Montana

"To me, Montana is home and everything that encompasses"

What is Montana

With rolling grassy hills, breathtaking mountain views, unforgettable people, and unending adventure, Montana is one of those places that can’t be categorized easily. 

Many have tried. From Steinbeck to Doig, to Lewis and Clark, Montana has filled many hearts with it’s expansive beauty. 

The views are big and the sky stretches out even further. When my kids were little, we’d look at the sunrise and gasp at the masterpiece that was painted for us each morning. Just like our human perspectives, no two Montana views are the same. 

Rich history lines the roads and trails in Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado from the highways to the backcountry hiking trails. From stories of John Bozeman and the Bozeman Trail to bears and horses, and really good food, there are so many incredible offerings in this Treasure State. 

Montana Described: 

John Steinbeck wrote to his wife while traveling through Montana and told her that his progress was slower going. He traveled slower so that he could gawk at Montana views. My favorite shirt in the world quotes Steinbeck's conclusion, “With Montana, it is love”. 

I’ve read that Ivan Doig was said to have advised that in Montana, it’s a good idea to keep your hat on so the wind doesn’t blow your hair off. In This House of Sky, he wrote, 

"We came up over the crest and were walled to a stop. The western skyline before us was filled high with a steel-blue army of mountains, drawn in battalions of peaks and reefs and gorges and crags as far along the entire rim of the earth as could be seen. Summit after summit bladed up thousands of feet as if charging into the air to strike first at storm and lightning, valleys and clefts chasmed wide as if split and hollowed by thunderblast upon thunderblast." Ivan Doig, This House of Sky

Montana has been described as bitter and unforgiving. It freezes over every winter and catches fire every summer. While somewhat accurate, this generalization leaves out every moment of beauty, wonder, weather, and grandeur that encompasses Montana in between. 

The last best place, akin to Eden, big, grand, epic, wild, extravagant. All said and done, I call it home. Montana is in my heart and soul. 

We love Montana and know you will, too. We want you to see Montana with the same awe that we do while you have a place to rest like you would at home. That’s why we do what we do at Fox Hollow Inn, Bozeman. Come visit Montana and see it all for yourself!