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The Bigfork Area
As you cross the Flathead Valley on Highway 82 heading to Bigfork, look to the left and see the sea of yellow that is Canola in the forground and the Swan Mountain Range in the Background.
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As you cross the Flathead Valley on Highway 82 heading to Bigfork, look to the left and see the sea of yellow that is Canola in the foreground and the Swan Mountain Range in the Background.
Bigfork is home to a number of quaint shops, galleries, and artist studios, many of national note.
The Bigfork Summer Playhouse presents a must-see series each summer. The distance between Electric Avenue and Broadway is measured in miles, not in talent.
Walk to the north end of town and find the Wild Mile nature trail, an easy, level walk along a portion of the Swan River that hosts the Whitewater Festival and Class 5 rapids each spring.
The river provides a soothing water feature for the first mile of your walk up the trail.
The dam, about a mile north of town, marks a definite change in the demeanor of the water.
Above the dam, the water is calm, often mirror-like in appearance.
Depending on your interests, it offers breathtaking views of the Northwest Montana scenery ...
Or an opportunity to float, fish, or just put your feet in the water.
At the other end of town is Wayfarers Park. Wayfarers Park offers camping facilities and a boat launch. Harry Horn Park, a day park at the entrance of Wayfarers, offers a quiet place to have a picnic.
Wayfarers doesn't provide any serious challenge to the determined hiker, but it is considerably more hilly than the Wild Mile.
Osprey nests abound at both parks and it is not ususual to see a large fish flying through the air in the talons of an Osprey.
Foliage of all shapes and sizes abound. Those inclined to botany could undoubtedly spend many enjoyable hours identifying the colorful plants.
To others of us, a purple whatchamacallit by any other name would still be beautiful.
Of course, it doesn't take a degree in zoology to recognize a moose on the trail.
Summer in Northwestern Montana is generally dry and cool except for midday. Of course, there is the occasional scenic storm ...
Usually followed by a scenic rainbow.