Small City Love: Missoula, Montana
When we travel to cities, we often opt for larger, better known destinations. It’s understandable to do this because of the time that goes into travel, language barriers, and not being sure if we’ll be able to successfully find things to occupy ourselves with, but one of my favorite parts about staying in a country for a longer period of time is getting to explore its smaller cities and towns. The US, being so damn large and all, offers plenty of opportunities like this. “America” conjures images of New York, LA, San Francisco, Chicago…but we have an endless supply of unique metropolitan areas scattered throughout. I recently visited my friend in Missoula, Montana. This city has a population of about 68,000 and is surrounded by mountains that I could not resist hiking, climbing, and roving through. Benefits of small towns include: -Less tourism may mean people are less jaded and more welcoming. Visitors may be quite the novelty. -Easier to find accommoda...