Sapa is a beautiful, mountainous town in northern Vietnam along the border with China. Montana Wikitravel. Montana. For other places with the same name, see Montana disambiguation. Montana1 is a state in the northernnorthwestern United States, in the Rocky Mountains region. H Is For Hawk Epub' title='H Is For Hawk Epub' />1 I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. I loafe and invite my soul. Often called Big Sky Country for its famed big, blue skies, Montana is a state of contrasts, from the flat regions to the East and the towering peaks of the Rocky Mountains in the West. Helena is the state Capital of Montana, Billings is the largest city, and Missoula is the second largest city. Major airports serve the seven largest communities, which in addition to the three cities listed in include Great Falls, Butte, Bozeman and Kalispell. Regional carriers serve some smaller communities. RegionseditMontana is generally divided into two main regions Eastern Montana and Western Montana. The Continental Divide of the Rocky Mountains separate the smaller western portion from the larger eastern portion. Western Montana is characterized by higher rainfall in some areas, and terrain dominated by mountains, making for picturesque scenery such as that found in Glacier National Park. Eastern Montana is flatter, with isolated island ranges of lower mountains intermixed with prairie and a more arid climate, balanced by the presence of several significant rivers including the Missouri River and the Yellowstone River. Some areas feature erosion built features such as buttes and badlands. The Montana board of tourism splits the state into 6 regions. Helena the state capital. Billings on the plains within sight of the mountains, most populated city in Montana. Bozeman gateway to Yellowstone National Park. Home to Montana State University. Butte former mining town, once the largest city between Chicago and Seattle, famous for the Berkley Pit, the largest Superfund site in the nation. Great Falls The Electric City. Havre Railroad town, home to many interesting historical sites including the Wahkpa Chugn buffalo jump, the H. Earl Clack Museum, Ft. Assiniboine, Havre Beneath the Streets, and the nearby Bear Paw Battlefield. Kalispell gateway to Glacier National Park. H Is For Hawk Epub' title='H Is For Hawk Epub' />Livingston The original gateway to Yellowstone National Park. Home to three interesting local museums, and still the Northern gateway to Yellowstone. Missoula Montanas second largest city, home to the University of Montana. Smaller towns. Anaconda Known as the Smelter City, copper from the Butte mines were smelted in Anaconda. Has an exceptional golf course, built on the location of the Old Works smelter. Also has an annual softball tournament, known as Goosetown. Butte and Anaconda has one of the largest areas of historical significance in the Western United States. One of the Copper Kings, Marcus Daly, established Anaconda in 1. Big Sky. Circle Famous for redneck ranchers, talented dancers, amazing hunters, and good home cooked meals. Cut Bank On the plains, but in the same county as and eastern gateway to Glacier National Park 4. Lethbridge, Alberta. Culbertson. Glendive Gate City to Eastern Montana. Home of Makoshika State Park 8,1. Paddlefishing. Hungry Horse. Huntley East suburb of Billings, next to Yellowstone River. Loma. Polson small lakeside town building a skatepark thanks in part to the Tony Hawk Foundation. Red Lodge Famous for all the skiing and snowboarding that goes on. Three Forks. Virginia City old style Wild West town, scene for a number of movies. Whitefish A resort town just north of Kalispell. Wolf Point. Dillon Small rural town in Southwest Montana. Sun River Russell Country. Baker Famous for all the oil mining that goes on in it. Only a few miles from the North Dakota border, big in ranching, farming, 4 H, FFA, and a very close knit town. Other destinationseditLivingston The Park County seat at the turnoff to Yellowstone National Park. Gardiner The original and only all year entrance to Yellowstone National Park. Cooke City Near the Northeast entrance to Yellowstone National Park. Silver Gate Near the Northeast entrance to Yellowstone National Park. West Yellowstone West entrance to Yellowstone National Park. UnderstandeditMontana is the 4th largest state by land mass in the United States at 1. The state features wide open spaces, lonesome highways and dramatic scenery, both to the east and west of the continental divide. Residents of Montana often classify themselves as either easterners or westerners, depending upon their geographic home. The west is often considered more picturesque, but is also more populated and heavily touristed. The eastern half of the state is more sparsely populated, with low lying plains, bluffs and cliffs. Attitude wise, the west is generally considered more liberal, while the east, with its large ranching and agricultural operations, is considered more conservative. The state economy is primarily based on agriculture, ranching, logging and mining as well as tourism. Most visitors to Montana will drive, however the state is easily accessible by air. Some major points of entry are Billings BIL, Missoula MSO, Helena HLN, Great Falls GTF, Bozeman BZN and Kalispell FCA. A pretty popular and creative way is Amtraks legendary Empire Builder. The train has 1. 2 stops in Montana from east to west Wolf Point, Glasgow, Malta, Havre, Shelby, Cut Bank, BrowningOct 1 thru May 1, East GlacierMay 1 thru Oct. Essex, West Glacier, Whitefish, Libby, and takes passengers west to Seattle and Portland, Oregon, and east to Chicago from Montanas Hi Line and Glacier National Park. Tickets should be purchased in advance, and it is generally cheaper to do so. Staffed Amtrak stations in Montana are Wolf Point, Havre, Shelby, East Glacier when open, and Whitefish. Get aroundeditMontana is a large state a trip via interstate from the far eastern town of Wibaux to the western border town of Mullan, ID is over 7. Because residents must often drive long distances to get from one place to another, they generally love their cars especially their SUVs and other 4 wheel drive vehicles that do well in the often hazardous winter weather. Visitors can, however get around in other ways. By traineditAmtraks Empire Builder serves Northern Montana stopping at Libby, Whitefish, West Glacier, Essex, East Glacier seasonally, Browning seasonally, Cut Bank, Shelby, Havre, Malta, Glasgow, and Wolf Point. This is through route between SeattlePortland, St. Paul, and Chicago. Pc Os 2008 Dvd Iso Files. By planeeditDaily regional flights to various locations throughout the state are provided by Great Lakes Airlines. Service to and from major hubs such as Seattle, Salt Lake City, MinneapolisSt. Paul, and Denver continues from airports at Billings, BelgradeBozeman, Butte, Helena, Great Falls, Missoula, and Kalispell. Greyhound Bus Lines 2, 8. Montana, as well as outside the state. Powder River Trailways, 8. Rimrock Trailways, 8. Airport Shuttle Express of Calgary Canada www. Montana and Calgary, Banff and Lake Louise. The easiest and most convenient way to get around Montana will probably always be by car. Destinations are spread wide even within a single city, and within cities, parking is usually ample and cheap, if not free. Rental cars are widely available, and the option to pick up in one city and drop off in another is available, though expensive. Montana is traversed by three major interstates. I 1. 5 runs north south from Alberta, Canada through Western Montana to Idaho. I 9. 0 runs north from Sheridan, Wyoming to near Billings then runs west through Bozeman, Butte, and Missoula to Idaho.