getting started
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- What's Happening?
- Be sure to check the Bozone calendar for local music, night life arts and more. Click here for upcoming Montana events.
- Get Packing
- Check the local weather before you leave.
- Accesories for your trip, your additional pack list.
- Plan Your trip
- Montana guide books
- the Livingston Chamber of Commerce
- the Bozeman Chamber of Commerce
- Write On!
- It's no surprise, some of America's greatest writers call Montana home. Welcome Cabin puts you at the center of what inspires them. Plus, you can enjoy the cabin's growing library of local works.
- Montana & Western Writers
- Great Montana writers
- Ivan Doig novels
- Wallace Stegner novels
- Contemporary Authors
- History of Montana
- Golfing
- If golf is your game, Big Sky is about a 45-minute drive. Livingston Golf & Country Club 9-hole course along the Yellowstone River.
- Climbing
- Montana has several canyons perfect for rock climbers of all skill levels.
- Montana Alpine Guides
- Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Area
- Barrel Mountaineering
- Birding
- Montana's 388 species of birds are an avian treasure, discover it for yourself.
- Lee Metcalf Wilderness Area
- Birding Montana
- Binoculars
- Serious Biking
- Southwest Montana features miles of mountain bike trails, including Bridger Bowl and nearby Bozeman or the Paradise Valley. Road bikers love the open expanses and beautiful veiws along the way.
- Map my Ride
- Cycling routes in MT
- Montana biking trails
- Blue Moon Bike Tours
- Nightlife, the Arts, & Entertainment
- From bluegrass to jazz, Bozeman clubs feature the best in the West.
- Local shows / events
- Local concerts
- Livingston Center Art and Culture
- Fiddler's Picnic
- (annually early August)
- Friday Art Walk
- Friday night art walks in Livingston and Bozeman in a host of galleries with traditional western art and contemporary, emerging artists.
- Bozeman Art Walk
- Livingston Art Walk
- Museum of the Rockies
- Visions West Gallery
- Sweet Pea Festival
- (early August)
Things to find near Welcome Cabin
Amidst the peace and quiet, you might want a little adventure to please your senses and invigorate your soul. There are plenty of options to get you outdoors, enjoying Montana's big skies.
- Yellowstone National Park and The Grand Tetons
- Yellowstone National Park - more than 2.2 million acres of national forest in a varied landscape of hotsprings and beautiful mountainous terrain. Open year-round.
- Travel east from the cabin through Paradise Valley via Gardiner. Or go south and enjoy the drive along the Gallatin "A River Runs Through It" Gateway.
- Visitor Information
- Getting There / Road Info
- Visit Yellowstone
- The Yellowstone Institute
- (environmental studies and field classes)
- Guides and Tours
- Yellowstone Country Adventures
- Yellowstone Safari Company
- (wildlife safaris and llama treks)
- Literature
- Guides of Yellowstone
- Wildlife guides
- Fly Fishing at Its Best
- Welcome Cabin puts you in the center of 100+ miles of blue-ribbon rivers; a 15-minute drive to the Yellowstone River and some of the country's best spring creek trout fishing, including Armstrongs, Depuys, and Nelsons spring creeks. Try the Gallatin River, the Madison, lower Yellowstone, or the Boulder River. Now go catch some fish!
- Anglers and Outfitters
- Yellowstone Angler
- Montana Troutfitters
- The River's Edge
- Greater Yellowstone Flyfishers
- Literature
- Fly-fishing books (tips and techniques)
- Montana fishing guide books
- Get the Gear
- fishing equipment
- Rafting/Kayaking
- For rafting and kayaking take your pick of the Yellowstone or Gallatin River.
- You might also enjoy a paddle and saddle (boat and horseback ride combo).
- Guides and Tours
- Wild West Rafting
- Yellowstone Raft Company
- Montana Whitewater
- Hiking the Great Out Doors
- With 100+ nearby trails, Montana is your new frontier.
- Hiking Trails & Resources
- Local area hiking trails
- Day Hikes Around Bozeman Montana by Robert Stone (Day Hike Books)
- Trails.com maps and trail information (subscription based)
- Yellowstone Hiking guide books
- Horseback Riding and the Rodeo
- Check out Montana's rodeo circuit - barrel racing, bull riding and more - held all summer in nearby towns and ranches. Livingston's "big rodeo" is July 4th.
- Horseback Riding Trips
- Dry Ridge Outfitters
- Yellowstone Wilderness Outfitters
- Livingston Rodeo Information
- Livingston Roundup Rodeo (aka the big rodeo)
