June 23 - 26, 2009
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Start: Denver, CO
Terminus: Atlantic, IA
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Bozeman, MT (KBZN)
Bozeman is located in the Gallatin Valley of southwest Montana, surrounded by the Bridger, Gallatin and Tobacco Root mountains in the northern Rockies. With an elevation of 4,810 feet, summer temperatures ranging from the low 80s to the mid-40s and an average of 73 inches of snow per year, Bozeman is a center of outdoor activity. Popular sports include fly fishing, downhill skiing, hunting, hiking, camping, climbing, canoeing, kayaking and biking. Bozeman was rated the best small town in the nation in 2006 by Bizjournals and one of the 15 best sport cities in the U.S. by Outside Magazine. Nearby are Yellowstone National Park, Big Sky Ski and Summer Resort, Moonlight Basin and the Bridger Bowl Ski Area
Lewis and Clark passed through the valley on their journey across the continent in the early 1800s and named the Madison, Jefferson and Gallatin rivers. The town itself is named for John Bozeman, a wagon master and trail guide who came to region in 1863 to establish a supply stop for miners during the gold rush. Bozeman guided wagon trains on a new trail he discovered – named the Bozeman Trail. He was mysteriously murdered in 1867 on the banks of the Yellowstone River.
Today, the valley is largely agricultural, with many wheat and barley fields, and Bozeman is a thriving town with a population of about 32,000. It is home to Montana State University, a 115-year-old land-grant school that educates approximately 12,000 students and is one of the area’s largest employers. Robert Pirsig, author of “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance,” taught English and rhetoric at the university from 1959-61. The university is also the site of the Museum of the Rockies, the largest natural history museum in the region, featuring a planetarium and exhibits of archaeology, paleontology (including the first Tyrannosaurus rex specimen found with arms), historic photographs and textiles.
Also in town is the Pioneer Museum, housed in the former county jail building that dates to 1911. The museum features exhibits portraying the Gallatin Valley’s early days and sponsors an annual history conference. Nearby is the Gallatin Gateway Inn, a grand railroad hotel built in the 1920s by the Milwaukee Railroad for travelers journeying to Yellowstone National Park. The inn was one of the most luxurious and sophisticated hotels of the day when it opened in 1927. It was designated a historic landmark in 1980.
Gallatin Field Airport, KBZN, is located 7 miles northwest of Bozeman. The Class D field has three runways: 12-30, 9,003 x 150 feet, asphalt; 3-21, 2,650 x 75 feet, asphalt, and 11-29, 3,197 x 80 feet, turf. The tower is open from 6 a.m. to midnight. Field elevation is 4,471 feet; pattern altitude, 5,258 feet. Gallatin Airport has a VOR on the field (BZN, 112.6) and is served by Delta, United, Northwest and Horizon Air. Catering to general aviation are two FBOs: Arlin’s Aircraft Service, 406-388-1351, and Yellowstone Jetcenter, 406-388-4152.
Bozeman Chamber of Commerce
http://www.bozemanchamber.com/
FBOs
Arlin's Aircraft Service, Inc. www.arlins.com
Yellowstone Jetcenter www.ysjet.com
Lewis and Clark passed through the valley on their journey across the continent in the early 1800s and named the Madison, Jefferson and Gallatin rivers. The town itself is named for John Bozeman, a wagon master and trail guide who came to region in 1863 to establish a supply stop for miners during the gold rush. Bozeman guided wagon trains on a new trail he discovered – named the Bozeman Trail. He was mysteriously murdered in 1867 on the banks of the Yellowstone River.
Today, the valley is largely agricultural, with many wheat and barley fields, and Bozeman is a thriving town with a population of about 32,000. It is home to Montana State University, a 115-year-old land-grant school that educates approximately 12,000 students and is one of the area’s largest employers. Robert Pirsig, author of “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance,” taught English and rhetoric at the university from 1959-61. The university is also the site of the Museum of the Rockies, the largest natural history museum in the region, featuring a planetarium and exhibits of archaeology, paleontology (including the first Tyrannosaurus rex specimen found with arms), historic photographs and textiles.
Also in town is the Pioneer Museum, housed in the former county jail building that dates to 1911. The museum features exhibits portraying the Gallatin Valley’s early days and sponsors an annual history conference. Nearby is the Gallatin Gateway Inn, a grand railroad hotel built in the 1920s by the Milwaukee Railroad for travelers journeying to Yellowstone National Park. The inn was one of the most luxurious and sophisticated hotels of the day when it opened in 1927. It was designated a historic landmark in 1980.
Gallatin Field Airport, KBZN, is located 7 miles northwest of Bozeman. The Class D field has three runways: 12-30, 9,003 x 150 feet, asphalt; 3-21, 2,650 x 75 feet, asphalt, and 11-29, 3,197 x 80 feet, turf. The tower is open from 6 a.m. to midnight. Field elevation is 4,471 feet; pattern altitude, 5,258 feet. Gallatin Airport has a VOR on the field (BZN, 112.6) and is served by Delta, United, Northwest and Horizon Air. Catering to general aviation are two FBOs: Arlin’s Aircraft Service, 406-388-1351, and Yellowstone Jetcenter, 406-388-4152.
Bozeman Chamber of Commerce
http://www.bozemanchamber.com/
FBOs
Arlin's Aircraft Service, Inc. www.arlins.com
Yellowstone Jetcenter www.ysjet.com
Others Connections of Interest:
Museum of the Rockies, MT State University
http://www.museumoftherockies.org/Home/EXPLORE/Paleontology/tabid/90/Def...
Pioneer Museum
http://www.pioneermuseum.org/
Museum of the Rockies, MT State University
http://www.museumoftherockies.org/Home/EXPLORE/Paleontology/tabid/90/Def...
Pioneer Museum
http://www.pioneermuseum.org/