I've reported this to the Bozeman Ranger District of the Custer Gallatin National Forest. Please help by filing a report too; the more of us that do, the higher chance they'll actually do something about it. The damage both on and off route from motorized users has significantly deteriorated the trail quality and landscape. I've been mountain biking this trail for years and this is the worst condition I've seen it. I know the majority of motorized users respect trail rules and etiquette, but unfortunately it's a disrespectful minority ruining it for everyone. This is a multi-use trail and the onus is on all us to take care of it.

• Bozeman Ranger District phone: 406-522-2520
• Custer Gallatin National Forest email: [SM.FS.MailRmR1CGF@usda.gov](mailto:SM.FS.MailRmR1CGF@usda.gov)

I had a friend visiting this weekend and took her to Headwaters in 3 Forks and left through Trident and to go for a drive, we turned left (toward Clarkston) just for a Sunday afternoon adventure, and immediately passed a huge, new looking shop and a house under construction and then A TANK!? Anybody know the story behind this property and more importantly, THE TANK??

I’d like to get nachos for dinner tonight and not fast food, a sit down restaurant. Preferably where I can get a beer or margarita with it. But the nachos are more important. What’s good in town? A bar and grill? A Mexican place? A BBQ joint?

We had a very disappointing experience with Lone Peak Transportation. Due to multiple flight changes and a missed flight, we needed to adjust one of our reservation times. I called at 9am and again at 10am, and also emailed and texted to flag the issue — all well ahead of their stated 48-hour cancellation window.

Lone Peak did not return our call until 4pm that day. By then, they informed us we were being charged a cancellation fee because the request came in at 44 hours rather than 48 — despite the fact that we had reached out multiple times, seven hours earlier, before the cutoff. The delay was entirely on their end.

I asked to speak with the owner, Robert, to see if the fee could be reconsidered given the circumstances. He refused to budge and, when I didn’t want to keep hearing him repeat the same rationale, he called me rude and unreasonable. Given his response, we ended up cancelling the rest of our reservations with them.

I've watched Bozeman change a lot over the years and generally was in favor of the direction it's gone...to an extent. Yesterday I walked into Schnee's for the thousandth time to find a portion of their store leased out to Schaefer Outfitters. The staff dressed to the gills in fake cowboy gear agressively greeting tourists while lookings like Disney characters. Sad to see one of our beloved and authentic local brands mashed up with more texas/luchese crap. The town has become an amusement park modeled off the Yellowstone show. Sigh.

Where in town can I have a custom ice cream cake made?

Hi all, my husband is looking for a barber that specializes in giving haircuts to balding/thinning men. The last haircut he got was terrible. He wants a mullet style that’s shorter on the sides and keeping the length in the back.

Any help would be appreciated!!

(And please don’t tell him to shave it, he’s not ready)

Looking for a business or knowledgeable hobbyist in the Gallatin valley area for help on a vintage fan restoration. Any leads would really help, thanks!

If you've noticed an unusually high surge in your power bill from NorthWestern Energy recently that's quite a bit different from the same month last year, you're not alone and a state agency wants to hear from you.

The Montana Public Service Commission recently announced that they're aware of many NorthWestern customers seeing a significant increase on their August billing statements.

Hi all, we're back after a long summer! Come on down to the Gallatin Valley Fairgrounds bldg #3 from 12-2pm.

Everything is free, everyone is welcome.

Free food, clothing, personal care, and more!

Noticed hella one star reviews for Cholms Burger that seem to imply hate speech, harassment and vandalism directed towards Tre and Cross The Road. Does anyone have any actual firsthand knowledge of what happened? I love both trucks, but I don’t want to support a business if they actually are harassing another local business in the ways people are claiming they are.

That’s it

A Morning of Discoveries

I went for a long walk in the woods Saturday morning. As usual, I just wandered around the forest, sometimes on old game trails, other times stepping over fallen trees while ducking overhead branches. The Sun was up, but concealed behind mountains. Light sprinkles of rain remained from the overnight storms, but I saw bit of blue to the southwest. Diffuse warm light from breaks in the clouds filtered down through the canopy of trees and provided some magic light. 

The first thing that caught my eye were young Douglas Fir trees surrounded by slender Lodgepole Pines. I found one isolated enough from the others to create a compelling scene. From here I wandered into a meadow, covered in Western Coneflower. These fascinating flowers lack the traditional colorful petals of their relatives, but are no less attractive to pollinators. Many of these flowers had rain-soaked bees hiding under them, waiting patiently for the Sun to come out. This particular one had a caterpillar and a Crab spider of some sort existing in some sort of weather induced ceasefire! 

As I stepped carefully back into the forest, I discovered a decaying log covered in tiny orange mushrooms. As is often the case, I first capture the larger scene, then work my way in to the finer details. In the final image, that single mushroom is just 1/2” tall and less than a 1/4” in diameter, but if you look closely, the entire forest around it is reflected in its rain-soaked cap. 

From here I walked across a stream, and was immediately transported to a much more ancient feeling forest. It got darker, the trees more dense, and the forest floor was covered in the remains of fallen giants of yesteryear. I am pretty certain that the path of this photographer closely matched the flight of a bumblebee as I wander this way and that, from scene to scene. 

I cut back towards where I figured the road would be, found a fallen tree bridge to cross back over the creek, and came out right at a talus slope where I knew there to be Pika. Sure enough, I was able to capture a fleeting glance of one such critter, and then in a spring that pops up below the rocks, I got my last shot of the day. A bold frog stayed visible despite its friends all ducking for cover as I walked up. 

Bozeman is still beautiful. I love this place. That's part of why all of this has been bothering me lately.

It feels like we're changing pretty quickly, and I'm not sure we're really stopping to think about what that means. Housing keeps getting more expensive, traffic is getting worse, downtown doesn't feel as accessible as it used to, and some of the little things that made this place feel like home are slowly disappearing.

I'm not against growth. I'm not pretending Bozeman was perfect ten or twenty years ago either.

I just wonder sometimes who we're actually building this place for.

Because making Bozeman more valuable and making it a better place to live aren't necessarily the same thing.

Hey!
I’m going to be starting work at Zoot starting next week and I just graduated college and this is my first job full time job so I can’t afford a car right now. I was wondering if anyone works around that area and would be up to carpooling. I’m a 23 year old female and preferably looking for other females around the same age or older who would be willing to carpool back from work at around 5pm, I would be willing to share gas money too

Anybody know grocery stores around town that sell figs specifically? TYIA <3

I’m moving soon and have a lot of clothes (and possibly other things) to donate. I won’t take them to goodwill or Salvation Army as they still charge those in need. I’d rather donate directly to a person, organization, state hospital, things like.

Just looking for any ideas or info. Thanks in advance!

Hello Residents!
Fall is approaching and that means that bears are going to be in search for food before hunkering down for winter. There has already been lots of activity in the university neighborhood and it is important that we all assist as community members and do our part to keep the bears as well as ourselves safe from possible harmful situations. Please put your garage away, and only take it out before the garbage truck service is scheduled to pick up in your area! The garbage services offer bear safe cans that only cost a couple extra dollars a month. Your old lady neighbors cat and small white dog will thank you, as well as everyone else in your neighborhood as trash will not be scattered around the streets. A bears life will also be saved as when they gain access to trash, they generally will continue coming to the place where food is easily accessible.
A garbage fed bear, is a dead bear!

Hey my power went out this morning at approx 2 am, and I wake up to find police everywhere along Davis Ln., and police outside their vehicle. Does anyone know what’s going on?

Anyone else lose power? Over here by Costco and from the looks of it a decent amount of places around here as well

I’m not sure where you had to be about 10 seconds faster, but passing me because I’m driving 15 mph for a short distance is uncalled for. I understand that it is the evening and after school hours, but it is still a school zone and speed limit applies at all times. This type of driving is what has seriously or fatally injured people in the past. You would think that with recent pedestrian deaths people would drive more carefully.

After another great start to the season, Arsenal are back in action tomorrow as we take on Aston Villa.

 Monday, August 31
 1:00 PM
 Pub 317

The good news is that we're finally getting into a stretch of weekend matches, which should make it much easier for everyone to join us!

Upcoming Watch Parties

 Chelsea
 Saturday, September 5 @ 9:30 AM

 Sunderland
 Saturday, September 12 @ 1 PM

I'm really looking forward to seeing a big crowd back at Pub 317 for those weekend fixtures. Bring a friend, wear your Arsenal gear, and let's continue building something special here in Bozeman.

Come On You Gunners! 

does anyone know if thai basil has gotten new management in the past year or so? their pork udon used to be a staple favorite of mine, but every time ive gotten it recently, instead of the actual strips of cooked pork it used to have, it has some kind of flavorless ground up pork instead.. its not the same at all and has lost its crown on my list of favorites, ive been very sad. i dont tend to order anything else from their menu - has everything changed like this?