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Montana Long Weekend – 72 hrs in Bozeman

✈️🌲3-day escape SF → BZN; pop. 53 k, elevation 4 k ft, stress level zero. Day 0 – Touch-Down Flight: SFO ➜ BZN 2 hrs 10 min; airport the size of a lodge, rental counter 30 ft from baggage. Evening stroll: Main St. neon signs + Bridger Range glowing pink. Sleep: downtown boutique hotel (walk everywhere) 🏔️ Day 1 – Pages, Peaks & Pints 📍 Country Bookshelf – 67 yrs young Largest indie bookstore in MT. Staff quote: “Sales keep climbing – turns out people still like paper.” 📚 Pick: signed Ivan Doig novel + huckleberry-scented bookmark. 📍 Bogert Farmers’ Market (Tues / Sat) 5-min walk from hotel. Elk-jerky sticks & fresh-churned honey butter. 📍 Mountaineer Beer Fest (if weekend overlaps) 20+ micro-brews under cottonwood trees. Must-sip: “Bridger Bowl IPA” – named after local ski field. 🍺 📍 Sunset hike “M” Trail 1 mi, 850 ft gain – zig-zag to concrete “M” for alpenglow over entire Gallatin Valley. 📸 Day 2 – Gateway to Yellowstone 🐻‍❄️ Drive 1 hr 20 to Gardiner (North Entrance). Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces – boardwalk among white limestone cascades. Wildlife bingo: elk on the lawn, bison jam at Round Prairie. Evening soak: Chico Hot Springs 20 min detour – 96 °F pool under stars. ♨️✨ Day 3 – Cowboy Culture & Fly-Fish Flair 📍 Museum of the Rockies World-class dinosaur collection (T-rex skeleton = selfie giant). 🦖 Planetarium show included – recline under Big Sky stars indoors. 📍 Main St. Arcade Retro pinball & bubble-tea – because altitude makes you 12 again. 📍 Gallatin River Walk 2 mi paved loop; watch anglers cast for rainbow trout. Ice-cream finale: “Sweet Peaks” huckleberry swirl – mandatory Montana flavor. 🍦 🏨 Crash Pad Short-List The LARK – rooftop fire-pit, free bike loan Element Bozeman – kitchenettes, pet-friendly Budget: Lewis & Clark Motel – retro signs, clean, 2 blocks to breweries. 🍽️ Bite-Size Budget Breakfast: “Feed Café” bison-hash $14 Lunch: “Ted’s Montana Grill” elk burger $16 Dinner: “Blackbird Kitchen” wood-fired pizza $18 Micro-brew pint avg. $6 – happy hour 3-6 p.m. 🚗 Wheels & Deals Rental at BZN: book early (summer fleet sells out). Gas ≈ 30 % cheaper than Bay Area – road-trip karma. Parking downtown: first hour free, then $1/hr. 🎒 Pack Me Layers: 80 °F day → 40 °F night at 5 k ft. Binoculars – bison look like brown dots until you glass them. National Parks Pass – covers Yellowstone + Grand Teton if you keep driving south. 🌟 One-Line Souvenir “Bozeman: where the bookstores thrive, the beer flows like snowmelt, and every street ends in a mountain.” 📚🏔️🍻 Next stop: Yellowstone’s geysers & grizzlies – stay tuned for geothermal selfies and bison-traffic jams! #US #Montana

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Montana Long Weekend – 72 hrs in Bozeman

✈️🌲3-day escape SF → BZN; pop. 53 k, elevation 4 k ft, stress level zero. Day 0 – Touch-Down Flight: SFO ➜ BZN 2 hrs 10 min; airport the size of a lodge, rental counter 30 ft from baggage. Evening stroll: Main St. neon signs + Bridger Range glowing pink. Sleep: downtown boutique hotel (walk everywhere) 🏔️ Day 1 – Pages, Peaks & Pints 📍 Country Bookshelf – 67 yrs young Largest indie bookstore in MT. Staff quote: “Sales keep climbing – turns out people still like paper.” 📚 Pick: signed Ivan Doig novel + huckleberry-scented bookmark. 📍 Bogert Farmers’ Market (Tues / Sat) 5-min walk from hotel. Elk-jerky sticks & fresh-churned honey butter. 📍 Mountaineer Beer Fest (if weekend overlaps) 20+ micro-brews under cottonwood trees. Must-sip: “Bridger Bowl IPA” – named after local ski field. 🍺 📍 Sunset hike “M” Trail 1 mi, 850 ft gain – zig-zag to concrete “M” for alpenglow over entire Gallatin Valley. 📸 Day 2 – Gateway to Yellowstone 🐻‍❄️ Drive 1 hr 20 to Gardiner (North Entrance). Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces – boardwalk among white limestone cascades. Wildlife bingo: elk on the lawn, bison jam at Round Prairie. Evening soak: Chico Hot Springs 20 min detour – 96 °F pool under stars. ♨️✨ Day 3 – Cowboy Culture & Fly-Fish Flair 📍 Museum of the Rockies World-class dinosaur collection (T-rex skeleton = selfie giant). 🦖 Planetarium show included – recline under Big Sky stars indoors. 📍 Main St. Arcade Retro pinball & bubble-tea – because altitude makes you 12 again. 📍 Gallatin River Walk 2 mi paved loop; watch anglers cast for rainbow trout. Ice-cream finale: “Sweet Peaks” huckleberry swirl – mandatory Montana flavor. 🍦 🏨 Crash Pad Short-List The LARK – rooftop fire-pit, free bike loan Element Bozeman – kitchenettes, pet-friendly Budget: Lewis & Clark Motel – retro signs, clean, 2 blocks to breweries. 🍽️ Bite-Size Budget Breakfast: “Feed Café” bison-hash $14 Lunch: “Ted’s Montana Grill” elk burger $16 Dinner: “Blackbird Kitchen” wood-fired pizza $18 Micro-brew pint avg. $6 – happy hour 3-6 p.m. 🚗 Wheels & Deals Rental at BZN: book early (summer fleet sells out). Gas ≈ 30 % cheaper than Bay Area – road-trip karma. Parking downtown: first hour free, then $1/hr. 🎒 Pack Me Layers: 80 °F day → 40 °F night at 5 k ft. Binoculars – bison look like brown dots until you glass them. National Parks Pass – covers Yellowstone + Grand Teton if you keep driving south. 🌟 One-Line Souvenir “Bozeman: where the bookstores thrive, the beer flows like snowmelt, and every street ends in a mountain.” 📚🏔️🍻 Next stop: Yellowstone’s geysers & grizzlies – stay tuned for geothermal selfies and bison-traffic jams! #US #Montana

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