Bozeman, MONTANA – Snow-capped mountains stand in the distance to green, green pastures. Antelope graze nearby, while irrigation tubes render water onto these fields.
The quiet cuts through the clean air. These blue skies, complementary to the green, are the most obvious signature of the region.
Meanwhile, locals speak of the influx of out-of-staters, and like many small towns, the cost of living steadily rising.
Streets downtown are well-kept for pedestrians and bikers, lined with brick buildings that lend a nostalgia of times past. After a rain, the scent of spring unmistakably makes its presence known. Storefronts of books and bags of coffee beans line the buildings along Main Street.
Just beyond downtown, the pace slows down even more, if that can even be imagined, as folks standing at cross lights chat the morning away. In this town that serves as one of the gateways to Yellowstone National Park, you can get a distinctive feel for the small towns and wilderness of Montana.
Bozeman Book Recommendations:
A River Runs Through It, by Norman Maclean, 1976.
Two brothers of different temperament learn about each other through the art of fly-fishing in a harsh and unforgiving backdrop.
Letters from Yellowstone, by Diane Smith, 1999.
A woman botanist forges her own path in the early days of Yellowstone Park.
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