1. In Montana, you’ll see the sun lurking beneath the mountain tops…
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Glacier National Park
2. … before it finally bursts through the clouds of the big sky.
Source: Flickr user Isolino
3. Until the clouds decide to swallow it again.
Source: Flickr user 5oulscape
Paradise Valley
4. The water seems to be about the only thing in a rush here.
Source: Flickr user Stuck in Customs
Glacier National Park
5. You can breathe in the cool mountain air…
Source: Flickr user AlbertaScrambler
Chief Mountain
6. … and catch the aromas of the flowers nestled below the mountains.
Source: Flickr user Stuck in Customs
7. Even a Montana forest fire is beautiful when you view it from up here.
Source: Flickr user NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center
Gallatin National Forest
8. And while winter in Montana is amazing…
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9. … the other seasons explode in colors you could only imagine.
Source: Flickr user Stuck in Customs
Glacier National Park
10. Although, sometimes the absence of color is stunning, too.
Source: Flickr user Nomadic Lass
near Havre, Montana
11. See what I mean?
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12. Montana is so big, you’ll feel free even when you’re fenced in.
Source: Flickr user USFWS Mountain Prairie
Bridger Range
13. The frozen formations alone are worth the trip…
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14. … even if you travel by train…
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Two Medicine trestle
15. … but sometimes the riskiest travel is by car.
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“Triple Arches,” Glacier National Park
16. But in Montana, even vehicles that have stopped working are stately.
Source: Flickr user LoneWolfMontana (Catching up!!)
17. And the work that is unfinished seems to be the most remarkable.
Source: Flickr user LoneWolfMontana (Catching up!!)
Garnet Hotel
18. Until you see something like this.
Source: Flickr user LoneWolfMontana (Catching up!!)
19. Montana is so large, the trails seem to go on forever.
Source: Flickr user Stuck in Customs
20. In fact, the lakes are so lovely in Montana…
Source: Flickr user Loco Steve
Wild Goose Island, Glacier National Park
21. … that only the rivers can top them.
Source: Flickr user Stuck in Customs
Glacier National Park
22. Montana has wildlife you’ve only seen on the Discovery Channel…
Source: Flickr user numb – Hey Man Nice Shot
National Bison Range
23. … that go walking wherever they please.
Source: Flickr user Rich Flynn
Yellowstone National Park
24. Literally, wherever they please.
Source: Flickr user jankgo
Glacier National Park
25. And then emerge where you least expect to find them.
Source: Flickr user Jeff Pang
Glacier National Park
26. They feel free to stand where Custer made his last stand…
Source: Flickr user Devin Westhause
Little Bighorn Battlefield
27. … and some of them might follow you around.
Source: Flickr user Forest Service – Northern Region
Nez Perce National Historic Trail
28. But if the thought of them being close by makes you uncomfortable…
Source: Flickr user OnyxDog86
Yellowstone National Park
29. … just imagine how they feel.
Source: Flickr user Nomadic Lass
30. As the sun sets, the Big Sky State shows you how it got its name…
Source: Flickr user Nomadic Lass
31. … the stars explode into the sky to send you off to sleep…
Source: Flickr user theqspeaks
Ennis, Montana
32. … and dream about the next gorgeous Montana sunrise.
Source: Flickr user markbyzewski
Glacier National Park
