Regions

Western MontanaValleys, mill towns, and Missoula, where a lot of stories start. Southwest MontanaButte, Bozeman, and the country between the mines and the Gallatin. Central MontanaHelena, Lewistown, and the long stretches that don't make the postcard. South Central MontanaBillings and the Yellowstone valley, busier than people from the west admit. North Central MontanaGreat Falls and the country that gets a real winter. Hi-LineTowns strung along Highway 2, where the wind is a neighbor. Eastern MontanaMiles City, Glendive, and main streets with a lot of sky around them. FlatheadThe lake, the winters, and summers everybody claims they remember. BitterrootHamilton and the valley south of Missoula. Yellowstone CountryLivingston and the country people drive through on the way to the park.