Missoula Tops List for the Next Great Adventure Towns

By Lucia Stewart, 9-11-08

National Geographic Adventure released their latest “50 Next Great Adventure Towns” and at the top of the list in the Rockies: Missoula, Montana.

Coined as the “Outpost to a Bigger Sky,” Missoula was captured in one shot: A cruiser bike poised outside of Bernice’s Bakery.

The article quoted Alex Gallego, owner of Missoula Bicycle Works, as saying, “It’s surrounded by mountains, trails are everywhere, and the outdoors are completely open to you.”

A few of the other “next adventure” Rocky Mountain towns include: Lander, Wyoming; Idaho Falls, Idaho; Carbondale, Colorado; Prescott, Arizona; Red Lodge, Montana; and Hailey, Idaho.