My two favorite highways in the Western States are California highway 1 and Montana 287. Both move along slowly but you want to drive 80 in these areas if not 60 to try to take it all in. Along this stretch that can lead you to Yellowstone National Park you will pass along the best fishing in North America at Ennis (Madison River). Quake Lake is along this stretch also, formed from a quake that blocked the Madison. Then Hebgen Lake which is another good place to stop along the way. Going west the highway takes you to Helena which like Great Falls isn't the best side of Montana but you can jump back on the 287 and link your way all the way up to Glacier National Park and Whitefish. Simply an amazing part of the world that is freckled with a few mid sized cities that you can just pass through.
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