Last week, I took a little overnight trip along Highway 200 in Western Montana. And as I traveled farther north and west away from my home in the “city,” I cruised through the area’s small communities, past fields filled with horses and cattle and some strikingly beautiful scenery.
And I started feeling something. As I continued to drive and soak up my surroundings, I realized what it was…I felt at home.
There’s something about this corner of Western Montana (located about equal distances from Kalispell and Missoula) that is innately special. And while I can’t pinpoint one single thing that makes it that way, I can say this…it delivered exactly what I was looking for at that moment in time.
![200](http://www.blog.glaciermt.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/200-300x224.jpg)
![kookoosint fishing access site](http://www.blog.glaciermt.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/kookoosint-fishing-access-site-300x224.jpg)
![wild horse plains](http://www.blog.glaciermt.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/wild-horse-plains-300x224.jpg)
![sanders county jail](http://www.blog.glaciermt.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/sanders-county-jail-224x300.jpg)
![viewing area](http://www.blog.glaciermt.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/viewing-area-300x224.jpg)
![horse and rider](http://www.blog.glaciermt.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/horse-and-rider1-224x300.jpg)
I literally cannot wait to go back.
TT
PS: If you’re heading through the Tour 200 area, be sure to stop at Linda’s Montana Gifts & Gallery in Thompson Falls, Sunflower Gallery (it’s an artist co-op with locally crafted Made in Montana furniture, jewelry, photograph and artwork) in Thompson Falls and Auntie Pamela’s Antiques & More in Trout Creek.
March 30, 2012
Related: Clark Fork Corridor, Montana, Road Trips
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