We were originally planning to go on an international trip this spring, but with recent events and travel restrictions, we opted for a cabin in Montana. It was an amazing trip and I’m so excited to tell you all about it!
We decided to fly into Bozeman, Montana since we found a great deal on flights from Des Moines. The Bozeman airport was very attractive, efficient, and not crowded!
We arrived in Bozeman around lunch time, so we drove to downtown Bozeman and found a place for lunch. We settled on Ted’s Montana Grill. I had the bison meatloaf sandwich and it was delicious! After lunch, we decided to do some shopping around downtown. We went to Schnee’s where I purchased a perfect pair of hiking boots with the help of their friendly staff. After visiting a few more stores, we decided to start making our way to Ennis, MT, where our cabin was located. Along the way, we stopped at this beautiful area of the lower Madison River.
We arrived at our little cabin and realized how tired we were after a long day of travel, so we just rested and made an early night of it. Our Vrbo hosts were wonderful! They were so communicative, and even made us homemade cookies and muffins.
The next morning we were up before the sun to make our way to Yellowstone.
On our way, we stopped at Night of Terror on Earthquake Lake. It was fascinating to read about the trajedy that happened here and it was so gloomy, you could almost feel the sadness in this place.
We spent the rest of the day in Yellowstone, entering through the west entrance, after we picked up some sandwiches in West Yellowstone to bring with us for lunch.
This was one of the first bison that we saw. We thought it was hilarious and so cool, but we later learned that this is so common and can often cause a traffic headache.
After seeing so many geysers and buffalo, gorgeous mountains, springs, and the famous Old Faithful, we headed back to West Yellowstone to grab some dinner. We went to The Buffalo Bar, where I had a Huckleberry Lemonade. Montana is famous for huckleberries and you can find huckleberry flavored everything everywhere you go. On our drive back to Ennis, we saw more wildlife.
It snowed overnight so we had some beautiful Montana views from our cabin. We decided to stay close to our cabin and have a slower day today.
We drove to Virginia City and Nevada City. Most all of the shops and attractions were closed since it was still off season, but it was still fun to drive around and look.
We then headed back to Ennis to explore town. First stop was Willie’s Distillery where I had the tastiest drink of all time! A Huckleberry White Hot Chocolate. I am still dreaming of this drink!
The next morning we headed out super early again to head back to Yellowstone.
After finishing our day in the park, we headed back to West Yellowstone to grab some dinner. We found Canyon Street Grill. It was such a cute 50’s style diner with delicious burgers and milkshakes. Huckleberry flavored of course!
The next morning it was time to head home!
Have you visited southwest Montana? I would love to hear about your trip! We had so much fun and I would highly recommend visiting!