The Great American Road Trip ChallengeOne trip, ~2.5 years, 48 states

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Day644

Day 644 — River & Smokejumpers — Missoula

Full day4h 30m planned

632Lake & Falls 633Free Day 634Down US-95 635Payette Lake, then the Capital 636Capital & Greenbelt 637Foothills, then the Lava 638Free Day 639The Lava Fields 640North to Sun Valley 641Bald Mountain & Ketchum 642Free Day 643North to Montana 644River & Smokejumpers 645Free Day 646North to Glacier 647Going-to-the-Sun Road 648Many Glacier 649Lakes & Boats 650Free Day 651South to Helena 652Capital & Gold Gulch 653Free Day 654South to Bozeman 655Dinosaurs & Downtown 656Free Day 657Big Sky, then Yellowstone 658Old Faithful 659Rainbow Springs 660Canyon & Wildlife 661Lamar & Mammoth 662Free Day 663South to the Tetons 664The Range & the Barns 665River & Wildlife 666Jackson & the Tram 667Free Day 668Northeast to Cody 669Buffalo Bill & the Rodeo 670Free Day 671Northeast to the battlefield 672Last Stand Hill 673South to Devils Tower 674The Tower 675South to the capital 676Capital & Frontier 677Free Day 678South to Colorado

The Clark Fork and firefighting history.

10:00 AM – 12:30 PM· 2h 30m
Downtown & the Clark ForkCities & MetrosWorth it
The riverfront trails, Brennan's Wave surf spot, and the walkable downtown.
123 Carousel Dr, Missoula, MT
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM· 2h
Smokejumper Visitor CenterMuseums & HistoryWorth it
The base and story of the wildland firefighters who parachute into the backcountry.
5765 W Broadway St, Missoula, MT

What the colours mean

On this day

Cities & Metros1
Museums & History1

And how much each one matters

AnchorAlways do — the reason this stop is on the map
Worth itDo most of these
BonusQuirky bonus, if it's happening while you're here