Located in the middle of the Montana’s Bitterroot Valley, is Hamilton, the valley’s largest community. Hamilton was founded by copper king Marcus Daly in the late 19th century and named after James W. Hamilton, a Daly employee, who provided the who right-of-way to the Northern Pacific Railway. Marcus Daly and was known as one of…
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Bitterroot Mountain Valley
The Bitterroot National Forest has been occupied by humans for 8,000 years or longer. It is the homeland of the Bitterroot Salish Indians, along with other tribes such as the Kootenai, Pend d’Oreille, Shoshone and Nex Perce. The Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1805 was the first recorded contact of Euro-Americans here which accelerated in…
US Hwy 12
We took a cross-country route from Whitefish/Kalispell to Missoula, Montana, then over to Wala Wala, Washington by following Interstate 93 to Interstate US Hwy 12. I-12 is 99 miles of a winding road, but very scenic following the wide Clearwater River, with many rapids and great scenery. During this trip, you travel thru 3 states: Montana, Idaho…