In Flathead Indian Country (page 5 of 5)

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Length: About 320 miles, plus side trips.

When to go: Popular year-round, but especially appealing in the spring and fall.

Words to the wise: Watch out for deer and elk crossing the roads.

Nearby attractions: Gatiss Gardens, east of Kalispell (includes some five acres of perennials). Glacier National Park, West Glacier. Museum of the Plains Indians, Browning. Towe Ford Museum, Deer Lodge (contains one of the world's largest collections of antique automobiles).

Further information: Travel Montana, 301 S. Park Ave., Helena, MT 59901; tel. 800-847-4868, www.visitmt.com.

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