Red lodge is amazing, at the foothills of the bear tooth highway some of the most beautiful scenery in America.
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BelierPeaux
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Ya'll haven't lived until you've experienced the Red Box Car.
It (and that Hwy 212 drive) have always been on my bucket list. Just haven't checked them off yet.
And yes, mom, it probably does matter where you were raised. I was raised in Missoula...rarely went east of the divide for anything.
Well, west of the divide is the prettiest part of the state so that's understandable. But when you live in Billings for years and you miss the mountains and you want to take your kids sledding, you go to Red Lodge... My absolute favorite part of the state is up the Seeley Swan. Pick a lake, any lake...although my favorite one might be Holland - the hike up to the falls is pretty fantastic. Sometimes living in Texas I'm not sure if I miss the mountains or the water more. One thing I never miss is the winters.
Definitely the mountains. Most definitely. There's a shitload of lakes/water, but nowhere to get out of the heat...
La palmita Mexican is good too
I love the western part of the state. I spend a great deal of time in Missoula and whitefish every year. Beautiful country. But don’t sleep on the beartooths. Absarokee area is incredible. Mystic lake, woodbine falls, natural bridge falls……… so beautiful
Holland like is gorgeous! AND COLD!
Well I miss mountain lakes. Which Texas has none of so yes I guess it does come down to the mountains. Lol.
Griz in Texas
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What they call a lake is what we grew up knowing as a reservoir.
I'm tired of heat and humidity.
Amen, brother. I've got a lake house at LBJ but LBJ's elevation is actually LOWER than San Antonio!!! It's 4-6 degrees HOTTER there than here...
Griz in Texas
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Pretty cool area out there though between Johnson City and Fredericksburg, all the way over to Kerrville. Love going to the breweries and wineries out there. We spent a long weekend over that way the week before the flood hit Kerrville and we considered getting a one use grill and cooking in the park where we had been before.
I stood on the balcony of my lake house that night (July 4th) and watched the water come up over the bulkhead and fill my ground floor, pool, outdoor kitchen, storage rooms and garage with 18” of water. Was NOTHING like what Kerrville experienced, but it was depressing as hell to witness.
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Met my wife and had my eldest daughter while living in RL. Spring skiing was awesome, some of the best in the country with late March, early April dumps of waist high powder.
Then in June we would hike from the top of the beartooth pass with our skis on our shoulders and find some ravine to go down where we'd have a car waiting for us at the bottom.
I had a backpacking business that went to Jellystone and the Beartooths. Some beautiful small alpine lake fishing up there. Check out Jasper Lake and others around there if that's your thing.
Most the restaurants mentioned weren't there when I was in the late 70's early 80's but I can tell you there was a major bar scene. Many more bars than churches and a liberal amount of open containers on Broadway. Burgers at the Blue Ribbon were every bit as good as MoClub, cooked on an Oster fry pan.
This thread is bringing back so many fond memories. Thanks.
Then in June we would hike from the top of the beartooth pass with our skis on our shoulders and find some ravine to go down where we'd have a car waiting for us at the bottom.
I had a backpacking business that went to Jellystone and the Beartooths. Some beautiful small alpine lake fishing up there. Check out Jasper Lake and others around there if that's your thing.
Most the restaurants mentioned weren't there when I was in the late 70's early 80's but I can tell you there was a major bar scene. Many more bars than churches and a liberal amount of open containers on Broadway. Burgers at the Blue Ribbon were every bit as good as MoClub, cooked on an Oster fry pan.
This thread is bringing back so many fond memories. Thanks.
mthoopsfan
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Where was that? I followed Kerrville. One of my good buddies from Houston had 2 granddaughters at the camp the night. They were on higher ground, buy there was no communication available. Frightening. Here's his company. Murry is my friend and former teammate. Big and good company. https://www.hanoverco.com/leadership/
Here's the good website. One son went to Dartmouth. One to Vanderbilt. https://www.hanoverco.com/capabilities/multifamily/?property_type=multifamily
BelierPeaux
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Really hard to beat a Blue Burger.
That was at Lake LBJ…it was the Llano river that flooded (among many others) that night…
My grandparents and dad were from Absarokee, and I could see the Beartooth Mountains from my grandparents' backyard whenever we visited. Always thought they were beautiful, but never knew how beautiful it was until I finally drove that Beartooth Highway a few years ago. Incredible views that keep wanting me to go back again and again. Almost reminds me of another version (albeit smaller) of Glacier National Park haha.
701Grizfan
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Glacier National Park = the best
You do need to go. It is a cute little town, good restaurants and great scenery. We combined it with a beautiful drive over the Beartooth highway.
