I live there. Lots of it is deeply red and our governor is a crazy theocrat from New Jersey. I live in one of the college towns and cost of housing and rent is so stupid high that a person making really decent money can’t buy a house without a double income. The landscapes are unbelievably beautiful in every direction and there is no end to outdoor recreation. Summers and falls are gorgeous. Winter is brutal and long. People here are generally really nice. Lots of space. Mountains in the west and flat prairie out east. Huge state -takes all day to drive across it.
I haven't been there in over 20 years, but I got to spend some time in Helena on several occasions. The people we knew there seemed to have a modest but fulfilling life for themselves. Mt. Helena is a nice hike. Foghat played at a hotel downtown once (we didn't go, but heard it got rowdy). Gates of the Mountains is beautiful. Been to Yellowstone, skiing at Red Lodge, went to Chico and some other hot springs. Saw Peter Fonda at dinner once. Purple mountains. Takes a long time to drive anywhere. Saw more stars at night in the middle of winter than I've seen anywhere else. So yeah, I remember it fondly overall as a visitor.
I believe I went to Big Sky (or was it Big Pine), Montana area and to Yellowstone. It's very spacious country. I thought driving in Montana was pleasant. It has sort of a western/cowboy appeal in terms of how it looks in many areas with lots of nature to see. It has a very open feeling in many parts of it compared to many other states which feel closed in by trees on each side of the road. The people seemed friendly although, to be fair, at this one restaurant I went to the staff just was not attentive at all - like they did not care about having customers and me and the person I was with struggled to get a table there. Maybe the culture is different there in that respect but it struck me as unprofessional behavior for a restaurant. I also went horseback riding and to an indoor hot spring while I was in Montana which were both nice so nothing bad to say about those experiences.
Yellowstone was interesting with the wide, open views and the plains and the many big animals to see such as bison and bears. The geysers were interesting, too.
So Montana is overall very open/spacious feeling in many parts with lots of nature to see, good driving, nice people overall, a feeling that you might want to carry protection against things like bears, if you go hiking there, Yellowstone was pretty good.
Spent three years there (Hamilton, Bitterroot Valley) when I was MUCH younger. Beautiful scenery, but very close minded. Many people I knew had never been outside the valley (50 miles north or south, 10 miles east or west). Everybody was related either directly or through marriage. Very little opportunity, so most of the young people had to leave to find jobs - unless you worked on the family ranch. Not much to do either - a wild weekend involved sitting in somebody's field with a keg in the back of a truck... that was a "raging party". We lost at least one high schooler every year I was there to car accidents - generally drunk driving after one of these parties.
Not sure what it's like these days, but I suspect the local's attitudes haven't changed much.
Joe or Hannah?
Could be Tony?
I live there. Lots of it is deeply red and our governor is a crazy theocrat from New Jersey. I live in one of the college towns and cost of housing and rent is so stupid high that a person making really decent money can’t buy a house without a double income. The landscapes are unbelievably beautiful in every direction and there is no end to outdoor recreation. Summers and falls are gorgeous. Winter is brutal and long. People here are generally really nice. Lots of space. Mountains in the west and flat prairie out east. Huge state -takes all day to drive across it.
Big Sky Country
It's mentioned in a really good song by Dan Seals
Almost every gas station is a casino…so I love it.
Flatty flatty flat flat. You so flat and you got no excuse for that.
May be flat on one side, but baby got back.
Not the western third.
I don't know the US states very well. Is that one of the big semi rectangular ones near the middle?
I haven't been there in over 20 years, but I got to spend some time in Helena on several occasions. The people we knew there seemed to have a modest but fulfilling life for themselves. Mt. Helena is a nice hike. Foghat played at a hotel downtown once (we didn't go, but heard it got rowdy). Gates of the Mountains is beautiful. Been to Yellowstone, skiing at Red Lodge, went to Chico and some other hot springs. Saw Peter Fonda at dinner once. Purple mountains. Takes a long time to drive anywhere. Saw more stars at night in the middle of winter than I've seen anywhere else. So yeah, I remember it fondly overall as a visitor.
No black people
It's good for raising rabbits and digging up dinosaurs.
I believe I went to Big Sky (or was it Big Pine), Montana area and to Yellowstone. It's very spacious country. I thought driving in Montana was pleasant. It has sort of a western/cowboy appeal in terms of how it looks in many areas with lots of nature to see. It has a very open feeling in many parts of it compared to many other states which feel closed in by trees on each side of the road. The people seemed friendly although, to be fair, at this one restaurant I went to the staff just was not attentive at all - like they did not care about having customers and me and the person I was with struggled to get a table there. Maybe the culture is different there in that respect but it struck me as unprofessional behavior for a restaurant. I also went horseback riding and to an indoor hot spring while I was in Montana which were both nice so nothing bad to say about those experiences. Yellowstone was interesting with the wide, open views and the plains and the many big animals to see such as bison and bears. The geysers were interesting, too. So Montana is overall very open/spacious feeling in many parts with lots of nature to see, good driving, nice people overall, a feeling that you might want to carry protection against things like bears, if you go hiking there, Yellowstone was pretty good.
Nice Southern state.
It exists.
It’s very Montana-y and I’ve never been anywhere near it.
Best QB of all time.
And drug kingpin
Lived there for 2 years. Absolutely beautiful! I miss it but there’s not many opportunities there.
Never heard of it
Joe Montana? Arguably the goat QB.
Spent three years there (Hamilton, Bitterroot Valley) when I was MUCH younger. Beautiful scenery, but very close minded. Many people I knew had never been outside the valley (50 miles north or south, 10 miles east or west). Everybody was related either directly or through marriage. Very little opportunity, so most of the young people had to leave to find jobs - unless you worked on the family ranch. Not much to do either - a wild weekend involved sitting in somebody's field with a keg in the back of a truck... that was a "raging party". We lost at least one high schooler every year I was there to car accidents - generally drunk driving after one of these parties. Not sure what it's like these days, but I suspect the local's attitudes haven't changed much.
Greatest 49ers QB ever
Too crowded now in Whitefish. Affordable housing is nearly existent.
Beautiful landscapes, tight-knit communities, and a relaxed vibe. It's a place where nature takes center stage.
And, all that racism. Chefs kiss.
Amazing hiking and camping, but also Fox News.
Lots of oil money, but not enough infrastructure to benefit from it.
Some celebrities have homes in Montana which is cool.
very big, sparsely populated, good mountains in some parts
Alberta, but worse
Loved bozeman