificent array of wildlife whose very survival depends on unspoiled
habitat. With patience and a pair of binoculars, people can view
these and many other species in the wild.
ADVENTURE
Adventure travel in Montana is the journey made personal. Somehow,
it is not enough to merely see Big Sky Country. This land of peaks
and canyons, whitewater gorges and meandering streams, powder snow
and sunshine begs to be experienced. Montana is the perfect place
to fulfill your passion. Whether it is floating or fly fishing,
biking, hiking or skiing, it can should be done in Montana!
For
more information contact:
Montana
Board of Tourism
1424 9th Ave.
Helena, Mt 59620
Phone:
(800) VISIT-MT
Fax: (406) 444-1800
Or
visit their web-site at http://www.travel.mt.gov.
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